Indoor Track Season is right around the Corner

Hi everyone this is Coach Sean and Coach Moss, 

Indoor track season is just around the corner and it looks to be a great first half of the season for Rate of Motion Elite.

To contact Coach Moss you can reach him at rateofmotion@gmail.com, 678-232-9535.

 For me, Coach Sean  you can reach me by cell phone 770-771-2296 but it is usually quickest to communicate with me is by email, rateofmotion2@gmail.com

 If there is anyone who you know was not included in this email if we can get their contact information we can add them to the distribution list.

 We have a number of housekeeping items to go over with everyone.

 Practice will start on Oct. 6^th at 5pm at South Gwinnett High School. On Thursday's if there is a game schedule at South Gwinnett we will practice at Lenora Park, If there is a game on Friday we will practice at Lenora Park. We will do our best make sure that everyone knows if we will be at practing at Lenora Park.

 The cost is $250 but that can be paid in several ways. I know everyone is dealing with tight budgets so you can pay $125 on Oct 1^st or you can bring it with you on the Oct 6^th and then pay the other $125 on November 1^st.  You can pay online at the website or you can pay by check. I am hopeful that we will have the business account opened up so that you can make the check payable to Rate of Motion Elite Track Club.

We need to have all the money by November 1^st so that we can order Warm-ups, speed suits and t-shirts. There is about a 4 or 5 week turnaround because this will be a custom order.

 For those athletes who ran with us last year we already have a copy of your birth certificate on file  but we do need an update liability waiver and registration form and a current copy of you physical. If you have one for running with your high school team we just need a copy of that.

 For those who are running with Rate of Motion for the first time,  welcome and we do need a filled out Registration form, Liability waiver and current phyiscal form and a copy of your birth certificate. The forms can be downloaded and printed from the website. If you have a current physical with any school system we simple need a copy of the current form.

 Everyone needs to register with USATF as an athlete. Parents, you can also register as a parent if you would like you don't have to but at some meets you get in free or at a discount and there are also lot of other discounts available to you as a member of USATF. I would urge everyone to do it online it is fast, simply and secure. Please print a copy of your registration confirmation and give that to us we need have verification that everybody is a member of USA Track and Field. DO NOT RENEW OR BECOME A MEMBER OF USATF UNTIL November 1^ST OTHERWISE YOUR MEMBERSHIP WILL EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31^ST OF THIS YEAR INSTEAD OF December 31^ST OF NEXT YEAR.

 Make sure that athletes have the proper running shoes. The spikes can be purchased later because spikes are dependent on the type of races the athlete is running. All information about shoes is in the handbook which you can be downloaded and printed off of the website. Please parents and athletes take time to read the handbook. We put it together so that a lot of questions that come up can be answered from the handbook.

 We have a fundraiser going right now with the Entertainment Book, you can click on the link in the signature below for more information. If you have family or friends that live out outside of Metro Atlanta they can purchase the Entertainment book for their area and help Rate of Motion with our fundraising at the same time. If you have family or friends that would like to help sponsor your athlete or the club they can make a donation online with a major credit card. If they have or setup  a PayPal account and use the PayPal account to make the donation normal credit card transactions charges will not apply. We are always open to other ideas for fundraising to help lessen the financial burden that is involved in having a son or daughter in sports.

 We have asked Regina Williams(Clarissa's Mom) to serve as President of the club. La-Tavia Shanks (Quandra's Mom) to serve as Treasurer of the club. And Claudia Abrams (Chris's Mom) to serve as the Secretary. We have asked them to help us with keeping the parents informed and organized as we move through the Indoor Season and when we get into the summer outdoor season. Regina is a little preoccupied right now getting ready for one of her daughter's Wedding.

 Coach Moss and I really excited about the upcoming indoor season and the quality of young people running with us and what we will be able to accomplish as Rate of Motion Elite Track Club. If any of the athletes are planning to run with their high school teams for the high school season they can run and they will most likely have a few meets before we finish the indoor season but they will need to practice with us until the indoor season is complete which will be March 12-15, in New York City,  . They will be ahead of their counterparts when they move back into practice with their high school teams. If their high school coaches have any questions please feel free to have them call Coach Moss or myself and we would be happy to talk with them.

 For most of our meets we will be leaving on Friday evening checking into the hotel getting something to eat and lights out by 10:30. We will compete on Saturday and then come home Saturday evening. The schedule might be a little different for the University of Florida meet because they are trying to have some clinics for athletes and coaches. We will make sure everyone knows if the schedule is different.

 Here is the meet schedule for our Indoor Season:

                                                 January 16-17 Clemson Invitational

                                                January 23-24 Eastern High School Challenge at UNC-Chapel Hill

                                                February 7-8 Gainesville Sports Commission Indoor Classic

                                                February 20-21 University of Kentucky High School Classic

                                                March 12-15 National Scholastic Indoor Championships
There is at least one meet that Coach Moss and I will be running at in the Open and Masters division which will be fun to watch.

We try to keep everything about the club updated on the website so that we have one source for all the information. The calendar is there with all the meets and important dates listed.

We also have a blog which is really active during the season. Rate of Motion Elite Blog

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to call myself or Coach Moss and we will answer them for you.

We also want to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors:

homesbuysean.com and Foxparc Team Real Estate for sponsoring the Rate of Motion Elite Track Club web site

Mark and La-Tavia Shanks and Olde Time Trucking for their generous financial support.

The parents of all our athletes without you we wouldn't have a team. THANK YOU!

Thanks

Coaches Moss & Sean

Rate of Motion Elite Track Club
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