Do you want to join a Track Club?

Usain Bolt, on the right, is a member of the Racers Track Club.

When I go to Daniel’s school, have Daniel practice on the local Harrisburg area tracks, or just going about my business, people come up to me with a question.  Where can I go to have my child join a track club? They want to know who to contact? Until now, I did not know of a track club in the Harrisburg area that I could send children to. Now I do. Open the link below!

 http://hersheyblazetc.weebly.com/

David, 3 years old on the left wants to practice track. Daniel, 8 years old is on the St. Luke Spirit Track Club and is going to his third straight USATF National Track Meet this July.

The Hershey Blaze Track Club

The Hershey Blaze Track Club was founded in 2013 in Hershey, Pennsylvania and is a United States Track and Field (USATF) member organization. They were founded by a group of parents of talented athletes who desired to further compete in track and field competition on a local, regional and national level. Prior to officially becoming a club, some of the athletes were already accomplished in other sports and were able to transition beautifully over to the track. In fact, in 2011 and 2012 these young people managed to amass several dozen medals while in competition throughout the state.

This club is a FAMILY organization with membership open to ages 6-18. Most of the young athletes fall between the ages of 9 and 14. However, it is the hope of the club that children develop a love for physical fitness, healthy living and friendly competition through track and field. While earning medals is surely a goal, each time a child shows improvement we celebrate a VICTORY!!

USATF Structure

Club membership does not require prior track and field experience. The club’s young athletes may compete at a variety of levels. Since the club is a USATF member organization they follow the age group structure. The groups are determined based on the child's age as of 12/31 of the current year. 
The age groups are:
            Sub-Bantam (8 and under),

Bantam (9-10),

Midget (11-12),

Youth (13-14),

Intermediate (15-16),

Young Men/ Women (17-18).

Track events include:

50m (for 10 and Under only),

100m,

200m,

400m,

800m,

1500m,

4x100 relay,

4x400m relay

Hurdles

 High Jump-TBD.

Field events include:

Softball Throw,

Turbo Javelin,

Long Jump (running and Standing),

Shot put

Discus-- TBD

You can reach the club by writing to: Hershey Blaze Track Club- P.O. Box 46- Hershey, PA, 17033

You can send them an email by using the link below:

http://hersheyblazetc.weebly.com/contact-us.html

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You can register for membership in the club by using the link below:

http://hersheyblazetc.weebly.com/registration.html

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