Phoenix,
Welcome to FHS indoor Track and Field! We are going to meet for the first time on Wednesday, 12/7 at 2:30 PM on the cafeteria stairs. Our first practice will be Thursday 12/8 at 2:40, meeting at the same place.
Please register for indoor track here. There is also an option to order a shirt at that link - if you aren't sure yet about the shirt, you can come back and resubmit before it closes on 12/12.
What is Indoor Track?
Indoor track is so named because the meets are held indoors. The locations of those meets vary and will be explained below. Practices, on the other hand, will be held outdoors whenever weather/event conditions allow. For distance runners, we will be outside quite often, whereas throwers and jumpers will be outside less frequently.
Indoor track is one of my favorite seasons of the year, because of the uniqueness of the sport, and the dedication of the kids who are involved. It is a great opportunity to build relationships with your teammates and build your skill and fitness level before outdoor track begins.
Indoor track is an unofficial sport at the high school level, so therefore this is considered a "club sport." Because of that, there won't be buses to meets, 9th graders are allowed and encouraged to participate with us, and there aren't district, transportation, or drug testing fees.
Goals
Team outcome goals:
- State Champions
- Region Champions
- Track a place that is enjoyable for all of your teammates
- Be encouraging
- Get to know your teammates
- Everyone is a valued member ad contributor to the team, not just the best athletes
- Consistent practice attendance
- Getting better at something comes from training, not just doing the same thing in competition over and over
- Give your best effort every day
- This applies to you as an athlete and a teammate
- What other elements will help us reach our goals?
Cost
The cost for indoor track is $50, which can be invoiced to your mydsd account once you fill out the form below. All funds go to paying your coaches - because this is a club sport, coaches aren't paid by the school for time spent at practices or meets.
Each meet has a cost to enter as well, and individuals will be responsible to register and pay for themselves - because it isn't a school sponsored sport, we can't pay for individual meet entry. The meet costs are generally in the $10 range, give or take a few dollars.
Coaches
Coach Jacobson - Head Coach, Distance events, but will help with Sprints and Hurdles when needed
Coach Farrell - High jump, long jump, sprints/distance when needed
Coach Cragun - Shot put, Discus throw (no discus indoor)
Coach Day - Hurdles
Coach Johnson - Sprints
Coach Munk - Sprints, throws, distance
Coach Halls - Pole Vault
Coach Lynch - Distance
Practice schedule/8th period track class
Overview
Indoor track goes from 12/7 until 2/18. There will be 20 after school practices in that time frame, with another 20ish in class, in addition to the 5 possible indoor meets. During the indoor season we will not be holding official practices after school on Fridays. (Once the outdoor season starts at the end of February, we will meet Monday-Friday).
Track class
During 2nd semester, 8th period will become a Track Class. While it isn't "required" that you join the class to be on the team, it is recommended. A big part of that is the space needed for our and other sports. Another element is time: you'll miss fewer class periods in the spring for meets, and you'll be able to get home earlier to work on whatever you need. I encourage you to join the class if you can make it work.
2nd term practices - now until 1/14
Until the end of 2nd term, we will meet after school at 2:40 Monday-Thursday. (This excludes Tuesday, 12/20, which is an early out day before Winter Break, and will be considered a "Friday"). We will hold two optional practices over the break, with dates TBD.
3rd term practices - 1/17-2/18
Once 2nd semester begins, we will only hold after school practices on A-days, beginning at 2:40, but excluding Fridays which land on A days.
On B-days we will only practice during the class period (which might go slightly longer than the class period). Obviously, we will be practicing on those Fridays when we have class.
Those who are in the class also get the benefit of more organized practices. Those not in the class will still have the workouts available to them, but coaches won't be able to run those practices.
For those who aren't in the class, or are out of town for any reason, we are going to post the weekly workout schedule at the top of this page, which can also be found here. It won't have much for this week, since we are just getting started, but will be updated every Monday during indoor track.
Practice locations
We will always meet at the cafeteria stairs to begin practice, following a team warm up, the location will split up based on event group. Always come prepared with the proper attire in case we are outdoors. Some practices will be outside, inside on the track, inside the gym, inside the hallways, etc. Locations will vary based on day/workout design/weather. The hope is to go outside as often as possible. So be prepared or that.
Meet Schedule
Indoor Track Meet Schedule
Jan. 20-21 – BYU Meet
Jan. 27-28 – Weber State Meet - https://www.runnercard.com/e/runner.Main?meet=1004427
Feb. 3-4 – UHSTCCA State Championship (Olympic Oval)
Feb. 10 – Distance Challenge (Olympic Oval)
Salem HJ/SP – Feb. 11 (1:00) – Salem HJ/SP (Salem ALC)
Feb. 16-18 – Simplot Games (Idaho State University) *limited spots available*
Other items
Nutrition
Make sure you are eating enough. Eat a lot, as you will be training a lot. In your eating, make sure you also include fruits and vegetables, an a variety of food items.
Sleep
Get into a routine where you go to bed and get up at similar times each day. This means planning your days more effectively to have everything done at a reasonable time.
Academics
You are a student first, and therefor must be caught up with schooling. This isn't an excuse to miss practices, rather, you need to make sure you are on top of things so you don't have to miss practices to catch back up.
This includes a collection of items that my coach used to share with us.
9th graders
9th graders participating in indoor track should come to the school as quickly and safely as possible once they are out of class. That generally means around 3:15. They will then warm up and join their event group as quickly as possible. In order to find the location, I have set up a "remind" for freshman updating the location of practice each day. The join code for that remind is @ea3fef
9th graders are also not eligible to join the track class except by invitation. 9th graders generally do outdoor track with their school; the only exception to that is when there is a 9th grader who is running at a varsity level, which then would prompt us to invite them to join us at the high school, in the class, and for outdoor.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Coach Jacobson bjacobson@dsdmail.net
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