Minutes of the SCVAL Track Preseason Meeting

The following people were there: Julie L'Heureux (SC), Paul Jones (PA), Evan Smith (Mt.V), Hank Lawson (L), Walt Van Zant (W), Ernie Lee (G), Rick Ellis (S and AD rep.), Bob De La Cruz (F), Paul Armstrong (C), Julia Widstrand (LA), Geri Baldwin (LA), Kim Nebeker (M), and Ray Cornell (MV). The following schools were not in attendance: Los Gatos and Homestead.

The Board of Managers accepted the By-Laws dated 12/03 as the current set. All by-law changes recommended by the coaches at last year's post-season meeting were accepted. A new set of By-Laws was issued and dated 6/04. The major change in the By-Laws is only varsity athletes will be allowed to qualify on to the Qualification Meet. Other changes had to do with the number of qualifiers to CCS and Article VII, the Order of Events. The new By-Laws are posted on the website.

SCVAL currently has 6 entries for both boys and girls to the CCS meet. The CCS has to update the entries to CCS with the new CBEDS. If there is a change, coaches will be notified.

SCVAL Duties for CCS Trials and Finals

The league must supply two turn judges (third turn) and officiate the High Jump for both meets. The following assignments were made:

Events School School

400m relay - 110m HH Santa Clara Fremont

400m - 300m IH Milpitas Los Altos

200m - 1600m relay Wilcox Mt. View

High Jump Rand (Gunn) Homestead

Events School School

400m relay - 110m HH Cupertino Fremont

400m - 300m IH Lynbrook Palo Alto

200m - 1600m relay Saratoga Monta Vista

High Jump Rand (Gunn) Homestead

Workers should arrive ready to work 30 minutes before the start of the event. Workers should provide their own equipment to perform their job. A $100 fine or loss of entry for next year's meet could be levy if a league does not provide personnel for their events on time.

Five coaches per school are allowed free entry into the CCS meets. For an additional 6 entries, the head coach should fill out the Pass Gate List (form available on CCS website) and have it signed by their principal. Deliver the form to the meet site.

The field event order for this year's meet will be long jump first for both girls and boys, with the triple jump second. The start of the shot and discus may be staggered to allow coaches to see both events. The tournament guide will have the final order and start time, usually available 3 weeks prior to the competition.

The uniform rule has been updated. Body suits are now allowed. Athletes cannot modify their uniforms once the competition has begun. They may be subject to disqualification. Also, make sure your athletes keep their uniforms on until the competition is over and the officials have dismissed them. Be sure to review the uniform rule. CCS has requested that coaches follow the rules at all meets, so that the athletes are use to them by the CCS meet.

Track Official Clinic at Serra High School, Jan. 30 from 10:30am to 5:00pm. Price - $20.

League Meet results should be turn into Hank Lawson ASAP so that the entries to the Qualifier Meet can be determined by May 7.

The meet will be held at Los Gatos on May 14.

Meet Director: Monica Townsend

Job Assignments:

Results and Check-in: Los Gatos

Finish Line: Gunn

Events:

Pole Vault: Santa Clara

Hurdles: Fremont

Shot: Milpitas

Discus: Cupertino

TJ: Mt. View

HJ: Gunn

LJ: Homestead

Turn Judges:

1st half (400m relay - 100m) 2 judges per school -

Wilcox, Saratoga, and Los Altos

2nd half (800m - 1600m relay) 2 judges per school -

Lynbrook, Fremont and Homestead

CCS qualifiers should be submitted to CCS and Mark McConnell by 9:00am, May 17.

All coaches should consider joining. For more information and membership forms, find a link on www.LynbrookSports.com website.

Meet to be held on Mon., May 2 and Wed., May 4 at Mt. View High School. Time to be determined by meet director based on last year’s meet.

Last year's schedule:

Trials Schedule

Monday

1:30pm Coaches scratch meeting

3:00pm Trials begin

110 HH VB

65 HH FSB

100 HH VG, JVG

400M VG, VB, JVG, FSB

100M VG, VB, JVG, FSB

3200M JVG (Final)

300 IH VG, JVG, VB, FSB

3200M FSB (Final)

200M VG, VB, JVG, FSB

2:00pm JVG HJ, JVG DT, JVG LJ, FSB TJ, FSB SP

3:15pm FSB HJ, FSB DT, FSB LJ, JVG TJ, JVG SP

Finals Schedule

Wednesday

1:30pm Coaches scratch meeting

3:00pm 4x100M VG, VB, JVG, FSB

3:20pm 1600M VG, VB, JVG, FSB

4:00pm 110 HH VB

4:05pm 65 HH FSB

4:10pm 100 HH VG, JVG

4:20pm 400M VG, VB, JVG, FSB

4:40pm 100M VG, VB, JVG, FSB

5:00pm 800M VG, VB, JVG, FSB

5:30pm 300 IH VG, JVG, VB, FSB

5:50pm 200M VG, VB, JVG, FSB

6:10pm 3200M VG, VB

6:40pm 4x400M JVG, FSB, VG, VB

2:30pm VB HJ, VB LJ, VB SP, VG DT, VG TJ

4:30pm VG HJ, VG LJ, VG SP, VB DT, VB TJ

Meet Director: Evan Smith (Mt. View)

Duties

Starter: Andy Anderson

Timing: Mark McConnell

Scoring: Mt. View

Clerk of the Course: Monta Vista

Hurdles – Mt. View

Shot – Santa Clara

Discus – Cupertino

TJ - Saratoga

LJ - Homestead

HJ - Fremont

Finish Line/Turn Judges: Each school will supply 1 person for timing and 1 person for judging the turns during the 400m relay (Mt. View - no turn judge). Please bring your own watches. Fremont will supply flags for turn judges.

League Entries are due on Thurs., April 28 with corrections or updated marks due on Fri., April 29.

Scoring - Wilcox

Finish line - Gunn

FinishLynx - Hank/Lynbrook

Hurdles - Los Gatos

Shot - Paly

Discus - Wilcox for trials/ Lynbrook for Finals

Finish line judges & turn judges - 2 each school

TJ - Los Altos

HJ - Gunn

LJ - Milpitas

Seeding meeting will be at Gunn in the snack shack on Sat., April 30th unless otherwise noted