Welcome to St. Hilary CYO Track & Field!
Grades 3-8 Boys and Girls
REGISTRATION OPENS February 2022
The primary goal of the St. Hilary CYO Track & Field program is to instill a love of track and field as a sport. The program will encourage team members to achieve this goal by providing each of them the opportunity to improve performance as the season progresses and experience the satisfaction that comes from such improvement. Practices will be relatively easy early in the season and will gradually increase in difficulty, although at no time will practice be overly difficult and coaches will not push team members beyond levels that are reasonable for grade school kids. To help team members improve and get the most out of each performance, coaches will also provide instruction on how to develop proper form for sprints, distance and field events.
Practices: 2022 dates coming soon!
Wednesdays and Fridays at the Tam High School track from 5:30-6:30 pm, on the following dates: 3/18, 3/20, 3/25, 3/27, canceled due to school closure, 4/1, 4/3, 4/8, 4/10, 4/15, 4/17, 4/22, 4/24, 4/29, 5/1, 5/6, 5/8, 5/13, 5/15. Team members should arrive no later than 5:30 pm and go immediately to the stretch and exercise circle near the long jump/pole vault infield. This will help the team get started promptly, prevent injury and avoid conflict of space with Tam High and other athletic events.
Meets: 2022 Meets Coming Soon!
Will be held at Terra Linda High School in San Rafael.
Preliminary meets:
Sunday, April 26, 2020,
6th – 8th grade arrive 1:00 and start 1:45
Sunday, May 3, 2020
3rd – 5th grade, arrive 1:00 and start 1:45
Final meets:
Saturday, May 16, 2020
6th-8th grade, arrive 8:30 and start at 9:15
Saturday, May 16, 2020
3rd-5th grade, arrive at 12:45 and start at 1:30
Attendance: Attendance at practices is not mandatory, but team members should try to attend as many as possible to improve performance and understand strategy and methods for events and relays. Attendance at meets is strongly encouraged, not only for the competitive experience and achievement of personal goals, but to support the team and add to the total team score for the meet.
What to bring: All team members should wear running shoes, shorts, t-shirt and a sweatshirt (often cold at Tam in the evening) and bring a water bottle (please no Gatorade, sports drinks or chewing gum – banned at Tam track and bad for track surface).
What not to do prior to practices or meets: To avoid cramps, runners should avoid substantial meals for four hours prior to practice or meets.
Events:
Sprints: 50M (div 1 only), 100M, 200M, 400M
Distance: 800M, 1600M (div 2 only) Relays: 4x100, 4x400
Field: Softball Throw (div 1 only), shotput (div 2 only), long jump
Help wanted: We will need some help from parents as assistant coaches at practices and meets. If you can volunteer, please email coach John O'Neill (oneill@ddrs.com).
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