The purposes of the Developmental Track Meets for the 2012 Summer Series are:
1. Encourage participation in Track & Field in a fun environment
2. Help develop the running community in NE Arkansas
3. Teach the fundamentals of Track & Field
4. Develop in each runner a desire to measure success on self-improvement.
The Developmental Series will focus on participation. Each meet will have a theme and participants will be awarded a point for each event in which they participate. At the end of the series, runners will receive awards based upon points received in the series. (More information about the points will be available at a later date).
For the 2012 summer series, only Standing Long Jump, and Soft-Ball throw will be contested as field events (There will not be PV, HJ, LJ, TJ, SP, DT). No Hurdles will be contested either. We will look to add more events next summer. These meets are designed for youth ages 5-18.
We will be using timing from AgeeRaceTiming.com. This cutting edge timing program will help our meets run smoothly, and provide results within seconds!
Events are $2.00 each or $5.00 for 3 events. (Relays are free for those who participate in at least one open event.)
This week we will be the Popsicle Meet. At the conclusion of the meet all runners will receive a Popsicle.
Schedule:
5:30 Registration begins (to register in advance, please email me for information jamie.chandler@usatf-ar.org)
6:00 Field Events
6:30 Running events in the order below – or when field events have concluded.
Events:
50 Meter dash
400 Meter dash
20 Meter Tiny Tot (ages 3-4) - Free
100 Meter dash
4X50 Meter Shuttle Relay
1500 Meter
Swedish Relay (100 Meter, 200 Meter, 300 Meter, 400 Meter)
Please forward this to anyone who might want to join the fun!
Contact Jamie Chandler (970-313-7166) with questions.
***Since December the roads have been rearranged. You can only access the track off of the new bridge north of Matthews and Washington