SPRING TRACK & FIELD!!!!

Your Coaches:

Jason Russo (Distance)

Jrusso532@yahoo.com (please include “track & field” as your subject)

Tyler Mills – Head Sprints Coach

Bill Seaman -  Sprints and Jumps

Shane Dooley – Throws

Katie McCalley – Volunteer Coach

Practice Schedule:  Practice will begin Monday 3/5 and will be
Monday – Friday from 3:00 – 5:00.

Saturdays – Times will vary, but will typically be in the morning. 

• Athletes are expected to attend all practices.  Early departure, late arrival, or missed practices should be discussed with Coach Russo well in advance (preferably through email.)  
• Communicated missed practices may or may not be excused, this will be at the discretion of Coach Russo.
• Excessive missed practices may lead to sitting out of a meet or dismissal from the team.
• When injured, you must communicate daily with Coach Russo and Ms. Ricker regarding your workload and progress.  You will not be excused early due to an injury.

Meet Schedule: 

• The meet schedule is on the front page of the website.  All athletes are expected to attend all home meets (whether or not they are competing.) 
• Athletes are asked to remain for the entire meet to support their teammates. 
• Practice may or may not occur for athletes that are not scheduled to compete in an away meet. These practices will be held at HMHS and athletes not competing are expected to attend.
• Athletes should communicate all potential conflicts with Coach Russo.(preferably through email.) well in advance of the meet so that line ups can be appropriately adjusted – however conflicts are not necessary excused.  Absence from repeated competitions may result in dismissal from the team.

Varsity Letters:  All members of the team that complete one or more of the following will earn a varsity letter:

• Earn points from dual meets equal to the number of dual meets the team competes in. 
• Earn the team points in a Championship meet.        

Transportation to or from a meet:

            Should a conflict occur, athletes can be driven to or from a meet by their parents, if this has been communicated to Coach Russo, through email, before the day of the meet.

            Athletes may be driven home by another athletes’ parent ONLY with written permission from their own parent, communicated to Coach Russo, through email, before the day of the meet.

Meet Lineups:

            Coaches will determine line ups for each meet based on the following:

                        Line ups will be made to maximize the teams’ chance of winning the meet or event.

                        Relay decisions will be made based on:

                                    Performance /   Chemistry among Relay runners /  Coaches’ Discretion

Congratulations! 

You’re making the commitment to be a member of a very competitive program with an awesome tradition of success.

Do your best to make yourself and this team better EVERY DAY!

And most importantly:  HAVE FUN!!!!!!

All team classifications are attached.   

Haddonfield is classified as SOUTH GROUP 2 this season.  

All classifications can be found on the following link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OchmwiXx76wfqR0s77lUTmVazIQOD-g7__arqGA8iTQ/edit#gid=747641623

Girls Spring Track & Field Sign Up

1. Fill out the survey at goo.gl/fwrsQC  (You can do this while I’m talking)
2. Get your sports form and asthma form in ASAP.  They can be found by going here:
3. The first official day of practice is Friday March 2.  We will meet in room C8 at 3:00 pm for a meeting – all athletes cleared or not, should attend.
4. Unless discussed with Coach Russo in advance, the last date an athlete may start practicing is Friday March 9.  To be clear – athletes must be athletically cleared in order to start practicing. 
5. Seniors, who have been members of this team since their sophomore year, should attend a preseason meeting with Mr. Russo on Thursday 2/22 at 7:30 AM in room A127.
6. Parents and athletes are invited to text @824h4af to the phone number 81010 to receive text reminders through the course of the season.