Valley Royals Track & Field Club

Invite your family and friends to our Burger and Beer Event on Saturday, March 9th. This Benefit* is in support of the Valley Royals Track and Field Club.

WHERE: Canadian Brewhouse (High Street)

WHEN: 6:00 pm start CANUCKS GAME WILL BE ON THE BIG SCREEN!

TICKETS:  $25 per person. Kids welcome!

Tickets can be purchased at our AGM/Athletic Banquet or by e-transfer to Debbie Trustham at [email protected] (please put your name in the message; no security question required).
Please share with your friends, family and neighbours and INVITE THEM TO COME!

WIN PRIZES: We’ll have 50/50, raffle draws, and toonie toss.

Gift Cards, Gift Baskets or other desirable items are needed for Raffle Prizes so please help us by donating a prize or asking people you know who own businesses to contribute. To ask businesses to donate prizes to this event use this official letter from the club:

*Note: This is a “Benefit” being put on by one family in the club, so donations and ticket sales are not eligible for fundraising credits. All contributions are much appreciated and will go to help the club as a whole.

To get updates click “Going” or “Interested” on our Facebook Event Page at…  https://www.facebook.com/events/322881788546253/

Wednesday practices for the Power & Speed Group are moving outdoors and will be at 6:30pm at Rotary. You should be finished by about 8pm. Coach Chantel will be working with the sprinters and her assistant will be working with the hurdlers.
Practice is on, rain or shine, so please dress accordingly

Wednesday, February 27th: Athletic Awards Banquet & Silent AGM at the Legacy Building beside the Track at Rotary Stadium. Athletes & their families are welcome to attend this special celebration

Saturday, March 9th: Pub Night Fundraising Event Starting at 6PM , Canadian Brewhouse & Grill at Highstreet. Giftbaskets, Gift Cards and Prizes are needed for the raffle. For more info see Event Page at…  https://www.facebook.com/events/322881788546253/

Saturday, April 13th: 3rd Annual Valley Royals Vaisakhi Festival Track & Field Meet at Rotary Stadium. All club athletes invited to participate in Track & Field events. Lots of opportunities for athletes & their families to earn Volunteer Hours

Thanks to the writing talent, historical articles and photographs of club founder and former coach Gerry Swan, the Valley Royals Track & Field Club is pleased to present two new pages which document the club’s history and athletes of distinction.

Many thanks to Dawn Driver for scanning & uploading photos and creating the pages for the Website. Thanks also to James Porpaczy and Monica Carsience for assisting Dawn in this process.

You will find these new historical pages under “About Us” in the Main Menu under the titles: “Legacy of the Valley Royals” and “Athletes of Distinction”. These pages are a work in progress and we welcome more historical photographs and information about athletes who have achieved high levels in Track & Field while competing for the Valley Royals. If you have information or pictures about past athletes, please email Dawn Driver at [email protected]

Legacy of the Valley Royals

Athletes of Distinction

To be eligible to train, you must be insured so be sure to complete your Membership Registration/Renewal for 2019. To Register go to: https://valleyroyals.ca/registration/ and click the Online Registration link

Throws Group resumes this Sunday, January 6th
at 2:00PM. Meet Coach Sean for a practice at the throws cage in Clearbrook Park

Power & Speed Group resumes on Monday, January 7th with a practice at the ARC at 4:00PM. Meet Coach Chantel upstairs at the end of the track where you do your stretching. The Royals welcome Chantel to our coaching staff (for more details see Post below)

Endurance Running Group resumes on Tuesday, January 8th at 4:15PM. Meet Coach Scott at the Club Shed for a practice at Rotary Stadium.

The Valley Royals Track & Field Club is pleased to announce that Chantel Desch will be leading our power/speed athletes for the duration of winter training. Chantel was trained by Coach Ziggy for 4 years, specializing in sprinting.

After graduating high school, Chantel attended Simon Fraser University and competed for their track and field team. At SFU she raced on several relay teams as well as the 400 and 200m events. During her last year at Simon Fraser, Chantel’s 4 X 100m team set a new PB breaking the school record.

Chantel graduated from SFU with a Bachelor’s degree in General Studies and her future plan is to become an elementary school teacher. Chantel is looking forward to working with all of the power/speed athletes. Practices will resume on Monday, January 7^th, 4pm at ARC.