Looks whats new in 2009 Youth Track and Field. Mark your calendars you just might want to join in the fun.
ESPN RISE GAMES: The next level of competition
July 19-25, 2009
You are being called to RISE to the challenge at the Inaugural ESPN RISE Games. ESPN and professional venues at the awe inspiring Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex are all preparing for your arrival. Apply today to compete in the ESPN RISE Youth Track & Field Meet and experience the next level of competition!
ENTRY FEE
A $100 non-refundable athlete entry fee is due upon acceptance into the 2009 ESPN RISE Games. This entry fee is credited as a deposit towards the purchase of your ESPN RISE Games travel package.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications are now being accepted. Apply online today to compete in the Inaugural ESPN RISE Games!
DIVISIONS
Ages: 14-18
Apply today to secure your place in amateur sports history and experience an event only ESPN and Disney could provide.
TRAVEL PACKAGES
In addition to the team entry fee, all athletes are required to purchase a minimum travel package from Anthony Travel, the official travel provider of the Inaugural ESPN RISE Games. Travel packages start at $465 and include:
- 5-night resort accommodations at Disney’s All Star Sports Resort
- 2-day Magic Your Way Base Ticket, which entitles you to admission to one of the following Theme Parks for each day of the Ticket: Magic Kingdom® Park, Epcot®, Disney’s Hollywood StudiosTM, or Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park.
- Credentialed access to Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex
- On-site event transportation to and from Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex on game days
- Opening ceremony
- ESPN RISE Games Special Event
- Specially-priced packages available for all members of your traveling team, including family, friends and spectators
To speak with a Disney Sports representative, please use the “Contact Us” form link located at the top of your browser window, or call 407-938-3430.
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First Performance Based World Youth Games Trials
January 5, 2009 from USATF press release (INDIANAPOLIS IN) USA Track & Field announced that it has revamped the process for selecting its team for the IAAF World Youth Athletics Championships.For the first time, the team will be selected based on performances at a Team Trials event – World Youth Track & Field Trials – which will be conducted less than two weeks before the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships.
Since the inception of the World Youth Championships in 1999, the U.S. team has been selected by a committee, which reviewed the performances of athletes who had competed in one of three national championship events – USA Youth, USA Junior, and USATF Junior Olympics – a full year prior to the World Championships. “Our goal is to send the best possible team to the World Championships, and having a selection meet just prior to the World Championships allows USATF to do this,” said USATF Youth Division Chair Lionel Leach. “As is the case with our elite athletes and their teams, our youth athletes will be able to ‘select themselves’ based on how they perform at a qualifying meet.”
The 2009 World Youth Track & Field Trials will be held on June 30 – July 1 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in conjunction with the first two days of the USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The event will serve as the qualifying event for the 8th IAAF World Youth Championships to be held July 8-12 in Bressanone, Italy.
For more information on the 2009 World Youth Track & Field Trials, including qualifying standards to enter the Trials and team selection criteria, please visit www.usatf.org/events/2009/WorldYouthAthleticsTrials
I’ve never seen such a poor method of selecting runners to run in an event. The ESPN games is simply a money maker for the travel agency and holds no true value. Based on the application, if you have the money your in and that’s a disgrace.
Carmen ,I couldn’t agree more. It also conflicts with other meets that may be qualifiers for the Nationals . My take on it is that if a parent just wants to have a Disney vacation they would do that and not attach a track meet to the experience.It’s hard enough trying to see a couple of sites while in a host city,but to squeeze Disney into a meet is almost impossible for me. The cost is prohibitive and frankly as you pointed out the meet is meaningless
I really don’t think they will get the response they are looking for and the target age group really doesn’t care about a Disney experience at all. This meet is only about money only and really adds no lasting value to the athlete or the parents for that matter.
Thanks for weigh in Carmen!
Track MOM….my neice is throwing the javelin in italy this friday for team usa youth world and I was trying to find a live stream to wacth…any suggestions