Hi Youth and Intermediate Families,

We had a fantastic meet today! We have an amazing group of kids, and all the coaches feel lucky to have such an independent and stellar team!

This next week is Spring Break, and we have NO PRACTICE for the week and NO MEET on 4/6. The next practice will be on 4/8. Looking ahead, the 4/10 practice (Wednesday) is canceled due to a home meet at Buena, and our meet on Saturday, 4/13, is at Camarillo High School. I will update all of this later too, but just want you to know what is on the horizon. 

We want our kids to keep up their conditioning for the week, so here are our suggestions:

Distance: There should be 3 running workouts next week, and we would love for them to get some hill work on one of the days if possible.

3-minute jog to warm up

Dynamics

25-35 minute run

Strength and Core

Sprints: There should be 3 running workouts next week, and we would love for them to do their sprints on a track or grass if possible. 

3 minute jog to warm up

Dynamics

5 x 15 second full sprints (2 minute rest between each)

2 x 30 second full sprint (2 minute rest between each)

Strength and Core

If you have any questions, feel free to call or text.

Coach Kristin

805 766-7171

Hi Youth and Intermediate Families,

Some reminders for tomorrow, Saturday, 3/30

• Our meet is at Moorpark High School, and yes, it is rain or shine!

• The 7:45 arrival time is the same, even when we travel to other locations. This time is important for athletes doing the 3200, hurdles, and 4×100. 

• If your athlete will not be there but they have signed up for the relays, please let me know ASAP.

• Beyond what your athlete typically packs for themselves, please have them take extra clothes, extra socks (2-3 pairs depending on how many events they are doing), rain gear, and 2 trashbags (1 for wet and 1 for dry). 

• There will be Tigres EZ Ups in the stands, but we are a large team, so if you have one, please bring it. Moorpark has said we will be allowed to set up in the stands. 

Thank you for all of your support!

Kristin

805-766-7171

Hi Youth and Intermediate Families

Your athletes had a wonderful meet yesterday!! Not only was the meet fast, but our athletes were too! They did a great job competing with the Oxnard Stars! 

We are now in Week #8 of our season (how is that even possible??) and we are finally on the road and traveling for our meets. We are at Moorpark High School this Saturday. March 30th. The arrival time of 7:45 is incredibly important for athletes doing the 3200, hurdles, and 4×100 The early time allows us to warm them up properly; both the 3200 and hurdles need a long warm-up, and the team bonding time before the 4×100 is important. 

I am not at practice on Thursday, so athletes will need to sign up this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. If they are not at practice, please feel free to text me their events. 

As always, reach out with any questions. 

Kristin

805 766-7171

Hi Youth and Intermediate Families 🙂

• Your athletes had a fantastic meet yesterday!! There were lots of smiles, lots of PRs, and lots of cheering for each other! They are such a fun group to coach!!

• Due to a Buena Home meet, there is NO practice on Wednesday (3/20), so athletes should sign up for their events on Monday. If they will not be at practice on Monday, please text me their events.

• The arrival time of 7:45 is incredibly important for athletes doing the 3200, hurdles, and 4×100! The early time allows us to warm them up properly; the 3200 and hurdles need a long warm-up, and the team bonding time before the 4×100 is essential.

• This week is our final home meet for the season. For parent volunteers, this will be your fourth of four meet obligations. Please know that you must fulfill all four shifts to earn priority registration for next season. We want all of our athletes to be able to earn that priority status to ensure their spot on the team. If you have questions about volunteering, please get in touch with Jeremy Patelzick at tigres.ventura@gmail.com

As always, reach out with any questions.

Kristin

805 766-7171

Hi Youth and Intermediate Families,

We had such a great meet on Saturday! It was a BIG meet, and we are grateful not only for our amazing athletes who diligently listen for their events and warm themselves up, but also for all of you – the parent volunteers that help our meets run so smoothly! The results should be posted on the website soon 🙂

A quick request for relays: If your athlete signed up for the relay (especially the 4×100) and is not going to attend the meet, please text me as soon as you know. The 4×100 relay is early, and it is a scramble to fill their spot without notice, which creates stress for the other three athletes when their team is in limbo. 

If your athlete is focused on the relay, high jump, long jump, or shot put, we encourage them to come to the smaller specialty practices to practice their skills. Especially for those who are passionate about the relay, we will be taking into consideration those who attend these practices when creating the teams. Please refer to the practice schedule on the Tigres website: https://www.venturatigres.org/practice/. This Tuesday has a slight modification, and specialties will end at 5:45.

For Meet #2, we are hosting again! We rarely have so many meets in a row, but this week will be the third out of four meet obligations.  If you have any questions about volunteering, please contact Jeremy Patelzick tigres.ventura@gmail.com

Arrival Time for Saturday is 7:45 am.

Please reach out with any questions,

Kristin 

youth@venturatigres.org

805 766-7171

Hello Families,

I wanted to inform you that due to the weather forecast for this afternoon, we will be having a shortened practice that will end at 5:30 pm. In case your athlete is unable to attend practice and has not signed up for their events yet, please send me an email today with their choices for Saturday. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Best regards,

Kristin

youth@venturatigres.org

Although our practice meet was designed to train the volunteers, your Youth and Intermediate coaches were so impressed with all of our athletes! They are SO much fun to watch!!

Please know that for the regular season, there will be more time between events, which will make for smoother and longer transitions and more rested athletes. We appreciate all of your support as we worked out the kinks. 

Our athletes have many more options for the home meet this Saturday with the Heritage Valley Blazers. 

The order of running events is:

3200 

Hurdles (they must be cleared by a coach on Tuesday to compete)

4×100

1600

400

100

800

200

4×400 (free event – NOT counting towards their total)

Field events will include:

Long Jump

High Jump (they must be cleared by a coach on Tuesday or Thursday to compete)

Shot Put (they must be cleared by a coach on Tuesday o fThursday to compete)

The total event total is 4 (the 4×400 does NOT count), three of which can be running. If an athlete exceeds their event total, they will be disqualified for all their events for that meet. We will monitor this as best we can, but ultimately, the athletes themselves need to be aware of their events.

If they have an event or skill they are serious about improving upon (i.e., relay, speed development/starts, long jump, shot put, high jump, strength) they should try to attend a specialty day or two that focuses on that skill. 

Information for March 9th:

Arrival time: 7:45 sharp on the field

Start time: 8:30 

Sign-ups will be on the clipboards starting Monday. If they are not going to attend the meet, please have them draw a line through their name.

Starting with our first official meet next week, their events for the gold and platinum batons will begin to count. 

Thanks again for all of your support!

Kristin

805 766-7171

Hi Youth/Intermediate Families,

Some last-minute reminders regarding tomorrow:

• Please arrive at 7:45 (ESPECIALLY if your athlete is doing hurdles)
• Your athlete will need their uniform, black shorts, sweats (labeled), running shoes, spikes (if they use them), water, snacks, and rain gear.
• No food or drinks (other than water) are allowed on the field
• PLEASE label EVERYTHING

If you have not been able to pick up your uniform, they will be ready tomorrow from 7:30 to 7:45 ONLY. This window is small, so please be prompt. 

As this is our first meet, please be patient as we work out the kinks and everyone learns their role. I told the kids all week the purpose of this meet is to train their parents, LOL! 

All of the Y/I coaches are really looking forward to seeing our athletes out on the track in their orange and black!

We cannot wait for tomorrow!!

Coach Kristin

805 766-7171

We are so excited for Saturday’s practice meet, where our athletes can finally compete (even if it is against only Tigres).   The team has been working hard in practice, and Saturday is the first chance to see the payoff!

A few quick logistical things:

• Please have athletes meet at 7:45 sharp in our typiucal meeting place on the field. Please do your best to be on time, as we will be covering important info for the athletes.
• Please be sure they wear their uniform and bring additional warm clothes. If you have not had a chance to pick up a uniform, they will be available Saturday morning at 7:30.  However, there will be a very small window on Saturday morning, so please do your best to be on time.
• Please bring sunscreen (maybe wishful thinking?) and water.  There is NO food or drinks (other than water) allowed on the field.

For parents and athletes, the purpose of this meet is to “practice” for our regular season meets.  Athletes will get some exposure to listening for event calls, warming up for events, and the staging process.  One of the goals of the Y&I team is to prepare our athletes for high school.  While the younger ages heavily rely on their coaches and parents on meet days, we expect our athletes to manage themselves and rely on their teammates much more.  We expect the veteran Tigres to show leadership and help the new Tigres athletes navigate meet day activities (of course we coaches will be there to lean on as well).  Many of the new Tigres might feel a bit nervous about not having competed in a track meet – it’s OK.  After Saturday, they’ll be experts!

For parents, this meet is to train our volunteers in their positions so the meet runs smoothly when we host another team.  Things will NOT run smoothly, and there will be delays and possibly a lot of standing around, feeling unneeded.  Please be patient!  Once we have a real meet, we’ll look like a finely tuned machine (fingers crossed).

The events our Youth/Intermediate team will be allowed to compete in are a subset of a typical meet.   Our athlete’s options for this meet are:

• Hurdles
• 1600
• 400
• 200
• 4×400
• High Jump
• Shot Put

Please note that due to their safety, athletes must be cleared before they are allowed to participate in the Hurdles and High Jump.  Please ask if you would like to understand the clearing process, but this happens at a specialty practice when those events are offered.

For the practice meet, athletes are able to compete in 2 running events and 1 field event.  They aren’t required to do the maximum, but they cannot do more than 2 running events and 1 field event. The exception to this is the 4×400, which is always free. 

A major area of focus for our team is sportsmanship.  We are asking our athletes to really work on congratulating competitors by shaking hands after races, saying thank you to volunteers, being helpful teammates, etc.  Please watch for your athletes showing sportsmanship and reinforce this at home.

We can’t wait to get our season started on Saturday!!!

If you have any questions, please email youth@venturatigres.org or call/text 805-766-7171

Coach Kristin

Hi Youth and Intermediate Families,

Due to the holiday, we do not have official Tigres practice on Monday the 19th. Hill training is great for building strength, so we are suggesting the following for your athletes: 

Distance:

3-minute easy run

Warm-up drills

20-25 minute run on the trails in Arroyo 

Cooldown

Stretch and mobility at home

Sprints:

3-minute easy run

Warm-up drills

10 x 8-10 second hill sprints on the grass (walk down the hill), 20 seconds rest between each

Cooldown

Stretch and mobility at home

If you have questions, please let me know.

If your athlete did not turn in their code of conduct and goals to me this week, they can bring it to the track on Wednesday during our team practice or during Specialties on Tuesday or Thursday. 

Please reach out with any questions, and have a great weekend!

Coach Kristin

youth@venturatigres.org