Springfield HS

Practice Schedule and Expectations

Practices are conducted Monday through Friday after school at Silke Field. Times run from 3:30 until practice is finished, usually 5:30. We will meet at the track sheds. Your practice must be supervised and dismissed by the event area coach.

• Be at practice on time every day and complete the entire practice. 
  
• If you miss practice, you will not compete at the next track meet unless the absence is excused by your event area and the head coach. If the meet is away, you will not travel. If it is a home meet, you will work at an assigned event area.
• If you accumulate 4 unexcused absences, you will be dismissed from the team.
• Athletes must check in with the event area coach at the beginning of practice and before they leave.
• Attendance will be used as a tool to help determine meet participation.
• In the event of an emergency, talk to your event area coach if you cannot attend practice. Example: Family Emergencies
  
  

Meet Schedule and Expectations

• Attend the entire track meet. If you leave early you may have to sit out the next meet.
• A dual meet starts at 3:30 and usually finishes by 6:30.
• An invitational may last all day or just a few hours.
• You will wear the team uniform and warm ups to all competitions.
•  All athletes are expected to show up to the track meet early enough to do a proper warm up before their assigned events. When an athlete is finished with all assigned events he/she will stay until the end of the meet to cheer on teammates and assist with equipment clean up organization and storage.

General Team Rules

• Athletes must be academically eligible. You are a STUDENT athlete.
• All district guidelines for eligibility and participation are followed.
• Good sportsmanship is expected at all times!
   

Criteria for a Varsity Letter and Team Awards

To earn a varsity letter, an athlete will need to accumulate a total of 10 points during the track season. Letter points are earned the following ways:

•  An athlete will earn points for scoring in a meet.
• An athlete may earn points by meeting a pre-determined standard in any event.

Our mission is to take the necessary steps to bring Springfield High School Track and Field the District Championship Trophy and qualify as many athletes for the State Finals. Athletes and Coaches will help us to attain this goal in three ways:

• You will be assertive … You will take appropriate risks to be successful.
• You will be personally accountable … You are responsible for your actions. Be willing to face your shortcomings and have a desire to correct them.
• You will have self-discipline … You must be willing to stick to your coach’s personal training plan.

We can use your help

It takes a tremendous amount of assistance to run a track meet. At these meets we will need help with the following event areas. We have many regular volunteers but we can always use more. If interested please make contact with Scott Touchette.

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Basic Training Guidelines

Freshman / 1st year - 20 - 25 miles per week. Run every other day for the first two weeks
Sophomore / 2nd year - 30 - 35. Run every other day for the first week
Junior / 3rd year - 40 - 45
Senior 50 - 55

The weight room is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 3:30 - 4:30.

If you are consistently training you should be lifting twice a week, doing strides twice a week and doing a set of drills once a week.

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