Winter Track 2011 - 2012

Our second Winter (or Indoor) Track & Field season will run from December 2011 to February 2012.  Our Club is open to 7 - 12 grade students currently enrolled at North Warren Regional.  Last year's HS Girls and HS Boys teams placed 2nd at the UAGTCA Indoor Championships held at Lehigh University.  One team member, Ryan Walker, went on to win the USA Track & Field National Youth Indoor Shot Put Championship.

Winter Track includes sprinting, running, hurdles, jumping and throwing events.  Sprinting/running events may include 55M, 200M, 400M, 800M, 1600M and 3200M individual races (for comparison, a 3200M race is approximately 2 miles) and relays (4 team members running, for example, either 200M or 400M each).  Hurdles are usually run at the shorter distances.  Jumping events can include Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump.  An example of a throwing event is Shot Put. 

We will offer training and competition in the above events based on interest and  availability of equipment/facilities and coaching. 

Some of these events (particularly hurdles, jumps and throws) require special equipment for training and competition.  If you know of an individual or business willing to donate track equipment to our program or if you know of an existing program which may have used equipment they would be willing to lend or donate, please Contact Us.

Most practices will be held at NWR after school.  Coaches will communicate the practice schedule to our Club members with as much advance notice as possible.  Please note we will be training outdoors, weather permitting.  Athletes should have clothing appropriate for the conditions, such as running sneakers, sweat pants/running tights, jacket/sweat shirt, hat and gloves.  Lighter layers which athletes can add or remove are usually better than one heavy layer of clothing.  We will also be practicing inside the school.  Obviously, lighter clothing (shorts/t-shirts) will be more appropriate for this type of training.  Our Club Coaches will provide athletes will additional information and guidance during the season.

Our goal is to attend four or more competitive meets.  A combination of athlete interest, ability and Coach recommendations will help determine which events our athletes will compete in.  Athletes will usually compete in 1 to 3 events during a competition.  Meets are usually held at local colleges/arenas such as ESU, Lehigh University and FDU.  Please visit our Meets page for more information.

We would like to thank the NWR Board of Education, Administration and Athletic Department for their support.  In particular, the Club thanks our Volunteer Advisors/Coaches.  We look forward to a fun and exciting second Winter Track season and to building the program for future student/athletes to enjoy!