Outstanding Meet Performance/ Injuries/Coaches Info.

Outstanding Meet!

Our home meet last Tuesday was amazing and notable for the number of personal best performances.  We gave out close to 100 stickers for students having best ever times or distances.  Some athletes had record performances in four events.  Way to go Spartans!

Injuries

We are working to improve fitness and skills to keep personal best progress going with moderate workouts.  After warm-ups, we may run 100, 100, 200, 400, 200, 100 on one of our toughest days.  We are also fortunate to have world class facilities.  Despite this we are having many students complain of injuries.  

14 students were laying around camp with ice bags today unable to practice.  I learned that only three of these students had visited with the trainer.  

Here's where we need parents help.  We will always error towards safety when a child complains of pain.  Our policy is to keep any student too injured to practice out of meets.  Middle school runners, however, don't always know the difference between expected discomfort getting in shape and an injury requiring rest.  Please visit with your child to help make this determination.

We asked that students too injured to practice stay home, rest, ice, heal and do homework instead of coming to the track.  

Parents please contact coaches to communicate that you are aware of the absence from practice and the injury.  Lets work together to make the best decision for each runner.

Here's the section of our expectation contract that deals with communication.

"Practices and meets are mandatory for all student/athletes. If you miss a practice or a meet, you must have an excuse signed by your parent. Absences for academic reasons require prior approval."

For girls please contact the following coaches for all communication;

• Heath Anderson (district teacher) heath.anderson@isd199.org
• Bridget Serig (district teacher) bridget.serig@isd199.org
• Megan Parker  megpark66@gmail.com

For boys please contact the following coaches for all communication:

• Thom Fisher (district teacher) thom.fisher@isd199.org
• Nathan Schram shram25@yahoo.com