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March 2018
plan at some point during the season. Updates around this will be on the
website as we receive information.
Coaching Staff:
Our outstanding Coaching Staff will return for the 2018 season: Sean Dixon (Head Coach, middle distance, steeple chase, XC, conditioning) Cristina Weir (sprints, jumps, conditioning, pole vault) Yvonne Mensah (sprints & hurdles) Frances Hanson-Monnie (sprints & hurdles) Jason Delesalle (throws, multi-event & conditioning) Kevin Smith (all events, conditioning) Margaret Stewart (Track Rascals) Ian Coutts (Track Rascals) Glenn Leung (JD training sprints, jumps, throws & conditioning) Bob Dalton (JD sprints, middle distance, conditioning) Hannah Dixon (jumps, conditioning)
royalcitytrack.ca
Annual Club Newsletter
Haven’t registered for 2015 yet? If you haven’t actually registered for the 2015 season yet, required registration forms are posted on the club website and will also be sent as an
Hello RCTFC Athletes and Parents, Welcome to new RCTFC athletes and
welcome back to returning athletes!
Congratulations to all RCTFC athletes for
individual accomplishments and personal
bests during the course of the 2017
competitions!
The season accomplishments for RCTFC
include a stellar number of medals, top 8
performances, meet records and
accomplishments locally, provincially and
nationally this year! Thank you Coaches!
Highlights for 2017 included:
184 medals -track & field
season and 25 medals- XC
season
39 Provincial medals-track &
field &6 Provincial medals-XC
season
12 medals at BC High School
Track & Field Provincials
20 medals at Midget Jamboree
7 medals at JD Champs
4 medals at BC Athletics XC
Champs & 2 medals at BC High
School XC Champs
2 medals at JD Pentathlon
Championship Meet
3 Gold medals & 1 Bronze at the
Track & Field Legion Nationals
in Brandon, Manitoba
1 new meet record at Youth
Legion Nationals
2 Gold medals at North
American Indigenous Games in
Toronto
2 Gold medals & 1 meet record
at Francophone Games in
Moncton
1 new meet record at BC High
School Track & Field Champs
1 Gold Medal at Canada
Summer Games in Winnipeg
2 Bronze Medals at Junior
Nationals in Ottawa
3 RCTFC JD athletes received
BC Athletics Awards Standard
*JD ATHLETE-PARENT-COACH MEETING JD ATHLETES (athletes aged 9-13) & THEIR PARENTS ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND – TUESDAY, APRIL 10
th at 6:00pm sharp in the
NWSS high school library (enter through entrance off 8
th Street. THE COACHES WILL TALK
GENERALLY ABOUT THE PRACTICE SESSIONS, COMPETITION SEASON & EXPECTATIONS, AS WELL AS ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM YOU. After the meeting, head over to Mercer track to pick up your handbook & club t-shirt or purchase club clothing (pants, jackets & hoodies for sale).
Congratulations to the following athletes who were recognized at the Annual BC Athletics Awards Banquet for the 2017 season: Grace Fetherstonhaugh - Top Female Youth Track & Field Athlete of the Year Katie Stewart-Barnett – Top Female Midget Cross Country Athlete of the Year & Award Standard in high jump, 1500m steeple chase, 2000m
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2018 PRE SEASON OUTDOOR TRAINING
JD Indoor Optional Conditioning
CURRENTLY FULL - 9-12 years - 6-7:15pm @ QP Arena on Thursdays, Coach Glenn and Coach Bob ([email protected])
Mercer Pre Season Training
13+ distance & sprint conditioning (Coach Sean) – 6-7:30pm @ Mercer Track on Tuesdays/Thursdays ([email protected])
Deer Lake Park Hill Training
13+ distance and sprint conditioning (Coach Sean) - 9am start @ Deer Lake Park on Saturdays ([email protected])
Throws – For information about Pre Season throws practice for ages 13+, contact Coach Kevin ([email protected]) regarding times as it shifts according to the weather.
2018 REGULAR OUTDOOR TRAINING SCHEDULE Regular Outdoor Training for all competitive athletes begins in April.
*Training schedule/locations subject to change based on athletes’ needs and coach availability.
Please note: age of an athlete is determined by how old the athlete will turn in 2018 (for example, even if your child is still 13 in April, if they turn 14 in 2018, you look at training schedules for 14+).Training schedules for specific age groups are determined by long term development guidelines set by BC Athletics.
Competition JD Program (ages 9-13*)
Tuesdays & Thursdays – 5:30-7pm starting Thursday, April 5
th
*Tues, April 10-important JD meeting instead-see 1st
page of this newsletter* ALL JDs & parent to attend
*JD 13 year olds will practice at 6:30-8:30pm sessions
Midget/Youth Training (ages 14 and up plus JD 13 )
Tuesdays/Thursdays (Mercer) – 6:30-8:30pm & Wednesdays (Swangard) – 7:30-9pm – starting Tuesday, April 3rd.
Additional practices on Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday may also be added for older athletes on an individual basis; event coaches will communicate with the athletes; athletes are encouraged to talk to their coaches about supplemental training.
Throws Group (Midget and older plus JD 13 years)
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays – 6-8pm at Burnaby Central
Please speak with Coach Kevin or Coach Jason regarding event specific times.
POLE VAULT NOTE: Pole vault is weather dependent. Interested athletes aged 13+ will have opportunity to discuss vault practice schedules directly with Coach Cristina.
Track Rascal Program
This program has two separate programs (athletes register for one or the other, not both): FULL FOR 2018
Tuesdays 6-7pm starting April 10th OR Thursdays 6-7pm starting April 12th.
BOTH Programs END June 12th with a BBQ/windup mini meet.
Most track practices take place RAIN or SHINE. In case of very heavy rain, wind conditions, watch your email in case coaches have to cancel a practice on rare occasion or for a particular event. Practice Schedules are also posted on the club website at https://royalcitytrack.ca/training-and-competition-schedules/practice-schedule/ & Competition Meets are posted at https://royalcitytrack.ca/training-and-competition-schedules/competition-meets/
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TECHNICAL CLINICS The club will be holding a technical training clinic day (s) again for the 2018 season for all JD athletes. Please watch your emails for these valuable training opportunities. At these clinics athletes receive additional training on all the technical track and field events to prepare them for competition. 2018 JD Technical Training Clinics (Mercer Stadium) Time & Date – TBA *JD Competitive Athletes are expected to attend any technical training clinics!!
CROSS COUNTRY SEASON Training for the Lower Mainland Cross Country Series typically begins in September with races every weekend or so starting October. The program offered by RCTFC is available to all competitive athletes at no extra cost. BC Athletics posts XC race calendar at the following link: http://www.bcathletics.org/CrossCountryTrails/CalendarResults/
For more highlights & competition details
as well as lots of photos of your teammates, please visit the club website at:
royalcitytrack.ca
For even more photos, check out the club flickr account linked on the website!
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Volunteer Opportunities The RCTFC is an entirely volunteer run organization. The club would like to thank everyone for their past dedication and enthusiasm! From time to time, you will receive an email about volunteering to help; for example, at a club clothing sale, at a technical training clinic for your child and their teammates or at a club fundraiser. Your help is always encouraged and appreciated. Some ways you can help out are assisting with putting equipment away or asking coaches if they need help setting out equipment before practice, taking down the club “practice in session: sandwich boards or helping hand out race bibs at a track meet. For more information on this and other opportunities to help the club, please contact Elaine Jensen ([email protected]) or Yvonne Dewith ([email protected]). We look forward to hearing from you. Why we need our volunteers One local club estimates that it costs about $800 per year to maintain an athlete in a track and field club, including equipment replacement, uniforms, awards, etc. This doesn’t include the mandatory fees athletes pay to BC Athletics for insurance each year. Generally, track clubs recoup this cost through membership fees, fundraising, maintaining club coaching and management on a volunteer basis, and government grants.
Haven’t registered for 2018 Season yet? If you haven’t actually registered for the 2018 season yet, required registration forms are posted on the club website at: https://royalcitytrack.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/2018-registration-and-waiver-form.pdf. Please bring completed registration forms along with payment to the first indoor/outdoor practice your child attends or mail them to the address listed on the form. For those not attending indoor training, we would appreciate having them returned as soon as possible. Please contact Caitlin Webster ([email protected]) or Elaine Jensen ([email protected] ) if you have any questions about registration.
Royal City Track and Field Club believes that it is important for track and field to be accessible to local children cost-wise. To this end, RCTFC has set fees as low as possible, the lowest of clubs in the lower mainland. Government grants have disappeared or are under increasing pressure. That leaves the club with two primary options for support:
Using volunteers to accomplish all club activities
Fundraising
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Club Clothing for Sale—2 days only!
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Regular priced club jackets, pants and hoodies will be
sold at Mercer Stadium 5:30pm-8:30pm Tuesday, April
10 and Thursday, April 12th only. This is the only
opportunity to pay for and order the pre-order club track
pants (sample sizes will be available). Club pants are
ordered in one batch to get the amazing pricing with the
supplier. After April 12th there will not be opportunity to
order the pants until 2019. PLEASE MARK YOUR
CALENDAR NOW. Watch email for reminder email &
pricing information on new stock.
Blow-Out Prices on Old Stock Club Jackets
There will also be some of the 2017 old stock jackets for
sale at blow-out prices available until sold out!
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Competitions Upcoming Competition Meets for both JD and Midget+ are on the website on the homepage sidebar: https://royalcitytrack.ca/. Reminder email/s will be sent regarding meet registration. Recommended meets & how to register will be discussed at the JD meeting & in the club handbook. Talk to your child’s coach if you have questions about track meets.
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For more information about anything in this newsletter, about RCTFC, or our programs, please
contact one of the following people:
Ian Coutts – [email protected], Club President
Elaine Jensen – [email protected], Club Vice President
Sean Dixon – [email protected], Club Head Coach and Representative
Sommer Fetherstonhaugh – [email protected], Club Communications
Enthusiasm sets the pace, but persistence achieves the goals!
