Sunday, March 13, 2016

Boys Track & Field 2016 - Week 1

Update - 3/16/16 - We will not go to Jefferson this week.

  • Thursday & Friday - Meet upstairs by 2:30 PM - bring clothes for indoor and outdoor.
  • We will not practice this Saturday
  • We hope to get time trials in early next week
  • If you have not yet done so, please vote for captains here:
Captains & Spring Break Form


Welcome

Welcome to the 2016 Monroe High Trojan Track & Field Season.  We've had two good weeks of team conditioning and a great winter with a small portion of our team.  We face a few struggles as we  start, but do so with enthusiasm. 

The roster size looks good, but we will continue to reach out to student-athletes in the building.  When I approach an MHS student to talk to him about Trojan Track & Field, I do so with confidence.  I know that our program is a good place for MHS student-athletes.  Our coaches are knowledgeable and passionate, or history and tradition are second to none, and our recent results are the best of any boys sport at MHS.  We make champions.

This season marks my 16th year as a track coach at MHS and my 15th as a head coach.  As a Trojan Track & Field alumnus, this sport and program are important to me.  We develop champions, but more importantly, we develop young men.  As we enter the season, we do so with a focus on team, trust, love and excellence.  Let's be the team we're destined to be and the leaders our school and community need. 

To paraphrase the great Bill Bowerman, "Men of Monroe, I invite you to become students of your events. Running, jumping, and throwing, one might say, are basically absurd past-times upon which to be exhausting ourselves. But if you can find meaning, in the kind of running, jumping, and throwing you have to do to stay on this team, chances are you will be able to find meaning in another absurd past-time: life.”


From the weekend: 

Congratulations to two of our student - athletes.

USATF Junior Olympics - Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in NYC

Xavier Hill finished 34th in the 17-18 year old division of the with his 23.91.  He was also 9th in the 17-18 year old division of the 400 in 52.00. 

New Balance Indoor Nationals - The Armory in NYC

Elisabeth LaPrad ran 11:17 to place 10th in her heat of the Emerging Elite 2 mile.

Reminders:

To try out, you must have a current physical on file.
If you have not yet signed up, you must do so here - 2015 Trojan Track & Field Sign-Up
Previous Post / Information 

This week - 

Weather

  • Please use the locker room to change and to store your belongings.
    • Bring a lock from home.
     
  • Bring a small bag with outdoor clothes, water bottle, band (if you own one), spikes (if you own a pair).








  • Monday - Meet in upper "D" wing near Coach Scoles' Room (A-226) by 2:30 PM
    • Practice until 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday - Meet in Lecture Room 1 by 2:30 PM
    • Blitz Day - 
      • Make car pool arrangements in advance.
      • Avoid going door-to-door.
        • Go to adults you know.
        • Schools, offices, neighbors, family.
      • Sell as many MORE boxes as you can.  
      • Report back to MHS by 5:30 PM with order form and funds collected.
    • Athlete - Parent meeting begins at 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday - Practice from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    •  Meet in upper "D" wing near Coach Scoles' Room (A-226)
  • Thursday - Tentatively - 
    • Study table & snack 2:30 - 4:15 PM - TBA
    • Meet at Track @ 4:30 PM - Board bus for Jefferson High School Track
    • Return to MHS Track by 7:30 PM
    • Time Trials - 200 & 100 or 800  
  • Friday - Tentatively - 
    • Study table & snack 2:30 - 4:15 PM - TBA
    • Meet at Track @ 4:30 PM - Board bus for Jefferson High School Track
    • Return to MHS Track by 7:30 PM
    • Time Trials - 400 or 1600 
Stay On Track - This blog may be updated throughout the week. Please check back. 
As always, any updates will be linked to our Facebook page and published through our Remind account.

Thanks,
Coach Scoles


No comments:

Post a Comment