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Dan Sample: Jumping Coach-39 seasons
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Craig Gehm: Discus, Javelin, Shot - 20 Years
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Gar Bercury: Hurdles, relays 14 years
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Mark Algeri: pole vault coach (7th year at SV) Two time PA state champion
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John Cashdollar: Pole Vault coach, 36 years of Track and Field
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Wayne Roccia – retired SV teacher, 40 years Track and Field
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Kelly Bruder-3rd year high jump and hurdles, Heptathlete (SRU)
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Seth Verba 1 st year Varsity Throwing Coach, Two at Middle school
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Crystal Weimer – 2nd year Varsity Jumping Coach at SV (12 year total)
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Justin Dosch – 3rd Year Distance coach
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Chris Eden – 3rd year sprint coach
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Ray Peaco – 30 th year

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Pam Quiggle –President
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Introduction of Officers:
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$40.00- used for athlete Tee Shirt, Athlete banquet ticket, purchase of additional training aids, supplies, etc. for the team, enhancement to the program, meals for some away events, K-6
Meet, and more…
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$10.00– concessions stand seed money.

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1. Winning Season
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2. Make playoffs- Win the WPIAL Team
Championship
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3. Athletes to W.P.I.A.L. championships and to
State Track meet
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4. Improve personal performance
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5. Have Fun and make memories that will last a lifetime.

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WINNING IS OUR TRADITION AND
TRADITION NEVER GRADUATES
Girl’s : 31 consecutive winning seasons
Boy’s: 36 consecutive winning seasons

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Band Concert/ Practice
Choral Concert/ Practice
Band Trip/ Choral Trip
Senior Project
Family Trip
Spring Break
Tutoring
College Visitations
Part time job
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Orthodontist appt.
Doctor Appointments
PT
Musical Practice
Musical
Thespian Tryouts
NHS inductions
Injuries from another sport other

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Travel Release--purpose
Uniform Requests—pink or blue
Picture Forms – March 17– team pic, individual
Sweat suit Order
Travel Standards
Team rules and information--website
Top Ten Records
Survival Sheet

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Lettering Process– see handout
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Practice commitment
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Meet Commitments
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Section, relays, scrimmages, non conference
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Rules and polices- Website
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Uniform bottoms
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Blue
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Black –compression shorts (5 inch inseam or longer)
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No bikini style.

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March 17 th Picture Day
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March 14, 18- Scrimmages
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March 26, Moon Relays, March 29 Knoch Relays
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March 24, April 2 April 8, April 15, Play-offs,
April 30, May 8
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April 11 – 9/10 SV Invite– Volunteers needed
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April 28 – Senior Day Meet
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May 9 – Elementary Meet/Community
Project Day

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School will provide: Uniform top and bottom.
Spikes for your shoes
Athletes will be charged for lost , stolen or damaged uniforms.
Sweats: Personalized Warm-up Option (95% of the team uses this option)
Options for sweats
SV Cloth sweats to borrow.
Personalize warm-ups, wind and water resistant
($60)-

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Tiered discipline for unexcused absences :
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1 st offense- warning event coach
2 nd offense- warning and call home from event coach
3 rd offense- dismissal hearing with athletic director
Just asking the student-athletes to be responsible
Priorities:
1 st Family and well being
2 nd School and academics
3 rd Track and Field
4 th other clubs and activities

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Girls- Pink Forms
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Boys – Blue Forms
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Questions from New Senior Parents, underclassmen

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Participation from everyone. No Cuts!
You don’t have to be the best, just try your best!
We want as many athletes as possible to play.
Guaranteed to happen at home meets.
Many of our athletes are receiving college letters of interest and scholarships.
Currently we have Five Division ONE Student Athletes and several division II, and III athletes in college participating in T/F
We want all of them to have a positive athletic experience.

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No Activity Buses on days there is no school
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Practice each day, unless school is canceled,
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Website schedule, coaches schedules
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If you reached the CAP for activity fees, student-athlete must still report to the office that they are doing another sport, just tell the office
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$125 Activity Fee due before March 13– if payment is not received, student is not to participate in meets

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Advantages
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Convenience
More participants
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Disadvantages
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Easy out on 4:30 bus
Less time spent on extra events
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Pick up area: parking lot by baseball field, not the activity bus area

FORMS FOR ATHLETIC OFFICE
1. PIAA physical,
2. Drug test confirmation.

Must be done now!
All other forms
Where you check student grades!

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2:55 to 3:05 : Team meeting
3:10 to 3:30 : Warm-up, event plyos/stretching/attendance by coach
3:30 to 4:30 : Event practice. Get to all your events or alternate by days. You should also stay for the late practice, see your coach
4:15 to 4:25: Cool Down
4:25 to 5:30 : Extended practice/weight rm.
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Skilled events-weather permitting. jumpers, vaulters, etc.
Special dates marked on calendar (done early or LAX games)

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Questions and Answers

Shoe Presentation by Mr. Ed Doyle from “Up-N- Running”:

SV 9 -10 Invitational Opportunities for the younger athletes to shine!
April 11 at our Stadium &
9/10 Sectional Meet, April 29 th
Knoch Relays March 29

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Questions

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L isted on the Seneca Valley school district website and the Seneca Valley track and field website.
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PRACTICE EVERYDAY. Attendance is mandatory Practice is Only cancelled if school is cancelled.
3. Athletes must be in school no later than 10:30. If you leave early, you must be signed back in school before 8 th period ends. PIAA rules.
4. No athlete will participate in a meet that is absent the day before the meet unless excused by their Coach.
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Absolutely no one will be permitted to ride home from a meet with anyone except their own parents.
Any athlete leaving a meet without seeing Coach Peaco will not attend the next meet.
Hazing: Not acceptable. Automatic dismissal hearing with the AD .
Social Media

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Coaches' will communicate via the website, at practice, or school announcements.
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Coaches’ will not communicate (or should not) via, email with students, texting with students, personal cell calls with students, face book with students, etc.
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Parent Emails are acceptable. Must be parent’s email and coach will use school email.

ORDER OF EVENTS
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Running
Girls then boys
3200 relays
100 Girls hurdles at home meets
110 Boy hurdles at home meets
100 dash
1600 run
400 run
400 relay
300 intermediate hurdles
800 run
200 dash
3200 run
1600 relay
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Field
Varies by venue and meet

Sprinters= 100, 200, 400, 4 x 100, 4 x 400 =
37 points
Jumpers/ hurdlers = Lo H, HH, High, Long,
Triple, Pole V = 54 points
Distance= 800, 1600, 3200, 4 x 800 = 32 points
Throwers= Shot, Disc, Jav = 27 points
Total = 150 Points
We need 76 to win!

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Long Term control Medicines
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Versus
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Quick Relief: Albuterol, etc.
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If you need to take quick-relief medicine more than twice a week on a regular basis, call your doctor to talk about adding or increasing your long-term control medicines.

Shin Splints Versus Stress Fractures
Definition
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Shin splints are injuries to the front of the outer leg. While the exact injury is not known, shin splints seem to result from inflammation from injury to the tendon
(posterior peroneal tendon) and adjacent tissues in the front of the outer leg.

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Shin splints cause pain in the front of the outer leg below the knee . The pain of shin splints is characteristically located on the outer edge of the mid region of the leg next to the shin bone
( tibia ). An area of discomfort measuring 4-6 inches (10-15 cm) in length is frequently present.
Pain is often noted at the early portion of the workout, then lessens only to reappear near the end of the training session. Shin splint discomfort is often described as dull at first.

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A primary culprit causing shin splints is a sudden increase in distance or intensity of a workout schedule.
This increase in muscle work can be associated with inflammation of the lower leg muscles, those muscles used in lifting the foot (the motion during which the foot pivots toward the tibia). Such a situation can be aggravated by a tendency to pronate the foot (roll it excessively inward onto the arch).
Similarly, a tight Achilles tendon or weak ankle muscles are also often implicated in the development of shin splints.
Poor quality or worn out shoes

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Old Way-
Previously, two different treatment management strategies were used: total rest or a "run through it" approach. The total rest was often an unacceptable option to the athlete. The "run through it" approach was even worse. It often led to worsening of the injury and of the symptoms.
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New Wayalternative workouts:
Pool or stationary bike
Ice to reduce inflammation
Stretching and strengthening
Proper shoes
½ normal workout in volume and intensity.
Usually better 2-3 weeks rest

Academic Eligibility:
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Students will be notified if they are not eligible and copies of the lists shall be given to the coach. All students in grades 7 – 12 who participate in athletics must attain a 2.0 QPA during a weekly academic eligibility report. If a student is ruled ineligible, he/she will not be eligible to participate in games and must attend a mandatory study hall in the after-school detention room. The study hall will be held in the
Senior High School three days per week and last one hour. (2:45 to
3:45). Once the hour-long study hall is finished, the student will be permitted to attend practice. They should report to their event coach at the track and field area. A student will be reinstated once he/she has achieved a 2.0 QPA or better.
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Students declared ineligible will not be permitted to play from Monday through the end of Sunday following the week of their ineligibility.

What Makes Track and Field at SV so much fun?
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Everyone is competing at the Varsity Level
No one is sitting the bench
Run the fastest, jump the highest, throw the farthest. Minimum subjectivity
NOTE Relays: Coaches decisions. Based on what is best for the team at that time. Relays can and will change from meet to meet. We will put who we believe are the four best athletes together for the WPIAL and State Meets.

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Normal- who ever runs the fastest, throws the farthest or jumps the highest will always win!
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All participants can earn PRs (personal records)
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Some problems do occur:
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Relay incidents
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Meet decisions
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Two Seasons:
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Team for seven weeks, individual for four weeks.

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Uniform form signed and dropped off –pink and blue.
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Travel Release Form
 picture forms/money, March 17th
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Sweat Order Form- SV Boosters
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Concession Stand

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Questions about shoes
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Up and Running Website
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Ed Doyle