— Michael Johnson, (video of his racing) 4x Olympic Gold Medalist, Former World Record Holder 200m and 400m
At practice, tomorrow please sign up for the events you will compete in at our time/event trials on Thursday. Given field conditions, some field events may be moved to next week or to an indoor location. Order of events is: 100, 1600, 200, 400. Girls first, then boys. Heat sheets for lane events will be ready on Thursday at the beginning of practice. First event starts at 3:15 PM. See the pdf below for more details.
PURPOSE : All athletes who participate gain a place on our roster. A time trial is the best way for coaches to determine each athlete’s training group and natural skill set. In track and field, ALL individual results affect team scores, so we want each athlete to make their greatest contribution to the team at every practice and every meet. All athletes are expected to take advantage of the competitive opportunity to perform their best.
EXPECTATIONS
ALL athletes must give honest efforts and contribute to the time trial in any way possible.
ALL athletes must cheer on and support teammates. There is no time for boredom or camping out at track meets. Whenever your teammates are competing, you are expected to be supporting them.
Athletes who are competing are responsible for their own warm up, cool down, hydration, and nutrition. They are also expected to say “good luck” to the competitors in their heat before the start and say “good job” as they finish.
Athletes who are injured or have incomplete registration will assist coaches in any way possible, including by not limited to announcing events, checking in athletes, timing, and recording results.
RULES
ALL athletes must compete in a minimum of two events, a maximum of four events.
ALL runners must report to the bullpen (check in station) two heats before their event starts.
Sprinters MUST start in blocks and stay in their lane for the entire duration of their event.
1600M runners will begin in a waterfall start. At 100m, runners check their surroundings and move into lane 1 or 2 for the remainder of the event.
Throwers will compete at their current technique ability and must stay in the ring until the implement hits the ground. Each athlete has 3 consecutive attempts and is judged on form as well as distance.
time_trial_details_2020.pdf |