Cross Country Clinic \u2013 annually held during the second weekend of November, this clinic typically draws four hundred cross country coaches to hear noted clinicians speak on a variety of topics.
Track and Field Clinic \u2013 annually held in February, this clinic typically draws up to nine hundred track and field coaches to hear noted clinicians speak on a variety of topics.
MITCA Newsletter \u2013 published quarterly includes meet results and articles of interest covering news, training tips, etc.
Team Michigan \u2013 in the fall, a group of ten senior boys and ten senior girls qualify to run and are sponsored by MITCA in the Mid-East Meet of Champions held in Ohio, competing against teams from several surrounding states. In the spring, a track team of senior boys and girls are sponsored by MITCA to compete in the Mid-West Meet of Champions.
Free Membership \u2013 in the Michigan High School Coaches Association, including supplemental liability insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recognition:<\/strong> Political:<\/strong> Depending on your question and the current status of an idea or proposal, you may find answers related to this process by contacting: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association (MITCA) is a coaching organization with a membership of approximately twelve hundred, track and field and cross country coaches.Founded in 1959, MITCA operates under a set of by-laws and is dedicated to the education… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":71,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitca.org\/MITCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitca.org\/MITCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitca.org\/MITCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitca.org\/MITCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitca.org\/MITCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mitca.org\/MITCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169,"href":"https:\/\/mitca.org\/MITCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions\/169"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitca.org\/MITCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitca.org\/MITCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
All-State \u2013 The top thirty runners in each boys and girls division race in cross country and the top eight finishers in each event in track and field are awarded a MITCA All- State Certificates.
Academic All-State \u2013 Top finishers in cross country and track and field, in each division, meeting a minimum grade point average receive a certificate honoring their athletic and academic accomplishments.
Coach of the Year – four boys’ team coaches and four girl’s team coaches from each of four divisions are nominated for Coach of the Year honors. A membership vote selects the COY.
(XC coaches must be members by October 1; TF coaches by May 1).
Assistant Coach of the Year and Middle School Coach of the Year \u2013 awarded to those nominated by their head coach.
15\/25 Year Recognition \u2013 as coaches reach these career benchmarks, they are recognized at the cross country and track & field clinics, each receiving a certificate.
Patsy Arpeno Scholarship \u2013 two five hundred dollar scholarships are awarded via random draw to children of MITCA members in college.
\u201cMr\/Ms Track and Field\u201d and \u201cMr\/Ms Cross Country\u201d Awards
Track & Field and Cross Country \u201cDream Teams\u201d
Hall of Fame \u2013 MITCA selects up to four coaches per year to be inducted into the MITCA Hall of Fame.
Additionally, each year a cross country and a track and field coach are recognized for life time achievement via the Ambrose and Sweeney awards respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MITCA works to develop new ideas, and the rules necessary to create the best athletic experience for those boys and girls who participate in the sports of cross country and track and field. Because MITCA is not the governing organization for high school athletics, these ideas and rule suggestions are taken to the MHSAA for consideration. The flow-chart below diagrams this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/mitca.org\/files\/politcal_flow.gif\")
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Track & Field Committee Chair: David Wilson – dwilson@dcds.edu<\/a>
Cross Country Committee Chair: Jackson Fox – Jackson_1_fox@yahoo.com<\/a>
MITCA Policital Action Liason: Steve Linn – linnsm@comcast.net <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n