Saturday Hill Work Sessions

Track & Field Athletes:

We will be meeting on Saturdays throughout the months of February & March:

• Saturday, February 27th
• Saturday, March 6th
• Saturday, March 13th
• Saturday, March 20th
• Saturday, March 27th

We will be taking a bus to the Rocky River Metro-Parks (Emerald Necklace Marina) to do our hill work sessions. Here are the details:

• Meet at ALHS at 9:50 a.m.
• We should arrive at Rocky River by 10:30 a.m.
• We will be STARTING our hill work training (so you should be there if you are in town...don't worry if you haven't been running, we're just beginning our training for the upcoming season)
• Practice should last between 45 minutes to an hour
• We'll return to ALHS no later than noon
• I'll send a REMIND text with an ETA of our return

Bring a hat, gloves, water, dress in layers!

Looking forward to seeing everyone! Go Avon Lake Track & Field!

Mandatory Practice Information

The first official day of practice is Monday, February 22nd

If you are not competing for an Avon Lake High School winter sport, or you are in mandatory quarantine, you are expected to be at practice every day. If you miss practice you must notify both Coach Rocco and your event coach. We will discuss our team expectations and policies once our roster is set and we hold our Track & Field Parent Meeting.

Here's a few things to review as we get ready for our season:

• We will stagger use of the locker rooms underneath the stadium
• Athletes cannot change in the high school, they must use the locker rooms underneath the stadium
• Masks must be worn at all times unless you are competing or practicing
• Masks can be taken off during your workout or immediately after (catching your breath)
• Please bring a lock for your locker
• Make sure you are prepared to practice outside, we cannot access the indoor facilities
• If we ever do have access to the indoor gym(s) we'll let you know, but it looks like we're outside this week
• We will coordinate lifting with T3...throwers will report to Coach D'Andrea regarding their lifting, those sprinters already on a lifting regimen will continue that regimen, those sprinters/jumpers not on a plan will receive days/times this week regarding their lifting, and distance runners will coordinate their lifting with Coach Juergens
• We will meet in the locker room right after school, and hope to be out on the track by 3:15 p.m. (we'll have to see how it goes with the staggered changing times)
• Practice usually ends between 4:15-4:45 p.m. (depending on the event/workout for that day)
• We will discuss the attendance policy soon, but make sure you are committing to Track & Field as your primary sport this spring season
• Make sure you have a sports physical on file with the Athletic Department
• If you don't have a physical on file, you are still required to attend practice, meet with your event coach, and complete an alternate workout

Looking forward to seeing you guys tomorrow, and getting back out there this spring sports season!

Coach Rocco