The first official day of mandatory practice is Monday, February 24, 2020.
- We will meet briefly as a team at 3:15 p.m. before practice begins for announcements and attendance on the west end of the football field. Please be ready to go by this time every day.
- The boys' locker room is underneath the stadium on the west side of the home stands. Private restrooms are available under the stadium as well. Please bring a lock for your locker! The coaching staff is not responsible for any lost/stolen items!
- Please bring clothes suitable for both practice outside and inside. Be prepared to be outside every day (we'll almost always be outside).
- Practice will end between 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. (depending on your event). We may end practice earlier the first couple weeks of the season.
- Throwers: your practice times will be different! Coach Johnson will let you know where to be on certain days/times. We would like you to attend our weekly team meetings on Tuesdays at 3:15 p.m. as much as possible for announcements and team acknowledgments.
- Pole-Vaulters: you are also sprinters/jumpers, so you are expected to be at team meetings daily and participate in sprinter/jumper workouts unless notified by Coach Rocco. Occasionally, workouts will be modified to accommodate the more time this particular event takes to train and master. Check in with Coach Rocco about modified practices.
- The only athletes excused from practice are those who continue to compete in winter sports for Avon Lake High School.
Paperwork Information
- If you haven't already done so, you can sign up for this season at the link here: TRACK & FIELD SIGN-UPS. All athletes will be required to have a Sports Physical and an Emergency Medical Form on file in the Athletic Department office PRIOR to being allowed to participate in practice.
- If, on the first day of practice, you do NOT have a physical form filled out, you will have to report to your event coach, get an alternative workout to do on your own, and then complete your workout outside of the ALHS Track. If you do not have required paperwork, you are still expected to be at the team meeting and to report to Coach Rocco and your event coach. You are still a member of the team.
- Once you have your forms filled out and turned in you will be permitted to practice with the team.
- Along with the Emergency Medical Form and Physical Form, your parent/guardian must also digitally acknowledge that he or she has read and understands the ALHS Athletic Code, eligibility requirements, and concussion protocol. This can be done online--along with finding a printable copy of the physical form--at the link HERE.
- Be sure to follow the coaching staff on REMIND. We will send mass texts on an almost-daily basis regarding workouts, meet reminders, and other track-related items. I usually send texts about Saturday hill work days, links to this blog site, team line-ups, upcoming meet information, and general information regarding the boys' team.
- ATHLETES JOIN THIS GROUP: text @altrack20 to the phone number 81010.
- PARENTS JOIN THIS GROUP: text @trackfam20 to the phone number 81010.
- If you would like to remove yourself from REMIND, reply LEAVE @altrack20 to the latest text message. Or, go to REMIND.COM, click on the group you want to leave, click on SETTINGS, and at the bottom in red is LEAVE THIS CLASS.
