Central Indiana’s only USA Track-and-Field Club, K-Town Elite Track Club, is accepting new members throughout Indiana for its’ summer training season beginning at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 6 at Jackson Morrow Park in the Park Avenue side parking lot.
Track meets being Saturday, May 25 at the Chick-fil-A Championships at Noblesville High School. The season ends with the USATF National Junior Olympics, July 22-28 in Sacramento, Calif.
Determined by year of birth, there are six USATF age groups for boys and girls: 8 & under; 9-10; 11-12; 13-14; 15-16; and 17-18. K-Town Elite is also accepting home-schooled students.
New and old members should come dressed to train. There will be a short meeting for new members addressing the registration process, code of conduct, parent/guardian information forms, and travel-release forms.
There is a $100 yearly Club registration fee. Practice sessions’ cost are $10 a session. The club’s scheduled practices are Monday-Friday with meets on Saturdays. Athletes should schedule at least three sessions a week to get receive enhancement with their efforts. If an athlete does three sessions in a week, the other two sessions are free.
Since its conception six years ago, K-Town Elite had many athletes compete in the USATF National Junior Olympics. The Club is seeking to expand its’ vision on strength-and-agility to complement speed training. The Club’s focus is on the jumps, hurdles, relays, sprints and distances up to 3200 meters.
The events are coached by K.O. Jackson, a USATF Level II coach in the sprints, jumps and hurdles and a USATF Level I instructor. He recently completed work to become a USATF Level III coach and IAAF Level 4 coach: the highest certifications for both organizations and he plans on attending the USATF Emerging Elite Coaches Camp this summer.
In Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, Jackson has coached numerous state-meet participants; four state champions; a three-time JO national champion and 59 athletes who have competed for him have received NCAA Division I/NAIA scholarships.
For additional information, call 765-865-5412; email ktownelite@gmx.com, or like the club on Facebook at K-Town Elite.
