Pella Atletieks Track & Field Club

Practice schedule for the week of June 23rd. I am out of town for work until Wednesday evening.

Monday - No Practice
Tuesday - No Practice
Wednesday - No practice

Thursday - Practice canceled to due to weather.

Friday -
Throws - 4:00 - 4:30
Sub-Bantam, Bantam - 4:30-5:00
Midget - Youth - 5:00 - 5:45

Saturday and Sunday results are now available! Congrats to all athletes who participated! Good luck to those off to the Regional Championships in Wisconsin!

http://www.usatf-iowa.org/docs/youth/Results.htm

Track practices for next week for kids participating in the Regional Championships, AAU Regionals or the Iowa Games will be posted later this evening (Sunday, June 22nd)

Eric had discussed holding a combined events track meet here in Pella, but will not be doing so due to lack of help and scheduling conflicts...Jordan competes at Nationals for gymnastics this weekend, the state USATF meet is next weekend (June 21-22), and the combined events state meet is June 29th. We hope to try again next spring.

State Track Meet Information

All families planning on participating in the state track meet on June 21st and 22nd please read the following information carefully.

DO NOT mail in your state registration form. As an official club, I will register all club athletes participating in the state meet.

If you need to register with USATF for a membership, you can do that through me and your state meet registration.

The USATF - Iowa State Meet will be June 21st and June 22nd. Yes, it runs for two days. Please look at the schedule carefully to see which day or possibly days your child competes. Events are based on age groups. See the listing of age groups below. Sub-Bantams, A, B, & C are the only groups competing on Saturday. All groups could compete on Sunday, depending on event run and if the athlete make the finals of an event.

Age Groups

Sub-Bantam Born 2000 or later
Bantam (A) Born 1998 or later
Midget (B) Born 1996-1997
Intermediate (C) Born 1994-1995
Youth (D) Born 1992-1993
Young M/W (E) Born 1990-1991

State Meet To Do List for Parents (Items 1, 2 & 3 need to be completed before June 10th)

1. Send a check, payable to Pella Track Club, to me for your athlete’s entry fee.
2. If you need a USATF membership, send me a check for the membership amount.
3. Send me the state entry form or register on-line at our club website. Look for the State Registration link on left hand side of screen.
4. Find a copy of your child’s birth certificate. They may ask for them at check-in or if you qualify and plan to attend the Region VIII meet.
6. If your son or daughter wishes to be eligible for a relay they must do the following:
   1. Declare their intent to run in a relay through the state registration link.
   2. Take part in a time trial on or before June 16th. You can schedule a time with me if practice times conflict with vacation.
   3. I will run the most competitive relay team possible in the state meet. Looking at time trial results, attendance at season practices, and ability to practice before the state meet.

Please contact me with any questions ASAP.

Eric Pingel

I am going to alter the number of practices this week due to the last week of school. 1/2 of my volunteers are teachers and with the last week of school requiring grades, year end reports, etc. and therefore requiring more from teacher support staff (me); we will only have practice the following days this week. Also, I will be doing less technique work this week and more general training so I can run effective practices with fewer people.

Monday, June 2nd (Normal Practice Times)
Bantam 6:00 - 6:45
Midget & Youth 6:45 - 8:00

Tuesday, June 3rd - No Practice

Wednesday, June 4th - Throws Practice (Shot/Disc/Javelin)
Bantam 5:30-6:00
Midget & Youth 6:00 - 6:30

Thursday, June 5th (Normal Practice Times)
Bantam 6:00 - 6:45
Midget & Youth 6:45 - 8:00

Friday, June 6th - No Practice