Track & Field Class

In the spring of 2011 Todd will teach a series of track & field classes in 16 sites in southern California, and a 1 week track & field clinic in 8 sites in Northern California in the Bay area and Sacramento for children ages 5 - 18.  The 1 week clinic in Northern California will be described on the N Cal Sports page.  For Southern California, see the class list below for the days and times in your area.  The class will teach students a different event each week for the 8 week series.  Students will learn the long jump, high jump, javelin, shot put, discus throw, sprinting technique, hurdling, and run relays.  It is a great class for students of all ages to learn all of the events in track & field and see what they enjoy and are good at. 

Each class will finish with some strength or conditioning work for the last few minutes.  This work will not by any means get your child into great physical shape by itself, but it will show them what they can do at home to work on strength and conditioning.  For your better athletes, it will not be difficult for them physically, but it will challenge the less conditioned students.  Homework each week will be strength or conditioning drills taught at the end of each class along with practicing the skills worked on in class that week.

Cost:  The fee for the class will be $90 per student ($95 for charter school PO).  There are no discounts for multiple siblings.  The fee must be paid prior to the start of the class.  If you have a charter school paying for the class, you will not be required to pay a deposit if the charter school PO is in Todd's possession before the start of the class.  If not, you will need to give a deposit check for $90 per student which will be deposited into the bank until the class is complete and the charter school pays for the class. 

Requirements:  Wear tennis shoes, athletic shorts or sweatpants, and a T-shirt.   Bring water.  OPEN TOED SHOES ARE NOT ALLOWED!  This can easily cause a broken toe!

SHOES:  Parents, please do not bring your kids to classes with Sandals, slip on shoes, or barefoot.  Without proper shoes, children may be forced to sit out the class.  Many of the activities in class could injure your child's foot without adequate support and protection.  Lace up tennis shoes that are tied tightly (not baggy, untied, and loose) are the only proper footwear.  Slip on shoes are not good - they fly off when exerting minimal effort in sports, and force the athlete to develop BAD HABITS of pushing the toes down into the shoe to hold it on.  Help your child excel, and do not get them slip on shoes for sports!  Sandals are never appropriate for sports - they do not provide support or protection.  A baseball or softball hitting the open, exposed toes of a student in sandals would likely break their toes.  Please bring them to class in LACE UP SHOES TIED SECURELY.

To sign up, go to the registration page linked to the home page.  THIS IS NOT AN INTEREST LIST!  If you register, you are expected to pay and attend the class!  Classes are planned, schedules set, and money is spent based on registration numbers, so do not register unless you will be paying for and attending the class.  Also make sure you read the cancellation policy on the CONDUCT AND POLICIES page, and read the same page to understand the behavior expectations for your child.  You may contact Todd Nash at California Athletics with questions, but please register through the website.   

Schedule:  Starting the week of April 4, 2011.  The schedule will be broken through the spring based on Coach Nash's travel.   See below for details.

Mondays:

9:00-10:00         Glendale

10:45-11:45       Pomona

12:15-1:15         Arcadia

Tuesdays:

8:45-9:45          La Mesa

10:30-11:30       Carlsbad

12:15-1:15         Rancho Penasquitos

1:45-2:45           Escondido 

Wednesdays: 

9:30-10:30         Riverside

11:15-12:15       Yorba Linda

12:45-1:45         Anaheim/Orange

Thursdays:

9:00-10:00         Mission Viejo

10:45-11:45       Huntington Beach

12:15-1:15         Torrance

Fridays:

12:00-1:00         Costa Mesa: Home School Campus of OC

2:15-3:15           Classical Academy Escondido (check below for last 3 week class times and locations)

We will start the class the week of April 4.  We will meet for 8 consecutive weeks in April and May.  If you read the previous information about missing the first week of May, the air show in Japan is cancelled, so there will be class through the first week of May, for 8 weeks straight from April 4 on.

Todd will also be putting on a home school track & field meet on Friday or Saturday, May 13 or 14 in Escondido that your athletes can compete in.  It will be at a track with officials, medals, and give your students the feel of a real track & field meet.  More info will be published as the spring approaches.  This meet is a separate registration, is optional, and not a part of the class, but gives your kids the opportunity to experience a track & field meet if you choose to participate.

LOCATIONS & DIRECTIONS:

These are directions to the Track & Field classes in Southern California held in March - May of 2011.  At each class site, look for me (Todd Nash) in a Blue Chevy Trailblazer.  I'm 6' 4", 220 lbs, wearing a blue t-shirt with a white CAHS logo on it.  I will park and immediately start unloading equipment - send your kids over to help!

Monday 9:00-10:00 Glendale:  Cresenta Valley Park: On mapquest.com see the intersection of Honolulu Ave and New York Ave in Glendale.  Take I-210, exit Pennsylvania Ave in La Cresenta (Glendale), turn south, turn right on Honolulu, turn left on New York at the beginning of the park, park immediately on the right side on the street.  The baseball diamond is just west of the playground on that corner.  Watch for Todd to arrive in a blue Chevy Trailblazer and help unload the gear.  We will meet at the baseball diamond on the east side of the park, just off the intersection of Honolulu and New York and do the class in the open outfield area of the baseball diamond.

For the Long Jump class on Monday, May 9, we will meet at Eagle Rock Park, on the south edge of Glendale.  The park is on p.565, D-5 in the Thomas Guide.  We will meet on Eagle Vista Drive on the north side of the park,.  Meet at the street just east of the gym building.  We will go to the sand at the playground to long jump.

Mapquest the intersection of N Figueroa Street and Eagle Vista Drive in Los Angeles.  It is just off the 134, at the Figueroa exit just west of 210.

Monday 12:15-1:15  Arcadia:  Eisenhower Park.  Thomas Guide p. 567 D-4.  On 2nd Ave just north of Colorado Blvd, meet at the north end of the park in the parking lot by the baseball diamond.  Take I-210 toward Monrovia.  From the west, exit Santa Anita, turn right, then left on Colorado, then left on 2nd.  The park is on the left.  From the east, exit Huntington Dr, turn West on Huntington Dr, then right on 2nd.  the park is on the left after crossing Colorado.  Meet at the parking lot on the far end of the park.

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Tuesday 8:45-9:45 La Mesa: Princess Del Cerro Park.  Thomas Guide p. 1250, C-6.  Mapquest Wenrich Dr & Snowbond St in San Diego.  This is a beautiful new park with the nicest playground I have seen in a long time!  Take I-8 to College North, do a U-Turn at the light at Lance/Camino Rico, then when you are going south on College make your first right turn on Eldergarderns St, then your second left on Wenrich St, the park is on your left after 1 block.  Please leave some street parking clear right next to the ramp leading up to the basketball court so I can get the basket up there easily!  This is a beautiful park with a great playground for your younger kids, and lots of shade and picnic tables for you and your older kids to do school or have a nice picnic lunch after class!

We will meet the week of May 10 for the long jump at Harry Griffin Park.  Address:

9550 Milden Street - (adjacent to Grossmont High School)
La Mesa, CA 91942

Meet at the playground just inside the entrance on the left.

Tuesday 10:30-11:30 Carlsbad: Poinsettia Park, Carlsbad.  6600 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad.  When entering the park from Hidden Valley Road, turn right inside the entrance and follow this road to park at the top of the soccer field.  Meet there at the top of the soccer field.  We may use different areas of the park from week to week, but we will meet at the top of the stairs above the soccer field each week. If you end of by baseball fields you went to the wrong side of the park.

Tuesday 12:15-1:15 Rancho Penasquitos: Views West Community Park: Thomas Guide p. 1189, F-5.  Take I-15 to the Rancho Penasquitos/Poway Rd exit, go west to Rancho Penasquitos Blvd, at the top of the hill, turn left on Calle De Las Rosas, at the top of the hill, turn right on La Tortola, park is on the right at the bottom of the hill.  Meet at the lower baseball field.

Tuesday, 1:45-2:45 Escondido:  Meet at Calvin Christian School in Escondido, 2000 N Broadway.  Park on the street or across the street and meet at the gate to the right side of the gym and we will walk back to the track together.

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Wednesday 9:30-10:30, Riverside:   Don Lorenzi Sports Complex. Thomas Guide p. 714, J-4.  At the intersection of Jackson St and California Ave in Riverside.  Take 91 to Van Buren North, turn right on California, the park will be on your left just before Jackson.  Meet in the parking lot on the North side of the park on the street.   

Wednesday 11:15-12:15, Yorba Linda:   East Side Community Park, Thomas Guide p. 741, A-5.  Take 91 to Weir Canyon Rd North, right on New River, left on Esperanza, immediate left on Eastside Circle, the park is at the top of the hill.

Wednesday 12:45-1:45 Anaheim/Orange:  Hart Park, 701 Glassell Street, Orange.  Take 55 to 22 West, exit the first exit at Grand/Glassell, turn right off the freeway and immediately right into the park.  Park along the right side about 100 yards down, before the baseball field, and meet on the right side of the parking lot in the area of the softball fields.

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Thursday 9:00-10:00 Mission Viejo:  Cousteau Park:  Take I-5 to Alicia Pkwy West, after about 100 meters, turn left at a light on Cousteau, the park is immediately on the right.  Parking is on the street.  We will meet in the grass just south of the basketball court.

Thursday 10:45-11:45, Huntington Beach:  Greer Park, Thomas Guide p. 827, G-4.  Take I-405 to Golden West St south, turn right on McFadden and immediately right into the parking lot.  Meet at the outfield for the baseball field, next to the parking lot. 

Thursday 12:15-1:15, Torrance:  McMaster Park, Thomas Guide p. 763, E-1, I-405 to Artesia East, right on Yukon at the library, immediate right behind library into lot. 

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Friday 12:00-1:00 Costa Mesa:  Meeting at the Home School Campus of Orange County in Costa Mesa.

2987 Mesa Verde Drive East
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-3698

We will do 8 of the classes at the HS Campus class site and we will have to go to a close by park for 1 class. 

For our Long Jump day we will go to Tanager Park on Hummingbird Drive, just north of Tanager Drive.

Friday 2:15-3:15 Classical Academy Escondido: At the classical Academy site on Bear Valley Parkway in the field behind the school.  For the last 3 weeks of the class we will meet at different times and locations to facilitate conflicts with locations and events we will be learning.  These 3 weeks will meet as follows:

Friday, May 13: Meet 2:15-3:15 at Calvin Christian School, 2000 N Broadway, Escondido.  See the directions above for Escondido.

Friday, May 20: Meet 9:00-10:00 at Classical Academy to avoid the water park field trip time conflict.

Friday, May 27: Meet 2:15-3:15 at Calvin Christian School, Escondido to avoid the field conflict at Classical Academy.
 

If you are with a charter school school which will pay for your class, contact your ES, EF, consultant, or teacher and have a purchase order or voucher issued for the class.  It is the parent's responsibility to ensure this is done.  California Athletics cannot pursue individual purchase orders with charter schools - they do not allow me to request purchase orders.  Without a check or Purchase Order in hand no student may start the class.  If no purchase order is received from the charter school, the deposit check will be used to pay the fee for the class.  Your deposit check will be deposited into the bank, and you will be refunded when your charter school pays CAHS after the class is complete.

Registrations are available NOW on this website!  Go to the home page and click on REGISTER.

HOMEWORK:

Here is your homework/workout for the Track & Field Class participants.  Do this workout 3 times each week - every other day.  You can do the running work every day if you like.  The strength work should be done every other day.

Running/Warm up:

Jog 1-2 minutes, increase this over time to as much as 5-10 minutes.

Skipping: do each of these drills 2 times for 20-25 meters:

A Skips: Drive the knee high, pull the foot under your seat, keep the toe high.

B Skips: Do the same as "A" and then extend the foot in front of you.

C Skips: Same as "B" and then pull back with the foot.

A Strides: Run slow strides driving the knee high, pull the foot high under you.

B Strides: Same as "A" and reach out with the foot each stride.

Arm drive: stride out and work on a straight arm drive, keeping arms bent 90 degrees.

Upper body strength work.  Do 3 sets of 10 of each of these, increasing the number of reps when it becomes easy.

Push ups: Keep the body straight

Sit ups: Hands behind the head, legs bent 90 degrees, someone holding your feet, touch the head on the ground and bring your head past the knees.

Dips: Legs straight, hands facing forward, fingers hanging off a bench or table, lower the body down and up bending the arms.

Arm curls: use dumbells or water jugs to do arm curls.  10 each arm.

Lower body strength work.  Do 3 sets of 10 of these, and 3 sets of 20 reps on the calf raises.

Squats: arms out in front, bend the legs until thighs are parallel with the ground.  Hold at the bottom for 2 seconds.

Step ups: Step up onto a bench, table or chair left leg 10 times first, then right leg 10 times.

Calf Raises: Hang your heels off a curb or step, lower all the way down, then raise all the way up.  As far as you can go each way each time.  3 sets of 20 of these.