The bus will leave from Midland avenue at 2:45 tomorrow. Like last week athletes should bring 2-3 bottles of water, snacks, layers and of course prepared to compete. As stated in the team policy we would like all athletes to stay for the duration of the meet unless there are prior plans which the coaching staff must be notified of before the meet. Please see race times below.
Freshmen 4pm
Varsity Girls 4:45pm
Varsity Boys 5:30pm
JV 5:45pm
Reminder there is no practice tomorrow, athletes are asked to do the prescribed workouts below. Parents please fill out the emergency contact google form linked to the right, we need this information as a preventative measure while at practice, on the road for meets and so we can get you information from the booster club (amongst other things). Also, families please make sure you read and go over the team policy document.
Home Workout;
Freshman;
Warmup: 3 sets of 30 second jumping jacks, 10 squats, 10 push ups followed by light stretching
Workout: Easy 40 minute run
JV/Varsity:
Warmup: runner warmup on the nike app
Workout Easy 6 mile run, runner cool down on nike app when done
Tomorrow will be our first meet of the season; athletes competing were informed today at practice. The bus will leave from the Midland avenue entrance of the school at 2:45pm. Athletes should pack waters specifically for the meet as well as snacks. If you have refillable water bottles make sure you refill them before coming to the bus so that you will have an ample supply.
The freshman race (boys and girls combined) goes off at 4pm, varsity boys at 5pm, varsity girls at 5:15 and the JV race (boys and girls combined) goes off at 5:45pm. Parents the directions to Branch Brook park are on the second page of the schedule and we have also uploaded a map of the course for both athletes and families alike(under meet info). We have also posted a google form for the emergency contact information for all athletes on the team; families please fill this out as soon as possible.
Athletes please stay hydrated and eat during the day, come to the bus prepared, this means with water, snacks, dressed (yes layers included) and of course mentally ready to compete. Athletes not competing should do the workout below. There is no school Thursday so practice will be at 8am at Woodman field; if you are observing you are excused.
Home workout;
Warmup: 5 minute jog followed by dynamics and drills
Workout: 2 x 10 minute run @ fast pace 4:00 rest between runs
Cool down: 4 sets of 20 jumping jacks and stretch
The athletes going to Garret Mountain should report to Woodman at 7:20am; all other athletes should go for a 30 minute run and do the YouTube workouts below.
Yoga; https://youtu.be/2137wAXvufE
Core; https://youtu.be/g2jocInockU
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
