Would you like to became a QUICK STRIDER athlete???
864-288-0371 or 864-261-7907
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History of the Quick Striders
Quick Striders Track Club originated in June 1967 under the leadership of Richard C. Kerns, President, and Samuel Kennedy, Vice-President. Quick Striders student-athlete participates in the USA Track & Field Junior Olympics all over the country. In the past, Quick Striders has received national recognition and has set state and national records.
Quick Striders gives a meaningful experience in the sport of athletics consisting of approximately seventy-five or more boys and girls beginning at age 7 yrs. Thru 18 yrs old. Our emphasis has always been on the student -athlete, underscoring the basic fact that without academic achievement the athlete does not have an arena in which to perform.
Quick Striders Track Club Goals and Objectives:
• To teach sound track & field techniques
• To allow youngsters to participate regardless of their abilities
• To strengthen young people's self-image through competition
• To have a meaningful impact in the process of training future leaders through the development of disciplined minds and bodies
• TO HAVE FUN !!!
Our Focus:
Most of the team members are from single parent homes, under-achievers, or in imminent danger of slipping through the cracks at schools and other institutions. We try to develop the potentials they already possess as well changing their attitudes since attitude plays a big part in today's society.
Quick Striders also places emphasis on high achievement and character building. We aim to teach the children that if they don't get the necessary skills early on, they will only end up hurting themselves.
Our Goals:
The Quick Striders Track Club aims to achieve these goals through youth sports:
1. To develop self confidence and self respect in each young adult by helping him to have an appreciation of his worth as an individual.
2. To provide significant adult role models for youth and to demonstrate a quality of leadership which youth will want to follow.
3. To develop capacities for leadership among youth themselves and encourage them to use these capacities responsibly.
4. To encourage an understanding by each young person that he is important to the group.
5. To increase the physical fitness of every child and to expand related skills according to each child's individual ability.
The Track Season
Fall/Winter Indoor Track Season
Our season begins around Mid-Novenber each year. We begin with basic conditioning, strength and technique as our initial emphasis. All of our older (high school age) athletes are encouraged to participate in this training, as to have a good fitness level entering their high school seasons. This training period also provides an opportunity for our athletes to participate in Indoor Track and Field.
Spring/Summer Season
Our competition season begins in late May and ends in late July. Quick Striders competes in the USATF youth series as well as several other invitational events. New athletes may join at any time during the season, however many of our meets are run on a qualify and advance format. Performance levels may be determined by the length of time athletes have been training and quality of such training. It is urged that athletes come out as early as they can.
Practices
From November to March, practices are held on Sundays @ 4pm. June begins five days a week practice and continues until the end of the season in late July.
All athletes MUST attend your school practices as they are scheduled. If you are missing your high school practices without the permission of your school coach you will not be allowed to practice with us.
Membership:
Quick Striders consist of boys and girls between the ages of 8 yrs. and 18 yrs. old. In order to become a member of the club, you must keep a good grade point average and conduct yourself properly in school.
* During the course of the year, the coaches will go to the schools to check on your academic performance. Should the student need additional help in any subject, we will find tutors to help them.
If you are interested in joining Quick Striders Track Club, please contact Coach Richard Kerns @
(864) 288-3594
What is the USA Track and Field Organization?
USA Track & Field is the national governing body for our sport in the United States. The Athletics Congress (TAC) replaced the AAU as the national governing body for athletics in 1979 by mandate of the AMATEUR SPORTS ACT OF 1978 passed by the U.S. Congress. The Athletics Congress (TAC) changed its name to USA Track & Field in 1992. USA Track & Field is responsible for governing and coordinating all athletics (track & field, long distance running, cross country, road racing, race walking, and any other sport discipline recognized by the International Ameteur Athletic Federation) at all levels, from Youth Athletics to our U.S. National Teams representing the U.S. in international competitions such as the World Championships and the Olympic Games. Why Track & Field? Have you ever stopped and asked yourself where do all of our athletes begin their careers? Especially those that compete in the Olympics, the Pan American Games, the World Championships, and the professional sports leagues. The answer for the most part is the Youth Athletic Programs and Track Clubs like ours. Of all the youth programs in these United States, we think that track & field programs are the best for young people. "Surveys done by the youth Sports Institute at Michigan State University, and the Office of Youth Sports at the University of Illinois show that children have the following reasons, in order of importance, for sports participation: to have fun, to learn skills to play the game, to get physically fit, and to make new friends. Winning is very low on the list, to the point that most children would rather play on a losing team than sit on the bench of winning team...." Quick Striders's program emphasizes these same values. Quick Striders Track Program provides an opportunity for our young people to compete regardless of their ability...and, the more they compete, the better they become. They meet other young people from all over the country, and from all around the world. Quick Striders Track Club is committed to teaching the correct basic skills of running and conditioning which are the foundations for all sports. We stress scholarship, and insist that our young people look at athletics as a means of obtaining an higher education. But more than anything, most of our young people have a fun filled summer.
