Hi 12U families,
Our athletes have been training hard, and we are all so excited that the meets are about to begin!
Our practice meet is this Saturday, March 5th at Buena High School. The event options are limited for this meet since the primary focus is training the volunteers. For this meet only, 12U will be able to participate in 1 field event and 2 running events.
Our field options for this meet are the Shot Put and the High Jump. Athletes must pre-qualify to compete in the High Jump and may attempt to do so at specialty practices on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays.
Our running choices for this meet are:
- Hurdles (pre-qualification required)
- 4X100 Relay
- 800
- 200
- 4X400 (This is a “free” event that does not count towards their total running events. Tigres is known for our numerous 4×400 teams and we want to keep this fun tradition alive!)
The event sign-up sheets will be on clipboards by the Coach’s bag on both Monday and Wednesday. We would like your athletes to sign themselves up for their events to increase their independence at the meets by knowing what events they chose. If your athlete will not attend the practice meet, we’ll ask them to draw a line through their name. If they plan to participate but are not at practice this week, feel free to email us their choices by Wednesday evening.
The meet is scheduled to begin at 8:30. Please have your athlete arrive by 8:00 and meet us by the Coaches bag on the field (near where we warm-up). We meet 30 minutes before the start of each Meet to get the athletes their stickers, warm them up, and make last-minute adjustments to relay teams.
We expect that the athletes will be independent at the meets. This means that they are nearby coaches and are ready to run when called for their event. Each athlete will receive a list of their events on their sticker at check-in. Coaches will not remind athletes throughout the meet of their schedule. Coaches will also not search for athletes who are not nearby when they are called to compete. If an athlete misses their race, they will not be rescheduled for a later heat.
Your athlete will need sweats (labeled), water, snacks, and sunscreen. I recommend that they have a bag with water and their sweats on the field, but keep their food in the stands with the 12U EZ-Up. There is no food allowed on the track.
Saturday will be shorter than a typical meet, but it is a great way to get a feel for what happens at our real meets, and for our parent volunteers to learn their jobs.
Thanks so much!
Kate (323)687-8515
Kat (202)412-3105
12u@venturatigres.org