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Welcome to the CT STORM

CT Storm is a youth track and field club focused on teaching the basics of the sport and individual growth in a fun and positive environment. All athletes are introduced to running, jumping and throwing. We compete regionally in USA Track & Field and AAU meets.

Season Update:

With the shake up of Covid-19, CT Storm is in a holding pattern for the time being. There is no up side right now that we can see to cancelling the entirety of the season right now. With that being said, the parent meeting on March 19th will shift to the first day of practice which hopefully will be the March 30th at Derynoski. IF we get the sense the week prior that after school activities are still going to be cancelled beyond this, we’ll shift the season to the right 10-14 days at a time. The championship season for track goes well past the end of the school year, so if things do clear up even in mid to late April there is still plenty of time to train and compete. Here are a few other areas that I’m sure you’ll have questions about.

If you'd still like to consider signing up, go ahead and start the sign up process but don't check out. This way you'll be sure to get updates.
If you know for sure now that you want to cancel being on the team, email Leah LaPlaca and Dan Dachelet and we’ll issue you a full refund.
If you haven’t fully joined the team yet, feel free to leave it in limbo and once there’s daylight you can complete the process.
Depending on how far we push to the right, we will be able to prorate fees. Please understand that we do have fixed costs for the club regardless of whether or not we train or compete.
Uniform orders will be up in the air depending on when we start back up. One option may be to outfit who we can with our spares. Another option would be to forego uniforms entirely for new joins and race in whatever you want. The uniforms take about 3 weeks to get in once we finalize the order. That will be a judgement call. IF we do have practice on the 23rd, we will bring sizes with us to try on.
If the season pushes into mid April it may make more sense to combine the spring and summer sessions and allow a rolling membership. More to come.

Spring Session will begin on March 23rd.

Practices will be 5:30- 7pm

Monday and Wednesday at Derynoski Elementary. This year we are opening up the Club to 1st - 4th Graders who will train

in a separate group from 5:30 - 6:30 pm.

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Join CT Storm - Registration Now Open foR SPRING '20

Who can Join? - Anyone in 1st - 8th Grade for Spring Session. For summer session athletes can be entering 2nd - 12th Grade. Summer Session will begin after school is out of session
We have opened the club up to younger athletes. They will train at the same time as the older athletes but in separate groups, however their sessions will only go from 5:30 - 6:30.
Parents - we do need more help coaching. No experience necessary. The head coaches just need assistance implementing each day's practice. Email if interested in learning more. Coaches receive 50% discount for one of their athletes
Once you sign up, be sure to add the Team Snap app to your phone. This is our primary way of communication.
How much does it cost to join? Each session is $175 per athlete plus a uniform that you'll order through an outside vendor. We do have discounts for families that have more than one athlete on the team.
We highly encourage athletes to participate in as many meets as possible. The meets require membership in the AAU and USATF. This process does take some time and doing at the last minute doesn't work. All athletes must register in both organizations as soon as they join CT Storm USATF is $20.00 and AAU is $14.00. See below for links to sign up for each of these. You'll need the name and club number for CT Storm.
- USATF = 05-0422
- AAU - WYC4W5
USATF requires an age verification step immediately following becoming a member. Click here for info on how to send in birth certificates.

Things to Know

Events We Coach

Running - Sprints, Mid Distance and Long Distance
Hurdling
Throws - Shot Put, Discus, Javelin (Turbo for some)
Jumping - Long, Triple and High

Practices - General Info

Spring Practices

Practices begin Late March on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 - 7pm for 5th - 8th grade and 5:30 - 6:30 pm for 1st - 4th.
They will be held at either Derynoski Elementary or Southington High Track. We will shift to the high school on nights that the track becomes available.

Summer Practices

Summer practices take place at Southington High School track
Summer practices will begin after school lets out and end prior to the school year. Specific timeline will be passed out as season starts. Practices will typically be from 5:30 - 7:00 pm but may need to adjust to other activities on the track.
Specific practice times are published via Team Snap App once you join the Club.

Gear and Uniforms

Athletes should come dressed appropriately for the weather. There is no practice uniform.
Athletes should have good running shoes (not basketball shoes etc). It is highly recommended that you go to a specialty running store and get fitted for a shoe.
All athletes must purchase a competition uniform. For new athletes - when you register you will pay for your uniform and select your sizes.

Click here to learn more about New Uniforms

Get Involved

We ask that all parents take on some activities to help with the club. From end of year events, help with practices, serving on the Club Board or even coaching. If you are interested in coaching, you do not need a background in the sport. We will set you up for success to get started as a coach. Board members and coaches receive a discount on membership. Email Coach Dash to learn more.

Competitions

We encourage athletes to participate in scheduled meets, but we do not make them mandatory. We ask that all athletes, including elementary school age athletes compete in at least two meets of their choosing.
There will be a variety of meets to include All-Comer Meets, Invitationals, Dual Meets and USATF / AAU championships. The exact schedule for these meets will be distributed just prior to the first practice session via our Team Snap App. Normally the meets are on Sundays, but there are a few weekday meets.
The Championship season will be in early June. In most cases, only those participating in the Spring Session will be able to enter those meets. All AAU and USATF meets require a membership with those organizations which must be signed up as a condition of being a member of the team regardless if you plan on competing.
Meet registration will be passed out to parents a week prior to meets. Each meet has a slightly different registration, as well as payment process. This year we'll be using Team Snap for online and simpler payments.

Contact Us

Address:

Southington, CT, USA

Email:

Coaches

All coaches on CT Storm have had background screenings conducted through USA Track and Field. As well, they are all Safe Sport Qualified.
Our primary coaches are made up parents, local middle and high school coaches as well as high school seniors and college athletes that are still competing.
We try and keep our coach to athlete ratio each practice at 1:10.