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COACHES' CORNER
IMPORTANT INFO FROM MEET DIRECTOR, DOUG
WELLS
Attention Coaches- VS Athletics is
sponsoring a free athlete/coach barbecue on Friday and Saturday from 3:00pm –
6:00pm in the field house located south of the stadium. Complimentary meal
tickets will be in the coaches’ packets. We would like the coaches to pick up
their packets at the state meeting to be held on Friday night at 7:30pm at the
Guest House Hotel. State dues must be paid at the meeting. Those coaches who
do not pay at the meeting will be charged an entrance fee to the meet per our
state rules.
IMPORTANT STATE MEET INFO FROM GARY GAUDET
Coaches,
we will update the state entry
list each day at 6pm. The final lane assignments will be up on Tuesday
evening. All scratches must be submitted to me by Tuesday (5/13/08) at 10 am.
Please email all scratches to Gary Gaudet
at:
FalconTrac@aol.com
You can also contact Gary by phone at (310)
367-2334
There were a number
of athletes seen with iPODS and cell phones on the field, this weekend they
will be given one warning, the 2nd time will be a disqualification.
Also the uniform rule will be enforced. This means that all uniforms, hats,
scarf’s, must be school issued.
Coaches will not be
allowed on the field for any reason other then to file a protest at the timing
tent. This means before the meet starts coaches cannot go onto the field,
into the rings, or onto the runways where events will be held.
Mark Covert
The next SoCal Rules
Committee Meeting will be Thur. May 22 at 9AM at Cerritos College. The
Foothill Conference Track Coaches Meeting will be held at 12 noon in the same
room.
JOB OPENING
Modesto Junior College has announced their search for a
Track & Field/Cross Country Coach, please click on the link below for more
info:
https://www.cccregistry.org/jobs/viewPosting.aspx?postingID=28083
Click Here for the 2008
Southern Cal Rules Book!
5CTCA Constitution
OFFICIAL AUTO QUALIFYING
MARKS TO THE SOUTHERN CAL REGIONAL MEET
APPENDIX A
2007
AUTOMATIC
QUALIFYING MARKS FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD PRELIMS
Hand time + .24
= automatic time. (HD + .24 = FAT)
1.
Direct Athletics will
administer the 2007 So Cal Best Marks List. All marks must be
received within 10
days of competition.
2.
Marks do not require
wind gauge readings.
3.
For National Records,
where wind gauge readings are necessary, they must be submitted.
EVENT
MEN
WOMEN
100
10.56
12.19
200
21.51
25.17
400
47.90
58.00
800
1:53.00
2:18.24
1500
3:58.83
4:51.00
3000 SC
9:37.69
12:00.00
5000
15:15.40
18:27.92
10,000
32:00
39:37.33
HIGH HURDLES
14.80
15.24
400 HURDLES
54.00
1:06.63
400 RELAY
41.56
49.00
1600 RELAY
3:15.70
4:01.76
POLE VAULT
15’3”
11’0
HIGH JUMP
6' 8"
5’ 3”
LONG JUMP
23'6"
18’0”
TRIPLE JUMP
48'
36’
SHOT PUT
49'8"
40’
DISCUS
150’
135’
JAVELIN
177’10"
120’0
HAMMER THROW 160’0
135’5”
LAST UPDATED 10/8/2007
5CTCA Convention in Las Vegas is
another big success!!
Three years ago, Coach Patrick Thiss suggested
that the annual coaches convention could be very successful if it were moved
to Las Vegas. That suggestion proved to be more than correct as for the
second year in a row the convention attracted a record number coaches and
their families from around the state. Along with the regular set of
meetings, the Hall of Fame inductees banquet was held as well as the awards
ceremony for this years "Coach of the Year" awards. The 5CTCA would like
to extend a special thanks to Mondo for sponsoring this event.
President of the
5CTCA (Cross Country), Rick Anderson, gives Southern Cal Cross Country rep,
Barbara Bond, an award of appreciation for her contributions to the sport of
cross country. She will be relinquishing her duties this year. (photo
courtesy of Michael Allen)
Hall of Fame inductees show off their awards. From left to right, Robin
Paulsen (Santa Barbara City), John Norton (Mt. SAC), Jean Snuggs (American
River) and Steve Haas (San Jose City). (photo courtesy of Michael Allen)
Coach of the year recipients, from left to right, Wes Ashford (San Bernardino
Valley), Curtis Taylor (Laney College), Aaron Junta (East Los Angeles), Eddie
Lopez (Glendale), Lindy Kane (College of the Canyons), Michael Reid (American
River) and Brian Yokoyama (Mt. SAC). (photo courtesy of the Michael
Allen)
Each of the hall of fame inductees had
remarkable careers. John Norton and Robin Paulsen were certainly no
exceptions. Below are brief bios on some of their tremendous
accomplishments over their many years of coaching.
John Norton
Mt. San Antonio College
A name synonymous with Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC), John Norton was
not only a former Community College State Championship winning athlete, but
also a State championship winning Coach and Athletic Director.
During his 33-year tenure at Mt. SAC, John touched the lives of thousands
of Mt. SAC Student/Athletes and was instrumental in 16 State Championships in
Track and Field and 6 State Championships in Cross Country. Along with Hall
of Fame Member, Don Ruh, John was heavily involved in the success of the Mt.
SAC Relays, Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational and AAF Youth Days Track and
Field Program.
During his coaching career, John coached a variety of events, producing
State Champions in nearly every event. John was named State Coach of the Year
twice in cross country and was awarded South Coast Conference Coach of the
Year numerous times. He also served our sport as the 5CTCA President and as
our COA Management Representative.
Robin Paulsen
Santa Barbara City College
In 1989, Paulsen concluded a 23-year career in the Los Angeles Unified
School District, the last 13 at Belmont H.S., by being named California Boys’
and USA Region 8 Track and Field Boys’ Coach of the Year. He coached arguably
the best California H.S. distance runner in history, Roman Gomez, 2x State
Champion in the 1600-3200 (1984-85). Gomez’s success at 1985 L.A. City
Championships (victories in the 800-1600-3200) provided Belmont the
championship and also resulted in Paulsen being chosen L.A. City Boys’ Track
Coach of the Year.
In 1989, Paulsen began his career at SBCC by hosting the California
Community College State Track Meet. In 2003, he finished his career by hosting
the same State Meet. In between, Santa Barbara became the site for 3 WSC
Championships, 2 So Cal Championships, 5 SoCal Hep/Dec Championships, and the
famed Easter Relays. Paulsen’s teams produced a number of state champions,
including Anthony Vega’s 23-foot javelin victory in the ‘95 State Meet. During
his 14-year tenure, SBCC’s athletes re-wrote the college’s Top Ten List (146
spots- 13 school records).
He was the Equipment Supervisor at the ‘84 Olympic Trials and Games,
wrote 7 track articles for Scholastic Coach, and spoke at numerous clinics,
including the Stovall All-Sports Clinic (the first high school coach chosen to
do that in track and field), the AAF/CIF Cross Country and Track Clinics, and
clinics in New Mexico and Arizona.
Upcoming coaching schools, clinics, and summits
USATF
Level Two School,
Mid-July, 2008:
Site TBA. Academy format with latest leading edge info. from some of the
sports leading coaches.
http://www.usatf.org/groups/Coaches/education, or contact Mike Corn
for information:
mcorn@cox.net or 504.734-7902.
Southern Cal Rules
Committee meeting minutes, click here.
Coaches - There have
been several questions as to what the rules are pertaining to the qualifying
standards/rules to the Regional Championships. Below are the rules for
qualifying for both teams and individuals to the Regionals.
E.
SECTION
V: RULES AND POLICIES OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
E.1
RULE B-1: QUALIFYING TO THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
E.1.1 Teams
E.1.1.1
The make up of a
team will be considered as at least one individual finishing a race. Each
conference will be allowed one-half plus one, the number of teams in their
conference to advance to the Southern California Regionals. There will be a
maximum of 28 teams in the regional. At large teams will be selected from a
committee consisting of the Southern California Rules Chair and one
representative from each conference.
E.1.2 Individuals
E.1.2.1
There will be the
same number on individuals qualify from each conference as there are teams
that qualify from there conference as long as those individuals finish in the
top 50% of the field. No school can have more than 4 individuals qualify.
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