Youth Track Meets picking up steam
Published Apr 30, 2010
Well this is the first year of our track and field program and things seem to be taking off. The team has been having weekly practices on Tuesday and Thursday nights in Milford NH. The practices start at 6pm and finish around 7:30 with the kids experiencing all aspects of track and field. There has been great enthusiasm from all the kids getting to try new events and the search for their potential.
At the 1st Developemental meet on April 10th we had 17 kids from GCS and Granite State Flash competing in Multiple events. We set the meets up so that the kids can participate in as many events as they want for $10. Most of the kids took full advantage of that and chose 2 running and 2 field events to compete in. At the 2nd developmental meet on April 24th we had 31 kids participate. This was almost double from the first meet and led to a much more competitive meet. We welcomed a few new kids from the Amherst Track club and Nashua PAL. It was a great day weather wise for the kids to compete. Our next Home meet is on Sunday May 16th at 1pm. We hope that more can make it from clubs all over New England.
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