*BACK THIS YEAR*
Our memberships will include your Athletics Ontario membership. When you register through our trackie site, you will also be acknowledging provincial codes and waivers in order to be automatically signed up with AO. In other words, YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO REGISTER SEPARATELY WITH ATHLETICS ONTARIO.
PROGRAM DATES & COSTS
FUNdamentals (Junior Development 7-10 yrs as of Dec. 31, 2021)
Cross County: September 10th – October 22nd, 2020
Indoor Season: November 2nd, 2020 – March 3rd, 2021
Outdoor Season: April 13th, 2020 - July 30th, 2021
Cost: XC - $175; Indoor - $350; Outdoor - $350
No competitive opportunities
FUNdational Skills (Junior Development 11-13yrs (as of Dec. 31, 2021)
Cross County: September 10th – October 22nd, 2020
Indoor Season: November 2nd, 2020 – March 10th, 2021
Outdoor Season: April 13th – July 29th, 2021
Cost: XC - $175; Indoor - $400; Outdoor - $400
PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT (High School - 14yrs+ (as of Dec. 31, 2021)
Cross Country Only: September 1st – November 30th, 2020
XC/Indoor Season: September 1st, 2020 – March 31st, 2021
Outdoor Season: Apr. 1st - Aug. 31st, 2021
Cross Country Only - $300
XC/Indoor Season - $650
Outdoor Season - $650
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP - $1200
COLLEGIATE DEVELOPMENT (University athletes)
Outdoor Season: April 1st - August 31st, 2021
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP - $500
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Post-Collegiate 18yrs+ (as of Dec. 31, 2021)
XC/Indoor Season: September 1st, 2020 –March 31st, 2021
Outdoor Season: April 1st – August 31st, 2021
XC/Indoor Season - $500
Outdoor Season - $500
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP - $900*
*NOTE – Contact club manager for volunteer opportunities for discounted rates - Olympians and Paralympians also provided lesser cost membership
*What's included in your membership?
Administration (Manager, Assistant, student, meet management, etc.)
Coaching (education, travel, honorariums, etc.)
Facility Access (INDOOR – Thompson Arena; OUTDOOR – TD Stadium)
London Western Membership Card (Click link for details)
Meet entry fees for:
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Mustang Open, Bob Vigars Classic and SWO Field Series meets
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AO Championships for PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT athletes
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AO & AC Championships for NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT athletes
PROGRAM SUMMARIES
Event coaches are listed in our Members Handbook.
JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT: ages 7-13 (Born 2008 – 2014)
This program exposes kids to all event disciplines in the sport; endurance, sprints, hurdles, jumps and throws. Our goal is to create a FUN environment for kids to enjoy track and field inspired activities that are the foundation for all other sports, thereby improving your child’s physical literacy. This will benefit all GAMES they participate in, and we strongly encourage kids to participate in other sports. Specializing in a sport at this age is counter to our approach supported by Athletics Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development Model.
We have 2 age groups in this program, both rooted in Long Term Athlete Development:
FUNdamentals for ages 7-10 is more focused on a FUN introduction to the sport where kids will have the opportunity to learn all of the aspects of running, jumping and throwing through track and field inspired GAMES.
WHEN & WHERE?
Cross Country – Tuesday (Gibbons Park)/Thursday (Brescia Hill): 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Indoor - Monday/Wednesday (Thompson Arena): 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Outdoor - Tuesday/Thursday (TD Stadium) – 6:00 – 7:00 pm
FUNdational Skills for ages 11-13 involves more specific event training and skill development and gently introduces some competitive opportunities. The emphasis here is on bridging the gap from elementary school to high school in a FUN and challenging environment.
WHEN & WHERE?
Cross Country – Tuesdays (Gibbons Park)/Thursdays (Brescia Hill): 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Indoor - Monday/Wednesday 6 – 7 pm & Saturday 9 – 10 am (Thompson Arena)
Outdoor - Tuesday/Thursday (TD Stadium) – 6:00 – 7:00 pm
PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT: ages 14 – 18 (Born 2003 – 2007)
Designed is to prepare high school aged athletes for the ‘Learn to Compete’ stage of the Long Term Athlete Development Model, you must be at least 14 years old and all abilities are welcome in this program. Athletes are still learning the basics of track and field, but at this level, you will begin to move in one of 2 directions: Endurance (track events 800m and longer) or Speed/Power events (Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps, and Throws).
At this stage, athletes may even find themselves training alongside a provincial medalist or an aspiring national team member. It is a unique training environment managed by our top level coaches who will work to transition youngsters through a system with the goal of qualifying for provincial competitions. As you get older and more developed as an athlete, programming and periodization play a larger role in your training.
WHEN & WHERE?
Cross Country – Monday/Wednesday 6 – 8 pm & Saturday 10 am – 12 pm (locations vary)
Indoor - Monday/Wednesday 6 – 9 pm & Saturday 9 am – 12 pm (Thompson Arena)
Outdoor – Monday/Wednesday 6 – 8 pm & Saturday 10 am – 12 pm (TD Stadium)
*Club practices times and locations may vary per training group. Detailed practice schedules can be found on our Team App which can be downloaded here.
COLLEGIATE and NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Ages 18+ (Born 2002 or earlier)
Our Collegiate Development program caters to university athletes looking for a place to train particularly for the summer season when school is not in session. A large majority of these members are on Western's Varsity track and field team, but we also welcome other varsity athletes from schools across Canada and the US.
Our National Development program is not an open membership, and is designed for post-collegiate athletes training to prepare for National Championships and to earn National Team assignments. Due to the unique high performance nature of training required at this level, please contact us for more info to ensure that it would be a good fit.