Several things I need to address as the track season is now in full swing!
*Please check the blog everyday by 2:30 to check on practice. If weather is bad I will let you know by 2:30 if we will have practice. It is calling for rain most of the week, however, I want to practice if at all possible!
*We have a lot of girls “needing” ice during practice. This is no longer available. If a student needs to ice, I will send them home to do so. This is for several reasons: Our athletic trainer is part time and is not at the track every day. After today, coaches have been told not to allow students in the training room. So if a student needs ice during practice, I will have them call you to come get them. It does no good for them to sit out during practice. I understand if they have injured them self during practice and need ice. I will take care of a injury that occurred during practice. However, for shin splints and other aches and pains, the girls need to learn to work through it. They need to stretch at home, ice at home and take care of any other needs at home. The conditioning they miss due to them needing to take a break and ice, will be made up. Please talk to your child about this new rule.
*Please send water bottles for them to drink at practice. There will no longer be cups of water offered at the track due to students not throwing their cups in the trash can. When the trainer is not at school there is not water available unless they go up to the weight room to the water fountain. So please send them with a water bottle every day.
*We have several girls who have make up work due to absents or icing during practice. If they have make up work to complete, I will scratch them from the track meet come Monday. All make up work needs to be complete before they are allowed to run in a meet.
*I have several girls not showing effort during practice. Those who are not showing effort will not make the track meet. I am keeping times everyday we run. I am making the team up by comparing those times. This is very hard to place girls where they need to be. I wanted to make teams up tonight, however due to all the make up running today I was not allowed to go up to watch the discus or shot put. I will get there tomorrow. I hope to post the runners tomorrow morning and the field events tomorrow night.
*One last thing to talk to your girls about. After school practice is just a little crazy! All the high school and middle school kids are out there and only 6 coaches. They really need to focus on their event and staying on task. Those who are in running and field events need to stay till 5pm. The girls who either only throw or only run may leave at 4:30. Please be ready to pick your daughter up when practice ends.
Thank you for your support during this track season. I am working the girls really hard but it will pay off! (I told the girls they will be ready for swimsuit season when track is over!)
I am looking forward to competing on Monday and winning FIRST PLACE!
GO LADYNECKS!
~DTD~