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The purpose of this article is to answer common questions we have been asked, and to provide a general overview of what our summer track season looks like from start to finish. Hope you find this helpful, and please feel free to email us at [email protected] for any further questions.

Also...take a look under the track meets tab on our page to see all the events that are offered in summer track!

Overview of HCC Summer Track Program
We are a competitive club open for ages 8-18 yrs. There are no tryouts. HCC participates in 2 different organizations-(on a state level in TAAF (Texas Amateur Athletic Federation) and on a national level at AAU (American Athletic Union). We will start practices on March 31st and have 2-4 weeks of general conditioning and evaluating athletes for specific events. We have multiple event specific coaches and athletes will be assigned to one or more training groups (distance/middle distance/sprints/hurdles/jumps/throws/multievents).

At District, Region and National Meets, athletes ages 8-14 compete against kids who have the SAME BIRTH YEAR (no matter what month). At age 15, they are grouped into two years (15/16, 17/18). Athletes who are turning 19 in 2020 are eligible to compete as long as they are still 18 before Jr. Olympics ends.

Athletes will have the opportunity to attend 3-4 meets with FAT (Fully Automatic Timing and Medals prior to our District Meet. The meet schedule has been posted on our website. The AAU Southern District is in San Antonio on June 18-19th. The top 16 athletes in each event for each age group will advance on to the Regional Qualifier Meet. This meet is June 23-26 and will be held at the Judson ISD Stadium in San Antonio. The top 6 finishers in each event and each age group are eligible to compete at AAU Jr. Olympic Games held in Humble, TX July 31-August 7th.

The TAAF Regional Qualifier Meet is usually in middle of July. The top 3 finishers in each event/age group will move on to the Texas State Summer Games that will be held in Corpus Christi, TX the last week of July. TAAF has not made a decision if they will have Summer track.

Primary Division
Athletes who are between the ages 5-8 years old also have the additional chance to compete in the AAU Primary Division. They will only compete against other athletes who have the same birth year. There are separate District and Regional meets held to qualify for the AAU Primary National Championship at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, FL in July. We do not put this on our team meet schedule, but its a really fun individual option for all primary (5-8yr) athletes. Otherwise the age division starts at 8 and under for AAU.

Practice Location
We will be practicing in Boerne at one of the two high school stadiums.  We must work around existing school activities, so may have to alternate locations at times. Our practice schedule will ALWAYS be updated on google calendar on our team page and our Team Connect App, so please make a point of always checking there.

Commitment
It is our expectation that all athletes will attend all practices and meets.  However, we understand that athletes may participate in other sports, have family vacations, ect that will keep them from making every practice. Track and Field is primarily an individual sport...so what you put in is what you get out. We hope that everyone's goal is to qualify for and compete at a championship(s) at the end of the season, but if not, it is our goal that every athlete comes away from the season loving T&F and wanting to return to our club.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION PRICE:
AAU Membership Fee
TAAF Membership Fee
Use of BISD Facilities/Equipment
AAU Athlete Insurance

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:
All Meet Entry Fees
Uniforms (Uniforms will be ordered individually by parents online)
AAU Jr. Olympics fees
TAAF State Games fees
Travel expenses and food for athletes and families
Private Coaching outside of Team practices

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