Thursday, February 20, 2014

LONG JUMPERS & THROWERS

Tuesday, Feb 25th:  Long Jumpers & Throwers will start practice at 3:10.  Please meet Coach Mauceri and Coach Slattery in the athletic hallway.  We still practice until 5:00.

Friday, February 14, 2014

RUN SMART RUNNING CLINIC AT CLEVELAND CLINIC


Saturday, February 22, 2014 
Check-in: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Location:  Cleveland Clinic Sports Health Center 5555 Transportation Blvd.,  Garfield Heights, OH 44125

Register at:
clevelandclinic.org/runsmart For more information contact: betchkm@ccf.org

Are you ready to run?
Before you lace up your running shoes, join us for a FREE seminar open to all intermediate & advanced runners.
Tips from Experts - Get practical knowledge to improve overall running efficiency, choose appropriate shoes, and prevent injury during training.
Ask the Doc - Chat with Cleveland Clinic musculoskeletal physical medicine & rehabilitation specialist, Carly Day, MD.
Running Labs - active participation in running specific strengthening exercise and an introduction to gait analysis. 
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Dress in running attire.  Limited to 40 people....sign up now!!

PARENT MEETING

There will be TWO track meetings on Tues, March 18th.

6:00-7:00  Planning meeting for BEES INVITE.  We need lots of parent volunteers and helpers to make this a success!  Even if you can help the day of the meet, we need lots of help prior to the day getting things ready.  This meeting is for parents only...both BOYS and GIRLS Parents.

7:00-8:00 General GIRLS Track Team Information Meeting.  If are new...have questions....what do I need to have...how to get a varsity letter, etc.  Please plan to attend.  Parents and athletes welcome!  This meeting is for the GIRLS Track team only.

Oberlin Meet Info

OBERLIN COLLEGE INDOOR MEET
SUNDAY, FEB 23rd
BUS DEPART:  8:00 AM
BUS RETURN:  4:00 PM


DEADLINE TO ENTER:  TUES, FEB 18th @ NOON
SIGN UP HERE





REVISED ORDER OF EVENTS
Field Events
10:00am  Girls' Long Jump (West Pit, Preliminaries top 9 to finals)
                         11:00am Boys Shot Put Followed by Girls' Shot Put (Preliminaries top 9 to finals)
10:00am Girls' Pole Vault
11:00pm Boys' High Jump Followed by Girls' High Jump

Running Events Begin 11:30 AM (Girls Followed by Boys)
            60m H Prelims (Top 12 times to finals there will be a two section final)
                  60m Dash Prelims (Top 12 times to finals there will be a two section final)
4x800m Relay
4x200m Relay
60H Finals Boys First
60m Finals
1600 Meter Run
400 Meter Dash
800 Meter Run



Thursday, February 6, 2014

More Hurdle Practices


HURDLE PRACTICE!
Coach Beaver will be having hurdle practice on Monday, Feb 10th 2:45-4:00.

She is also planning to be at the University of Akron track night on Feb 18th.  If you are interested, please see Coach Kieser or Coach Beaver for more information.  Akron Track Nights are 7:00-9:00 at the University of Akron and cost $10 a session.  

These practices are optional but very helpful if you are interested in hurdling!


Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Mount Union Meet Info

Mount Union Indoor Meet
Sunday, Feb 9th
Bus Departs:  10:00

Bring food for lunch and $ in case we stop afterwards
Field Events:  12:00 (all girls field events EXCEPT boys HJ will be first & girls will follow)

Shot Put: Roberts, Roberts, Okeafor, Horter, Razek, Patel
High Jump:  Zelis, Rachek
Long Jump:  Houser, Aldridge


Running Events 1:30...please see order of events!
60m:  Benson
400m: Kupniewski, Setele, Sekerak, Osicka, Seneff, Zelis, Houser
60m Hurdles:  Seneff
4x200:  (Teams TBD on Thursday)...we need a few more people to commit so we can run 3 relays!
Kupniewski, Remington, Setele, Sekerak, Zelis, Aldridge, Houser, Benson, Rachek?, Osicka?, Seneff?

Order of running events:
4 x 200 Meter Relay
1600 Meter Run
60 Meter Dash - Prelims
60 Meter Hurdle - Prelims
4 x 800 Meter Relay
60 Meter Hurdle – Final
60 Meter Dash - Final
400 Meter Dash



Directions: 
McPherson Academic & Athletic Complex (MAAC)/Peterson Field House
University of Mount Union is located at 1972 Clark Ave., Alliance, Ohio 44601
Take I-77 south to Canton, then Rt. 62 east. Take the Alliance exit. Turn right. The College will be on your LEFT (Clark Ave.) and is approximately 2.5 miles down.



NO PRACTICE ON WED..

FYI...school is being closed early due to weather.  Therefor, practice is cancelled for today.

Monday, February 3, 2014

Shoe Night at Fleet Feet

If you missed the last one...here is another one!

Fleet Feet, Northfield
March 13th  6:00-7:30 
(if we get done with practice early, you can go sooner)

Discounts, pizza, prizes for Brecksville Track Athletes

INTERESTED IN HURDLING?

Coach Beaver is having a hurdle practice this Wed at 2:45- 4:00.  Please meet her in the athletic hallway.  Now is your chance to try it out....beginners and advanced hurdlers should be there!

Track and Field Clinic

I am happy to invite you to our FREE Track and Field Clinic.  www.cometclinic.com

This Track and Field Clinic will be held on PRESIDENTS DAY, Monday, February 17th, 2014 from 10:00am-2:30pm.
This is a FREE Clinic for athletes of all ages, parents, coaches and officials. Attendees will receive a catered lunch, exposure to world-class athletes and coaches, an autograph session, raffle tickets for ASICS merchandise and the opportunity to purchase discounted ASICS gear.
Sessions will be presented by top-notch speakers and Olympians that will cover over 30 different topics designed to educate, excite and improve athletic abilities. This year there will also be a concurrently run coaches clinic, in which professional athletes and coaches will exclusively educate coaches on coaching techniques and answer questions. There will also be a state-mandated Coaches/Officials Rules Interpretation meeting by Dale Gabor. Additionally, coaches that attend and bring a minimum of twenty athletes will also receive a FREE ASICS backpack filled with ASICS merchandise, information AND receive $1000 towards the purchase of ASICS warm-ups and/or uniforms for their team.
Please view our website at: www.cometclinic.com for more information such as speaker bios, schedule, photos, directions and more! This website will also contain speaker session notes as we near the event. Please check back for updates and check out our Twitter handle as well: twitter.com/cometclinic

Distance Runners this week!

Here is the plan for the week.

Monday, 2/3/14 Run 10 minute warm up or team warm up.
Strides, Accells, Blasters X 2 on clear driveway area or parking lot.
5 X Baseball-Bd. of Ed. loop with 2 minute recovery.  Alternate direction every other one.
Approx. 800m loop so run 2 mile pace effort.
Finish with 2 X 45 seconds hard/sprint
5 minutes cool down 
Tuesday, 2/4/2013 Recovery Run for 40-50 minutes.  50 for veterans and 40 for newer runners.
Wed., 2/5/2014 Run 10 minute warm up or team warm up.
strides, Accells, Blasters X 2 on clear driveway area or parking lot.
We will find a dry clear area to run some shorter faster intervals.
10 X approx. 300m with 100 jog
5-8 min. cooldown
Thursday, 2/6/2014 Recovery Run for 40-50 minutes.  50 for veterans and 40 for newer runners.
Friday, 2/7/2014 Warm up 10 minutes building - increase speed to brisk tempo pace for 20 minutes then cooldown for 10 minutes. 4 x 150 strides before cooldown.
Saturday/Sunday Long run 60-80 minutes