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USATF So Cal Youth XC Camp Scholarship

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The Youth Committee of USATF Southern California is granting a “USATF Youth Cross Country Camp” Scholarship to a current youth member within the Southern California Association who is involved in the sport of distance running. The grant will cover the admission cost of the camp, plus airfare for the athlete. The gender of the scholarship recipient will alternate from Female to Male respectively.  In 2018 a male recipient was chosen, therefore in 2019 the recipient will be female. Applicants must be age 13-18 at the time of the camp and must have parental consent.

The USATF Youth Cross Country Camp will be held at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Camp dates will be from July 1st – July 4th, 2019. Applicants must provide proof of membership with age verification, attach a letter of approval/support from a parent or legal guardian, and compose a 300-word essay on how running has positively influenced their life. Please be sure to include current contact phone numbers and email information for the applicant’s parent(s). All applications must be submitted by May 20th, 2019. Applications will be reviewed by the SCA Youth board and a recipient will be chosen by May 24th, 2019 and will be notified.

For more information on the camp itself, please go to:
http://www.usatf.org/Camps.aspx

Please submit your application to:
“USATF Cross Country Camp” Scholarship
[email protected]
(909) 260-6962

2019 USATF So Cal Road Running Grand Prix – Dates Announced

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The USATF So Cal Road Running Championships and Grand Prix offer opportunities for USATF members to compete at the mile, 5K, 8K, 10K, 15K, half-marathon, and marathon distances in some of the best road races and fastest courses in our region. In these events, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in 26 men’s and women’s 5-year age groups receive USATF Championship medals. The overall men’s and women’s winners also receive a handsome plaque.

2019 USATF So Cal Grand Prix Rules

No additional entry fee is required to participate in the So Cal Road Running Championships Series. USATF members will have their results automatically included in the Grand Prix. If members do not see their results on the Grand Prix website, they can manually submit their finishing time to the Grand Prix organizer. Prize money is provided by the race organizers only and is available to all runners in the race – with or without USATF membership. This is the only prize money – there are no matching funds or additional cash prizes.

2019 USATF So Cal Grand Prix Schedule

Contacts

USATF So Cal Is Looking for New Officials

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COME JOIN US & BECOME A CERTIFIED OFFICIAL!

Enjoy the experience of seeing track and field “up close and personal” from the best seat in the house by becoming a Certified USA Track & Field Official. We officiate at all levels of meets to include youth, masters, NCAA Division I, USATF National Championships and at the Olympic Team Trials. It is fun, challenging, very rewarding and a great way to supplement your income involved in a sport that you love. No prior experience is required!

We have scheduled 5 officials’ hands-on, training clinics during December thru March that will teach you the fundamentals and skills of officiating. All paperwork is taken care of at the clinics. We have designated officials that can answer any of your questions. All you have to do is send a brief email with your contact information including your phone number to Duke Fuller, Vice Chair of Certification, [email protected].

Also, please visit our webpage for some great resources on officiating. There you will find our officials at work and information on the process to become certified.

We look forward to hearing from you and hopefully you will join our team of officials in time for the 2019 season! We need YOU!


2019 USATF Youth Programs Information

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January – March 2019
Stay up to date on all USATF youth information by visiting www.usatf.org/youth

2019 USATF Hershey Youth National Indoor Championships
March 15 th -17 th
Location- Ocean Breeze Sports Complex
Staten Island, NY
Registration information- www.athletic.net
Registration Deadline- March 11 th , 2019
2019 USATF Cross Country Camp
July 1-4, 2019
Location- USOC Training Center
Colorado Springs, CO
Registration- TBA
2019 USATF Hershey RunJumpThrow
USATF Hershey RunJumpThrow program will host a RJT Experience during the Toyota Indoor
Championships in Staten Island, NY. The event will take place Wednesday, February 20 th at the
Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex. We will also host a RJT experience in conjunction with the
Texas Relays on March 29 th in Austin, TX. All Associations, Clubs, Schools or other local
Organizations are encouraged to host a RJT in your communities.
2019 Youth Championship Schedule
2019 USATF Hershey Youth National Championships
March 15-17, 2019
Ocean Breeze Sports Complex
Staten Island, NY
2019 Youth Outdoor National Championships
June 25-30, 2019
Durham, NC
2019 National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships
July 22-28, 2019
Sacramento, CA
2019 National Junior Olympic Cross-Country Championships
December 14, 2019
Madison, WI
RFPs
The RFP’s (Bid Documents) for the 2020 Youth Indoor Championships, 2020 Youth Outdoor
Championships and the 2020 National Junior Olympics Track & Field Championships have
been re-issued. The 2020 National Junior Olympics Cross Country Championships have
been awarded to Lexington, Kentucky.
SAFESPORT
Training: If you haven’t already, please take the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s training at
www.safesport.org. If you are new to this site, you will need to register; and input your
USATF membership number when prompted. There are three modules needed for training: Sexual
Misconduct Awareness, Mandatory Reporting, and Emotional and Physical Misconduct (you can
complete these in any order). Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any
questions about completing this training.
Reporting: Athlete safety at USATF is of paramount importance and something that we take
very seriously. As always, please report misconduct relating to bullying, hazing, harassment,
and physical or emotional misconduct to USATF via our online reporting form at
https://usatf.wufoo.com/forms/w14h93hv1rlkop3/. You can also report instances of sexual
misconduct to the U.S. Center for SafeSport via their online reporting form at
https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?SafeSport&layout_id=0.
Disciplinary Records: Please be sure to check the Disciplinary Records Page for any
individuals who a serving a suspension or who are otherwise ineligible from participating with
USATF http://www.usatf.org/About/SafeSport/Disciplinary-Records.aspx. As a reminder, these
individuals should have NO participation in any capacity in any activity or competition authorized
by, organized by, sanctioned by, or under the auspices of USATF or the USOC, the national
governing bodies recognized by the USOC, and/or any Local Affiliated Organizations of a
national governing body recognized by USATF and/or the USOC (including any USATF
associations and clubs).
Coaching Education Standards & Youth Championship Coach Credential Protocol
Effective January 2019 – New Education Standard for USATF Coaches Registry &  Youth
Coach Credentialing Protocol
To further elevate the professional credibility of the USATF Coaches Registry and its
members, USATF has established a new Education Standard for qualification into the
USATF Coaches Registry. The Education Standard provides for a baseline standard of
professional education or coaching accomplishment in the sport of track and field for
coaches seeking admission to the Registry.
By establishing a baseline standard of professional education or coaching experience, the
Education Standard aligns with the best practices for professional certifications in other
fields, within the coaching industry at large, and with licensing protocols of other Olympic
family national governing bodies.
Overview
To be part of the USATF Coaches Registry, an individual must be a USATF
member, undergo a background screen from approved screening agency, have
completed SafeSport compliance requirements and effective January 2019 fulfill
the Education Standard.
This Education Standard is a one-time requirement, subject to any applicable recertification
requirements of the respective course of education. Once a coach has met the Education
Standard, he or she has fulfilled the requirement for as long as the coach is part of the Registry.
Eligibility
In addition to the required SafeSport Compliance requirements above, any person who has
completed one of the approved coaching education courses for track or field or who
qualifies based on career accomplishments as a track and field coach is eligible.
Meeting the Education Standard
There are two different paths to meet the Educational Standard for the Coaches Registry:
Complete a verified educational course, OR achieve a specified coaching accomplishment.
Path 1: Complete a verified course of education. Complete any one of the following courses:

  1.             Level 1 of the USATF CE Professional Pathway of Coach Certification with

course completion on or after January 1, 2013

  1.  Level 2 or 3 of the USATF CE Professional Pathway of Coach Certification
  2.  USATF Cross Country Specialist Course
  3.  Completion of a USATF Event Skill Specialist Clinic (Learn By Doing Clinic)
  4.    NFHS Coaching Track and Field (online) AND any approved sports science

course on USATF Campus (online)

  1.     Technical Basic course of the USTFCCCA Academy or any advanced course

(online or classroom) Certificate of completion for any of the above courses
serves as verification of Education Standard.
Path 2: Accomplish an Education Standard equivalency during one's coaching career,
through a body of work, a career honor, or demonstrated professional coaching career.
Demonstrate any one of the following:

  1.  Member of an international coaching staff selected by USATF over the last 5 Olympic

quadrennials.

  1.       Primary coach of record of a medalist athlete on any one of the "big three" teams

(Olympics, World Champs, Pan-Am Games)

  1.    Elite technical coach of USA National Team athletes over a 10-year period (coach

must list athletes’; names and contact information)

  1.  Hall of Fame Coach for USATF, USTFCCCA or National Scholastic Track Coaches

Association

  1.  National Coach of the Year for USATF or USOC
  2.   USTFCCCA National Head or Assistant Coach of the Year for men's or women's

(NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA) cross country, indoor or outdoor track & field

  1. Employment as a track coach at a scholastic or collegiate institution for a 10-year

period verified by employers’ information.
The USATF National Office staff will provide oversight of all components of the Coaches
Registry. An oversight subcommittee from the Coaches Advisory Committee will review and
evaluate any issue with a coach’s education standard.
Youth Coach Credentials Protocol
In addition to the mandates outlined herein, eligibility to receive a “Coach Credential” at
USATF Youth Championships (Association/Region/National), the following criteria must be
adhered to:
 Coaching Education deadline for National Youth Indoor Meet is February 28 th of each
year.
 Coaching Education deadline for Youth Outdoor Championship and JO
(Association/Region/National) is June 15 th of each year.
 Coach must be listed on the Youth Club profile in addition to the Coaches Registry list.
Background Screening and SafeSport will be verified by listing on Youth Club profile.
 Credential allocation will be as follows:
o 3 credentials per Club (Coach(es) must be listed on the Coaches Registry)
o 1 credential (after initial 3) per 10 athletes for clubs that have 100 or more
athletes registered in that event. (Coach(es) must be listed on the Coaches
Registry).
For more information on the Coaches Education Standards outlined herein, contact
[email protected].
For more information on the additional Youth Coaches Credential protocol contact:
Robin Beamon
317.713.9625
[email protected]

Youth AOY Awards Banquet

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2018 Athlete of the Year Nominations

Youth AOY Awards Banquet

Deadlines

  • AOY Nominations, Team Nominations and Unattached Athletes Nominations: August 22, 2018.
  • All Cross Country Nominations for Club, Team Nominations, and Unattached Athletes Nominations: December 15, 2018.
  • All Banquet ticket requests must be confirmed by December 21, 2018 and all ticket payments due by December 28, 2018.

USATF So Cal Club Cross Country Recap

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USATF National Club Cross Country Championships

December 8, 2018

Spokane, WA

Results: http://www.rtspt.com/events/usatf/clubxc18/


Following their success at in the USATF So Cal Cross Country Grand Prix series, Southern California Association athletes went to Spokane, Washington to compete in the USATF Club Cross Country Championships.

Masters Women

The Janes Elite Racing delivered a 1-2 punch in the W50 division with Kirsten Leetch and Tania Fischer taking top honors while finishing 20th and 23rd respectively in the overall masters women’s 6K race. Backed by Shannon Teslow, Kathleen Cushing-Murray and Mary Lynch, the Janes swept the W50 Masters Team title with a perfect score of 6.

1. 6 The Janes Elite Racing-A ( 24:22 1:13:04 0:29)
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1 1 Kirsten Leetch 52 24:07 1061
2 2 Tania Fischer 52 24:21 1058
3 3 Shannon Teslow 54 24:36 1064
4 ( 13) Kathleen Cushing-murray 53 26:13 1057
5 ( 16) Mary Lynch 52 26:32 1062

The Janes Elite Racing, Grace Padilla won the W45 divison and USATF So Cal Grand Prix winner Maggie Shearer running for TeaMosqueda Elite took third overall in the W40 division, while The Janes Nancy James-Klinger and Grace Padilla finished in fifth and seventh in the W40 Team division – the same three finished in the same order in USATF So Cal Championships less than three weeks ago. Backed up by Cambria Wu, Gwendolyn Twist and former USATF So Cal President Christine Gentile, the Janes also took the W40 Masters Team title.

1. 13 The Janes Elite Racing-A ( 23:03 1:09:07 0:33)
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1 2 Nancy James-Klinger 41 22:49 1060
2 4 Grace Padilla 47 22:56 1063
3 7 Cambria Wu 40 23:22 1066
4 ( 14) Gwendolen Twist 43 24:09 1065
5 ( 42) Chris Gentile 48 27:21 1059

Masters Men

Cal Coast Track Club represented Southern California men’s masters well with Jacques Sallberg, John Gardiner, Craig Magness, Shanon Winkelman and Michael Joh Stanley finished sixth in the M40 division.

Christian Cushing-Murray, Frederick Herr, Thomas Schumann, Kevin Barda, Matthew Simpson and Dan Arsenault finished fifth in the Masters M50 division

John Holcomb, Brian Nelson, Tomas Rodriguez, Steve Brumwell and Keith Witthauer finished eighth in the M60 division.

Open Women

Cal Coast Track Club: Ashlee Powers, Chelsey Albertson, Weslie Pearce, Tracee van der Wyk, Sara Van Dyke, Arielly Conde and Leilani Rios finished fifth.

Valor Track Club: Makenna Myler, Andrea Harrison, Jennica Redd, Ashley Bell and Sarah Orton finishing in twelfth.

The Janes Elite Racing Team: Julia Budniak, Calene Morris, Kayla Ferron, Emily Bernath and Katie Penney finishing in fifteenth.

Open Men

Cal Coast Track Club: Bijan Mazaheri, Joshua Espinoza, Seth Garbett, ose Penaloza and Roosevelt Cook finished fifteenth.

Valor Track Club: Jorge Jabaz, Jun Reichl, Travis Dean, Gonzalo Ceja, Brandon Taylor, Matthew Soto and David Edwards finished 38th against the rest of the nation.

USATF Coaching Education Level I School at Cerritos College

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December 8-9, 2018

Cerritos College

School Director
Chris Richardson
562-441-4239
Email | Event Page

Registration Information
$205.00 – Pre-registration (received by midnight (EST) November 24, 2018)
$255.00 – Late and on-site registration (received after midnight (EST) November 24, 2018)

All online and onsite registrations require a credit or debit card for payment. No cash or personal checks will be accepted.

Click here to https://www.usatf.org/Products—Services/Event-Registration-Form.aspx?e=113522“>Register Online now. If you have problems registering online please contact the school director.

(A current USATF membership is required to register–please https://www.usatf.org/Products—Services/Individual-Memberships.aspx“>join online if you are not a member.)

All received registrations are posted on the http://www.usatf.org/Products—Services/Event-Registration-Status.aspx?e=113522“>Registration Status page (Once on the registration status page click on the school location in blue to view the registration list).

Refund policy: 1/2 of the registration fee ($ 102.50) will be refunded after the pre- registration deadline and no refund will be given after the start date of the school.

If you have any difficulties with the online registration process, please contact the School Director.

Any student requesting ADA accommodations must make that request at the time of completing the application/registration, and support the request with the appropriate documentation sent to the Director of Coaching, [email protected]. Said application/registration must be completed no later than six (6) weeks prior to the school opening in order to ensure the availability of any such reasonable accommodations or other required assistance during the Level 1 coaching school.

Directions

Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd.
Norwalk, CA 90650

From Downtown Los Angeles:

Take I-5 South to I-605 South, exit I-605 at Alondra Blvd, turn left on Alondra Blvd, take Alondra Blvd East. The college will be on the right just past Studebaker Road.

From Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):

Take I-105 East to I-605 South, exit I-605 at Alondra Blvd, turn left on Alondra Blvd, take Alondra Blvd East.

From John Wayne Airport (Orange County):

Take I-405 North to I-605 North, exit I-605 at Alondra Blvd, turn right on Alondra Blvd, take Alondra Blvd East.

Lodging

Holiday Inn La Mirada
14299 Firestone Blvd.
La Mirada, CA 90638
Phone: (714) 739-8500

Instructors

Chris Richardson: is Head Coach for Track and Field/Cross-Country at Cerritos College. In his last four years, the Falcons have won 7 South Coast Conference Titles, 5 Southern California Regional Championships, and 4 State Championships.  Richardson has developed 52 All-Americans, 19 State Champions, and aided the matriculation of 128 student athletes during his coaching career. A product of the USATF Coach Education Program with certifications spanning Levels 1, 2 and 3, Richardson has been a USATF Level 1 instructor since 2011, and directed numerous coaches education schools. He has been involved in IAAF, NACAC, and Podium Education CE opportunities. Richardson has also been named to multiple USATF delegations serving as Women’s Coach at the 2015 Pan Am Combined Event Cup in Ottawa, CA, Throws Coach at the 2016 NACAC Championships U23, Women’s Jumps Coach at the 2017 Pan American Junior Championships, Assistant Women’s Coach at the 2017 Thorpe Cup (USA vs Germany Multi) and the 2018 Head Women’s Coach USA vs. Germany combined event Competition.

Tony Veney: is currently the Director of men and women’s track and field at Ventura College. Tony served a short stint as Director of track and field/cross country at North Carolina A&T State University (2011). While an assistant coach at UCLA (2003-2009) Coach Veney led 15 Bruins to either indoor or outdoor All-American status, six Pac-10 Champions and four NCAA West Regional titles. Brandon Johnson most notably still ranks as the 5th fastest teenager all-time in the 400 intermediate hurdles as well as being a member of the World Record Junior 4×400 meter relay (2004). During his tenure at Portland State, the Vikings had 28 All-Big Sky Academic award winners. Prior to coaching at Portland State, Veney was an assistant men’s track coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Oregon from 1998-2001. While with the Ducks, he worked with 2001 NCAA decathlon champion Lorenzo Santiago and 10 All-Pac-10 performers. He served as the Elite Junior Film Coordinator from 1987 to 2000 and Elite Senior Film Coordinator and Junior Elite Sprint/Hurdle Camp Clinician from 1988 to 2000. From 1987-1999, he was the Regional Sprint Coordinator. In 1999, he assumed the position of Women’s Sprint Development Chair. A USATF Level 1, 2 and 3 Clinician and certified USATF Master of Coaching, Veney has produced six sprint and hurdles training videos, and has written two sprint and hurdles training manuals and recently published a sprint/hurdle book called Conditioning for Track & Field, published by Human Kinetics.

Eric Dixon: Coach Dixon has competed and coached Sprints, Hurdles and Relays for over 40 years, concentrating mainly on sprinting events. He has coached many; nationally ranked youth athletes, World and American Masters record holders. He is certified to coach Elite Youth and Adult athletes for National/International/Olympic level competition via USA Track & Field (USATF) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Coach Dixon is an IAAF Level V Academy Elite coach in Sprints/Hurdles, USATF Level 3 sprints/hurdles/relays and USATF Youth Specialization Level 2. In addition, Dixon served as the Head Sprint Coach for the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program. He is also the Coaches Education Committee Chair for USATF Southern California Association.

Schedule:

*Attendance at all classroom sessions required in order to receive access to the Level 1 exam; schedule subject to change.

Saturday – May 26
8:30-9:00 AM Registration
9:00-10:30 AM Introductions/Positive Coaching
10:30-11:30 AM Ethics & Risk Management
11:30-12:00 PM Lunch
12:30-1:30 PM Biomechanics
1:30-3:00 PM Biomotor Training for Speed & Power Events
3:00-4:00 PM Psychology
4:00-5:00 PM Physiology
5:00-6:30 PM Training Theory
6:30-7:30 PM Dinner
7:30-10:30 PM Sprints/Hurdles/Relays
Sunday – May 27
9:00-12:30 PM Throws
12:30-1:30 PM Lunch
1:30-2:30 PM Practical Application Lab
3:00-5:30 PM Endurance
5:30-6:30 PM Dinner
6:30-9:00 PM Jumps

USATF So Cal Election Results

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USATF So Cal Elections

Board of Directors

October 7, 2018

Executive Committee

  • President – Mark Cleary
  • Executive VP – John Wachowski
  • Treasurer – Andrew Bard
  • Secretary – Faith Hogan
  • Immediate Past President – Christine Gentile
  • VP Athletes Advisory – Lorraine Williams
  • VP Masters Athletics – Andrew Hecker
  • VP Open Athletics – Eric Barron
  • VP Youth Athletics – Sanoma Evans
  • VP Para Athletics – Rich Robert

Athletes Advisory Committee

  • So Cal Athletes Advisory VP / Chair – Lorraine Williams
  • Athlete Representative 1 – Venus Jewett
  • Athlete Representative 2 – Sara Macey
  • Athlete Representative 3 – Kelly Flathers
  • Athlete Representative 4 – Christine Gentile
  • Athlete Representative 5 – Rebecca Trahan

USATF So Cal Annual Meeting and Elections on Sun, 10/7

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USATF So Cal Annual Meeting and Elections

Sunday, October 7, 2018

1:00pm – 5:00pm

City of Santa Fe Springs

Town Center Hall

Directions: 11740 Telegraph Road, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Meeting Information

Eligible Voters

  • The minimum age for any voting delegate shall be 18.
  • One person may vote only once, regardless of how many voting positions within the association the person occupies.
  • Except for membership renewals from the previous year, all voting delegates must be USATF members in the month which ends more than one full month, preceding the meeting at which voting is taking place.
  • Memberships must be obtained by 09/1/2018.
  • Renewing membership from 2017 are not subject to the 30 day membership requirements and may present proof of renewal on day of election.

Open Positions

This year’s elections are for Executive Committees. Please consider running for, and/or voting for, any of the following positions at the 2018 SCA Annual Elections. Nominations and voting must take place in person.

Description and duties for the below positions can be viewed in Articles 8 and 9 of the USATF Southern California Association Bylaws. Click here to view USATF Southern California Bylaws or go to www.scausatf.org/about/bylaws-financials/​

Positions To Be Elected

  • Association President
  • Association Vice President
  • Association Treasurer
  • Association Secretary
  • Vice President for Youth Athletics
  • Vice President for Open Athletics
  • Vice President for Masters Athletics
  • Vice President Athlete Representative
  • Active Athletes (6)
  • Vice President Para-Athletics

Contact

USATF Southern California Association
11911 Artesia Blvd, Suite 204B
Cerritos, CA 90701
[email protected]
(562) 924-0382