Thunder Last Chance Meet 2013

Phoenix, AZ

Meet Information

Desert Vista
Last Chance Meet

Hosted by Desert Vista High School
16440 S. 32nd St. Phoenix, AZ 85048
Date: Wednesday, May 1st 2013

Welcome to the Last Chance meet. We are pleased to be hosting this exceptional track meet. Enclosed you will find important information about the meet. This will be a state-qualifying meet for 1A-5A, and considered a NON-SCORING MEET.

Meet Director: TJ Snyder Desert Vista Athletic Director: (480) 706-7900 Fax (480) 706-7976 email: tjsnyder@tuhsd.k12.az.us . Questions may also be directed to Susan Slavin, Athletics Admin Assistant @ sslavin@tuhsd.k12.az.us or Cassandra Cline-McKenzie, Co-Head Coach @ ccline@tuhsd.k12.az.us .

Payment: The entry fee is: 1-6 athletes entered will be $20.00 each, 7+ will be $125 per gender
All payments should be made to: DVHS Athletics. . Payment is due by April 26TH , 2013. Please mail check to Desert Vista High School Attention: Susan Slavin 16440 S. 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85048

Entries: Each school will be allowed unlimited entries per individual event and one (1) relay teams per school.
Please enter athletes who have a chance to meet the qualifying marks. Please do not enter athletes just to get another chance to participate. The goal is to allow the athletes another chance to qualify for the State Meet. Entries will be entered on Athletic.net and MUST be entered Monday April 29th, 2013 Midnight. Changes will be allowed until Tuesday April 30th noon. Scratches will be made at the meet in the coaches meeting. REGISTER on athletic.net Desert Vista Last Chance Meet.

State Qualification:
The meet results will be posted on Arizona Track, milesplit and maxpreps.

Events:

All track events will run as finals (heats against time), in multiple-sections as needed.
100, 200, 400, hurdle events will start and finish in same lanes

Distance events will use a single or double waterfall start depending on the # of entries.

Track athletes must check in with the clerk of the course in the bull pen at the north end of the track to pick up hip numbers.

Girls Track Races will go first followed by Boys.

Relays: all 4 athletes must report to the starting line.
4 x400 relay will be a three turn stagger.

Four (4) attempts will be given in the horizontal jumps. Four (4) attempts will be given in the throws.

Throwers may bring their own shots and discs. Weigh in will take place from 2:45 PM to 3:15 PM next to the Concession Stands on the Southeast corner of the track.

Pole Vault weigh-ins will take place from 2:45 pm. to 3:15 pm. in the north end of the Track under the bleachers. Pole Vault will increase in 6 increments, then 3. Special heights due to records and state qualifying will be implemented if needed. Coaches will be allowed in the coachs box for their athletes.

Long Jump: Boys and girls will compete at the same time. Long Jump pit is open from 3:45 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Triple Jump will follow with the pit open until 7 p.m.

High Jump: Girls will begin first, Boys will follow.

Official rules will follow NFHS rules. This includes Jewelry and Uniform rules, and Electronic devices will not be allowed on or inside the track. This includes for field events.

Coachs boxes will be provided for coaches at each field event. Please make sure your event coach checks in with head event judge. For Track events, no coach will be allowed on or inside the Track.

Warm up area will be provided on the practice fields west of the stadium.

Bull pen will be set up on the infield on the south end of the stadium.

Games committee will be announced at the coaches meeting.

MISC:

AT NO TIME WILL AN ATHLETE BE ALLOWED ON THE INFIELD (this area will be roped off, we are preparing the grass for graduation)
Concessions will be available.
There will be no awards given.
Trash bags will be provided for each team camp.
Coaches hospitality will be provided for each team.
Results will be posted next to the hospitality room.
Heat sheets will be provided to each team and posted next to the south end of the track.

Trainer will be available under the canopy adjacent to the hospitality room.

If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.

Cassandra Cline-McKenzie
Co-Head Coach
Desert Vista HS
ccline@tuhsd.k12.az.us 602-999-1757

TENTATIVE TIME SCHEDULE

2:45-3:15 Shot, Discus & Pole Vault Weigh-ins
3:15 Coaches Meeting under bleachers NORTH SIDE
3:30 Boys Shot, Girls Discus
3:45 Long Jump pit open for warm up runs.
4:00 Boys & Girls Pole Vault
4:00 Girls High Jump
4:30 Boys 3200m Relay/Girls 3200m Relay
4:45 Boys 110 HH/Girls 100HH
4:55 Boys 100m/Girls 100m
5:05 Boys 1600m/Girls 1600m
5:20 Boys 400m Relay/Girls 400m Relay
5:35 Boys 400m/Girls 400m
5:45 Boys 300H/Girls 300 H
5:55 Boys 800/Girls 800
6:15 Boys 200m/Girls 200m
6:25 Boys 3200m/Girls 3200m
6:50 Boys 1600m Relay/ Girls 1600m Relay
** We will keep a rolling schedule. Please make sure your athletes listen to calls.
How to Submit Meet Entries Online

Athletic.net is a resource for high school Track & Field and Cross Country coaches, offering free statistic tracking, easing meet registrations, and providing free tools to simplify common coaching tasks. Follow the 4 steps below to get started:
1. Locate your school and sign up for a free coach account
In a web browser, go to the website: www.athletic.net
Locate your state, and then your school
Once on your school's page, locate the "Sign Up Here" link, click it and follow the instructions
After you have received the confirmation email, you may proceed to the next section
2. Enter your season calendar
Use your email address and password to sign into the website, and again locate your school's page
Click on "Edit Calendar" from the Coaches Tool Bar on your school home page
Where it says "Add meet to the Calendar" select the date 5/4/2012 and click Continue >
For Region, select: Arizona
Click Select on line that says: Desert Vista, Phoenix, Last Chance Meet
Review the information and click Save
Repeat this process for the rest of your calendar
Verify on the "Edit Calendar" page that all your meets have been entered correctly. If you see a mistake, use the Edit button next to the meet to make corrections.
3. Enter past meet results to be used as seed times
Seed times for meet entries are automatically drawn from past meet results. While some meet hosts will accept "override seed marks", which you can enter on the meet registration page, it would be beneficial to enter the marks as results in your past meets. Doing this will ensure that your schools homepage will have current results on it.
Click Enter Meet Results from the Coaches Toolbar, on your schools page
Add an athlete to the roster (repeat for all athletes)
Select the gender and the older meet from the drop-down menus near the top of the page (you do not want to enter results for the meet you are registering for)
Select an event to enter results
In the Edit/Add Results box, begin typing the last name of an athlete, type result and place
Click Add
Repeat for each result
4. Register athletes for the Tempe City Meet
Again on your school's page, click "Meet Registration"
Locate Tempe City Meet in the right column and click on it
Use the boxes on the bottom of the page to add any additional athletes
Click on either an Athlete or an Event
Select the athletes you want to compete, the division they are competing in, and verify their seed mark
Be sure to click the Update button to save your changes after updating the athlete or event
To remove athletes from an event, select the '--' line
Print your entries for use at the meet
Large teams often have each of their coaches sign into the website to assign the athletes that they are responsible for to events. By printing out and faxing your entries, you can use the meet registration feature of Athletic.net for all your meets!