MIDGETS TEAM PAGE (11-12)

We’re thrilled to start our first official full week of practice! Our regular Team practices are scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays. This week also includes Specialty practices, providing our athletes with the opportunity to explore different events like shot put, hurdles, long jump, and high jump, which are not covered in our team workouts. You can find the detailed Practice Schedule on our website.

Regarding Tuesday and Thursday, your athlete has the flexibility to attend both Specialty days, neither, or any combination based on their schedule and interest in trying these specific events.

A couple of quick reminders:

1. Label Belongings: We found an unlabeled water bottle left behind after our last practice. Please ensure all belongings are labeled and remind your athletes to check that they have everything before leaving practice.
2. Pick-Up Time: We had a couple of runners waiting to be picked up after practice. It’s important to pick up your athlete on time, as a coach has to stay behind until they are picked up, which is not fair to the coach.

We’re looking forward to an enjoyable week with your athletes! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Thanks

Coach Jim

Welcome to the 2024 Season

12U Families,

We are excited to kick off the 2024 track and field season! First practice is today at 4:30! Here’s some important information:

Season Goals:

Good sportsmanship

Safety

Fun and appreciation for sports and exercise

Developing athletes’ abilities and helping them achieve their goals.

Communication:

For communication, please use email or text. My phone number and email address are at the bottom of this post.

Questions can also be addressed after practice.

I will try to provide regular email updates, especially once meets begin in March.

Practice Schedule:

Team practices on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00 at the Buena High School track.

Specialty coach sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Parents are welcome to watch, but only athletes and coaches on the field.

Please be on time for pickup; a coach must stay with your athlete until you arrive.

Preparation for Practice:

Athletes should come dressed and ready.

Carry a bag with essentials: sweatshirt, bottoms, small towel, water bottle (no food/Gatorade on the track), and spikes if they choose to use them.

Label all belongings!

Attendance:

Understand conflicts may arise with other sports, illnesses, or injuries.

No need to email me if they will miss practice but let me know if they won’t attend a meet.

In most cases we practice on rainy days

Meets:

12U athletes can participate in various events including field, relay, distance, and sprints.

Field – Hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump, and Shot Put

Relay – 4X100 and the 4X400

Distance – 3200, 1600, and 800

Sprints – 100, 200, and 400

Event sign-ups on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Once your athlete selects the relay, they commit to three other team athletes. Relay teams will be created based on times and attendance. Sometimes, we cannot build a full relay team due to numbers, but we will do our best to ensure it is a fair process.

More meet information will be provided closer to the dates.

We look forward to a fantastic season and can’t wait to welcome both new and returning athletes!

See you soon,

Jim Montgomery

805-368-6999

jim@sureteq.com

The Tigres End of Season Picnic was so fun; what a great way to cap off a fantastic season!

If you were unable to attend the picnic, you could pick up your athlete gift and packet (ribbons, team picture, and gift) at Buena’s track on Tuesday-Thursday from 4:30-5:30. We are still practicing with the athletes moving on to Super Varsity this weekend, so have your athlete find me, and I will get them their things.

If you have any questions, please email 12U@venturatigres.org or call/text 805-368-6999

Thanks

Jim

Hello 12U Families!

We had a great JV Meet yesterday in Fillmore.  I was super impressed by the athletes, and we had numerous Personal Records set!  Yesterday’s JV Meet concludes the Tigres season except for athletes that have qualified for Varsity.

I have notified the athletes that have qualified for the Varsity Meet individually and look forward to witnessing great performances this Saturday, May 6^th at Moorpark High School.  For those that have qualified for Varsity, we will have regular practices this week Monday and Wednesday with specialties Tuesday and Thursday. Practices this week are only for those that have qualified for Varsity.

Our Tigres Picnic is this Sunday, May 7th at noon. The picnic will be held in the Quad area of Buena High School, located in the center of the school, behind the cafeteria. Tigres will provide various pizzas, and we 12U families are to bring drinks for 12 people in individual containers. Lunch will be served from 12:00-1:00, followed by announcements and a celebration of our athletes’ accomplishments broken down by age group. Bring a picnic blanket or chairs.

If your athlete has misplaced something over the season, the lost and found will be brought to the picnic location for one last look before everything unclaimed is donated.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Jim

805-368-6999

Hi 12 U Families

Our meet yesterday against the Oxnard Starts marked the end of the regular season. As usual, our athletes came out with great attitudes and competed hard! Many athletes tried new events, and there were SO MANY new PRs. Hopefully, your athlete had fun!!

Hi 12U Families 🙂

Some reminders for Saturday, 4/22:

• Our meet is at Oxnard High School this Saturday. April 22nd.
• The arrival time of 7:45 is incredibly important for athletes doing the 3200, hurdles, and 4×100! The early time allows us to warm them up properly; the 3200 and hurdles need a long warm-up, and warm-up before the 4×100 is essential.
• It looks like we will have warm weather tomorrow, so please pack sunscreen in addition to extra water for your athlete.

Please feel free to call or text with any questions,

Jim

805-368-6999

Hi All,

Just a quick reminder that our picture day is at the beginning of practice tomorrow, Wednesday, April 19th. Please have your athlete on the field, on time, and dressed in their Tigres running singlet and black shorts. 

Thanks!

Jim

• There are still a lot of Athletes that have not signed up for events.
• If your athlete has not yet signed up, please text me their events. We will begin creating their relay teams today, so please sign-up ASAP.
• Our meet this week with the Camarillo Cosmos begins at 3:00 with a check-in of 2:15. This arrival time is incredibly important for athletes doing the 3200, hurdles, and 4×100! The early time allows us to warm them up properly.
• For parent volunteers, this will be your fourth of four meet obligations. Please know that you must fulfill all four shifts to earn priority registration for next season. Our waitlist is long this year, and we really want all of our athletes to be able to earn that priority status to ensure their spot on the team. If you have questions about volunteering, please get in touch with Jeremy Patelzick at tigres.ventura@gmail.com

Thank you,

Jim

805-368-6999

Hope everyone is having a great Spring Break! My family has Spring Break next week so I will not be at practice Monday; however, there will be a lot of coaches at practice to make it happen.

We do not have practice Wednesday, April 12, so please get your sign ups in as soon as possible.

If you will not be at practice on Monday, you can send your event choices to 12u@venturatigres.org

Coach Ryan will be at practice Monday with the sign-up app so you can sign up then as well.

We are hosting the Saturday Meet at Buena High school. It is an afternoon meet starting at 3:00PM please arrive early especially if you are running Hurdles, 3200 or 4X100.

I can’t believe we only have two regular meets left. A lot of athletes have been asking what they need to do to go to the Varsity meet so I thought it would help to send a little information .

VCYTC Varsity Finals

For Varsity Finals the top 9 athletes in the league move ahead in laned and field events (400M and shorter) and the top 12 athletes move ahead in distance events (800M and longer.)

This is from all teams in the league not just Ventura Tigres. You can see the current standings by clicking the link below

VCYTC Track & Field Rankings (athletic.net)

If your child is interested in trying to make it to Varsity, it would be great for you to share the results with them so they can see what they need to do to qualify.

They only have two meets left to qualify.

If you don’t qualify for Varsity don’t worry . We have finals meet for these athletes as well.

VCYTC Junior Varsity Finals

1. Athletes may only compete in an event they have previously competed in during the regular season.
2. The 4X400 is the only exception to #1. Athletes may run the 4X400 even if they have not run it during the regular season.
3. If an athlete has qualified for Varsity in a certain event, they may not compete in that event in the Junior Varsity Finals. This applies even if the athlete decides not to compete in the Varsity meet in that event or at all.

It’s a lot of information, please contact me if you have any questions,

Coach Jim

805368-6999

This week is Spring Break, and we have NO PRACTICE for the week and NO MEET on 4/8.

The next practice will be 4/10 and looking forward to that week; the 4/12 practice is canceled due to a home meet at Buena.

Our meet on Saturday, 4/15 is a late meet with a start time of 3:00 and arrival time of 2:15.

We really want our Athletes to keep up their conditioning for the week, so here are our suggestions:

Distance: 3 running workouts next week, and we would love for them to get some hill work in if possible.

3-minute jog to warm up

Dynamics

25-35 minute run

Strength and Core

Sprints: 3 running workouts next week, and we would love for them to do their sprints uphill if possible.

3-minute jog to warm up

Dynamics

5 x 15-second full sprints (2-minute rest between each)

2 x 30-second full sprint (2-minute rest between each)

Strength and Core

If you have any questions, feel free to call or text.

Coach Jim

805-368-6999