Hi Youth and Intermediate Families 🙂

Your athletes had a wonderful meet yesterday!! There were lots of smiles, lots of PRs, and lots of cheering for each other! The Newbury Park Panther coaches commented to me on how friendly and easy our kids were, so please pass that compliment along to your athlete!

We are now in Week #7 of our season (how is that even possible??)! Our meet is at Moorpark High School this Saturday. March 25th. 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; both the 3200 and hurdles need a long warm-up, and the team bonding time before the 4×100 is important. 

Athletes will need to sign up this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. If they are not going to be at practice, please feel free to text me their events. 

As always, reach out with any questions.

Kristin

805 766-7171

Hi Youth/Intermediate Families,

Some last-minute reminders regarding tomorrow:

• Meet #2 is at Newbury Park High School (map here)
• Please arrive at 7:45 (ESPECIALLY if your athlete is doing hurdles or the 4×100 relay)
• Your athlete will need their uniform, black shorts, sweats (labeled), running shoes, spikes (if they use them), water, and snacks. 
• No food or drinks (other than water) are allowed on the field
• It looks as though we may see the sun tomorrow, so please pack sunscreen as well.

Please reach out with questions,

Kristin

805 766-7171

Hi Youth and Intermediate Families,

Due to the heavy rain in the forecast, we are canceling specialty practice today. The events planned (high jump, hurdles, relay) wouldn’t be safe with the amount of rain that we are anticipating.

Stay dry and we will see your athletes tomorrow,

Kristin

Hi Youth and Intermediate Families,

We had such a great meet on Saturday! It was a BIG meet, and we are grateful not only for our amazing athletes who diligently listen for their events and warm themselves up, but also for all of you – the parent volunteers that help our meets run so smoothly! 

The results should be posted soon, there is a slight delay due to the rain and wind and interference with the timing system.

A quick request for relays, if your athlete signed up for the relay (especially the 4×100), and they are not going to attend the meet, please text me as soon as you know. Since the 4×100 relay is early it is a scramble to fill their spot without notice and also it creates stress for the other 3 athletes when their team is in limbo. 

If your athlete is focused on the relay, high jump, long jump, or shot put we really encourage them to come to the smaller specialty these practices so they can practice their skills. Especially for those that are passionate about the relay, we will be taking into consideration those that attend these practices when creating the teams. Please refer to the practice schedule on the Tigres website. https://www.venturatigres.org/practice/

For Meet #2, it is our turn to be the guests! 

Location: Newbury Park High School 456 N Reino Rd, Newbury Park, CA 91320

Arrival Time: 7:45 am

Please reach out with any questions,

Kristin 

youth@venturatigres.org

805 766-7171

Although our practice meet was designed to primarily train the volunteers, your Youth and Intermediate coaches were so impressed with all of our athletes! They are SO much fun to watch!!

Please know that for the regular season, there will be more time between events which will make for smoother and longer transitions as well as more rested athletes. We appreciate all of your support as we worked out the kinks. 

For the home meet next week with the Heritage Valley Blazers, our athletes have many more options. 

The order of running events is:

3200 

Hurdles (they must be cleared by a coach on Tuesday to compete)

4×100

1600

400

100

800

200

4×400 (free event – NOT counting towards their total)

Field events will include:

Long Jump

High Jump (they must be cleared by a coach on Tuesday or Thursday to compete)

Shot Put (they must be cleared by a coach on Thursday to compete)

The total event total is 4 (the 4×400 does NOT count), three of which can be running. If an athlete exceeds their event total, they will be disqualified for all of their events for that meet. We will try to monitor this as best we can, but ultimately the athletes themselves need to be aware of their events.

If they have an event or skill they are serious about improving upon (i.e., relay, speed development/starts, long jump, shot put, high jump, strength) they should try to attend a specialty day or two that focuses on that skill. 

Information for March 11th:

Arrival time: 7:45 sharp on the field

Start time: 8:30 

Sign-ups will be on the clipboards starting Monday. If they are not going to attend the meet, please have them draw a line through their name.

Starting with our first official meet next week, you will find the results posted on our website.

Thanks again for all of your support!

Kristin

805 766-7171

Hi Youth/Intermediate Families,

Some last-minute reminders regarding tomorrow:

• Please arrive at 7:45 (ESPECIALLY if your athlete is doing hurdles)
• Your athlete will need their uniform, black shorts, sweats (labeled), running shoes, spikes (if they use them), water, snacks, and sunscreen. 
• No food or drinks (other than water) are allowed on the field
• PLEASE label EVERYTHING

If you were not able to pick up your uniform yet, they will be ready tomorrow from 7:30-7:45 ONLY. This window is small so please be prompt. 

As this is our first meet, please be patient as we work out the kinks, and everyone learns their role. I told the kids all week, the purpose of this meet is to train their parents, LOL! 

All of the Y/I coaches are really looking forward to seeing our athletes out on the track in their orange and black!

We cannot wait for tomorrow!!

Coach Kristin

805 766-7171

Hi Families,

If your athlete will not be at Specialty practice tonight to sign up for their events for the practice meet, please email them to me as soon as possible. I will begin creating their relay teams this evening.
Thanks so much!
Kristin
youth@venturatigres.org

We are so excited for Saturday’s practice meet, where our athletes can finally compete (even if it is against only Tigres).   The team has been working hard in practice, and Saturday is the first chance to see the payoff!

A few quick logistical things:

• Please have athletes meet in the end zone near the gate at 7:45 sharp. Please do your best to be on time, as we will cover important information for the athletes.
• Please be sure to wear your uniform and bring extra warm clothes. If you have not had a chance to pick up a uniform, they will be available Saturday morning before 7:45. However, there will be a tiny window on Saturday morning, so please do your best to be on time.
• Please bring sunscreen (maybe wishful thinking?) and water. No food or drinks (other than water) are allowed on the field.

For parents and athletes, the purpose of this meet is to “practice” for our regular season meets. Athletes will be exposed to listening for event calls, warming up for events, and the staging process. One of the goals of the Y&I team is to prepare our athletes for high school. While the younger ages heavily rely on their coaches and parents on meet days, we expect our athletes to manage themselves and rely on their teammates much more. We expect the veteran Tigres to show leadership and help the new Tigres athletes navigate meet day activities (of course, we coaches will be there to lean on as well). Many of the new Tigres might feel a bit nervous about not having competed in a track meet – it’s OK. After Saturday, they’ll be experts!

For parents, this meet is to train our volunteers in their positions so the meet runs smoothly when we host another team. Things will NOT run smoothly; there will be delays and possibly a lot of standing around, feeling unneeded. Please be patient! Once we have a real meet, we’ll look like a finely tuned machine (fingers crossed).

The events our Youth/Intermediate team will be allowed to compete in are a subset of a typical meet.   Our athlete’s options are:

• Hurdles
• 1600
• 400
• 200
• 4×400
• High Jump

Please note that athletes must be cleared before they are allowed to participate in the Hurdles and High Jump due to safety. Please ask if you would like to understand the clearing process, but this happens at a specialty practice where those events are offered.

For the practice meet, athletes can compete in 2 running events and the High Jump (if they are cleared). They aren’t required to do 2 running events but can not do more than 2 running events. The exception to this is the 4×400, which is always free. 

A significant area of focus for our team is sportsmanship. We are asking our athletes to work on congratulating competitors by shaking hands after races, saying thank you to volunteers, being helpful teammates, etc. Please watch for your athletes showing sportsmanship and reinforce this at home.

We can’t wait to get our season started on Saturday!!!

If you have any questions, please email youth@venturatigres.org or call/text 805-766-7171

Coach Kristin

Hi Youth and Intermediate Families,

Due to the holiday, we do not have official Tigres practice on Monday the 20th. Hill training is great for building strength so we are suggesting the following for your athletes: 

Distance:

3-minute easy run

Warm-up drills

20-25 minute run on the trails in Arroyo 

Cooldown

Stretch and mobility at home

Sprints:

3-minute easy run

Warm-up drills

10 x 8-10 second hill sprints on the grass (walk down the hill), 20 seconds rest between each

Cooldown

Stretch and mobility at home

If you have questions, Coach Jason will be at the park on Monday around 4:30.

If your athlete did not turn in their code of conduct and goals to me last week, they can bring it to the track on Wednesday during our team practice or during Specialties on Tuesday or Thursday. Here is another copy in case it has been misplaced.

Please reach out with any questions, and have a great weekend!

Coach Kristin

youth@venturatigres.org

Hi All,

Just a quick reminder that specialty practices begin today. The schedule on the website is accurate; I posted it below for your convenience.

Two sessions are offered, and your athletes will choose which one(s) they want to participate in.

Also, please make sure their 2023 Goal Worksheet & Code of Conduct is in their track bag so they can return it to me tomorrow.

Please reach out with questions,

Coach Kristin

youth@venturatigres.org