Updates

I will begin this on a positive note. Thank you to those individuals who actually helped shovel the track. I did not decide to clean off the track for fun. I could easily have the team run inside for the remainder of the season or on a 200m stretch of road. I figured that everyone would prefer to actually run on a track. Unfortunately, the majority of you got distracted by the wonders of snow and decided building a snowman and throwing snow over the areas that were just shoveled were more productive than shoveling. I understand the temptations to play in the snow and the fact that it is important to have fun and goof around every once in a while, but what I was extremely disappointed in is the fact that the majority of the team just left without checking out with me. This is completely unacceptable. There were only about 12 or so individuals that helped complete the track or checked out with me before leaving. With this in mind, those individuals will have bagels after practice and perhaps another day all will be able to join in. I want to make it clear that it is completely unacceptable to leave without me saying it is ok to do so. If this ever happens again, you will automatically be dismissed from the team. When you are at practice, the coach is liable for anything that happens. If I do not know where you are, that is a big problem. Take this as a learning experience. We will practice from 10-12 tomorrow and those dozen or so individuals can stay after for a little thank you for helping. Tomorrow is going to be an extremely hard day so we learn our lesson. Get your rest tonight.

Meet Update- I haven't finished typing the results up yet, I will post them as soon as possible. Like most other individuals, I am trying to spend the holiday season with family and friends. Overall, it was a decent start. We had a couple SWC and State qualifiers so this is good news. Many of you have borderline qualified for SWC's and I have no doubt that we will have many more in the coming weeks. Everyone should now have an idea of where they are at. If you didn't like your time or mark than hopefully this was a little wake up call and you refocus yourself. There is plenty of time left to do well and accomplish your goals. However, it takes being at practice everyday and working hard everyday. I will say it again, you cannot get any better at running, jumping, or throwing by doing everything else but running, jumping, and throwing. We will discuss who goes to the varsity meet early next week. The next meet is the varsity meet next Friday (7th) at Wesleyan.

Leaving Early from Meets- I do not have a problem with individuals leaving with parents once a meet is COMPLETELY over if there are family or other important obligations. However, you need to have a note signed off from the Athletic Director. In the future, if you are leaving a meet for any reason unless it is an absolute emergency, you will not be able to leave without a note signed by the Athletic Director. Again, the coach is responsible for everyone at practice and competitions. Even if your parents take you from a meet, the coach is still responsible if anything ever happens. For this reason, we need to follow the proper protocol so no issues arise.

I believe that is all for now, I'll see you all tomorrow.