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upcoming events and news

Spring Training/Summer Training


Outdoor training is from March 20th to October 31st, and will be held at Schafer Elementary School, 700 E. Pleasant Lane, Lombard, IL. 

Training is on Sundays until May 31st, then Sundays through Thursdays the remainder of the year.

Contact Coach Kajtsa for further information.

Impact Summer Throws Meet 2026

Impact is hosting it's first ever summer shot put and discus competition!  Saturday, June 20th, 2026, at Downers Grove North High School, 4436 Main Street, Downers Grove, IL.

Boys and girls will be competing in three divisions: Junior High, JV (freshmen and sophomores), and Varsity (juniors and seniors).  Awards down to 5th place in each division!  $15 for one event, $25 for both.

Gates open at 9:00am, competiton starts at 10:00am.  Order of events TBD.

Click on registration form below and send to Impact to enter the meet!

Contact Coach Kajtsa for further details.

Impact summer throws meet registration form

DGN 6-20-26 (docx)

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Impact Summer Throwing Clinic 2026

Impact Summer "Learn by Doing" Throwers Clinic

Welcome to Impact's 3rd annual Summer Throwing Clinic!  Sunday, July 26th, 2026, Hammerman Field, 485 Crane Ave, Aurora, IL.  10:00am to 3:15pm

Gates open at 9:00am for check-in.

Three technical sessions on throwing (shot put glide, shot put rotational, discus), with an open throwing session at the end, where athletes can get more one-on-one help!

Fees are $50 for one session, $70 for two sessions, and $80 for all three sessions (open throwing included).

Schedule:

9:00am: Gates open

10:00am to 11:00am: Glide Shot Put

11:00am to 11:15am: Break

11:15am to 12:15pm: Discus

12:15pm to 1:00pm: Lunch (on your own)

1:00pm to 2:00pm: Rotational Shot Put

2:00pm to 3:15pm: Open Throwing


See below for the clinic presenters and registration form!

Summer Clinic Technical Presenters

Coach Daniele Stubner - Glide Shot Put

Coach Daniele Stubner - Glide Shot Put

Coach Daniele Stubner - Glide Shot Put

Coach Stubner was a long time thrower, specializing in the glide shot put at Minooka High School, through North Central College, when she graduated in 2021.  At NCC she also threw javelin, hammer, and weight throw.  She is in her 5th year coaching the girl throwers at York High School in Elmhurst, and loves working glide and rotational shot and discus.

Coach Tony Zajac - Discus

Coach Daniele Stubner - Glide Shot Put

Coach Daniele Stubner - Glide Shot Put

Coach Zajac, a 7-year member of Impact, is a multi-NCAA national qualifier and second team All-American in hammer in 2024 and 2025, and 8-year veteran of the discus.  

Currently the throws coach and strength and conditioning coach at North Park University in Chicago, his discus bests are 161'6" at Plainfield East High School, and 141'6" at North Central College

Kelsey Kinsley - Rotational Shot Put

Coach Daniele Stubner - Glide Shot Put

Kelsey Kinsley - Rotational Shot Put

Kelsey Kinsley, a 2025 graduate of Ashland University in Ohio, is a 5X All-American and 6X All-Conference in shot put and hammer.  Training under Jud Logan and AG Kruger, her shot put personal bests are 41'5" in high school and 48'10" at Ashland University.

Summer Clinic Registration Form

Registration Form (docx)

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