Youth Divison

Summer  Sprint Club

6th-12th Grade ONLY

The Youth Division is made to be an affordable option for athletes to train and enjoy their summer. If you are currently a Track athlete, another type of sport that wants to work on speed, or someone who wants a space to get fit and have others push you to your best, then this is the place for you! We are not an AAU or USATF-affiliated club, as paying a membership fee to then pay for other meets is not something that a lot of athletes can do. The AAU scene as a whole for sports is rough, and we want to combat that. Locating meets that are not too far away and the price per participation is acceptable. We also do not want this to consume athletes' lives as they are still kids. Making sure they can enjoy their summer and even do other sports is very important for us as burning kids out of sports is very easy to do. 

As of now, we are just going to offer our club for Sprinters! Learning the fundamentals of sprinting mechanics is about being fluid and fast. During the summer, we will work on having athletes develop a warmup that works for them and take care of their bodies after a workout with flexibility and mobility work. Our Sprint-based training will include: 

This is a very new program with very young coaches, We want to make it clear that we are still learning as much as we can about Track and Field, but also about the body. Our goal, though, is not only to make the kids better athletes, but also to help shape them into adults. Track is just as much a mental sport as it is physical, and that is very similar to how life is, too. Building a community of young athletes who help each other and strive to push themselves physically and mentally every day will also benefit them outside of the sport. 

All Information: 

Location: Rockford Lutheran High School Track 

Training Days: Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Fridays

June: 16th,17th 18th, 20th, 24th, 23rd, 25th, 26th, 27th, 30th

July: 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 

Time: Mondays: 8:30 - 10:30 AM 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. 

Coaches: Owen Hunt, Tyler Whede, Ethan Taylor 

Cost: (Meets are not included in the fee, as we want our athletes to pick their schedules. No athletes will be turned away due to not being able to pay. Please get in touch with Owen Hunt (nilightning@gmail.com) to discuss options.)

$45 for all practices 

$85 for all practices, a jersey 

Our meet and practice schedule is posted below, where you can download it. 

To sign up for a meet, go to our athletic.net page and click on the meet you're interested in attending. 

If you want a jersey, please register and pay all fees by June 21st.

If wanting to just practice please be regsirested by July 1st