WRENTHAM DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER

Folks, you are welcome that I did not have practice today!

No sense getting all wet and having to go out and possibly do the same the next day.

BUS LEAVES AT 8:30AM

Pack for tomorrow: 

A change of shoes to walk the course in as well as your racing shoes.

An extra set of socks as I imagine you shall get either wet or muddy.

Maybe even a change of clothes

Something to drink as well as eat ( even though there should be a concession there).

Some money to purchase food or a tee shirt.

Positive attitude! We have gone from the intense heat to now a possibly chilly and wet place.

Sweats/ jacket for protection. 

Umbrella

Blanket for ride on the bus 

Pillow for same.

Races start a 11:30..we are leaving at 8:30 

Last race starts at 2:00 for us.

LET'S DO THIS!

CONTESTS

 Our handbook covers our expectation of how our team should conduct themselves, especially when on the road.

Mr. Magee has sent me some expectations the school would like followed while we are at other sporting events involving the school.  They are similar. We represent the community as well as the school.

Since you all have passes to games, I encourage you to attend and cheer on your friends and classmates in a positive manner. 

I ALSO encourage you to ask your friends to attend our home Cross Country meets and cheer on both the Boys and Girls teams. We are also wearing the school colors as they are!

They don't necessarily have to understand our sport, but they can help encourage us ( after all, I hear a whistle in field hockey and I have no idea what happened...but it does not prevent me from positively cheering for our school).

Have fun at these games as they are part of your overall high school experiences. 

WHILE YOU ARE AT IT...recruit folks for INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD!

" We are like Noah's Ark, we take 'em ALL!" -  Howie Long

HOWIE LONG

TODAY is EARTH WIND AND FIRE DAY!

BOSTON UNIVERSITY CLINICS

There are a few one day Track and Field camps being held at Boston University this Fall.

They are designed especially for long jumpers, high jumpers, shot putters and discus throwers.

If you are interested, try to find someone else in your respective group and go!

The dates are 9/10 ( which is this weekend) 10/7 and 11/4 ( right before Indoor season starts).

I encourage all of you involved in those events to attend if you can. The prices go down if you have more folks in your event.

https://butrackfield.totalcamps.com for more information.

WOMEN'S DISCUS WORLD CHAMPION

Nearly 228 feet. 

I believe she worked with Coach Carr...

 

BEST 100 METER FINAL EVER?

 This could be the best and fastest 100 meter final I have ever seen.

Sha' Carri Richardson. Look how close it was!

LAST VAULT OF THE SUMMER

 

Greetings from the Patriot Pole Vault Club! As always if you have any questions regarding any of the information in this e-mail or anything else regarding the club for that matter please do not hesitate to contact us.

2023 Vaultarama #5 & SENIOR SEND OFF @ Westborough HS, Saturday 08/19/23 The 2023 Vaultarama Series continues on Saturday August 19th with Vaultarama #5 at Westborough High School. This will also be our time to give our graduated high school seniors a rousing sendoff before they make their way off to their collegiate adventures. If you ARE one of those heading off to your freshman campaign please come with your college t-shirt so we can take an awesome picture of you all. There will be send-off gifts for all of you as well :-) Even if you don't plan on vaulting come and join the celebration! In addition at the conclusion of the meet all of you are cordially invited to the Haagensen's backyard paradise to cool off with a swim! Their address is 201 Ruggles Street, Westborough MA 01581. We can't stay there too late as the Haagensens are all getting up at 4 in the morning to drive Melinda up to Colgate 🤣 Now as for the meet we are switching things up a bit. This time Flight #1 is for athletes planning on starting at 11' or higher. Warmups for flight #1 will start at 10:00am with the competition beginning at 11:00am sharp. The Senior Sendoff will take place between flights #1 & #2 (no earlier than 12:30) - we'll introduce each vaulter, hand out the gifts and get our group picture at this point. Flight #2 is for athletes planning on starting lower than 11' and will start as low as needed to accommodate everyone. Warmups for flight #2 will begin immediately after the Senior Sendoff activities with the competition starting NO EARLIER than 1:00pm We look forward to seeing you folks fly high and saying goodbye to all of our seniors this weekend :-) Register for flight #1 - starting at 11' or higher Register for flight #2 - starting under 11'  Directions to Westborough HS APPROXIMATE TIME SCHEDULE 10:00 Warmups for Flight #1 begin 11:00 Flight #1 competition begins ~12:30 Senior Sendoff Activities ~1:00 Warmups for Flight #2 begin ~1:45 Flight #2 competition begins ~3:30 Open Swim @ Casa de Haagensen We will know better about start times once we get an idea of how many vaulters there will be in each flight. If there is need to we will add a third flight and reschedule the start times accordingly If we have to postpone due to weather we will post updates to our website, our Facebook page and our Twitter feed.   As always we are searching for volunteers to help out with standards and bars. If you are interested in volunteering please let us know - we'll sweeten the pot with free Patriot PV gear and free athlete registrations and stuff like that :-)

ANOTHER MEET AT WESTON FOR VAULTERS/JUMPERS

Here is another competition for jumpers/vaulters in Weston on the 12th. I do not know the entry fee, but I believe it to be $20 for one event and an additional $5 for each subsequent event.

Greetings from the Patriot Pole Vault Club! As always if you have any questions regarding any of the information in this e-mail or anything else regarding the club for that matter please do not hesitate to contact us. 2023 Metrowest Jumps Empire Summer Classic Saturday 08/12/23 Weston HS (Weston, MA) The time is almost upon us for the 2nd annual Jumps Empire Summer Classic, co-hosted by Bounce Squad TC & Patriot Pole Vault! This year's meet will be held on Saturday, August 12th at Weston (MA) High School, with all events starting at 10:00AM. We will once again be offering all 4 jumping events (Long, High, Triple, & Pole Vault) as a USATF Sanctioned meet, which does NOT require a USATF membership. Athletes aged 14 and up on the day of competition are eligible to compete. 2023 Metrowest Jumps Empire Summer Classic Meet Info Register for the 2023 Metrowest Jumps Empire Summer Classic (Registration ends Thursday 08/10 at 9:00pm)

US WINS WORLD TITLE

This is how it is done, y'all!

 

 

NEW VAULTER'S CLINIC

 If you are interested in learning Pole Vault, there is a clinic at Weston High School in which you could learn. 

As far as I can see, there is no fee and they shall provide you with the poles you might need.

New Vaulter Introductory Session 5:00-6:00 Sunday July 30th Weston HS (Weston, MA) Apologies for short notice - there will be more of these if you can't make this one. What: Introduction to PV. When: This Sunday, 5pm-whenever (more below) Where: Weston High School track. Please let Coach Nathaniel "Than" Bogan know if you'll be attending. We should be able to accommodate all interested. This will be a one hour session to learn safety and vaulting basics. All participants are also welcome to join some or all of the 6pm-8pm regular practice session immediately after. The entire first day is free. What do I need to bring? Basic workout clothing. Shoes you can run in. Patience. The pole vault is the most exciting track event, but the first 45 minutes are about learning very basic movements and safety information. The flying part is near the end! Can parents watch? Absolutely. Better yet, join in and learn how to vault! Who is the instructor? Coach Than sez: "I'll be leading this one. I learned how to pole vault at age 46 -- at a PPV clinic just like this one! -- and at 50 became a Masters All-American. In addition to my PPV affiliation, I coach high jump and pole vault at Natick High School." What are the age limits? There is no formal age limit -- young and old can learn to pole vault! However, it does require staying focused and following instructions for a full hour. Some kids younger than 12 may not be able to do this, so use your judgement. For those on the older end: Stretch, warm up, and listen to your body. We have plenty of older vaulters in our club, and welcome "new old" vaulters! What's next? After completing an introduction session, an athlete can join any Patriot Pole Vault practice at any of our sites. (The first day is unique because so much of it is away from the runway, but thereafter beginning vaulters can share the line with state champions!) For those who wish to continue, you'll need to join USATF and fill out Patriot Pole Vault online forms. (That is not required for the intro session.) If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Coach Than :-)

LINK TO SATURDAY'S MEET

Meet starts at 10AM.

POLE VAULT is included!

 https://newengland.usatf.org/USATF-New-England/media/USATF-New-England/2023%20results%20and%20information%20files/2023-Western-MA-Youth-TF.pdf- 

or

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/517939/register

DISTANCE.VAULT & BLOOMFIELD THROWS

 This morning I saw someone running on our track (around 6:00am). She was really really good.

Repeat 1000's ( marathon runner, she happened to know Mr. Gerry).

Runs for some Green Mountain (?) team out of Vermont.

If you distance folks get a chance to get to the school that early in the AM, you should meet with her.

COACH HAKANSAN-STACY of Central would like to have distance folks contact her. Perhaps you can train with their new start runner. (413)  313- 3005. Coach Arnold as well as our intern Coach Bonnano is interested in running with our girls as well this Summer. I think Audrey has her contact information.

Start getting going soon as the Summer flies by quite quickly. Be cautious of the heat and right now watch out for floods in certain areas.

THROWS

COACH COUNTRY got back to me regarding throwing this Summer either down at Bloomfield of up at EL. Throwers should make a point to try and meet with him. Alisha has seen the results he can produce.

Here is the schedule he has given me, as well as his contact information: (860) 221-4462.

This week: MONDAY6-8:30,TUESDAY 12-2 & 6-8:30, WEDNESDAY 12-2, THURSDAY 12-2 and THIS SUNDAY 12-2.

JULY 24th: MON 6-8:30, TUE 12-2/6-8:30, WED 12-2.

VAULT

Coach Weber continues his series at Minnechaug. In fact there is a meet on 7/22 there for all events this Summer. I shall forward you all the details in a day or so.

SPRINTERS OUT THERE PART 2

 Continues with Gabby Thomas in the 200.

SPRINTERS OUT THERE PART 1

 Here is how it is done at the Nationals. Starting with Sydney McLaughlin in the 400

SENIOR GAMES POSTPONED

 We will run the event NEXT WEEK June 24 at Springfield College.

Volunteers are encouraged!

Thank you in advance!