3/7: Welcome to Youth Track
- Mar 28
- 3 min read
Track parents-
Welcome to spring track. The first thing to know is that our website is longmeadowtrack.org. The season calendar is posted on the website (first day is March 30) and not on TeamSnap. You should be getting an invitation from TeamSnap, which is the app we use for sending email messages to the group. All future emails will come through the TeamSnap app. Also note that the chat/instant message function in TeamSnap will not be monitored. All communications will be through TeamSnap email. If you need to add email addresses to your TeamSnap account, you can do that yourself when you log in.
Second, I want to thank everyone who has agreed to coach and to volunteer in non-coach roles. This program is not run by paid professionals but is 100% volunteer-driven. Every year, kids grow up, move on to the high school, and we lose valuable parent volunteers. In that vein, we are looking for two volunteers to take on this year’s uniform distribution task, which involves putting a T-shirt, singlet, bib number, and safety pins into a bag for each athlete. The program will give you all the materials, you can do it on your own time, and two people typically split the job. Please email me if you can help with this. Thanks!
In the meantime, I need you to do two things now. The first is to indicate your preference for your practice times on our Google Form (the link is on the longmeadowtrack.org website). When you fill out the Google form, you will be prompted for a Code Word from this email: EAGLE. If you make a mistake or need to change your selection, just submit another entry and we will take the second entry.
Second, I need you to create a free account on athletic.net so you can sign up for our Saturday morning meets.
The explanation on how practice works and the different practice options are found on the Track Info. Sheet on the website. So read that before filling out the Google Form.
The instructions on how to create the athletic.net account are also on the Track Info. Sheet on the website. If you made an athletic.net account last year for your child, there is no need to do it again. I will be honest in saying that athletic.net is not that intuitive the first time you use it, but it is the most widely used website in the country for meet sign-ups and for the publishing of results, including by USA Track & Field. Everybody gets used to it--there's just a little short term pain for long term gain.
The website will be your main source of information, but we will also be having a Zoom informational session on March 16 at 7 pm. This session is especially useful for those of you new to the program. Because we are big believers in starting on time and ending on time, the Zoom meeting on March 16 will be a crisp 30 minutes or less. The meeting will be recorded in case you are unable to attend. The Zoom link is below.
Coach Alex
Alex J. Grant is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Track Orientation Meeting
Time: Mar 16, 2026 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 937 5244 1736
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