7/3/20
Local school districts continue with their restriction on field permits, preventing us from offering the NRC Youth T&F 2020 Summer Program.
We look forward to our Fall 2020 Cross Country Season. Stay tuned for updates.
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5/26/20
As of this morning, Harborfields school district is not accepting permits for use of their fields this summer. Northport school district already notified us that they are redoing their parking lots and will not allow group use of the fields.
If there are any changes, we'll let you know. Looks like no Summer Season right now...
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3/25/20
The Winter Track season has been cancelled, no practice on 3/30. The RunSignUp web site for Spring registration shows a date of 4/30/20 for registration to open. This is just a place holder. As soon as we get the okay to use the fields, we’ll update our media to reflect these changes. Thanks for your patience!
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3/14/20
Due to the Northport School District banning gym and field usage until further notice, we are going to push the opening of registration for the Spring Season to April 5th. Stay tuned for further updates on the start of
the season and for registration status.
We appreciate your understanding.
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Registration will open this coming Sunday around 8 am for our upcoming 2020 Spring Track and Field Season. Opening day is Sunday, 4/19. We practice on Sundays for 90 minutes, commencing at 1pm, and Thursdays for 60 minutes at 6:30. We have a new venue, East Northport Middle School.
Register
Here for the 2020 NRC Youth Spring T&F Program
The coaches are looking forward to
the new season! We look forward to you joining us.
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3/7/20
Registration for the Spring Track and Field Season will open in mid-March with the season commencing on April 19th. Stay tuned for the registration link.
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1/2/20
There are 2 upcoming indoor track and field meets upcoming with the USATF-LI association. The first is on Sunday, 1/12, at Suffolk Community College and is likely late afternoon. The final meet is February 29th at St. Anthony's HS. Please check back for more info. Your coaches will be there to help out!
https://long-island.usatf.org/Sports/Track-and-Field.aspx
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12/8/19 Registration is now closed for our 2020 NRC Youth Winter Indoor Track Season. We’ve reached our maximum of 50 athletes. Thanks for your support. Information for the 2020 Spring Season will be posted in early March.
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11/16/19 Registration for the 2020 NRC Youth Winter Indoor Track Season is coming – fast! We’ll meet on Monday’s at 5:30 pm, commencing on 1/20/20. This season we are going full on-line, using the same service that our NRC members use to renew their memberships and sign-up for NRC events. Please create a free account, then sign up your athlete! There is a modest service charge, but no more mailing checks. Registration opens on 12/1/19 for current and past program attendees. Enrollment is limited, so don’t wait!
The Winter Indoor Track Season consists of 8 one-hour sessions at St. Anthony’s High School’s Athletic Center over the course of around 12 weeks. This season focuses on improving running form and technique with the inclusion of specific instruction to help runners be their best. Each practice consists of warm-ups, form instruction, running drills, a workout, and cool-downs/stretching. We fit a lot into a short time! The coaches are dedicated to ensuring a positive experience for all.
Please email NRCYTandF@gmail.com for more information and the link.
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8/22/19: Our 2019 Summer Track & Field Meet results are in!
Summary:
27 New Age Division RECORDS!!!
48 Gold Medals: 19 individual girls, 21 individual boys, 8 relays.
37 Silver Medals: 17 individual girls, 12 individual boys, 8 relays.
29 Bronze Medals: 10 individual girls, 11 individual boys, 8 relays.
Well done everyone!
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8/20/19: Registration is now closed for Fall Cross Country. We’re looking forward to the new season.
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8/7/19: We have 29 registrants for Fall Cross County Season out of 30 spots available. Registration will close within the next couple of days. Get your forms in!
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8/5/19: Our annual intra-squad track meet is set for Sunday, 8/18. Please see the events page for details
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8/5/19: We have 22 registrants for Fall Cross Country. We’re going to be running at Sunken Meadow State Park, Blydenburgh Park, Edgewood Park, and Meadowlark Park. Looking forward to a great season!
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7/22/19: Registration begins today for Newcomers to our Program!
FYI…Our Returnees have filled 18 of the 30 spots available in our fall season. Don’t delay in getting your forms filled out! Once our maximum is reached, registration will promptly close. Don’t get closed out again this year!
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7/21/19: Fall Cross Country registration was opened up to returnees on the 15th. Registration is now open for Newcomers! We will take a maximum of 30 athletes. Fall XC is a serious, long distance running season. Only register for one of these coveted spots if your child can run the distance and your family can commit to Sundays, September 1-October 27 from 12:30-1:45pm.
Please follow this LINK for on-line registration. You will recieve a confirmation email that will include the additional forms that need to be completed and returned.
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7/5/19: Our summer season is well underway with 90 registered athletes. Fall cross country registration will open to current and past participants on 7/15/19. Whatever spots remain unfilled will be opened up to newcomers to our program on 7/22. Fall is a serious running, long distance season. Please only take a spot if your child is serious about running and your family can commit to Sundays from 12:30-1:45pm.
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6/14/19: 2019 Summer season registration is now closed. Season’s first practice is on 6/30/19! See you all then!!!
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6/6/19: 2019 Summer season registration will close on June 14th. All Registration Forms postmarked by this date will be accepted into our upcoming summer season.
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5/5/19: Registration is now open for our 2019 summer season. Youngsters who will be 9 years of age prior to our first day of practice (6/30/19) may register.
Registration will close once capacity has been met.
All three forms are to be sent in:
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3/11/19: Registration is now closed for our 2019 spring season. All registration forms postmarked today will be accepted.
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2/12/19: Still plenty of openings for our spring season are available. Pre-registration is required. Registration will close on March 29th unless we reach our capacity prior to that date. Registration closing will be posted here.
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1/28/19: Our 2019 spring season is open for registration.
Please send in all three of the following forms:
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1/28/19: YAY! We have a track. It’s not the greatest, but it’s the same as last year—Oldfield Middle School. Registration forms for our spring season will be posted shortly. This registration will not be staggered, meaning that all current/past participants and newcomers may all register when forms are uploaded. Once we reach our maximum, registration will close.
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1/27/19: Our spring season registration is delayed. All of the Northport school district tracks are not available to us. We are awaiting approval from Harborfields. Please stay tuned.
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1/11/2019: Registration is now closed for the 2018-2019 winter indoor season.
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1/2/19: Registration is now open to winter season NEWCOMERS to our program. To date we have filled 24 of the 50 spots available to us. Each registrant must email Coach Vicki for an approval code before sending in in the registration form—in this way we can control the incoming number of registrations. Once we hit our max, registration will close.
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11/10/18: Registration is now open to all 9-14 year old participants of any previous season of our NRC youth program. If additional spaces remain open on November 20th, we will open up registration to newcomers to our program.
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11/8/18: We have filled 18 openings of our 2018-2019 first-ever winter season to be held on the indoor track of St. Anthony’s high school. On Nov 10th registration will open to all 9-14 year old participants of any prior NRC season—spring, summer, fall (2014 to present).
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10/29/18: We just received some good news. Our request has been accepted for our very first indoor winter season at St. Anthony’s high school indoor track. NRC Youth registration “requests” will begin tomorrow for our most recent XC 2018 fall participants. On November 10th, registration “requests” will be made available to past participants aged 9-14. If, by November 20th we have additional spots to fill, registration will be then offered to 10-14 year old newcomers to our program.
All “registration requests” require prior approval by email or verbally from our program’s head coach of NRC Youth—Vicki Fox, before being mailed in.
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10/29/18: Sadly our 2018 year has finally come to an end. What a fantastic year we had!!!! Thank you to all the coaches who gave so much of their time. Thanks to you parents for getting the kids to practice on time and a huge thank you for allowing us to get to know your wonderful children! Stay tuned here for updates as I receive them on our indoor winter season. As already mentioned, IF we are accepted by St. Anthony’s high school, then our winter program will start on Martin Luther King Day, January 21, 2019 for 8 weeks from 5:30-6:30pm. The cost is $85/athlete. No individual USATF membership will be required for 2019. NRC is a club member of USATF and a member club of RRCA (Road Runners Club of America) both of whom provide us all the necessary insurance requirements we need.
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10/20/18: Our fall season is quickly coming to a close. We end the season on 10/28 and will take a break for a few weeks. We are presently in discussion with St. Anthony’s high school to offer an 8-week indoor workout for aged 10-14 year olds who are interested. It would be held on Mondays from 5:30-6:30pm from the end of January through March. For those of you on Facebook (a “closed group”--limited to present and former participants of the program), information will be posted there and here as well. There will be limited openings as per requirements of St. Anthony’s. I’ll post information as I receive it.
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9/1/2018: Inquiries are still being received to join the team for our fall season. Unfortunately, we can take no more youngsters for this season. The next opportunity to join our team will be a new indoor winter season which is still being negotiated with St. Anthony's indoor track. We will have more information on this rare opportunity by October....stay tuned!
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8/21/18: Our fall season begins on Sunday, 9/9/18. The schedule of locations will be sent out by email soon. We have additional coaches this year and are all excited about adding new trails. Stay tuned!
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7/29/2018: Registration is closed for our Fall Cross Country season. You have all been sent a welcoming email from Coach Vicki--details of the trail locations will be sent later. We are all excited about our upcoming trail running season.
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7/17/2018: Registration is now open for any family who has been part of any prior XC NRC season since our inception of 2014:
Our 2018 Youth Cross Country (XC) Season is 9/9/18-10/28/18
Sundays only 12:30-1:45pm
Maximum: 30 youths
Fee: $65 (no refunds)
A waiting list will not be maintained.
Location dates TBA (Sunken Meadow, Makamah State Park Preserve, and many more)
USATF membership is not required.
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6/21/2018: A welcoming email was sent out today to ALL those registered for our summer season. If you did not receive it, please email me. Our first summer practice is this Sunday from 9:45-11:15 am on the Oldfield Middle School track.
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6/19/2018: All those who are registered for our upcoming summer season will be receiving a welcoming email by Thursday, 6/21/18. If you don't receive it, please email Coach Vicki. If you are not on FB,where ALL of our seasonal notices are posted, please advise Coach Vicki by email, and you will be placed on an email notification list.
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6/6/2018: Registration for our summer season is now closed!
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6/4/2018: Registration for our summer program closes on Wednesday, June 6th. All forms received with this postmark date will be added to our summer roster. Email Coach Vicki with ANY questions: vfoxfarm2000@gmail.com
11-13 year old newcomers may register for the "regular" Thursdays (6:30-7:30pm) /Sundays (9:45-11:15am) season. See "Registration Form", Parental Consent Form, and Code of Conduct.
9-10 year old newcomers may register for a "modified season" practicing ONLY on Sundays at a different time (11:45am-12:45pm) and a reduced fee from our regular season. We are giving incoming 9-10 year old boys and girls a simple introduction to our program with a maximum enrollment of 30. See "Registration Form", Parental Consent Form, and Code of Conduct.
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5/27/2018: Registration has been reopened for a short time to newcomers into our 2018 summer season. PLEASE read the following CAREFULLY!... Once our final numbers are reached, registration will close for good. The final closing date will be posted here and on our FB page. Once you join our club, please request membership to our FB page which is only open to current and past club members. FB is the means by which ALL communications from your coaches are posted, including practice cancellations due to weather.
11-13 year old newcomers may register for the "regular" Thursdays (6:30-7:30pm) /Sundays (9:45-11:15am) season. See "Registration Form", Parental Consent Form, and Code of Conduct.
9-10 year old newcomers may register for a "modified season" practicing ONLY on Sundays at a different time (11:45am-12:45pm) and a reduced fee from our regular season. We are giving incoming 9-10 year old boys and girls a simple introduction to our program with a maximum enrollment of 30. See "Registration Form", Parental Consent Form, and Code of Conduct.
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5/22/2018: Registration for our summer program is now closed. We have reached our full capacity. HOWEVER, we are discussing the possibility of creating another all together separate practice for newcomers. We will finalize all the details over the next few days and post here by May 28th.
Please check back then.
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5/19/2018: We are fast approaching our capacity for summer, but don't fret as a newbie to our program. We are working out a possible second practice time for newcomers. Stay tuned!!
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5/15/2018: Registration is now open to "friends" of our NRC youth members. Please connect with your friend who is a member of our program for a special invite to the summer season.
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5/1/2018: Registration is open for current and past participants, as well as the families of our adult Northport Running Club. If you have friends you'd like to invite, a "pre-newcomers" registration will be open on 5/15, but you must send them an invite by emailing them a registration form and add, "Friend of (your name)" to the form and/or email me your friend's name so I have them on my radar.
Email me at vfoxfarm2000@gmail.com for a registration form.
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4/27/18: Please mark your calendars with a change of location on Thursday, May 3 and Thursday, May 10th. There is a track meet scheduled on the Northport high school track, and particularly the field that we use. We will meet on the track at Oldfield Middle School in Greenlawn on Greenlawn Road. Allow extra time for parking and walking a distance to the track.
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4/20/18: Parents, please stay around for a few minutes at this Sunday's practice for some announcements that pertain to both parents and athletes. We need your attention from 1:00-1:15pm. Thanks!
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4/19/18: 5:16pm: Practice is ON tonight! See you there. NO shorts!!!! Dress in layers! Have your kids wear an outer layer for the wind.
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4/19/18: 3:00pm: Practice tonight may be cancelled due to rain. Coach Pat and I will be on the track at 5:30 to make the final determination. I cannot post to this website from my phone, so you will either need to text me, call me or check FB before leaving the house.
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4/12/18: Practice is to be held tonight at Northport High School! Our team will practice on the field until the track is available to us following the meet.
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4/10/18: There is a track meet at Northport high school this Thursday. IF we are able to secure an approval from Harborfields school district for Oldfields Middle School, practice will be relocated. If not, practice will be cancelled.
Check the FB page and this page before you head out the door on Thursday, 4/12/18.
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4/9/2018: To date we have turned away way too many requests for inclusion to our spring season beyond the 98 that we have already registered. It's time to spawn off another program :-)
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4/8/2018: Today was the most incredible experience I have had in my track and field coaching career! Youngsters interested in the sport of track and field attended our first NRC spring season practice in amazing numbers. We had 86 youngsters present from the 98 registered (9-13 years of age) from Manhasset to Smithtown, with 12 adult coaches, 4 teen mentors and an amazing number of smiles throughout the day. What a day!!
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4/1/2018: Happy Easter!! 7 days and counting till our first spring practice. Please arrive 15 minutes earlier than usual (12:45pm) on the first day to register at the attendance table. All kids must check in at the the attendance table EVERY PRACTICE!!!
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3/22/2018: The fields are sloppy now with the last snow storm, but crossing fingers the sun will begin to bake the fields and we'll be ready, set, GO! for our first practice on 4/8/2018.
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3/1/2018: All registrants should have received a welcoming email from Coach Vicki. If you didn't receive it, please contact me.
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2/27/2018: Registration for the spring 2018 season is closed. All participants will be receiving a welcoming email by March 1st.
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2/23/2018: Registration will close on Feb 27th. All youngsters with their registration forms postmarked by this date will be part of our spring 2018 season.
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2/22/2018: 78 out of 90 openings are filled. Based on the most recent incoming forms we will probably close registration within the next week. All those registered will receive an email from Coach Vicki by March 1st welcoming you all and giving you some program specifics.
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2/1/18: Today registration is open for our 2018 Spring Season:
All forms postmarked Feb 1st will receive guaranteed entrance. At such time that we reach our maximum capacity, registration forms will be waitlisted based on postmark date.
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1/30/18: Thursday morning, Feb 1st, registration will open to newcomers to our program. 45 of the 90 spots have already been secured by returnees to the program.
Acceptance to our spring season will be based on postmark date. All forms postmarked on Feb 1st are guaranteed entrance, even if we exceed our capacity. Once we reach capacity, registration will close and all forms received following that date will be waitlisted.
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1/24/18: On Feb. 1st registration will open for Newcomers. Registration forms will be uploaded here on our Weekly News Board, our Home Page and on FB. Be ready! Get your forms in early. Registration will close once we reach our max.
1/17/18: To date we have received 40 registrations for our 2018 spring season. We have reserved 90 openings to fill our spring 2018 season. Registration will close once that number has been met!
1/8/18: I have received 31 registrations from our returning athletes, which means we are already 1/3 of the way to our maximum registration!
1/7/18: Early bird discount is now over. Registrations for spring 2018 are still open ONLY to past participants!
12/26/17: Registration is now open to past participants for the 2018 spring season. You'll need two forms: Registration form and Parental Consent form. If you are not on FB, email Coach Vicki for the forms you need.
*Please note, registration will open to newcomers on Feb 1, 2018. Forms will be posted here and on our FB page.
11/19/17: USATF Regional Youth Championship in Smithfield, RI. We have 9 rooms booked for the families participating at Comfort Suites West Warwick-Providence, RI. The price is $113 plus tax--Amenities include indoor pool and free hot breakfast!
11/12/17: NRC Youth Practice at Sunken Meadow State Park-(back entrance). 12:30-1:45pm. Drop off and Pick up is the same location. This is our last XC practice of the 2017 season.
11/5/17: 1:30 Practice had to be cancelled again today due to the rain. Next week is our last practice for the 2017 XC season at Sunken Meadow State Park--back entrance (drop off at 12:30pm)
11/5/17: USATF-LI XC Youth Championships were held this morning and all 10 NRC participating athletes qualified for advancement to Regional Championships in Rhode Island--see post below. Thank you to Coach Pat! Congratulations to you all!
11/5/17: NRC Youth Practice at Sunken Meadow State Park-(back entrance). Time delayed to 1:30pm due to Coach Vicki's commitment as an official to the Youth XC Championship. Pick up is at the same location at 2:45pm.
11/5/17: USATF-LI XC Youth Championships at Gardiner County Park, West Bayshore, NY. 9/10 year olds 3K starts at 9am (+/- 15 minutes); 11/12 year olds start at 9:30am (+/-15 minutes) and 13/14 year olds 4K starts at 10am (+/- 15 minutes).
10/29/17: Practice cancelled at Cold Spring Harbor Greenbelt Trail due to thunderstorms in the area. Decision was made to extend our 2017 fall season an additional two weeks, through 11/12/17.
10/29/17 began our "Weekly News Board" of everything NRC Youth