Track and Field For Life




2013 Waterloo Track & Field Club Triads

THREE DIFFERENT TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS HELD MONTHLY FOR INSTRUCTION AND SCORING FOR FIVE MONTHS,
AND THEN REPEATED OVER THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS.

FOR: WATERLOO MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS AGES 12 AND UP

DATES AND TIMES: LAST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH THROUGH OCTOBER 2013, 10 AM TIL NOON
JANUARY/JUNE TRIADS - 100 METERS, SHOT PUT, LONG JUMP - CROCKETT HS
FEBRUARY/JULY TRIADS - TRIPLE JUMP, DISCUS, 400 METERS - CROCKETT HS
MARCH/AUGUST TRIADS- 200 METERS, JAVELIN, 800 METERS - CROCKETT HS
APRIL/SEPTEMBER TRIADS - 60 METER HURDLES, POLE VAULT, 1500 METERS - BOWIE HS
MAY/OCTOBER TRIADS - 300 METER HURDLES, HIGHJUMP, 5000 METERS - BOWIE HS
WHERE: CROCKETT OR BOWIE HIGH SCHOOL TRACKS

DETAILS: AN OPPURTUNITY TO RECEIVE COACHING ON EACH OF THE EVENTS AND THEN PERFORM FOR EVENT SCORE FOR GENDER AND AGE GROUP CATEGORY. SCORING PER EVENT WILL BE THE PERCENT OF THE WORLD STANDARD FOR GENDER AGE GROUP CATEGORY. THE GOAL IS TO GET A SCORED MARK IN EACH OF THE 15 EVENTS, NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OR TWO EVENTS.

COST/REGISTER: NO PARTICIPATION FEE. SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS UP T0 $5 WILL BE ACCEPTED BUT NOT REQUIRED. JUST SHOW UP AND DO IT!

OBJECTIVES OF TRIADS
  • PROMOTE TRACK AND FIELD PARTICIPATION AS A LIFETIME PURSUIT
  • PROMOTE T & F EVENTS AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEASUREMENTS OF PHYSICAL COMPETENCE AND FITNESS
  • PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE CROSS GENERATIONAL APPRECIATION, TOLERANCE & UNDERSTANDING.
  • PROVIDE MEASUREMENTS OF THE AGING CURVE FOR *EACH PARTICIPANT AND THEIR PROGRESSION IN RELATION TO IT.
  • PROVIDE GOOD PROGRESSIONAL INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING INFORMATION.
  • COLLECT, CLASSIFY, RECORD AND PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE PERFORMANCES.
  • PROVIDE A NETWORK FORUM FOR OTHER CLUBS AND ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATION.

Results from 2012       -       Photos from the 9/30/2012 Triad