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2011-12 Winter Indoor Track Season Print E-mail
Written by Ron Beasley   
Tuesday, 03 November 2009 22:32

The 2011-12 AATC Youth Indoor Track season starts on Monday 11/14. Practices will be held at the University of Michigan Track Building. The UM Track Building is located off State Street, just south of Hoover, and just beyond the outdoor track and baseball stadium parking lots. Athletes ages 6-18 of all abilities and skill levels are welcome.

We train at the UM Track every Monday, every Wednesday and every Thursday from 7-8:30 PM, through Thursday March 15, except for the following dates:

- Thursday 11/24 (Thanksgiving Holiday)
 
- Monday 12/19  (Building renovations/painting)
 
- Wednesday 12/21 (Building renovations/painting)
 
- Thursday 12/22 (Building renovations/painting)
 
- Monday 12/26 (Christmas Holiday)
 
- Wednesday 12/21 (Building Renovations/Painting)
 
- Thursday 12/22 (Building Renovations/Painting)
 
- Thursday 1/12 (THERE IS A MEET ON THE UM TRACK THIS COMING THURSDAY -- SEE BELOW)
 
- Thursday 1/26 (another meet on the UM track)
 
- Thursday 2/2 (another meet at the UM track)
 
- Thursday 2/16 (another meet at the UM track)
 
In addition, athletes competing at the EMU meet on Monday 1/16 will NOT be practice. We will have practice that night for all the other kids.
 
We are going to lose a lot of Thursdays. However, we can negotiate make up dates with UM to use the track on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays. Stay tuned for what the coaches decide.
 
For those who are wondering:
 
1. We will practice the week between Christmas, but only on Wednesday and Thursday 12/28 and 12/28.
2. In order to make up the lost practices the week before Christmas and the Monday after Christmas, we will practice on Friday 12/30, and also on
    Monday 1/2/12 (the day after New Year).
3.We WILL train at the UM Track the night of Martin Luther King (MLK) day  -- Monday 1/16/12.
 
The cost to train your kids (track fees) is $5/night or $25/month, whichever is cheapest for you. For those who attend practice at least twice a week, I recommend paying by the month, since that will be cheaper. In addition, the annual AATC membership dues are $15/kid or $35/family. For more details concerning entry fees, uniforms, and travel costs to meets, please contact (Team Manager) Ron Beasley at  734-330-7931 ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

 

MEET CALENDAR

 
For those athletes to be competing in track meets, here is the list of them:
 
DECEMBER 2011
 
- Saturday 12/17: MITS meet (Saginaw Valley State University)  (Kids in grades 6-12 only)
  THERE IS NO PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. WE JUST SHOW UP AT  9 AM TO SIGN UP.
 
 
JANUARY 2012
 
- Thurs 1/12: MITS meet (UM Track)  6:30 PM
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !!

- Monday 1/16: MITS meet (EMU Track)  Time TBA
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !!- Friday 1/20: MITS meet (UM Track)  6:30 PM
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !!
 
- Friday 1/20: MITS meet (UM Track)  6:30 PM
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !!
 
- Saturday 1/21: The annual "Black-Jack" Track & Field Invitational
   Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH)
   Athletes of all ages are welcome.

- Thurs 1/26: MITS meet (UM Track)  6:30 PM
   Kids in grades 4-12 only !!
- Sunday 1/29: AAU State Championship series mini-meet #1 (EMU Track) 12:30 PM
  60m dash, 800m run, 200m dash, 400m dash, 60m hurdles, Long-Jump, Shot-Put, High-Jump
  Athletes of all ages are welcome.
 
 
FEBRUARY 2012
  
- Thurs 2/2: MITS meet (UM Track)  6:30 PM
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !!
 
- Tuesday 2/7: MITS meet (EMU Track)  Time TBA
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !! 
 
- Friday-Sunday, 2/10-12: AAU Northern Track & Field Championships
  Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL)
  Athletes of all ages are welcome -- 2012 AAU Membership is required !!
 
- Thurs 2/16: MITS meet (UM Track)  6:30 PM
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !!
 
- Saturday-Sunday 2/18-19: USATF Midwest Zone Track & Field Championships
  West Proviso High-School. Hillside, IL.
  Athletes of all ages are welcome -- 2012 USATF Membership is required !!
 
- Sunday 2/19: AAU State Championship series mini-meet #2 (EMU Track) 12:30 PM
  60m dash, 1600m run, 400m dash, 4x200m relay, 60m hurdles, Long-Jump, Shot-Put, High-Jump
  Athletes of all ages are welcome.
 
- Saturday 2/25: MITS State Championship (EMU Track) Time TBA
  Only athletes who met the 2012 MITS performance standards at earlier MITS meets are eligible !!
 
- Saturday-Sunday, 2/25-26: AAU Southeast IndoorTrack & Field Championships
  University of Florida (Gainsville, FL)
  Athletes of all ages are welcome -- 2012 AAU Membership is required !!
 
- Sunday 2/26: AAU State Championship series mini-meet #3 (EMU Track) 12:30 PM
  60m dash, 800m run, 200m dash, 400m dash, 60m hurdles, Long-Jump, Shot-Put, High-Jump
  Athletes of all ages are welcome.
 
 MARCH 2012
 
- Saturday-Sunday 3/11-12: USATF Indoor Youth National Track & Field Championships
  Illinois State University -- Horton Field-House (Normal, IL)
  Must qualify from the Midwest Zone meet !!
 
- Sunday 3/11: AAU State Championship series mini-meet #4 (EMU Track) 12:30 PM
  60m dash, 1600m run, 400m dash, 4x200m relay, 60m hurdles, Long-Jump, Shot-Put, High-Jump
  Athletes of all ages are welcome.
 
- Saturday 3/17 or Sunday 3/18: AAU State Championship
  60m dash, 200m dash, 400m dash, 800m run, 1600m run, 4 x 200m relay, 60m hurdles (not
  necessarily in that order) Long-Jump, High-Jump, Shot-Put
  All athletes born in 1998-later are welcome. 2012 AAU Membership is required !!
  High-school athletes in MHSAA schools are ineligible, due to the high-school outdoor season !!
 

 

 ** To get the AAU and USATF memberships (in order to for your kids to compete in AAU and USATF sanctioned meets), parents need to purchase those memberships online with a major credit card, and specify the appropiate club code to indicate you are registering your kids as competing for the Ann Arbor Track Club. Please contact Ron Beasley for details on how to do this.

 

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 00:29
 
2011-12 AATC Youth Coaching Staff Print E-mail
Saturday, 15 November 2008 23:07

Joseph (Codgie) Codrington – Head Youth Coach

 

Joseph is a former athlete who had a successful career competing in the 800m for his native country of Barbados. Upon completion Codgie was recruited to run for Eastern Michigan University. At EMU he became an All American and graduated with a BA in International Trade. Joseph served as manager of the Barbados Amateur Athletic Association’s National team at the Central American and Caribbean Games. Currently Codgie serves as President and CEO of Codrington Enterprises, a sports marketing agency marketing and managing the careers of professional track and field athletes. He is a registered Authorized Athlete Representative with USATF. He began with AATC in the fall of 2006 as Assistant Youth Coach and now performs as Head Youth Coach. His goal for the AATC youth kids is to develop a sense of purpose and discipline, become physically fit, display good sportsmanship and prepare those who desire an opportunity for college track scholarships. Joseph lives in Ann Arbor and is married with four kids, one a former AATC youth and one currently a member of AATC.

Tim Glenn Harris – Assistant Youth Coach

Tim is a former track athlete and graduate of U of M Dearborn with a degree in Psychology. He is an employee and twenty five year veteran of the City of Detroit Fire Department. Tim has coached Pop Warner Youth Football for the past four years. For two of those years he unofficially coached AATC until recently he became an official assistant coach. Tim specializes in long jump, overall conditioning and ply metrics. His goal for the AATC kids is to train hard, have fun and when competing do so to the best that they are able. He lives in Belleville, Michigan; is married with four children, three of whom are members of the Track Club.

 

Dave Dager – Assistant Youth Coach; USATF Certified Official

Dave has been coaching runners for the last three years with AATC.  Prior to that, he has been involved with youth running in Ypsilanti and in Saline.  He is also a certified official for all levels of Track and Field.  In the not so distant past, Dave was a competitive runner in distances from 5k to marathons, completing 11 of them in the 1990s, and his best being 2 hours and 58 minutes.  Dave first joined AATC in 1990 and has volunteered at many running events throughout the area.  His goals for the youth athletes are simple and straightforward – to work hard, to have fun, and to respect others; success will follow.
Dave works for the United States Army in Warren, Michigan and lives in Saline. He has one child who is a member of AATC. 

Last Updated on Monday, 16 January 2012 23:56
 
2011-12 Indoor Track Meet Schedule Print E-mail
Saturday, 15 November 2008 22:46

MEET CALENDAR

 
For those athletes to be competing in track meets, here is the list of them:
 
DECEMBER 2011
 
- Saturday 12/17: MITS meet (Saginaw Valley State University)  (Kids in grades 6-12 only)
  THERE IS NO PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. WE JUST SHOW UP AT  9 AM TO SIGN UP.
 
 
JANUARY 2012
 
- Thurs 1/12: MITS meet (UM Track)  6:30 PM
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !!

- Monday 1/16: MITS meet (EMU Track)  Time TBA
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !!- Friday 1/20: MITS meet (UM Track)  6:30 PM
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !!
 
- Friday 1/20: MITS meet (UM Track)  6:30 PM
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !!
 
- Saturday 1/21: The annual "Black-Jack" Track & Field Invitational
   Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH)
   Athletes of all ages are welcome.

- Thurs 1/26: MITS meet (UM Track)  6:30 PM
   Kids in grades 4-12 only !!
- Sunday 1/29: AAU State Championship series mini-meet #1 (EMU Track) 12:30 PM
  60m dash, 800m run, 200m dash, 400m dash, 60m hurdles, Long-Jump, Shot-Put, High-Jump
  Athletes of all ages are welcome.
 
 
FEBRUARY 2012
  
- Thurs 2/2: MITS meet (UM Track)  6:30 PM
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !!
 
- Tuesday 2/7: MITS meet (EMU Track)  Time TBA
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !! 
 
- Friday-Sunday, 2/10-12: AAU Northern Track & Field Championships
  Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL)
  Athletes of all ages are welcome -- 2012 AAU Membership is required !!
 
- Thurs 2/16: MITS meet (UM Track)  6:30 PM
  Kids in grades 4-12 only !!
 
- Saturday-Sunday 2/18-19: USATF Midwest Zone Track & Field Championships
  West Proviso High-School. Hillside, IL.
  Athletes of all ages are welcome -- 2012 USATF Membership is required !!
 
- Sunday 2/19: AAU State Championship series mini-meet #2 (EMU Track) 12:30 PM
  60m dash, 1600m run, 400m dash, 4x200m relay, 60m hurdles, Long-Jump, Shot-Put, High-Jump
  Athletes of all ages are welcome.
 
- Saturday 2/25: MITS State Championship (EMU Track) Time TBA
  Only athletes who met the 2012 MITS performance standards at earlier MITS meets are eligible !!
 
- Saturday-Sunday, 2/25-26: AAU Southeast IndoorTrack & Field Championships
  University of Florida (Gainsville, FL)
  Athletes of all ages are welcome -- 2012 AAU Membership is required !!
 
- Sunday 2/26: AAU State Championship series mini-meet #3 (EMU Track) 12:30 PM
  60m dash, 800m run, 200m dash, 400m dash, 60m hurdles, Long-Jump, Shot-Put, High-Jump
  Athletes of all ages are welcome.
 
 MARCH 2012
 
- Saturday-Sunday 3/11-12: USATF Indoor Youth National Track & Field Championships
  Illinois State University -- Horton Field-House (Normal, IL)
  Must qualify from the Midwest Zone meet !!
 
- Sunday 3/11: AAU State Championship series mini-meet #4 (EMU Track) 12:30 PM
  60m dash, 1600m run, 400m dash, 4x200m relay, 60m hurdles, Long-Jump, Shot-Put, High-Jump
  Athletes of all ages are welcome.
 
- Saturday 3/17 or Sunday 3/18: AAU State Championship
  60m dash, 200m dash, 400m dash, 800m run, 1600m run, 4 x 200m relay, 60m hurdles (not
  necessarily in that order) Long-Jump, High-Jump, Shot-Put
  All athletes born in 1998-later are welcome. 2012 AAU Membership is required !!
  High-school athletes in MHSAA schools are ineligible, due to the high-school outdoor season !!
 

 ** To get the AAU and USATF memberships (in order to for your kids to compete in AAU and USATF sanctioned meets), parents need to purchase those memberships online with a major credit card, and specify the appropiate club code to indicate you are registering your kids as competing for the Ann Arbor Track Club. Please contact Ron Beasley for details on how to do this.

Last Updated on Monday, 16 January 2012 23:22
 
2011-12 Parent Handbook Print E-mail
Saturday, 15 November 2008 22:44

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Last Updated on Sunday, 28 August 2011 23:51