Hello parents, I trust everyone is enjoying their holiday. Here is a message from Coach Blow.
​Next week's practice will be on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.
​Also if you have not expressed to me if you will be USATF, AAU or both you have until 10pm to get me that information or he will make the decision for you. Thank you to those who have already replied. Fees for either of these meets will be due on Tuesday. He would like for you all to do both meets with an emphasis on USATF. If I don't have your information I can't enter your child in the meet. Thanks and enjoy the rest of your holiday.

Parents here is the address for the meet on tomorrow
May  27 , 201 7 Oak Park High School     825 NE 79th Terr     Kansas City, MO 64118 *There is no  bleacher  s eating  available*
 Please be at the track at 715am

Parents, thank you to all of you who worked the meet and worked to make it a successful event.

New Business:
​Please let me know if your child(children) will be running strictly USATF or strictly AAU or both. USATF nationals will be in Lawrence, KS & AAU Nationals will be in Detroit, MI. It is important that you communicate this to me by Monday so your athlete will be entered into the correct meet. If you have questions concerning this please let me know. I will be happy to answer your questions to help you make your decision.

​There are 2 meets coming up next week. One is a USATF meet the other is an AAU meet. The AAU meet is a District qualifying meet and is $20. The USATF meet is a regular meet and is $8 individual $32 relay. Both meets are on 6/3/17 so from here on out you will not only need to advise if your athlete will be competing in a meet you will have to specify which meet they will enter.

​If you have funds to give me for this Saturdays meet I will be back on Thursday to collect those fees. I realize we have gotten off schedule with the planning of our meet this past weekend, but fees will be due on Monday for which ever meet you decide to enter.

​Lastly if I do not have your paperwork, I can not get an AAU or USATF card for your athlete. They will need this for the upcoming meets. Please have that to me this week. At this stage in the game I should NOT still be asking for paperwork. If I don't have it your athlete will not be able to compete in the upcoming sanctioned meets.

Parents, there have been a few revisions to some of the athletes. Please make not of the updated version below for the meet on tomorrow. Please remember we need EVERYONE at the track at 530am to assist with the set up of the meet. We start our meets on time, but we can only do that if everyone is there to get things ready.
Also I have only heard from a few of you whether or not you will be attending the rescheduled meet on 5/27. I need to know by Monday. If I don't hear from you I will assume that you are attending. 

GIRLS
Hill, Alivia 50, 100, 4x1 
Pride, Amani 100, 4x1, LJ 
Wright, Amerie 100, 400, 800 
Taylor, Anakia 100, 400, 4X1 
Hill, Alonna 400, 800, 4X1 
Simpson, Nuriah 100, 400, 4X1 
Cozart, Quayae 100, 4X1, LJ 
McGee, Jaliyah 100, LJ, SHOT 
McGee, Jordin 4X1, LJ, SHOT 
Ruffin, Quinntia 100, 400, LJ 
Hill, Aaliyah 800, 4X1, SHOT 
Pugh, Ayris 100, LJ,SHOT 
Hill, Asia 100, 400, 800 
Wright, Mikeiya SHOT, DISC  
James, Aliana 1500, 4X1, 4X4, TJ
Lasker, Ariannah 100, 4X1, 4X4, TJ
Taylor, Mya 4x1, 4x4, SHOT, TJ
Forbush, Jayla SHOT, DISC  
Ruffin, Te'Andra 100, 400, LJ 
Cole, Keiyah 100, 4X1, 4X4 
Lane, Savannah SHOT, DISC  
Rickea Combes 100, 400, LJ 

BOYS
Armon Lasker 50, 100, LJ 
Buckman, Trace 100, SHOT, LJ 
Nosaj Booker 50, 100, SHOT
King, Kameron 100, 800, 1500 
Pride, Ja'len 100, 400, LJ 
Reed, Marcel 100, 400, SHOT 
Kelley, Jeremiah 100, 400, 4X1 
Simpson, Nasir 100, 400, 4X1 
Pride, Joshua 400, 4X1, SHOT 
Forbush, Jaylon 400, 4X1, LJ 
Hines, Jayden 100, 400, LJ 
Hines, Jomari 4X1, SHOT, DISC 
Harris, Darius 400, 800, 4X1 
Lane, Michael 80H, 4X4, LJ 
Ruffin, De'Andre 100, 400, LJ 
Simpson, Najee 100, 800, 4X4 
Kelley, Joshua 4X1, SHOT, DISC 
Akinmoladun, Demetri 100, 4X4, SHOT 
Akinmoladun, Dakota 4X1, SHOT, DISC 
Forbush, John 100, 400, 4X4 
Akinmoladun, Justice SHOT, DISC  
Ruffin, Andre 100, 400, LJ 
Anthony Wilson 100H, LJ, TJ 
Jackson, Elijah 100, LJ, SHOT
​Akinmoladun, Justice, SHOT, DISC
Harper, Ramionne 100, LJ, SHOT, DISC

Parents practice this week will be Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. No practice on Monday. Please be sure to attend the parent meeting so we can finalize things for our meet. Also there are a few of you who have NOT taken care of meet fees for our meet on the 20th. Please let me know if you will NOT be attending the meet or if you are attending you need to make arrangements with me asap. 

​Please let me know if you will be competing in the meet on 4/27 for the rescheduled or if you are opting out of that meet. I need this information by Thursday.

​Lastly meet fees for the meet on 6/3 will be do Thursday.

Hey all I wanted to provide an updated meet schedule for everyone so you can decide which meets you would like to attend. This will also give you an opportunity to decide if you will be doing AAU or USA or both.
5/6/17 Stride Ryte - Park Hill High School
5/13/17 Team Believe - Blue Springs High School
5/20/17 TGM Windsteppers - Grandview High School
6/3/17 Kansas AAU Qualifier _ El Dorado, KS
6/3/17 Grandview Invitational USATF - Grandview High School
6/10/17 MO AAU Qualifier
6/10/17 Olathe Express Invitational
6/17/17 Excelerate - St. Therese Academy
6/24/17 MVA Invitational - William Jewel College
6/22-25 AAU National Qualifier - Joplin
7/6-7/9/17 USATF National Qualifier - Joplin
7/16/17 Blue Thunder
7/24-7/30 USATF National Junior Olympic Championship - Rock Chalk Park - Lawrence, KS
7/28-8/5 AAU National Junior Olympic Championship - Eastern Michigan University - Detroit, MI

​Fees for the next meet 6/3 will be due by Thursday.

On behalf of all the Windstepper men, we would like to wish all the Windstepper women a Happy Mother's Day, per Pastor Blow.

The meet information is below. Please be there by 7am. I will not be in attendance as I have a family matter to attend to. I want to wish everyone luck!!

Team Believe 4th Annual Developmental Meet 
MAY 13, 2017
***REVISED***
NEW LOCATION FOR 2017: Blue Springs High School
2000 NW Ashton Drive, Blue Springs, MO 64015

FULLY AUTOMATED TIMING SYSTEM 
TIME: FIELD EVENTS 8:00AM  
RUNNING EVENTS 8:30AM
FEE: $15.00 PER ATHLETE
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 10, 2017 (4:59 pm CDT)
THREE (3) EVENT LIMIT PER ATHLETES AGE 8 – 12 and FOUR (4) EVENT LIMIT PER ATHLETES AGE 13 – 16
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GATE ADMISSION FEE: $5.00 PER PERSON 5 YRS AND UNDER FREE
AGES: THIS MEET IS OPEN TO AGES 5 TO 16 ONLY!
FIELD EVENTS: (4) ATTEMPTS PER ATHLETE except High Jump
DISCUS, SHOT PUT, HIGH JUMP, LONG JUMP, TRIPLE JUMP, TURBO JAVELIN
RUNNING EVENTS: ALL RUNNING EVENTS WILL BE TIMED FINALS EXCEPT 100M & 200M DASHES
3000M, 80H, 100H, 110H, 100M (SF), 1500M, 200M (SF), 400M, 100M(F), 200H, 400H, 800M, 200M(F), 4X100M RELAY
AWARDS: MEDALS FOR 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD FOR ALL EVENTS.
WEATHER: THE MEET WILL ONLY BE CANCELLED IN THE EVENT OF
CONTINUED INCLEMENT WEATHER, WHICH WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY
OF THE PARTICPANTS (LIGHTNING-HAIL-HEAVY RAIN). IN ALL OTHER CASES
OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, DELAYS IN MEET MAY OCCUR.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
PASTOR ADAM BLACKSTOCK – TEAM BELIEVE, COMMISIONER
EMAIL: PASTOR@GBFIC.ORG        PHONE: (816) 728 – 0113 
JEFFREY BURGETT – TEAM BELIEVE, HEAD COACH & DIRECTOR
EMAIL: COACHBURGETT@GMAIL.COM               PHONE: (816) 728 – 6812 
Coaches Check In: 7:00am - 8:00am Coaches Meeting: 8:30am – 8:45am RUNNING EVENTS WILL RUN GIRLS THEN BOYS (ROLLING SCHEDULE) SOME FIELD EVENTS MAY BE COMBINED (GIRLS/BOYS). SOME EVENTS MAY CONSIST OF COMBINED AGE GROUPS-IF THERE ARE LESS THAN (8) ATHLETES ENTERED IN THE EVENT (AGE GROUP). 
CONCESSION STAND WITH FOOD/DRINKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS MEET

Parents, all payments for all meets should've been paid last week. Track fees for the meet on May 20th will be due by Thursday. This is also our meet so I will start coming around asking about events to be worked. We are hosting and EVERYONE must work the meet.  

Info for this Saturday's meet will be provided on Thursday as well.
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I should have some information concerning the meet that was cancelled on last Saturday for you at the parent meeting tomorrow.