Tomorrow and Wednesdays practice will be at 8am; for those observing Rosh Hashanah you are excused from practice. Also, the most up to date roster has been posted,
The team info. session will take place on Wednesday (9/8) at 7pm; the link to register for the meeting is posted under the info. tab to the right. We will go over general information about the team, the tryout process and the outlook for season ahead amongst other things. Families, please register sooner than later.
Tomorrow all levels (freshman, JV and Varsity) will meet at 7:30am at woodman field. Practice starts at 7:30 so you should arrive before then. As you all can tell the weather is changing so make sure you all wear layers and bring two bottles of water; also make sure you all fill out the daily screening form before arrival.... Be on time and come prepared
There will be no practice today, athletes should go to the app store and download the Nike training club app and find/do the workouts posted below in preparation for practice tomorrow. Once the app is downloaded you find workouts by clicking the workout tab at the bottom and then the browse tab above, where there will be a search bar that you can type in the workout names.
Do in the order listed
1) Runner warmup
2) Full-Body Ignition
3) Quick-hit abs
4) Runner Stability
5) Runner Flexibility
Tomorrow Freshman and JV athletes will not meet for practice and should do the following items linked below at home. Varsity athletes will meet at woodman field at 2pm. Regular, practice will resume on Thursday at 2:30
Yoga; https://youtu.be/2137wAXvufE
This week will be a full week of practice. However, there will be time changes (please see below). We understand there may be family obligations/ things pre-planned for the summer. If this is the case and athletes will miss practice they are to send an mail to runningmounties@gmail.com with a valid reason; this also applies in season. A email stating “I will not be at practice” doesn’t warrant an excused absence.
Practice Schedule
Monday & Tuesday: Entire team 8am
Wednesday & Thursday: Entire team 2:45pm
Friday:
- Varsity: Bus to Garret Mountain 7:20am
- JV & Freshman: 3pm
Weekend: off
9/6, 7 & 8: Entire team 8am
After September 8th practice will be at 2:45-5pm Monday through Friday and 8am on Saturday.
Just a reminder there is no practice tomorrow; athletes should do the bodyweight circuit posted below. Also, tomorrow Fleet Feet will be hosting a fundraiser athletes who are in need of waffles, trainers and general workout gear should attend, you will receive the team discount and 10% of all purchases will be donated to the booster club. This event isn't just for the athletes but friends, family and alums as well, when you go up to pay just mention Montclair HS Track/XC booster club.
Repeat 2 times
1) 50 Jumping Jacks
2) 10 Squats
3) 10 Pushups
4) 50 Jumping Jacks
5) 10 Lunges ea. leg
6) 10 Pushups
7) 50 Jumping Jacks
8) 10 Reverse Lunges
9) Plank (30 seconds)
Take a one minute break and start over
Tomorrow varsity athletes will meet at Woodman at 8am, freshman and JV athletes should do the workout below at home. If you don't know the exercise click on it and watch the linked video; practice will resume on Tuesday at 8am
We know that Freshman orientation will be held Monday through Wednesday freshman athletes and senior mentors will be excused from practice the day they are attending. Parents please see the following information and athletes if parents do not check the blog please inform them.
1) August 24 6pm: Athletic Department Preseason meeting which will be held virtually. Due to the size of the meeting there will be no question and answer portion
https://mpsdnj.webex.com/
2) August 28: Spike Day/ Team Fundraiser (more info to come)
3) September 8: Zoom team information session. Meeting with Coaches and booster club
At Home Strength Circuit
Warm Up:
Rest: Take one minute to catch your breath.
Warm Up Continued:
Rest: Take two minutes to catch your breath.
First Tri-Set; d o these exercises together for four rounds
Windmill Stretch 8 reps each side
Rest: Take two minutes to catch your breath.
Second Tri-Set: Three rounds!
