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.

Parents, due to 2 soccer matches on 4/17 & 4/20 We will have practice this week on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. There will be no practice on Thursday. The days the soccer games are taking place please meet in the back of the school on the hills.

​The fees for the meet on 5/6 will be due this week. Please take care of tis ASAP as I may not be at every  practice this week.

​Uniforms will be ordered this week for those that have paid registration fees.

Parents due to a soccer meet practice will be behind the school at the hills.

I willnot be at practice today.  If you have paperwork or money ro turn in please hpld it until Thursday.  By now ALL paperwork and registration fees should be in.  If you have not turned in everything please see me on Thursday. 

Also make sure you are signing the attendance list. If you  don't know whose at practice thou get removed from the list and don't get updats. So please make sure you are doing that.

Also remember parent meetings every Tuesday 7pm.

For those interested in a fundraiser opportunity there are 2 for Saturday.  There is an openings at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence for their Spring Football game at 10:30 am and also there are openings at the Sprint Center at 1:30 pm for UFC.  Please let me know asap if you are interested. 


Lastly please be in prayer for coach T and her daughter as they have lost a family member. 

Parents due to a track meet & soccer meet on Tuesday & Thursday,4/4 & 4/6, there will be no practice. We will instead practice on Wednesday 4/5. 

There will be a track meet held in St. Louis on 4/15. The fee for this meet is $12. If you would like for your child to attend, meet fees will need to be turned in by Monday 4/10. The address for this meet is Fort Zumwalt East High School, 600 First Executive Avenue, Saint Peters, MO 63376.

Please remember registration fees must be paid to attend any meet.  The next meet will be on 4/29 and meet fees are due by 4/13.

​Parents please be mindful all paperwork and registration fees should be turned in. If you do not have this turned in please get it in ASAP.

​Also remember parent meetings are every Tuesday at 7pm.

1st day of practice will be on Monday March 13 @ 545pm @ Grandview High school

Parents Meeting:
Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2017
​Location: Second Missionary Baptist Church

Book of Mormon Play at the Music Hall. 12/7, 12/8 & 12/9 @ 6pm. Also on Sat 12/10 at 1230 & 6pm and Sun 12/11 @ 1130 am & 5pm. If you work Sat or Sun you must work both shows. Please let me know if you are interested asap.

11/12 KU Football
11/13 KU Women's basketball
11/16 KU Women's basketball
​11/18 KU Men's Basketball

​Please let me know by 11/10 if interested

Home going celebration for Arnica Combes (mother of Rickea Combes) will be held on Saturday, Nov 5th at 1pm at Watkins Heritage Chapel. 4000 Emmanuel Cleaver II Blvd, kcmo 64130. Family visitation hour will be from 11am to 1pm. Interment Brooking Cemetery Raytown, MO.

There are 2 KU games on Sunday 11/6, One men's and one women's basketball. Call time for women's is 1130 am and call time for men's is 5pm. If you are interested in working, please let me know no later than Tuesday 11/1.

I will post fundraiser opportunities here for the off season. Please make sure to check in and let me know asap if you are interested in working.
TOMORROW AT THE MUSIC HALL AT 6:30 PM FOR LINDSEY STIRLING. This is a late notice so if you are interested in working this event tomorrow, please let me know by 3pm today.

Parents, we finally have finalized plans for the end of the year picnic. It will be on 9/4/16 at John Anderson Park, 4701 E 135th St, Grandview, MO, 64030. It will take place from 3-6 pm. We will provide the meat , but we do need parents to please sign up to bring the sides.  What is needed:
1. Mac & cheese
2. Corn on the cob
​3. Baked beans
4. Pasta salad
5. Chips
6. Water
​7. Gatorade
8. Pop/soda

Coaches we ask you to bring a dessert.
​We realize this is labor day weekend, but everyone will be able to attend. Please let me know what dish you will be bringing so we can make sure we have enough of one thing and not too much of another. Hope to see you all there.

Coaches and Parents,

​Please be in prayer for Lance Lenard, the head coach of NEK Track Club, as he was killed this morning in a head on collision. His young son is in critical condition. For those of you who are unaware of who he is his team put on the National Qualifying meet in Lawrence this summer.
​Please be in prayer for his family.

We will go to the aquarium. Bus will load at 11:45am and leave at noon to head downtown. We will then leave the aquarium at 4pm to head to Turner Stadium for practice. Please make sure everyone has practice clothes and spikes.
​We will have our team meeting this evening. All meetings will be held at the team hotel. I will advise of the time later. We will serve pizza.

Tomorrow is the day! The bus leaves for Nationals at midnight! Please be there by 1030pm to get the bus loaded and have a word of prayer. The bus will leave from the church 5111 Harry Truman Dr.

​If you are not in the team hotel, please send me your hotel information.

​For those not riding the bus, please make sure you contact me to get your athletes bib number and wrist band. I WILL NOT take them to the track. I repeat, I WILL NOT TAKE THEM TO THE TRACK. Lets take care of business prior to, it will already be stressful without adding your child not having their bib in time. I am also a parent and want to see my kids compete.

Please let me know if you have any questions! Windsteppers, lets get it!!

Parents, Friday was the deadline for meet/bus fees.  If you did not make a payment nor talk to me about payments then I need to hear from you ASAP. I do have a deadline and non communication is not helping. If you have decided your child will not go to Nationals, that's fine, but please let me know. Monday we will open the bus up to others outside our organization, so if you have not told me you're riding the bus speak now or forever hold your peace.

​Also we have asked for t-shirt sizes for the nationals t-shirts. I need those ASAP so we can get it to the printer. The price for the shirts are $13 for sizes small through extra large. 2xl is $15, 3xl is $16 and so on. You can order as many shirts as you would like for family and friends, but I need sizes.

​We have a week and a half left to go before leaving for Nationals.  I am almost out of y'alls hair!! Please be mindful, Texas is very, very, very HOT, please make sure you are hydrating. We don't need anyone passing out.