2016 Tigres – Bantams Information
Coaches:
Carol Leandro- Head Coach
Brian Guevara – Assistant Coach
Chris Mendez -Assistant Coach
Andrew Witt – Assistant Coach
David Donaldson – Assistant Coach
Jalen Burns – Assistant Coach
Jessica Lopez -Assistant Coach
Jeremy Patrick – Assistant Coach
Scott Meckstroth – Assistant Coach
Goals:
To ensure & promote the health and safety of all athletes
To offer enjoyable practices and meets for all athletes
To help each athlete achieve their personal goals for the season
To teach and model good sportsmanship and citizenship
To instill the values of athletic participation and performance
Questions:
The most effective form of communication will be through the website. Questions can be directed to coaches after practice depending on coach’s availability. I will do my best to keep you updated via the website for all Bantam group information.
Practices:
Monday and Wednesday for Bantam as a group 4:30-6:00 at Beuna track
For the first few weeks, practices may end closer to 5:45 due to the new schedule.
Parents are aways welcome to stay and watch; at Buena only athletes/coaches inside the track
Athletes will work with specialty coaches on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays as discussed at the all parent meeting.
Please pay attention to website/e-mail for any changes/cancellations.
Please sign in/sign out – IMPORTANT- You may receive a phone call if you did not sign your athlete out.
Please be on time for pick up. Coaches cannot leave until all athletes are picked up
Please make sure your athlete is ready to go – dressed, and already have used the restroom. Please label jackets, water bottles, bags, etc- They get left and they all look the same.
Participation: Attendance is optional, but participation is mandatory. If it’s sickness, injury, or they just don’t want to participate, we prefer they stay home rather than show up and not participate. We also understand athletes may have other sports going on.
I will decide by 3:00pm on practice days if practice will be cancelled due to weather and communicate via the website.
Equipment:
Behavior: We have 70+ athletes in Bantams. We want to have a fun time, but if there are behavior issues, we will try to address with the athlete first. If issues continue, we will need to speak to parents about options.
Events
Field – long jump, high jump, and shot put
Sprints – 100, 200, 400, and both relays (4X100, 4X400)
Distance – 800 and 1600
Encourage them to try everything, and help them to discover what they like, and where they are strongest.
Athletes may compete in 4 events at any meet, with a maximum of 3 running events.
The 4X100 counts toward a running event, but the 4X400 is a ‘free’ event (does not count towards event total)
Event signups will be on Thursdays. If your athlete signs up for a relay event, remember that there are other athletes that are counting on your son/daughter.
There may be times where we can’t accommodate all those who want to run relays (can’t assemble a full team). We will do our best to make sure everyone that wants to run will have an opportunity to do so. Relays will be based on times.
Nutrition and Rest
Please understand your athlete may need more water, food and sleep during the season. If you have any questions, please speak with a coach directly and privately.
Pre practice snack- something easy to digest i.e. low in fat and protein, examples include fruit, small smoothie, etc.
Meets and Results
Meet schedule and directions to locations are listed on website.
Meets usually go from 8:30 to ~3:30. Your time will depend on the events your athlete decides to participate in.
Please have your athlete in the stands on time. We need to give them their event stickers
Please pay attention to the event calls. Order of events listed on the website. Have your athlete near team tent. We cannot search for athletes!
Results usually take a day or two to finalize. Please contact coaches with any questions/concerns about results
All athletes are eligible to participate in JV Finals at season’s end. More info to follow
Varsity athletes are determined by the athlete’s performance- new to this year top 9 in the league for sprint events and top 12 for distance events.
Varsity results will determine who will run at CCC meet.
Dual conference meet at College of the Canyons. Spread out over two days; more info to follow