Track & Field Meet

California Athletics for Home Schools will host a track & field meet at Calvin Christian School in Escondido on Saturday, May 15, 2010.  The meet will start at 12:00 AM, and should finish by 3:00 PM.  The younger athletes (Bantam) will be finished earlier (usually in about 2 hours).  Children from ages 5 to 18 are welcome to compete, and no experience or training is needed.  It will be a friendly environment to learn how a meet is conducted.  It is open to students who are home schooled, in private school, charter schools, or public school.  The only restriction is that high school students competing on a CIF team must compete "unattached", not wearing their school uniform.  So anyone can compete!  Please free to register and compete, regardless of your school background.

Please plan to arrive by 11:30 to warm up and get your briefing from Coach Nash at 10:50, with the first events starting at 12:00 sharp.  Events will be announced at the meet as they are ready to begin.  You only need register for your age division.  You will choose your events at the meet.

The following events will be conducted by age group:

Bantam: Age 8 & under on Sept 1, 2009 (beginning of this school year)

100, Long Jump, and Mini-Javelin.  All athletes in this age group will compete in all 3 of these events, and only in these events.

Elementary: Age 11 & under on Sept 1, 2009 (beginning of this school year):

100, 400, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put (6 lb), Mini-Javelin (300 gram).  You may choose up to 3 events from this list at the meet, the day of the meet.

Junior Varsity (JV): Age 14 & under on Sept 1, 2009 (beginning of this school year):

100, 400, 1500, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Javelin (600 gram Olympic javelin for girls and boys 7th & 8th grade, 800 gram for boys 9th grade).  You may compete in up to 4 of these events.  Choose them the day of the meet.

Varsity: Age 18 & under on Sept 1, 2009 (beginning of this school year):

100, 400, 1500, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Javelin (600 gram Olympic javelin for girls, 800 gram Olympic javelin for boys)  You may compete in up to 4 of these events.  Choose them the day of the meet.

Location: The meet will be held at the track at Calvin Christian School Escondido.  The school address is 2000 N Broadway, Escondido, CA.  Please do a map-quest on this address to get the best directions from your home.  When you arrive, please park at the parking lot across the street from the high school, walk to the right as you face the high school, and enter the track from the right side of the high school.  As you enter, look for the registration table to pay your entry fee of $10.  No athlete may compete without paying the entry fee in advance.  Please bring exact cash for your entry fee - this will help us to expedite the check in process.

Times: The meet start time will be 12:00 noon for Saturday, May 15.

Cost: It will be a $10 entry fee per athlete, regardless of how many events they compete in.  Athletes are limited to 3 events for Bantam and Elementary athletes, and 4 events for Jr. High and Varsity.  Please pay in cash (have exact change) when you arrive.  Be prepared to check in at your event when it is called on the bullhorn.

Awards: Medals will be awarded to the top 3 place finishers in each event, gold, silver, and bronze.  Some events may be run together if there is less than a full field, but will be awarded separately.

Registration: Go to the home page of this website and click on REGISTER.  Fill out your information, and select your age group and division from the drop down list.  you will select your events at the meet.

Directions: Take your freeways to the intersection of I-15 and Hwy 78 in Escondido, go East on 78 to the first stoplight, turn left (north) on Broadway, drive about 1 mile, Calvin will be on your right side just after passing Escondido High School.  Turn right in front of the school, park in the lot on your right or on the street, the track is behind the high school.  Address: 2000 N Broadway, Escondido.

When you arrive, go to the check in table to pay your $10 entry fee and get your sticker that has your events and name.  You cannot compete without that sticker - it shows that you have paid.

You may wear spikes for the meet.  If you are on the jumping surfaces, 1/4" is the max.  The track is a dirt track, so you may wear 1/2" spikes on the track, but make sure you do not wear these on the runways for the jumps.  If you will do both running and jumping events, you should wear 1/4" spikes for both.  Shot and Discus are concrete circles, and the Javelin will be contested in the grass, so you may wear spikes or cleats for the javelin.

To register for the track meet go to the home page and click on REGISTER.  Bring with you the $10 entry fee for the meet, (exact cash please), and choose your events as the meet starts.  See you at the track!