Dear Track & Field Parents,
Since I do not get to formally speak to many of you until the season is fully underway, I
wanted to give everyone a list of expectations for the girls participating on the 2009
Varsity Track & Field Team. If you have any questions concerning any of the following
expectations, please do not hesitate to call me. I look forward to seeing you at the meets.
1) First and foremost this is a varsity sport, and thus athletes are held to high
expectations in both practices and meets. Practices are fun but intense, with every
practice carefully thought out so that every athlete is receiving the specific
training she needs to better her performances. For the first few weeks of practice,
the conditioning phase, practices may seem very similar for many athletes. These
practices will become more and more event specific as we progress throughout
the season. Everyone will be expected to do some sort of distance training, as this
enables the athlete to get in better condition, along with their event specific
training. We will also be lifting weights to help improve strength, along with
doing sprint drills and plyometrics.
2) It is expected that athletes will be sore for the first few weeks of practice, but this
soreness should decrease as the athlete gets into better shape. Athletes need to
know the difference between being sore and being injured. If your athlete is sore,
they need to stretch at home, take warm baths and massage the area. Athletes do
not sit out of practices because of soreness, but practices may be modified if
needed. This is up to the coach’s discretion. Please expect that your athlete will
be sore, as they may be using muscles that have not been conditioned in this way
for a while. An injury is a different matter, and it will be handled accordingly.
3) Practices are mandatory. If your child is going to miss a practice, a note from the
parent needs to be given to the coach at least a day in advance. Please do not give
a note to another athlete to give to the coach the day of the appointment, as your
child will be expected to be in practice. You may call the coach at home if your
child is going to miss practice. If your child is unexcused from a practice they will
have to sit out for half of the next meet ( 2 events) for the first offense, and they
will have to sit a whole meet for the second offense. A third offense will result in
their dismissal from the team.
4)
If your child becomes sick during the day, please have the nurse contact the
coach at school. Your child is expected to be at practice unless the nurse sends
her home. If your child does not feel well the coach may send the athlete home, or
may give them a modified workout for the day. It is imperative that your child
miss as few practices as possible, there is always something they can work on
even if they are a little under the weather. Please do not have your child come
home if they are not feeling well unless the coach has been contacted.
5) Attendance at all meets is mandatory, even if your child does not have an event
for that particular meet. Every athlete will have events for home meets, but when
the team attends invitationals, entrees are limited and thus there may be meets that
not every athlete will have an event to compete in. This is a team sport, however,
so everyone is expected to be at the meet to support each other.
6) Athletes must wait until the completion of meets, and the coach has debriefed the
team, before they may leave with their parents. At this point parents may sign out
their athlete, with the coach. Please do not approach the coach during the meet
and ask to take your athlete home, this puts the coaching staff in an awkward
position. Under certain circumstances athletes will be allowed to leave a meet
early (ex: taking SAT’s the next day), but this needs to be discussed with the
coach in advance of the meet.
7) Please pay careful attention to the times at which practices end, as they may vary.
The times listed on the calendar are the times when practices begin and the times
that athletes need to be picked up from practice. Your child will be released on
time from practice, so please pick them up on time. Monday – Thursday, practices
end at 5:15 pm, so please pick them up at this time. Friday practice times vary, so
please check with the calendar for pick up times. They will be let out of practice
15 minutes before you arrive to pick them up, so they should be ready and waiting
for you.
8) When the team has an away meet, the coaching staff will give the athletes an
order of events, and an approximate time that we will be arriving back at the high
school. Please make sure we can get in contact with you, as your athlete will be
calling you when we leave the meet, to let you know our arrival time at Tully.
Please be waiting in the parking lot when we return. Please do not make the
coaches wait for an extended amount of time after we get back to the high school.
You will be given enough time in advance to arrive at the high school, to pick up
your athlete.
9) The Track and Field Team orders jackets every year, with the girl’s names on
them. If you would like your daughter to purchase a jacket please send a check for
$45.00 to Coach Michelle Rauber by March 20th, so the jackets can be ordered.
The real cost of the jackets is $90.00, but the Cross Country/Track & Field
Account pays for half of each athlete’s jacket. If you would like to see one of the
jackets please swing by practice and Coach Rauber will have one available to
show you.
I look forward to another great season with your daughter(s). If you have any questions or
concerns please contact me. I am not teaching this school year, so you can reach me at
home, any time.
Sincerely,
Coach Michelle Rauber
(607)749-5959 or 696-6213
mrauber@tully.k12.ny.us
Outdoor Track & Field 2009 Expectations
I have read the expectations for my daughter being a member on the girls Varsity Track
Team and I agree to let my daughter participate on the team.
Parent’s signature:________________________________________________
Date:________________________