Second Chance Track Club: Welcome

Practice is Tue,Wed,Thur,this week.

Second Chance Track Club was created in 2005 to serve children ages 7-18 from the city of Wilmington, DE, with an opportunity to participate in the sport of track and field where there was limited ability to do so in such an urban area.  Second Chance is a non profit 501 C3 and also an AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) and a USA Track and Field certified club with certified coaching.  The name “Second Chance” was derived as a statement that all children deserve a chance- sometimes a second chance- to prove themselves in life no matter their background, race or environment.
  
           During track season, in the spring and summer, our team practices at least three evenings a week at Baynard Stadium in Wilmington, and competes regionally on Saturdays.  We participate in USA Track and Field’s Spring Outdoor Series for youth track clubs.  We also participate with the United Age Group Track Club Association in the greater Philadelphia area and AAU Sports.  Local Wednesday night meets with the city of Wilmington take place throughout the summer starting in the beginning of June.  

          We not only seek to give youngsters an opportunity to participate but also to successfully compete with the best in the region.  We have had several runners who have been very competitive on a regional and national level the last five seasons.  We look forward to another great season this year as well as developing runners for local high school competition, in the years to come.  See the schedule section for times and dates.

Coach Palka
secondchancetc@hotmail.com

You are free to join in May when your school season is over.  There is no cost except for uniform and meet fees.  Please contact Coach Palka (secondchancetc@hotmail.com) for more information if necessary.

Practice begins:  Thur, 5/31- 6:30pm, Sat, 6/2- 4:30pm.  Weekday practices will be at 6:30pm.

Here is a summary of the Junior Olympics schedule:

Preliminary: The Junior Olympics begin with two area qualifier meets -- June 2 at Glasgow High School in Delaware and June 3 at Ben Johnson Stadium at Germantown High School in Philadelphia. The top six finishers in each event and age division advance to the association championship.

Association: The Mid-Atlantic Association Championships will be on Saturday, June 16, at West Chester University in Chester, PA. Athletes must have qualified at the preliminary meets in order to attend the Association championships. The top four finishers will advance to Regionals.

Regional: The Region 2 Championships will be July 5-8 at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE. The regional is hosted by the USATF Mid-Atlantic Association. The top five finishers advance to Nationals.

National: The National Junior Olympic Track &: Field Championships will be July 23-29 at Hughes Stadium at Morgan State University in Baltimore. For more information, click here.

This is only necessary if you wish to particiapte in the Junior Olympic program starting in the month of June.  Second Chance's "Club Code" is:  0165

- This will be our club's national meet for all HS participants this year. (Any age may participate though.) 

- Wednesday, July 11-15th.

- Membership:  https://play.aausports.org/login2.aspx?returnurl=/AAUAthlete.aspx?sCat=A

An order was already placed.  If you do not have a uniform then see Coach Palka, ASAP.