Hello Parents –

Tomorrow we will be competing with the Moorpark Striders at Moorpark High School.  The meet will start at 8:30.  If your athlete is running the 4×100 relay or the 1600, please have them at the track by 8:00 so we can get them their event stickers and assemble the relay teams.  All others should be there by 8:30.

It will be cool (but dry!) so please have your athlete dress accordingly – remember to label their items.

Can’t wait to watch them compete tomorrow!

Coach Kevin

Hello Parents –

If your athlete has not yet signed up for Saturday’s meet at Moorpark, please email, call or text me with their events no later than Thursday night.  Also, if your athlete won’t be at Saturday’s meet, please let me know as well.

Thank you, and looking forward to see your Bantam athletes compete this weekend!

Coach Kevin (805-797-5774, bantams@venturatigres.org)

Hello Parents –

We will have meet sign up sheets available at practice today and Wednesday for this weekend’s upcoming meet at Moorpark.  If your athlete isn’t able to sign up during these times, please email me their events for this weekend.

Looking forward to another great week of practice! See you all this afternoon.

Coach Kevin

Hello Parents –

Hope everyone is drying off, and maybe your athletes are enjoying that congratulatory cup of hot chocolate after the meet! Each of your athletes worked very hard today, not only pushing themselves in their events but also working against the weather.  All of the coaches were impressed with the effort and sportsmanship that was on display today – it was a great day!  Thank you parents and family for sticking it out today.

I was made aware of one athlete that missed an event because they were at another event.  If that happened to your athlete, please let me know so I can be sure to “plug the gaps”, so to speak, moving forward.  We want to do our best to make sure each athlete competes in the events for which they sign up.

Thank you again, and enjoy the rest of your weekends!

Coach Kevin

Good morning –

With the possibility of rain today, a few reminders and suggestions:

• Try to pack water resistant clothes for your athlete, such as a sweatshirt and/or sweatpants if possible.
• Extra pairs of socks helps – always nice to put a dry pair on before a race!
• A towel or two for the bleachers — sitting on a wet bench is no fun!
• If it does start to rain, please remember that the orange pop-ups tents at the top of the bleachers are intended for the athletes to stay dry and warm.  Same goes for the warmer days to stay out of the sun and heat.

Enjoy the weather!  Soon enough we’ll be saying how hot it’s expected to be on a meet day…

Coach Kevin

Good morning –

Our first regular season meet is tomorrow at Buena.  We will be competing with the Heritage Valley Blazers.  Some important info:

• The meet is scheduled to start at 8:30AM.
• Please have your athletes at the track by 8:00AM.  We will assemble on the infield, distribute meet stickers, and start warming up for the first events.
• If your athlete signed up for a relay event, it is very important that they show up on time.  Please remember that there are other athletes depending on one another to assemble a full relay team.  Occasionally, we will not have enough athletes to make a full team, and some who select a relay race may not be able to run.  We will do our best to get them into another event for the meet, and ensure that they are on a relay team the following week.
• Make sure your athlete has water and warm clothes – please make sure everything is labeled, and they have a bag to place their items in, including spikes if they have them.
• Be sure to pack snacks and a light lunch to keep in the stands.
• Please remember to use sunscreen if needed!

Your athletes have been working very hard the last five weeks and we can’t wait to see what they can do!

Coach Kevin (797-5774, bantams@venturatigres.org)

Hello Parents –

I hope that both our parent volunteers and athletes enjoyed Saturday’s practice meet!  All of the coaches were impressed with the bantam athletes’ effort, behavior and attitude yesterday.  We are all looking forward to watching them compete this season, and helping them reach their goals.

Because there was a limited number of events offered at the practice meet, the meet moved much more quickly than our regular season track meets.  Regular season meets will obviously take longer and not move as fast, so our athletes won’t be as rushed getting to their events, and will have more time to get assembled, warmed up, as well as be able to take a rest in between their events.

Our first regular season meet is this weekend at Buena, where we will be competing with Heritage Valley.  It is scheduled to start at 8:30AM.  We will have sign up sheets are practice this week for your athlete to sign up for their events.  Please remind them to sign up.  Of particular importance moving forward is the following:

• All running events are available for Bantams, with the exception of hurdles and the 3200m.
• All field events are available for Bantams.  To compete in the high jump, athletes must be cleared to participate in this event by the high jump specialty coaches.
• Athletes may sign up for a maximum of four events, with no more than three running events. There is no minimum number of events for athletes to sign up for.
• The 4×400 relay does not count against an athlete’s event total.  If your athlete has any interest at all in this race, I would strongly encourage them to try it.  It’s one of the more exciting races, and everyone gets to cheer their teammates on!
• If an athlete exceeds their event totals, they will be disqualified for all of their events for that meet, and their times will not be posted.  Coaches will monitor this as best as possible, but athletes themselves need to be aware of their events.

As always, feel free to call/text (805-797-5774) or email me (bantams@venturatigres.org) with any questions or concerns

Coach Kevin

Hello Parents –

Our practice meet is almost here! Just a few reminders about tomorrow:

• This meet is scheduled to start at 2:30PM.  Please be flexible as this time can vary.
• Please have your athletes at the track by 2:00PM.  This will give us time to give them their event stickers, make any last minute adjustments, etc.
• If your athlete has not signed up for their events, you can email me at bantams@venturatigres.org.  If you’re not sure if he/she signed up, feel free to email me anyways to confirm.
• If you have yet to pick up your uniforms, etc., apparel will be distributed at tomorrow’s meet starting at 1:30PM.
• Make sure your athlete has warm clothes, and that everything belonging to them is labelled.  A good suggestion is for your athlete to have a gym bag/backpack for their water, shoes, spikes (if applicable), sweatshirt, etc.

If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to call/text me at 805-797-5774, or email to bantams@venturatigres.org

See you tomorrow!

Coach Kevin

Hello Parents –

Just a friendly reminder about the specialty practice schedule for today and Friday.  If your athlete plans on participating in the Long Jump this weekend, and they have not yet attended a long jump practice on the specialty days, I would highly encourage them to attend at least one of the practices in the next few days.  If your athlete would like to compete in the High Jump beginning our first regular season track meet (March 10th), they must attend High Jump practice, and be cleared by the coaches in order to compete in the High Jump during a meet.  This is because they must be able to clear the opening bar height for each age group.

The schedule for High Jump and Long Jump over the next few days is as follows:

• Thursday: Long Jump and High Jump during both sessions (4:30-5:15 and 5:15-6:00)
• Friday: High Jump from 4:30-5:15; Long Jump from 5:15-6:00

Check out the specialty practice schedule for a full list of options (https://www.venturatigres.org/practice/).  Athletes may not participate in the same activity more than once per practice day.  Please be sure that if they do attend specialty practices that they find their way to the correct event/activity for that day.

As always, feel free to call/text or email me with any questions or concerns.

Coach Kevin (797-5774; bantams@venturatigres.org)

Hello Parents –

If your athlete has a pair of spikes they plan on using this year, please be sure they bring them to practice moving forward.  For those that stay on the track, we will start training with them.

See you this afternoon!

Coach Kevin