One Step Ahead Spring 2016 Vol. 6 | Page 5

USATF LONG ISLAND YOUTH CLUBS SPOTLIGHT Ou tea V-TESSE TRACK CLUB issio is to e pose athletes to top le el o peiio , p o ide ou gste s ith a oppo tu it to i p o e thei pe fo aio a d assisi g ith ollege p epa aio . V a e i t a k & ield, hile p o oi g edu- -Tess Track Club as fou ded i Ju e . V-Tesse as de eloped fo athletes i te ested i spo t of t a k a d field ages – . Ou tea issio is to e pose athletes to top le el o petitio a d to p o ide ou gste s ith a oppo tu it to i p o e thei pe fo a e i t a k & field hile p o oti g fit ess a d spo ts a ship. V-Tesse T a k Clu is o ed a d ope ated Emmanuel Gregory Doresca. Coa h Do es a is a U“ATF Le el Ce tified Coa h, a d a high s hool athe ati s a d s ie e tea he i Quee s, NY. He has ee tea hi g fo al ost ea s. He has ee o petiti e o oth the high s hool a d ollege le el i t a k a d field. His philosoph is that ha d o k ill al a s out eigh tale t. Ou t a k tea has e o e a e og ized t a k & field lu o a atio al le el. The su ess of VTesse has ee due to the ha d o k of ou athletes a d ou suppo ti e pa e ts. Ou lu t ai s a d o petes o a atio al le el. We a e e e s of the AAU A ateu Athleti U io a d U“ATF U ited “tates of A e i a T a k & Field . I “u e , V-Tesse athletes ualified fo Ju io Ol pi s a d e had a g eat u e of athletes fi ish the seaso a hie i g thei pe so al est. ABOUT THE SPECIALTY COACHES Dadi Denis is a eti ed sp i te , ho a the ete s. Coa h De is ep ese ted his pa e tal atio Haiti at the “u e Ol pi s, he e he ualified fo the e 's ete s at the “u e Ol pi s i Athe s, attai i g a ti e of . . He ill host li i s pe iodi all th oughout the t a k seaso . MaryEllen Dankenbrink is a All-A e i a hu dle . “he is a CUNY Hu dle Cha pio a d o the U“ATF Lo g Isla d Fe ale Athlete of the Yea i . “he is also a I““A e tified Pe so al T ai e . ABOUT THE HEAD COACH T V-Tesse T a k Clu • Bald i , NY tesset a k@g ail. o • - - HEMPSTEAD VILLAGE P.A.L TRACK CLUB he Hempstead Village P.A.L. has ee a e e of U“ATF Lo g Isla d fo ell o e te ea s. Ou philosoph e ai s the sa e fo ea s - if a hild is i ol ed i ate s hool, edu aio al o e eaio al a i iies, he o she ill ot e o e i ol ed i the so ial ills that a e plagui g ou o u iies toda . Track Club is a ea - ou d t a k lu that u s out of Wa d Mel ille High “ hool i “etauket Ne Yo k. Co i ed ou oa hes ha e o e ea s e pe ie e. We p ide ou sel es o a posii e t ai i g e i o e t a d fo us o p ope u i g fo . HISTORY OF OUR TRACK PROGRAM  Ages - fo “p i g P og a de elop e t We oa h kids f o ages - a d u a a sit p ep p og a i the su e fo high s hool stude ts to p epa e fo the oss ou t seaso .  Ages  Ea h ea fo “u e e P og a ake a u fo the J . Ol pi s.  P a i es a e held o Tuesda a d Thu sda He pstead High “ hool et ee the hou s of : p. . e e i gs at p. . to : We site: t a k lu . o E ail: t a k lu @g ail. o  Ea h hild du i g the su e p og a ill e espo si le to ead a ook o a fa ous athlete. Ate a ds the ust ite a ui k ook epo t. No o e tha a pa ag aph He pstead Village PAL • He pstead, NY jjo es-fo d@he psteadpd. o • - - One “tep Ahead