Coach Klatt (jumps & sprints) emily.klatt@spps.org | Coach Franklin (sprints) carissa.franklin@spps.org | Coach Bria (throws) briara.virnig@gmail.com | Coach Abby (throws) abby.boruff@spps.org | Coach Moore (hurdles) mollieamoore@me.com | Coach Grady (high jump) grady.clem15@gmail.com
Check out the Weekly Practice Plan so you can be prepared for practice each day. It will be updated on a regular basis.
Be prepared to go outside and know the workout plan for each day. You can also check out the Mid-Distance Page to see what they're doing each day.
Welcome back hurdlers! One of the focuses this season will be on hurdle mobility. Every day we have practice, we will go through this sequence of drills. Get familiar with the sequence!
THROWERS: Here is a progression of drills and warm up for shot put and discus as well as balance and mobility drills that should be done daily.
Are you curious where you stand in our Section based on last year's best performances?
Here's a link to the Top returning athletes by event for Section 3 as well as times for our top non-ranked runners. For full results from last year, check out our team page on Athletic.net.
You can also check out our What it Takes Summary: Girls, Boys. This shows qualifying marks for finals and what it takes to score at conference, sections, and state over the last three years.
Wesley, Emmett & Bryce rack up big points for the team in the 110HH finals!
Ruby, Alexa, Harper & Siri are All-Conference Honorable Mention in the 4x2!
Caleb helps the team to a 4x2 victory at JV Conference.
J'Vion, Jahmarri, Shawon, & Tenzing are Conference Champs in the 4x1!
London WINS the triple jump at Conference!
Shawon, Sam, Bryce, & J'Vion are Conference Champs in the 4x2!
Yao on her way to All-Conference Honorable Mention in the 300H.
Hurdle squad!
Throw Bros (+ Sam)
Natalia, Dominique & Sasha prep for the shot put!
(Look at all the fun things you can do without a track!)
Check out 3x Olympic Gold Medalist Tianna Bartoletta's No Days Off Training Plan
YMCA 360 Workouts On-Demand
My Peak Challenge 30-Day Self-Distancing Plan
Strength & Conditioning Circuits/Lifting Plans + Updated Plans from Jacob Oak
Some of those very fun circuits that Klatt likes to do :)
Dynamic Warm-up (try to memorize it maybe?!)
Master Relay Handoffs: Watch this video and practice!
Track Running Tips: Basics of Using Starting Blocks
Faster Starts for Sprinters (Stepping out of Blocks vs. Pushing out of Blocks)
Check out this Gold Medal 4x100. Click on settings and slow down the last two exchanges to check out:
1. Right-Left-Right-Left
2. Inside and Outside the lane
3. Running through the exchange (they are side by side for a moment)
400M Race Strategy
Strategies and Tactics on Running the 400 Meters, by Rob Lasorsa
Strategy: How to Run the 400 Meters, by Lee Ness