Welcome to the
Thousand Oaks Flyers Track Club
The Thousand Oaks Flyers Track Club is a registered team of the non-profit Ventura County Youth Track Conference, which is comprised of 9 clubs:
| Camarillo Cosmos |
Heritage Valley Blazers |
| Moorpark Striders |
Newbury Park Panthers |
| Ojai Roadrunners |
Oxnard Stars |
| Thousand Oaks Flyers |
Ventura Tigers |
2012 AGE GROUP CLASSIFICATIONS - The Flyers is organized into age group teams determined by birth year and further divided into boys and girls teams as follows:
|
Team |
Years of Birth |
| Gremlins |
2004-2005 |
| Bantams |
2002-2003 |
| Midgets |
2000-2001 |
| Youth |
1998-1999 |
| Intermediate * |
1996-1997 |
* Intermediate athletes may not compete in a High School program, and the Youth and Intermediate athletes practice and compete as one team.
Athletes may participate in the following events at our meets:
Running: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, hurdles, 4x100 and 4x400 relays.
Field Events: High Jump, Long Jump and Shot Put
The shot put, high jump and 4x400 relay are for Bantams and older; the 3200 and hurdles are for Midgets and older.
COMPETITION - Each age group team competes against the same age group teams from opposing clubs. To ensure fair competition, each age group team is divided into both junior varsity and varsity classes. At the end of the regular season, there are separate finals meets for junior varsity and varsity athletes. Varsity standards are established for each event in each age group and gender. An athlete may compete in the varsity category, with the coach’s approval, if he or she has not met the standard for that event, but must enter the varsity category if the standard has been achieved. The final meet of the year is an individual events championship to determine the male and female county champions in each event for each age group.
PRACTICE - Practice will begin on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Practices are normally held from 4:30 p.m to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, although some coaches may choose a three day schedule. Practice is held at the Thousand Oaks High School track. Make sure your child’s coach is on the field before leaving your child at practice and pick up your child promptly at the end of practice.
NUTRITION - The night before a meet, your child should eat a low fat, high carbohydrate meal, such as pasta, salad, and fruit. The day of the meet, carbonated drinks, candy, milk, and heavy, greasy foods should be avoided, as they are hard to digest. Fruit juice, water, diluted Gatorade, and light foods are recommended for consumption during the meet.
TRACK ETIQUETTE - Only coaches, athletes and officials who are participating in the events may occupy the field during the meet. The track may not be crossed anywhere on the home straight.
The Thousand Oaks Flyers Track Club is a Non-Profit Organization. The Non-Profit Federal I.D. is 77-0273966. The Thousand Oaks Youth Track Club is not affiliated with the Conejo Valley Unified School District.