For the first time in nearly 3 years, our Tigres get to compete in an OFFICIAL MEET! Nearly half of our athletes last truly competed as 10u Bantams! I can’t wait to see what they can do out there…
A few words before I get into details. We have no idea on how the meet will run. Individual events have no starting time after the official 4 PM start – they are run in order and the start times will depend on the completion of the prior event. Be ready for hours and hours of cheering and fun! Temps are anticipated to drop into the low 50s as the night progresses. Bring blankets and jackets for those of you in the stands. Sweats and maybe jackets for the athletes on the field. The meet clashes with dinnertime, but only water on the field – have your athlete eat lightly (off the field) until after their events. YuckBuckets are usually provided at the finish line, but…
www.venturatigres.org splash page has pertinent details but here is some additional info:
****The 3200 is the first track event, starting promptly at 4. SHOTPUT, LONG JUMP, and HIGH JUMP could start at 4, too. Those athletes need to arrive @3:15 to get their bibs, warm up etc.
****HURDLES and 4×100, must arrive @ 4:00
****I strongly recommend all other athletes to arrive no later than 4:30 to help cheer on their teammates! As a veteran Tigres parent, I know that 90% of this experience for the gang is being on the field, wearing the uniform, cheering, and being cheered for!
****Relay teams are not guaranteed 🙁 I will do my best to get everyone that signed up onto the track, but we need multiples of 4 for that to happen- the assistant coaches and I will scrape and scramble. That said, if your athlete signed up, please be sure to get to the track on time!
First of at 7+ starts tomorrow! Our TIGRES will ROAR!
-(Coach) Spencer