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PACIFIC ASSOCIATION

YOUTH COMMITTEE MEETING

Youth Clubs  

September 12, 2008 

Annual PA/USATF Youth Clubs Meeting

 

          1800 H Street, Union City, California 
 

Agenda 

 
 
 
 

Directions to James Logan High School: 

From Oakland take Highway 880 North to Alvarado Niles Road.  Turn left going over the overpass approximately 1 mile to 1800 H Street.  Turn left and park. 

From San Jose take Highway 880 South to Alvarado Niles Road.  Bear to the right and continue for approximately 1 mile to 1800 H Street.  Turn left and park. 

Hello everyone and welcome to the Pacific Association USATF’s annual youth track and field planning meeting.    During this session we will critique our 2008 track and field season, set our 2009 track meet schedule and have a working session to address your thoughts and ideas for the upcoming 2009 season.   

Team Binders:  All teams were presented with a team binder at the beginning of our 2008 season.  Please remember to bring that binder with you to our meeting.  We will have updates to add and/or subtract from your binder.  We also want your input as to the usefulness of the binder as well as any suggestions on how and what improvements can be made to make your binder even more efficient.  As noted last season the purpose for the binder is to help you with questions you might have throughout the year.  So before calling a fellow coach or board member to ask a question, please refer to your binder; you just might find the answer you are looking for.

Background Checks:  2007 was the kickoff year for the background checks requiring actual live scan fingerprinting.  Please let us know if you have new coaches or volunteers who need to be fingerprinted.  We must have a minimum of twenty individuals before we can have a technician come to our meeting on October 11th to do the live scan for us.  Please RSVP to George Paddeck at [email protected] if you need these services.  We will keep track of the number of people who contact him and let you know if live scan service will be available.    If so, we will have live scan service from 1 – 3 p.m. 

Breakout Working Sessions:  Last year our annual meeting took place at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in the Monterey area and was quite successful.  We received such positive feedback that we have decided to implement one section of that conference into our annual meeting from now on.  The first portion of our October 11th meeting will pertain to the usual critique of the past season, scheduling of meets, etc.  The second portion will consist of a participatory breakout session.  This part of the meeting is optional, but we will appreciate everyone’s participation.  The more we communicate our ideas and concerns to each other, the better our organization becomes.  We request that you come to the meeting with the ideas that you want this organization to focus on.  We’ll vote on the top 2-4 areas and then breakout into small workgroups to begin working through the areas of opportunity.   If you have any suggestions do not hesitate to contact us and let us know that as well.  We will definitely take all suggestions and comments into consideration for this years’ discussions.  For further information please contact Maura Kent as soon as possible at pa.youth_communicationschair@yahoo.com. 

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For your convenience team registration forms will be available. You can register your team and your athletes for the upcoming season beginning November 1st.   

Please remember to renew your team registration before May 1, 2009 to avoid the $100.00 late registration fee.  If you miss the deadline your renewal fee of $75.00 will become $175.00.   

This year PA/USATF is hosting three championship meets:  the Pacific Association Championships (PAC), Junior Olympic (JO) Championships and the Sub-Bantam Championships.  As a group, we (PA/USATF youth club teams) are responsible for the operations of these three meets.    

Profits from the three championship meets will be distributed on the basis of work performed by any and all PA/USATF registered teams.  The dates for these three meets are as follows: 
 

June 13-14 Sat-Sun Pacific Association Championships (PAC) TBD

(Sacramento area)
June 20 Saturday Sub-Bantam Championships Granada High School

Livermore
June 26-28 Fri-Sun Junior Olympic Championships (JO) Granada High School Livermore
 

 

Please e-mail Debra Harvey with your individual or team’s desired volunteer position(s) [email protected].  The volunteer positions are listed below.  If you can think of a needed position that is not on this list, please let us know and it will be added.   

Registration, Announcer, Starter, Clerk of the Course, Finish Line, Weights and Measures, Set Up, Membership, Community Service, Bathrooms, Clean Up, Umpire, Runners, Hurdle Crew, Starting Block Crew, Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, Mini Javelin, Pole Vault, Security 

Joanne Slaton-Camargo

Youth Chair Pacific Association

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