Yorkton Legion Track Club gearing up for 2015/16 season

The Yorkton Legion Track Club (YLTC) is into another season with much success from our athletes hard training this past indoor and outdoor season.

We are now accepting registrations for the 2015/16 Track & Field training program. The club is designed for athletes who want to train with experienced certified coaches, compete at indoor meets, increase personal fitness levels and of course raise their ability level in the area of track and field. We see many non –track train with our club to help them in their primary sport. The club is open to all Yorkton and area athletes that were born in 2004 or older. Nov 2^nd is our first day of training.

We have certified athletic coaches that will help you increase your performance and achieve your goals:

·         Head Coach Kirk Flaman                   Distance and Sprints

·         Coach Mike Haczkewicz                    Mid & Long Distance

·         Coach Bob Edwards                           Jumps and Throws

·         Coach Cole Burkholder                      Evening Distance

·         Coach Kellie Onda–Inglis                  Evening Distance

Practice Days & Times:

All training will take place at the Yorkton Regional High School unless otherwise noted in advance.

Sprints:                  4:00pm to 5:30pm (Mon-Thurs)*

Distance:               4:00pm to 5:30pm (Mon-Thurs)*

Evening Distance: 6:00pm to 7:30pm  (Mon and Thurs ONLY)

Throws/Jumps:      4:15pm to 6:00pm (Tues and Thursday and with sprint group) **

*additional training for advanced athletes will be established by coaches for the days when practice is not scheduled, depending your level and goals to be attained.

** Throw and Jump athletes will work on technical with Coach Edwards Mon & Thurs and core workouts Mon & Wed with sprint group. Coach Edwards may change the Thursday practice depending of his schedule since he travels from Buchanan. Some athletes have scheduled extra training with him.

If anyone is interested in coaching track and field please call Club Manager. We are looking for volunteers. YLTC will pay for them to attend the Club Coach NCCP Course. Nov 13 – 15^th in Saskatoon.

For other information on club refer to www.facebook.com/yorktonlegiontrack

Also refer to Saskatchewan Athletics for full athletic programs and indoor track meet schedule at www.saskathletics.com

To register, or if you have further questions contact Club Manager, Marcel Porte at marcel.porte@bayer.com or Cell: 306-621-7716.

I had a chance to chat with a couple of the coaches in Cole Burkholder and Kelli Onda-Inglis