Sunday, November 25, 2012

2013 Winter Track Season


Welcome to 2013 West Potomac Winter Track

This is our first news update for the 2013 Winter Track season; please check this blog regularly since it will be updated each week (at minimum).  We will use this blog to provide you with Team News, training updates, meet lineups, race recaps and much more.

Meet Schedule
·         Found on the left-hand corner of the blog
·         Our First Meet is this SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1st!!!
o   There will be buses to this meet that depart West Potomac HS Parking lot at 6:10 AM.
o   Uniforms will be distributed this Wednesday after practice.
o   Lineups and racing/competition assignments will be announced no later than Thursday.
o   We will need parent volunteers to assist with timing.  Stopwatches will be provided.
o   Athletes will need to of turned in a signed & completed Policies & Procedures form in order to be eligible to compete.
·         Our Second Meet is Saturday, December 8.  It is a Polar Bear Meet (so we will be running it outdoors at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, VA).  More details for this meet in next week’s blog.

Practice
·         As the temperatures drop athletes/parents please remember we need all athletes to dress properly and pack layers (long sleeves, jackets, pants, gloves, hats).  This allows the athletes to be warmed up properly, and is also a health/safety issue.  Athletes who do not dress warmly enough will be sent home.
·         All training groups will be accessing the weight room throughout the week, it is very important for athletes to turn in their weight room authorization forms in.
·         There is a study hall in Coach Beeby’s room (214) everyday afterschool.  No athletes should be caught in the hall.  After school athletes are expected to stay after with a teacher for assistance, or be productively spending time in study hall.
·         There is no distance runners practice on Tuesdays, distance runners are expected to complete their runs OYO.

Parent Volunteers
Parents, we will need your help with a number of items throughout the season.  Here is a brief breakdown of some of what our amazing parent group does:
·         Meet volunteers (to assist with timing & scoring the meet).
o   Timing & Scoring volunteers earn themselves free admission to the meet.
o   Parent timers and meet scorers are the only parents allowed down on the track, all other parents must remain in the stands!!!
·         Christmas Tree Sales @ Carl Sandburg Middle School
o   Both parents & athletes will assist in the WP Boosters Major fundraiser.
o   Our dates to assist are: Wednesdays December 15 & December 19 (5-8pm).
o   An email with more information will be sent out about the Christmas Tree Sales.
·         Team Dinners
o   More information to come on these as dates are TBD.
o   Parents can volunteer to host, co-host, or supply a dish.

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