10U and Families!

Wow! We had a great practice! With only1 practice this week, athletes are encouraged to come to speciality practice tomorrow and go for a run over the weekend.

Please keep dressing in layers as we wrap up our Socal winter and eagerly await the time change.

We had a lot of good effort from 10U today on the track! Be sure to keep eating healthy meals as we are burning the calories. Also remember to stay hydrated throughout the day. We handed out the athletes code of conduct and goal sheet, which is a great tool for athletes to use as the think about the upcoming season. These can be turned in next week or the following week to any coach.

Due to the Presidents’ Day Holiday, we will NOT have practice next Monday.
Our next 10U Team Practice will be Wednesday, Feb 22.

Unfortunately, I have to be out of town for work next week(go Navy), but our awesome coaching staff (including Coach Dave!) will be on field to carry the baton.

Thanks for making 10U great!
We LOVE to run!!

-Coach Stephen

10U@venturatigres.org

Hi Families,

I mistakenly told everyone, “See you on Monday!” It’s just so exciting to be on the field running together!

***Unfortunately, due to the VUSD holiday on the 13th, our next team practice is on Wednesday the 15th. There is NO PRACTICE on Monday the 13th.***

The good news is that specialties will start next week! The available options are listed on the Tigres website under practice schedule and also listed below for your convenience. Remember, your athlete can come to both specialty days or none, it depends completely on their schedule and desire to try some of the events (i.e. shot put, long jump, and high jump) that they will not experience during our team workouts.

Thank you to all our 10U athletes for coming out today to kick-off our season.
We saw a lot of good effort and attitudes out there this afternoon.
“We LOVE to run!”

Please encourage your athletes to go for a run or two, especially with no practice on Monday. It’s amazing how our bodies are designed to get stronger when we put in the effort. You can run almost anywhere, and running with family or friends makes it even better!

Please reach out with any questions!

A big thank you to all the assistant coaches for their support…we couldn’t do it with out you.

Coach Stephen
10U@venturatigres.org

Monday – NO PRACTICE NEXT WEEK

Tuesday Choice A Choice B Choice C Choice D
4:30 – 5:15 Hurdles Strength/Plyos High Jump Relay
5:15 – 6:00 Hurdles Strength/Plyos High Jump Relay

Wednesday (practices focused on intensity)
4:30 – 6:00 Team Workout Warrior

Thursday Choice A Choice B Choice C Choice D Distance
4:30 – 5:15 High Jump Long Jump Relay Shot Put Recovery Run
5:15 – 6:00 High Jump Long Jump Speed Development Shot Put

Hello 10U Families!

I’m so excited that tomorrow (Wednesday) is our first 10U practice at 4:30pm!
Don’t forget to bring a water bottle!

Please be a bit patient tomorrow as we all step into a new season with Tigres for 2023!
We will have a little more discussion than normal, as we are all getting to know each other and learn or re-learn our warm-ups and drills.
Don’t forget to bring a water bottle!

But we’ll definitely have time to RUN!
Don’t forget to bring a water bottle!

Tomorrow sunset is at 5:34 pm and temperatures will be in low 60’s and high 50’s during practice. Perfect running weather, but it’s a good idea to have a sweatshirt or light jacket for your athlete to wear.

Your other coaches and I can’t wait to get out there and get running with you all!

Below is some information for the upcoming season.

Goals for the season:
-Safety
-Fun and an appreciation for the benefits of sports and exercise
-Good Sportsmanship
-Developing your athlete’s abilities and helping them to achieve their goals

Questions and information:
The most efficient way to communicate with me is through email on the website. I am also available for questions after practice. I will email regularly, especially once the meets begin in March. You can text me as well.


Practice:
10U will have team practices on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00 at the Buena High School track.
Parents are welcomed and encouraged to stay and watch, but only athletes and coaches are allowed on the field. Please be on time for pickup; a coach must stay with your athlete until you arrive. Until the time change, please try to come a bit early for pick-up as we may be ending practice early.

Athletes will work with specialty coaches on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
There are two 45 minutes sessions. I will normally be there on Tuesdays and for the first session on Thursdays, but this is a great time to work with our AWESOME speciality coaches.

Preparation for practice:
Please have your athlete dressed and ready to go. They will need a bag to carry their belongings:
Sweatshirt and bottoms
Small towel (dish towel size)
Water bottle (NO food/Gatorade on the track – water only)
Spikes (if they choose to use them) – I’m not encouraging these for 10U.
Good Running Shoes

A lot of athletes will have similar gear, which means many have the same water bottles, bags, and sweatshirts. PLEASE label everything!!

Attendance:
We understand that other sports, illnesses, and injuries may conflict with practice. You do not need to email me if your athlete does not attend practice; but I would appreciate knowing if they are injured and if they are not going to attend a meet. Please do not send them to practice if they are injured.

Meets:
10U athletes can participate in all of the events except hurtles:

Field – Long Jump, High Jump, and Shot Put
Relay – 4X100 and 4X400
Distance – 3200, 1600, and 800
Sprints – 100, 200, and 400

10U Athletes can participate in 4 events at each meet with a maximum of 3 running events. The 4X100 counts toward their running event total, but the 4X400 is free 🙂
Some athletes know what events they are interested in, while others are still deciding. We will encourage them to try everything until they decide which events they like the most. Event sign-ups will be on Mondays and Wednesdays by my bag on the field.

Setting up the relay teams for the 4X100 and the 4X400 takes time. Once your athlete selects the relay, they commit to three other team athletes. Relay teams will be created based on times and attendance. Sometimes, we cannot build a full relay team due to numbers, but we will do our best to ensure it is a fair process.

I will send out more information regarding meets as the dates come closer. However, for future planning, the meet schedule on the website is accurate.

We look forward to greeting former and new athletes tomorrow!!

See you soon,
Stephen Isbell 805-822-9341
10U@venturatigres.org

Hello 10U Tigres!

We had a great meet on Saturday and I am so proud of all of the athletes!

Saturday concluded the season for all of our JV athletes; however, we look forward to seeing them all at the end of season picnic on May 15^th to celebrate a great season!

Our varsity athletes will have practice Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week from 4:30-5:30.  The practice is shortened due to the smaller number of athletes.

Below is a list of the 10U athletes that qualified for the Varsity meet this upcoming Saturday, April 30^th at Moorpark:

Brooklyn Moore (4×100)

Kaya Jackson (4×100)

Serenity Perry (4×100, high jump)

Tatum Hathaway (4×100, high jump)

Eva Azer (1600, 400, 4×400)

Maren Kuebler (1600)

Violet DeLeon (100, long jump)

Annabelle Nation (4×400)

Kori DeLeon (4×400)

Allie Swartzentruber (4×400)

Alistair Hood (4×100)

Bronson Mitchell (4×100)

Giankarlo Vega (4×100)

Liam Mitchell (4×100, 400, (4×400)

Hiro Ramos (1600)

Noah Torres (1600, 800)

James Quagliata (1600)

Jonathan Geske (400, 100, long jump)

Jude Stepp (400, 800)

Declan Feeney (4×400, high jump)

Ridhaan Chharlotre (4×400)

Sawyer Conlon (4×400)

Look forward to seeing the varsity athletes at practice tomorrow.

Jim

805-368-6999

Hello 10u families,

Tomorrow is our last meet of the season. We still have several runners who are not signed up for any events. If your child is planning on participating and you have not signed them up yet, please email me tonight.

Also, if your child is running in the 4 x 100, please arrive no later than 8:15 AM. We put the teams together by that time and if your child is not there, they may not get onto a team.

Tomorrow’s meet is the largest of the year. We are expecting over 700 participants and can run longer so please plan accordingly (extra water, food etc.)

Looking forward to a great meet!

See you in the morning,

Jim

I can’t believe we are nearing the end of the season. Most athletes have at least 2 meets left: the first being our last regular meet this Saturday 4/16 and the second being the Conference JV Finals West at Buena on Saturday 4/23. Athletes may have also qualified for the varsity finals which will be held on Saturday, 4/30.

Below is a description of the JV finals and the Varsity finals meets so as to help with any confusion regarding the events.

JV finals: April 23 at Buena High School
The JV finals are open to all athletes. In order to participate in an event in the JV finals the athlete needs to:

1) have participated in that event at least once during the regular season (except for relays, an athlete need not have competed in a relay during the regular season to compete in a relay at conference finals).

2) have NOT qualified for that event in the Varsity Finals. If an athlete qualifies for an event at the Varsity Finals, they can NOT participate in that event at the JV finals.  Also, the same event limit applies at the Varsity Finals (maximum of 4 events, a maximum of 3 running events, and 4×400 is excluded from the total).

Varsity Finals April 30 at Moorpark
The Varsity Finals are for the athletes that run the fastest, jump the farthest and highest and put the shot the furthest. For each event in each age/gender group the top athletes in the conference qualify for the championships. For sprints and field events the top 9 athletes qualify. For the distance events (800, 1600, and 3200) the top 12 athletes qualify. If there is a tie for the last slot they then look at the athletes’ next best mark.
Athletic.net keeps track of the top athletes for the conference.  The link for athletic.net is:
https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Division/Top.aspx?DivID=129725

Each club gets to send 1 relay team per age/gender group for each relay (4×100 and 4×400). A relay team member need not have run on any relay or competed with the other members of any relay prior to the Varsity Finals meet.

There is no event limit at the Varsity Finals; an athlete can compete in all of the events for which they qualify.  If an athlete is unavailable/doesn’t want to participate in the Varsity Finals, the athletes spot will not be filled by the next fastest athlete.

Co-Conference Championships May 14:
Qualification at co-conference is based on the results from the Varsity Finals. For laned events and field events the top 5 athletes from VCYTC and the top 4 SCYTFC qualify. For non-laned running events the top 8 from each conference qualify. If an athlete is not available to participate, they will take the next best athlete.
The location of the co-conference championships is still not certain. It looks like it will be at Rio Mesa High School.

Hope this helps. We have had a great season so far and lets finish strong.

Thank You

Coach Jim

Reminder we have picture day today please have your athletes come in their Uniform to practice!

Happy Friday 10U Tigres families!
We had another great meet last Saturday and we are really looking forward to our first home meet tomorrow at Buena High school. The meet begins at 8:30 am.

If your athlete has not signed up for events its not too late!! Email or text me the events your athlete would like to participate in and I will add them. If necessary, I can even add events tomorrow at the track. Please let me know as soon as possible.

Please have all athletes check in by 8:30 am if they are participating in the 4 x 100 relay, the 1600 meter run or high jump as those are our first events. Although we want all of the athletes that signed up for relays to participate, relay teams are made up of groups of four runners. If we don’t have enough groups of four runners, some athletes may not be able to participate in the relay. We do all we can to encourage additional athletes to join relay teams if we are short of four runners.

If you child has signed up for the 4X400 please have them stay for it. If one person doesn’t stay then the whole relay team cannot compete.

For all other athletes, we suggest arriving no later than 9:00 am to warm up and cheer on our team!
Please have athletes bring water and sunscreen tomorrow. Please remember that water is the only item allowed on the track with the athletes. Snacks and food must be kept with parents in the stands. Also please remember that parents are not permitted on the track at any time.

Thanks to our athletes, assistant coaches, and families, for all their hard work and support so far this season!

Looking forward to tomorrow,

Coach Jim

805-368-6999

Hello 10U Tigres families!

We had another great meet yesterday and we are so proud of the amazing job our 10U athletes did!  We are really looking forward to the home meet at Buena High School this upcoming Saturday, March 26th.

There is NO PRACTICE this Wednesday, March 23^rd as the Buena track is unavailable. The athletes are encouraged to go to Buena Wednesday if they are interested in watching a high school meet. We will have regular team practice tomorrow, Monday, March 21^st and specialty practices on Tuesday March 22nd and Thursday, March 24^th as usual.

I will not be able to attend the practice tomorrow so Coach Dave will have the signup sheet for the upcoming meet on Saturday.  I will be at both Tuesday and Thursday specialty practice this week.  If you are unable to sign up for your events on Monday, feel free to email me (jim@sureteq.com) with your event choices.

Please remember that athletes are only allowed to have a total of 4 events; however, they are allowed to add the 4×400 relay which does not count toward the 4 event total.  In other words, an athlete could have 5 events total if one of the 5 events is the 4×400 relay.  Also, keep in mind that athletes are limited to 3 running events (the 4×100 relay counts as one of the three running events but the 4×400 does not count).  Shot put, long jump and high jump are also offered as events for the athletes.  Shot put and high jump require the specialty coaches of those events to sign off on participation in those events based on attending two previous practice sessions.

Once again, thank you to all of our athletes, assistant coaches, and families, for all their hard work and support with this amazing 10U Tigres season thus far!

Coach Jim

805-368-6999

Happy Friday 10U Tigres families!

We had a great first meet last Saturday and we are really looking forward to the meet tomorrow at Moorpark High school at 4500 Tierra Rejada Road in Moorpark.  The meet begins at 8:30 am.

Please have all athletes check in by 8:30 if they are participating in the 4 x 100 relay, the 1600 meter run or high jump as those are our first events. Although we want all of the athletes that signed up for relays to participate, relay teams are made up of groups of four runners.  If we don’t have enough groups of four runners, some athletes may not be able to participate in the relay.  We do all we can to encourage additional athletes to join relay teams if we are short of four runners.

For all other athletes, we suggest arriving no later than 9:00 am to warm up and cheer on our team!

Please have athletes bring water and sunscreen tomorrow as it should be sunny.  Please remember that water is the only item allowed on the track with the athletes.  Snacks and food must be kept with parents in the stands.  Also please remember that parents are not permitted on the track at any time.

Thanks to our athletes, assistant coaches, and families, for all their hard work and support with this amazing 10U team!

Looking forward to tomorrow,

Coach Jim