Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club (SMAC) is very excited to offer an extended indoor practice program this winter for interested youth grades 1st – 8th. The program will focus on training for local indoor track meets, SYTL summer track league, and youth race team. The workouts will be age appropriate for both track racing and field events (long jump/high jump).

When:  The practices will be held on Sundays from 5.00 to 7:00 pm
Dec 6,13,20   Jan 3 & 31   Feb 7,14,21,28   March 14,21,28   April 4

Where: Smith Indoor Track (ITT) off West Street (RT 66) Northampton

We have hired Allison Belanger to coach the indoor practices this year. Parent participation is welcome. Membership in SMAC is required to participate in practices. Fee of $40 per child will cover coaching and club membership for new individuals. Current members of the club must renew memberships for 2010 when they sign up for the program. Download SMAC membership forms here.
Registration will take place at the first practice on December 6, 2009.
Please wear good training shoes to practice and also bring a water bottle.

Meet Dates: SMAC will sponsor an all ages meet on Jan 10, 17, 24, 2010 at Smith College indoor track. Free entry for 12 and under. Events start at 5pm.

Needham Track Club is sponsoring the Northeast Indoor Classic on Sunday
Jan 10, 2010 for ages 5 -16 at Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston. Fee is $13 per entry. For more info: www.needhamtrackclub.org

SMAC will sponsor two  youth leagues this coming June 2010. Sign up at Northampton Recreation or LSSE in Amherst in early April. Practice program will continue in April and May outside at Northampton High School.

See you on the run,
Allison Belanger     belanger7@comcast.net
Jim Clayton            jclayton63@aol.com
Sydney Henthorn   henthornse@aol.com