Goals:
As coaches, we feel goals are very
important. If realistically set, they not only help you measure
improvement, but act as a motivator as well.
As coaches, our goals are:
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To prepare you mentally and
physically to compete in meets.
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To bring out your best, and
help you improve as much as possible.
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Run a quality program &
maintain Pine Lake’s strong track tradition.
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Total team participation.
As athletes, we encourage you to set
personal goals:
This is up to you to realistically
decide on.
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Give 100% in effort
and attitude? |
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Make it to finals? |
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Set a school
record? |
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Have fun? |
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Run a personal
best? |
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Make new friends? |
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Score points at a
meet |
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Get in better
shape?
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| Questions: |
Answers : |
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What do we do on the Pine Lake Track Team? |
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We run, jump, and throw
(and have a good time). |
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Who can participate? |
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Any PLMS student can
join. There are no cuts. Even if you are not the fastest runner, you
are still part of the team and will compete. |
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| How many people try out for track? |
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| About one third of the school tries out for track which
is about 300 students. |
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| If it rains, will it affect the meets or practices? |
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| No, we just get wet.
You just go out there and
run. Meets are delayed if there is lightning. |
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| Who are the coaches? |
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| We have 10 awesome coaches.
All of them are Pine Lake staff. |
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| How long do the meets usually last? |
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| Meets typically run from 3:00 pm- 7:30pm. |
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What equipment do we
need for track? |
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| Clothes to work out in, running
shoes, sweats, windbreaker, water bottle, and spikes if you
want them. |
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What are some things I
need to do to succeed in track? |
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| You need to stretch at home, get a
good nights sleep, drink a lot of water (NO POP!), run at
home on weekends, eat healthy, always do a cool down lap, and have
fun! |
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Do I need to be at every
practice? |
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| It is important for you to be at every practice for your
assigned grade level. |
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