Starting this week you will be receiving weekly newsletters on Monday of each week with important activities for the week. They will never be very long so please be sure to read them! If you would like more people to get this newsletter you can go on the website and click on the "join our website" link and add more emails. With such a large team it is the best way to stay informed. Please be sure to be at the parent orientation /first practice on Monday August 5th. Our Calendar on the website has been updated. This should have most information for the entire season.

We are asking all returning and new athletes to please complete your registration and payment asap, so that we can get our roster updated!



All new athletes will need to purchase a uniform and make sure you have uploaded your birth document!

All payments are due by August 5th!

Our parent orientation and first practice is Monday August 5th. 5:30 at West Creek Park, 24247 Village Circle Dr. Valencia.

Please bring a chair or blanket if you wish, for the parent meeting.

We will also have Fleet Feet shoe vender at the practice if you still need shoes or racing flats.

Most Uniforms will be available for pick up too, so please order before the meeting.

Please bring athletes ready to run, after the meeting!

All athletes should bring a large bottle of water and electrolyte, ie. Gatorade, make sure they have their name on it as many bottles look alike.

Wear loose fitting shirts and shorts! Many athletes like a mat or towel for stretching before and after running.

We welcome all parents to run with the athletes. Sub Gremlin and Gremlin parents will need to stay at practice at all times!

We will answer all your questions at the meeting!

2024 Cross Country Registration

is now OPEN

IF YOU NEED HELP PLEASE CONTACT US

PLEASE READ THIS PAGE IN FULL ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM!

Cross Country is a competitive sport, all athletes must attend meets on Saturday, to be on the team. There will be no practice only athletes.

We have reached the point that we just can no longer accept athletes who only want to practice on our team, that takes away our coaches time in training our athletes who do compete, so our policy is that we do not accept practice only athletes. 

 Please click the following button to register for the 2024 Cross Country Program. Please note that the terms and conditions to registration belong to the Valley Youth Conference.

2024 CROSS COUNTRY SIGN UP FORM

The payment option is a separate option.

The price is $225.00 for the first and second athletes, and $125.00 for each athlete in the same family after that, up to 4 of the same household.

1 Athlete $225.00

2 Athletes $450.00

3 Athletes $575.00

4 Athletes $700.00

5 Athletes $700.00

PAY 2024 CROSS COUNTRY REGISTRATION FEES

Uniform purchase is also separate option. (Every athlete must compete in a uniform, but you are not required to buy a new one every year, if your uniform from last year is still good you may use that one, if your child has out grown it, you might want to purchase a new one).

UNIFORM PURCHASE

SUBMIT PROOF OF AGE

New athletes we must have a copy of the proof of age (see below).

A proof of age document must be uploaded using the form on the runstorm.org website for each athlete that is New to the club. If you competed in 2023 Cross Country or 2024 Track & Field for Storm we have your proof of age document still on file.

The following items are acceptable:

1. Birth Certificate.

2. Photocopy of Birth Certificate.

3. Military Birth Certificate.

4. Passport.

5. Foreign Birth Document or Green Card.

6. Copy of School Record with documented date of birth.

7. Court decree.

8. Valid California Identification Card

Frequent Asked Questions – Cross Country 2024

1. Is it the same uniform? – Yes, we use the same uniform for both our Track & Field program and our Cross Country Program.
2. When are practices? – Our normal practice days are Mondays, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturdays
3. What time are the practices? Evening practices are either 5:30 or 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, Saturday Morning practices are 8:00 am to 9:30 am.
4. Where do you practice? For cross country we practice at 3 sites, West Creek Park by the picnic tables, College of the Canyons next to the baseball diamonds, and Central Park.
5. When is the Season? – Parent Meeting and the first practice is Monday August 5th at West Creek Park, thru October 2024
6. Is there a waiting list – No Every athlete who applies will be accepted.
7. When is the first day of practice – The First day of Practice will be on August 5, 2024 at West Creek Park, next to the picnic tables at 5:30 pm - 730 pm.
8. There will be a parent meeting in August 5th, at west Creek Park, before the first practice . We will have a shoe vendor there, and will take any sign-ups and answer any questions that have not been answered here.
9. When does sign-ups for Track and field begin? Sign-ups for 2025 Track & Field will begin in November 2024. Cross Country is a Summer/Fall Sport, while Track & Field is a Spring/Summer Sport.
10. How do I sign up for Storm – all of our sign-ups are handled through our online system, simply click the buttons above and sign up. Your child is not signed up until we have a registration form, payment, and proof of age document. Your child will also need a uniform but uniforms are purchased separately and as needed.

AGE GROUPS

5-6 Sub -Gremlin -Girls and Boys

(Year Born) 2018-2019

2000 Meter Run

7-8 Gremlins -Girls and Boys

(Year Born) 2016-2017

2000 Meter Run

9-10 Bantam -Girls and Boys

(Year Born) 2014-2015

3000 Meter Run

11-12 Juniors- Girls and Boys

(Year Born) 2012-2013

3000 Meter Run

13-14Youth Girls and Boys

(Year Born) 2010-2011

4000 Meter Run

15-18 Intermediates -Girls and Boys

(Year Born) 2006-2009

4000 Meter Run – (Some meets are 5000 Meters).

Please be sure to read the  Parent Handbook  it will answer most questions anyone should have.

The above paperwork files require  Adobe Acrobat Reader Click to download a free copy.

To: All Parents and Athletes

From Alan Bingham, President of the Santa Clarita Track Club, Inc. – Storm

On behalf of the SCTC board of directors, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2024 Cross Country Season.

The Santa Clarita Track Club is a nonprofit 501(c) 3 tax exempt organization that promotes running sports for youth in the Santa Clarita Valley. Our Tax ID number is 77-0615715.

This is an all volunteer organization, your help, support, and cooperation is critical for this program to be a success. We require each parent/guardian to participate in helping to accomplish the various functions of this club i.e. coaching, timers, data entry, ribbons, tag pulling, officiating & judging events, help at practices, clothing sales, fundraising, meet setup and tear down, and assisting when we are visitors at other meets, transporting pop-up tents, first aid, I could go on and on! We want this program to continue to be the best it can for your children, and it is going to take all of us working together to make it so.

To help you understand more about the Santa Clarita Track Club’s program and philosophy, we will provide you with a Parent Handbook. It contains information regarding our club’s purpose, conduct during cross country meets and useful information concerning parent conduct and safety rules for training.

Hopefully, your questions will be answered by reading the handbook. Please contact any of the individuals listed below if you have any further questions or wish to review any of the points contained in this packet.

Sincerely,

Alan Bingham, President

Jeremy Stepan, Director Cross Country

Elaine Bingham, Coach

Parent Orientation

Will be held Monday August 5th, at 5:30 pm, prior to the first practice at West Creek Park 24247 Village Circle Dr. Valencia.

We will have uniforms and shoes from Fleet Feet there also.

Cross Country Practice Schedule August 5-13

Monday August 5th 5:30 pm - West Creek Park 24247 Village Circle Dr. Valencia.

Tuesday August 6th 6:00 Pm - Central Park field 13

Thursday August 8th 5:30 pm - College of the Canyons -Park at the track and walk up access road behand the stadium, past the baseball field.

Saturday August 13th 8:00 am - Central Park field 13