Sunrise Athletics and Services, LLC

SUNRISE ATHLETICS CLUB

Founders/ Head Coaches: Lance and MJ Tominaga

Founded: December 2010

Purpose: Promote participation in running as the foundation for all sports, along with developing proper skills and building positive character in the process.

Assistant Coaches: Tony Denault, Lori Hunter, Ivan and Vandey Okinaka, Kaylee Rapoza (UHH Harrier)

Junior Coaches: Carmen Garson-Shumway (HHS BIIF/State Champion), Stephen Hunter (HHS State Qualifier/ BIIF Best), Vanessa Ignacio (WHS Best), Ian McQuate (WHS State Medalist/ BIIF Champion)

Vision:

Sunrise Athletics Club is committed to excellence and dedicated to “Building CHARACTER while developing the athlete in every child!"

Mission:

Sunrise Athletics works toward providing Hawaii youth athletes the opportunity to participate in a positive and fun atmosphere that supports overall athletic development while nurturing high self-esteem, self-discipline, goal setting, leadership and pride for one’s self and others.  Through participation in Sunrise Athletics programs, individuals will gain a sense of personal athletic accomplishment and the knowledge of the importance in building sound character through leadership, sportsmanship, team work, and respect!   

Club Objectives:

·        * Develop athletes of sound mind and body.

·      * Provide athletes with quality skills, training, and strategies to support athletic progress.

·      * Maintain a fun and positive environment where athletes, coaches, and parents have a sense of equity and display mutual RESPECT for one another.

·      * Encourage athletes to aim high, work hard, and do their best during physical and academic learning, training, and competition.

·      * Promote the highest level of ethical conduct, sportsmanship, and fairness during competition and at practices.

·      * Instill the notion that it is the “process in achieving” one’s personal goal that is more important than the outcome.

·      * Motivate athletes to work towards realizing greater than their known potential.

·      * Athletes gain a sense of UNDERSTANDING and APPRECIATION for the overall skills and concepts learned from running/ track and field and any sport, which leads to greater success in personal athletic goals and their lives!

Sports Offered by the Club:

·         Fall – P&R Cross-Country for 3^rd – 8^th grade

·         Winter – P&R Track and Field for 1^st – 8^th grade

·         Spring & Summer – Basketball for elementary – intermediate

·         Summer – Track & Field Overall Athlete Training – All Ages

·         Special Select Events: Foot Locker West Regionals CC Championships in California; Junior Olympics State Youth Cross-Country Championships on Oahu, Junior Olympics State Youth Track & Field Championships

Previous Club Events Participated In:

·    - Foot Locker West Regional CC Championships in California / Dec. 2011 – 2013

o   Select group only, and next trip will be Dec. 2015 where we are looking at taking (3) current 7^th graders that will be freshmen by then, along with select high school athletes.

·   - Hershey’s Track & Field Big Island Championships 2013

·   - Hawaii Association USA T&F Junior Olympics Championships in Oahu / July 2011-present

·   - P&R Track and Field Meets on the Big Island 2011-present

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    Other Events Club Will Participate In For the Future:

·   - Hershey’s Track and Field Hawaii State Championship, Oahu in June (2015 or 2016) – Elem. & Inter.

·   - AAU USA T&F Club Championships, Florida in July (2016 or 2017)– All Age Groups