2027 season · after you register
Here's a walkthrough of things to do and know to start the 2027 season.
We have a group chat where we share latest updates, discuss questions, and celebrate achievements. Only parents are allowed to join. Text or talk in person with Coach Doug to get an invite.
Athletic.net is a treasure trove of season info, meet info, team info, and decades of stats. Set up a free account. We already created required profiles for all team athletes. You can find your athlete and connect them to your account so you can get notified when a new meet result is recorded for them.
We will always take care of registering your athletes at meets. You won't be able to register your athletes for meets independently.
Most results during meets are sent live to the Athletic.net App, so you can see, sometimes within seconds, how your athlete did. Some field events at some meets will only report results once the whole age group has finished. We won't use this app for internal communication, since we will use the Hub for that.
Your athlete will want good supportive running shoes but they do not have to be expensive.
Separate from running shoes, track spikes are not required but helpful. We are building a team collection of used spikes that increases as athletes grow out of their spikes and donate. ebay is a great resource for finding lightly used or new spikes, often at half the cost of store bought spikes. $25-$35 is a great range. At youth age levels, the improvement in expensive spikes is negligeble compared to the other ways an athlete can improve.
Sprinters, distance runners, throwers, and jumpers all have different shoes at the higher competitive levels. But as youth, follow these simple guidelines. Sprinters and jumpers: track spikes should be light with no heel cushion. Distance: thicker heel cushion. Throwers: no spikes with flat smooth tread. If your athlete does multiple or all: get distance spikes and wear running shoes for throwing.
We've made a public Google calendar with practice, meets, and any other events. We regularly keep it updated. Subscribe to add it to your own calendar.
Know the season
Practice is at the beautifully renovated Ackerman Track in Canby. Early Season: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6–7:30pm, March 30 – April 24. Full Season: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 26 – July 11.
Ackerman Track · 350 SE 13th Ave, Canby, OR 97013
Directions to Ackerman
We enter your athlete for you, so there's nothing to sign up for. Each meet's page has the drive, the day's times and what to expect.
Meets and practices run on parent help: timing, field events, the team tent and more. No experience needed, and we'll show you what to do.