We would like to congratulate Caltaf Head Cheetah Coach Samantha Read on being named the Athletics Alberta 2015 Grassroots Coaches of the Year. Samantha and the Cheetah coaching staff have worked tirelessly to create the premier track and field program for athletes ages 8-11 in Alberta. Congratulations!
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Coach Samantha Read is Grassroots Coach of the Year
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Cheetah Invitational 2016
Hosted by: Caltaf Athletic Association
Sanctioned by: Athletics Alberta
Entry Fees: $10 per day (AA day of meet registration is an extra $5)
Date: June 25, 2016
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Eligibility: Open to ALL school age athletes (non-club and club)
Contact Info: Samantha Read, sam.trackandfieldcoach@gmail.com
For non-club members an Athletics Alberta Day of Meet Membership is required. Please fill in the form from the Website http://www.calgarytrackcouncil.com/meets.asp and bring it to the meet.
Events
Pre-Tyke (2009+) 50m, Ball Throw, Standing Long Jump
Tyke (2007-2008) 60m, 600m, Shot Put, Long Jump
Pee Wee (2005-2006) 60m, 600m, Shot Put, Long Jump
Bantam (2003-2004) 80m Bantam Hurdles
Schedule
9:00 80mH (heat) 9:00 Long Jump
9:30 50m 10:30 Ball Throw
10:00 60m 11:00 Shot Put
11:30 80m H (Final) 11:30 Standing Long Jump
12:00 600m
Modified Rules for Field Events
Standing Long Jump –3 consecutive jumps and the best jump will be measured
Ball Throw –3 consecutive throws and the best throw will be measured
Long Jump – 3 Jumps from a 1m take-off area, measured from the take-off point
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Caltaf Athletes Rock at Alberta High School Provincials Edmonton 2016
So as the dust settles on another high school track season, Caltaf athletes boast about having one of their best High School Seasons ever. The medals were collected by hurdlers, jumpers, sprinters, throwers and distance runners. Congrats to all the athletes and special thanks and acknowledgments to both their Caltaf and High School Coaches.
Medal Count
Gold: 12
Silver: 6
Bronze: 9
Well done everyone, you made the Club very proud…
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Results from First Annual Cheetah Invitational
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Cheetahs Registration Now Open
Registration for the Cheetahs session 1 is now open! See the Cheetahs page for information about the program.
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Siri Svensson: New Caltaf Cheetah Head Coach
We are delighted to announce that Siri Svensson has been hired as the new Head Coach of the Caltaf Cheetah Program. Siri has been coaching with the Cheetahs for 3 years and we are very excited that she has agreed to expand her role. Siri has actually been with Caltaf for 10 years, first as a throws athlete and then as a Senior Coach for the Cheetah Program. She is currently in her third year at Mount Royal University in the Health and Physical Education Program. She has her NCCP Level 2 and was most recently an assistant coach for the overall winner Zone 3 Team at the Alberta Summer Games. She loves coaching the Cheetah athletes. The Cheetah Program was where she developed her love for coaching track and field and she wants this passion and love of the sport to be passed onto generations to come.
Please join in welcoming Siri!
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Samantha Read: New Head Coach of Caltaf Junior Development
Caltaf is excited to announce that Samantha Read is the new Head Coach of our Junior Development Program! Samantha has most recently been the Head Coach for the Caltaf Cheetah Program and we are thrilled that she has agreed to move to JD.
Samantha Read competed for Caltaf in the sprints and middle distance events. She competed for the U of C Dino’s (1988 -1993), and was a member of the 1991 National Championship team, earning All Canadian status that year. She then moved to the United States and competed for the Nike Farm Team (1996-2001) in the middle distance events.
While living in the United States she was the Head Track and Field and Cross Country Coach at Mountain View High School in Mountain View, California (1996-2006). In her time there she was named the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Honor Coach in 2001 (Girls Cross Country), 2005 (Girls Cross Country) and 2006 (Girls & Boys Track and Field).
Sam and her Cheetah coaching staff have had great success. In 2015 Sam was named Grassroots Coach of the Year by Athletics Alberta. She is very proud of the growth of the Cheetahs program and seeing the sea of Red Cheetah t-shirts at all the Meets. She is also very proud that there were 12 Cheetahs Nominated for the 2015 Athletics Alberta Awards.
Sam was most recently named the Head Coach for the Zone 3 Summer Games Team. Sam continues on with her coach’s education and is now attained her NCCP Level 2 and is currently working on her Level 3.
Please join us in welcoming Sam in her new role!
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Andrew Livingstone in action Canadian Junior Nationals
Caltaf’s own Andrew Livingstone in action Canadian Junior Nationals. Andrew is ranked 5th in the world in the F40 discus. Picture is featured on the CBC Rio 2016 app. Photo credit Kevin Light (CBC)
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Caltaf at 2016 Rio Paralympics
We are pleased to announce that Caltaf Coach Kim Cousins and Caltaf Athletes Jennifer Brown and Alister McQueen have been named to the 2016 Rio Paralympic Track and Field Team! Jenn will be competing in women’s discus throw. Alister will be competing in men’s javelin and Kim has been named as the head throws coach.
Congratulations to all!
See more at Athletics Canada
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Photos from the summer: Caltaf Track Classic
A bit of nostalgia from an eventful summer; photos from the 2016 Caltaf Track Classic, thanks to Laura Barclay Photography.
Open/Junior Women 400mh at 2016 Caltaf Track Classic
(photo by Laura Barclay)
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Inspirational video in time for Rio Para Track and Field
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Congratulations to Alister McQueen and Jennifer Brown
Caltaf’s own Alister McQueen and Jennifer Brown together with Caltaf coach Kim Cousins, competed at the Rio Paralympic Games.
Caltaf would like to congratulate Alister McQueen and coach Kim Cousins on Alister’s Silver Medal win at the Rio Paralympics. Alister was ranked 12th entering the Men’s Javelin event and threw three personal bests to throw a new Canadian Record for a come from behind silver medal.
Caltaf would also like to congratulate Jennifer Brown, also coached by Kim Cousins on her great performance, finishing 7th in Women’s Discus.
Congrats to you all.
Alister McQueen and Kim Cousins at Rio Paralympics
Alister McQueen wins silver medal at Rio Paralympics
Alister McQueen’s silver medal at Rio Paralympics
Alister McQueen at Rio Paralympics
Jenn Brown and Kim Cousins at Rio Paralympics
Rio Paralympics
Video of Jenn Brown
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Les Grammatik joins Caltaf as Technical Director
On behalf of the Caltaf Board of Directors and Caltaf Coaching Staff, we are excited to announce that Les Grammatik has joined our coaching team as Technical Director for Caltaf, effective immediately.
Caltaf is one of the largest and most dominant athletics clubs in the province. Caltaf has also been making impacts on the national scene. Les’s hiring is an important part of our club’s ongoing expansion and commitment to providing support to our current coaching staff.
Les started his athletic career in the Sports School System in Romania becoming an elite athlete and international pole vaulter. He has been coaching for 44 years, has been selected to coach with the Canadian National Team including a Head Coaching role at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. His involvement in athletics also includes all levels of coaching education from NCCP to NCI, a lecturer at the University of Calgary, and provider of numerous clinics around the world for both coaches and athletes. He is a six-time Canada West Universities Athletic Association Coach of the year and 11-time Alberta High-Performance Coach of the Year.
Les is a globally recognized coach making his mark in Canada by coaching two of the country’s most successful multievent athletics athletes in history, Jessica Zelinka and Michael Smith. He is also a leader in developing education programs, including the creation of writing the Competition Development curriculum for athletics. He was a key member of a group of experts in developing the Long-Term Athlete Development model for Athletics Canada. He has also lectured internationally on various subjects from athletic program planning to strength training.
Caltaf is happy to be able to bring Les on board at such an exciting time. There is an amazing enthusiasm around our club; we have a clear drive and vision to become a leading track and field club in the country. Les’s skillset and experience will bring club-wide benefits to our coaches and athletes as we enhance our investment in building our internal programs and expanding our presence. Les will provide support to our coaching staff and assist in further program development, including an expansion of our Junior Development and Cheetah Programs.
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2016 Canadian Cross Country Nationals
Congratulations to Caltaf athletes running at the 2016 Canadian Cross Country Nationals in Kingston, ON yesterday. Caltaf had a great day:
See photos here (thanks Trent Ratzlaff)
Youth Girls
- Savanna Jordan Youth National Champ
- Caltaf Youth Girls Team 4th ( Savanna Jordan, Emma Hubbard, Shania Hogman, Corrina Fowlow)
- Alberta Provincial Team 3rd (Savanna Jordan & Emma Hubbard team members)
Junior Boys
- Alberta Provincial Team (3rd Angus Rawling team member)
Open Women
- Alberta Provincial Team 3rd (Emma Neigel team member)
Open Men
- Alberta Provincial Team 3rd (Gareth Hadfield team member)
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Cheetahs Registration Opens February 1
Registration for the Cheetahs session 3 opens February 1. Contact the Caltaf office for your registration access code! See the Cheetahs page for information about the program.
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Caltaf Summer Camp Registration
Register online now here or contact the Caltaf Office.
The Caltaf Summer Camp is designed to introduce athletes between the ages of 6 and 14 to the sport of track and field while at the same time developing fundamentals of the sport and a general foundational level of fitness. Find more information about the Summer Camp here.
Week 1
Date: Daily from Monday July 17th to Friday July 21st, 2017
Time: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Foothills Athletic Park
Cost: $150.00
Week 2
Date: Daily from Monday July 31st to August 4th, 2017
Time: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Glenmore Athletic Park
Cost: $150.00
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Cheetahs 2017 Outdoor Begins
Photo by Christine Laverty
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Caltaf Festival of 8’s
Caltaf welcomes you to come on out to Foothills Track as the sun is setting to race a fast 800m
Schedule: FINAL Schedule – July 6, 2017
Performance List: Performance List – July 5, 2017
Date: Friday, July 7 at 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Sanctioned by: Athletics Alberta
Venue: Foothills Track, 2431 Crowchild Trail N.W., Calgary, AB
Divisions: Tyke, Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget, Youth, Open, Masters
Entry Fee: $18* Payable to Caltaf
Entry Procedure: Register online
Entry Deadline: Monday, July 3
Late Entries: Late entries will be accepted at the Meet Director’s discretion. Accepted late entries will be an additional $8
Inquires: Sam at caltaffestivalof8s@gmail.com
*Athletics Alberta Day of Meet Membership $5.00. Athletes who are not members of their Provincial Athletics Association must fill out the form and pay the fee.
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Cheetahs Session #3 Dates
Cheetahs Session #3 will run April 16 to 21. This session will focus on learning the fundamentals of running, jumping and throwing using age appropriate progressions. The program will be held indoors. Through a fun and active learning environment, skills learned in this program will create a strong foundation for success in both Track and Field and other sports and physical activities. This program will have several opportunities to compete at track and field meets in Calgary. Athletes will have the opportunity to compete at meet in Calgary including Caltaf Track Classic.
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Caltaf Summer Camp Registration 2018
Register online now here or contact the Caltaf Office.
The Caltaf Summer Camp is designed to introduce athletes between the ages of 6 and 14 to the sport of track and field while at the same time developing fundamentals of the sport and a general foundational level of fitness. Find more information about the Summer Camp here.
Week 1
Date: Daily from Monday to Friday, July 30 to August 3, 2018
Time: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Foothills Athletic Park
Cost: $150.00
Week 2
Date: Daily from Monday to Friday, August 20 to August 24, 2018
Time: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Glenmore Athletic Park
Cost: $150.00
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