Middleton Track and Field WELCOME TO THE PARENTATHLETE

Middleton Track and Field WELCOME TO THE PARENT-ATHLETE MEETING.

Coach Introductions Cory Christovich- Head Girls (Sprints) Joe Line Head Boys (High Jump) Dave Olive - Pole Vault Robert Burtley - Sprints Jay Schweitzer - Sprints Lauren Waller - High Jump Tracy Bernstein - Throws Chris Reinke - Sprints Erin Mc. Cauley - Hurdles Leo Olson - Horizontal Jumps Lauren Dilley - Distance Brian Finnel- Distance Meg Shaffar - Distance Alexa Richardson - Distance

Program Objectives To provide an opportunity for all students to succeed in track (no cuts). To represent MHS through positive sportsmanship and performance. To create and achieve goals. To encourage athletes to take ownership of their own track and field experience.

Important Information Track Starts March 6 th Forms: Bob Joers (Athletic Director) Athletic Fee: $172 Feepay Physical Form must be filled out every two years. Every athlete must fill out an emergency card. Every athlete must fill out a concussion form once a school year.

Academic Standards Our Track program prioritizes classwork over practice. If you need additional help, please let a coach know and come to practice with a pass. Plan ahead for meets as we will often need to leave early. Talk with your teachers ahead of time. Use your teammates as study buddies. Students must maintain passing grades in all subjects and carry a minimum of 2. 5 credits each semester. Academic eligibility is determined by quarter grades and semester grades, not progress reports. The 3 rd Quarter ends on March 24 th. .

Attendance Requirements ◦ Unexcused absences from school will result in an athlete being ineligible to participate in that day’s competition or practice. Excused absences must be verified in writing following the absence and submitted to the athletic director or coach prior to participation in that day’s competition or practice. ◦ Athletes are expected to be in school the morning after a late track meet.

Transportation Policy ◦ Feepay automatically allows you to give permission to take your athlete home. We do require that you formally notify the head coaches when taking your athlete home. ◦ We do expect athletes to stay to the end of the competition to cheer on teammates (this includes home meets!)

General Information Practice Start Time- 4: 00 Warm-up-This is always done as a team. Coaching Structure- Girls and Boys practice together. Some practices will separate JV from Varsity or boys from girls, but in general all are together. Meet Dress Code- Black Bottoms/Long Sleeve Middleton Track Top Uniforms- Issued top. Purchased bottom. Track and Field Website- Middletontrackandfield. com

Points and Lettering To earn a varsity letter, an athlete needs to earn 50 varsity points. Points are earned by: ◦ attendance ◦ participation in varsity events ◦ performance in varsity events

Points and Lettering Performance ◦ Varsity points are scored by the number of team points you earn at a meet multiplied by the number of teams at the meet ◦ All relay points will be divided by four Invitational Dual Meet Place Points 1 10 1 5 2 8 2 3 3 6 3 1 4 5 5 4 6 3 7 2 8 1

Points and Lettering Jon is an athlete that doesn’t always score points at meets. However, he shows up for practice, works hard, and competes at the varsity level. He never misses a practice. Jon competes in the Triple Jump and Long Jump at each meet and invite including Conference and Regionals. Jon earns: 11 attendance points (11 weeks x 1 point) 8 points for dual meets participation (4 dual meets x 2 events x 1 point per event) 32 points for invitational participation (8 invites x 2 event x 2 points per event) Jon would earn 51 points and letter without scoring a single point at a meet.

Points and Lettering 2016 Review Place Boys Top 10 (returning) 1 Gus Newcomb 2 Jack Rader Samantha Valentine 2926 Lauren Smith 1849. 75 3 Betsy Hathaway* 1168 4 Madeline P-J* 805. 75 5 Sara Gaab 661. 25 6 Kiara Cruz 602 7 Hailee Milton 545. 5 8 Hanne Andersen-Smith 541 9 Jen Mc. Ginnis* 354. 25 Tai Pritts* 309. 75 10 2239 Girls Top 10 701

Meets Athletes can compete in 1 -4 events per meet. * Meets are scored based on the number of teams involved. The winning team is the one that has earned the most points. At dual meets, teams are allowed as many entries as they like. At Invitationals, teams are allotted between one and three slots to fill. Meets take a long time and often go past 9 pm. 2017 Meet Schedule

How does this add up? Girls’ Varsity* - 13 meets Boys’ Varsity* - 13 meets Girls JV -9 meets Boys JV -9 meets Tournament - 3 meets

Hosting Meets We will be hosting 5 home meets in the 2017 season. We need alot of volunteers to make a track meet run smoothly. Please sign up to help out through our website Concessions Finish line Announcer Press box - Scoring meets All field events It is ok if you don’t know how to run any of these events, we will train you!

Girls’ Achievement Shirts 4 x 800 100 High Hurdles 100 1600 4 x 200 4 x 100 300 Low hurdles 800 200 3200 4 x 400 Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Discus 10: 17. 6 16. 5 13. 2 5: 25. 7 1: 50. 3 1: 03. 4 52. 8 50. 9 2: 29. 6 27. 2 12: 02. 4 4: 19. 2 15’ 8 32’ 10. 5 4’ 6” 8’ 6” 35’ 7. 25” 95’ 10”

Boys Achievement Shirts 4 x 800 100 High Hurdles 100 1600 4 x 200 4 x 100 300 Low hurdles 800 200 3200 4 x 400 Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Discus 8: 24. 3 16. 0 11. 6 4: 19. 5 1: 34. 5 53. 0 46. 4 42. 7 2: 03. 7 23. 3 9: 55. 8 3: 35. 3 20’ 4 40’ 9. 5 5’ 6 11’ 6 46’ 2 121’ 4

Practice Schedule Practices will let out at 5: 30 the first three weeks. We have limited space due to other teams practicing. During the rest of the season, practice will end at 6: 00. Because we share the stadium with the Lacrosse teams, we won’t be able to practice after 6: 00 on a typical night. We are continuing the practice format from last season.

Practice Format In order to address the needs of a growing program, we have made some changes to how practices are structured. Typical Outdoor Structure 4: 00 -4: 15 - Warm Up 4: 15 -5: 00 - JV and Varsity works with Field Events and Relays 5: 00 -5: 30 Varsity and JV does the track workout 5: 30 -6: 00 - Varsity or JV - Weightroom/Circuits

Clothing Please bring warm clothing to meets and practices. It is not as warm as you think it is. Be prepared for all weather. Don’t forget your uniform on meet days. Get a pair of shoes for training and a pair of shoes for competition (specialty shoes, spikes). 2017 clothing order

Spring Break Spring break for the 2017 track and field season is during our 4 th week of practice, from March 25 th through April 2 nd. If you have a trip planned, that is great! Enjoy the time away and have a fun, safe time. If you are staying in town, we will still be having practice and will expect the athletes to be there. Practice time will still be from 4 -6 pm. If you are out of town, we ask you to do something on your own to that you don’t lose everything you gained in the first 3 weeks of practice. See our website for spring break workouts.

Booster Club Girls Team Representative - Shawn Welti Boys Team Representative - Scott Easton Sign up to be part of the booster club through the booster club website: www. middletonboosterclub. com/ Donate time, talents or treasures to the booster club through hours in the concession stand, being a sponsor for signs at the track, or participating in the spring golf outing 2 main fundraiser each year ◦ Spring golf outing (June) ◦ Tailgate Party (Feb)

Closing Thoughts Clothing order ◦ Order due March 10 th Helping out with meets ◦ Sign-up Genius links available on website Forms ◦ All forms filled out online through Fee. Pay, except physical form ◦ Physical form is needed every other year, blue form