Lexington Girls Indoor Track Team Expectations    (pdf  form for printing.)

Note the process for confirming review of these expectations at the bottom of this page

1.  Being a member of this team requires a commit of time and effort.  We have practices and meets during the holiday school break so plan accordingly.   We may have voluntary practices the day before and after Christmas but attendance will NOT be kept these two days.  Expect required competitions scheduled on Saturday or Sunday.  Check Team, ML-10 and State schedules.  We will have Saturday practice so check out the team practice schedule.  On a school day, all practices start promptly at 3:00 pm, on Saturday and during the two vacation periods practice starts at 9:30 am.  SATURDAY MEETS generally mean arrival time at LHS one hour before the meet to prepare for competition in the LHS field house or board a bus to travel to the meet site.  Check out things you need to know as a team member. 

2.  Commit to the team.  To maintain your status as a member of the Lexington Girls' Indoor Track team you must be a FULL TIME TEAM MEMBER.  Simply stated, you participate in all official team practices and meets.  I understand this gets difficult for some when other school activities, personal plans or family activities conflict.  Here are the specific rules that you must work within to maintain you membership on the team.  clarification

             a. Attend all practices when you are in attendance at school.  Absence from school for health or safety reason means that you cannot participate with the team on that day and IT WILL NOT COUNT against your attendance record.  (See b and c below for exceptions when absence is for other than health or safety reasons.)  clarification

             b. You are allowed a TOTAL of two practice days to attend to personal or family matters without counting against your team attendance record.  Any number beyond two will result in your suspension as a FULL TIME TEAM MEMBER for two days and the next competition following this absence.  clarification

            c.  You are allowed a TOTAL of two personal days for college visitation or other pressing personal matter.  Any total number beyond two will result in your suspension as a FULL TIME TEAM MEMBER for two days and the next competition following this absence.  clarification

            d.  Missing any meet, where there is team scoring and you are schedule to compete in a varsity event, will result in your suspension as a FULL TIME TEAM MEMBER for the next competition following this absence.  This does not apply to JV team members other than considering JV competition practice, thus including meets under b and c above.  clarification

            e. Any consecutive combination of b, c or d above will result in a four day suspension as a FULL TIME TEAM MEMBER for four practice/meet days and the next competition following this four day suspension.   (Vacation period rule)  clarification with examples

            f. Any team member with two separate suspensions during the season will be dropped from the team and will not be eligible to receive a Lexington Letter Award.  Any so affected team member will be entitled to a hearing before the coaching staff and team captain's to present extenuating or mitigating information regarding the loss of the  Lexington Letter Award or to challenge, by presenting information, as to the accuracy of the "facts" upon which suspension (s) were based.    clarification

3.       Share your experience with your friends and parents by encouraging them to attend the meets.

4.       Share your thoughts with your event coach regarding your health, academic stress and other out of school commitments.

5.       Always be supportive and voice encouragement to all competitors regardless of the team uniform they have on.

6.       Conversely compete with focused intensity when you are racing those same athletes.  Holding your head high regardless of any race outcome is your reward for being a  determined, fair and friendly competitor. 

7.       Take care of your school work and personal responsibilities sooner than later.  Coaches want to coach, not fuss about forms not completed and responsibilities not met.  Important Schedule regarding forms etc.

8.       Pay attention to details. Remember success is about details, commitment and a positive attitude.

9.      The most important expectation is that you will learn a great deal about yourself as your have enjoy track with a group of really great teammates. Track is a sport where everyone can set personal goals which frame your personal success.  Register your goals

10.  Letters will be awarded to "bona fide" team members that score in a minimum of two meets or achieve one or more of the qualifying standards listed in 12 below.    Seniors minimally in there second year on the team shall be awarded a letter provided they meet expectations of a team member as described in 1-9 above. 

12.    07-08 guidelines: Dash - (6.3 45yds) 8.2, Hurdles - (7.9 45yds)10.5, 300m - 48.4, 400m - 69.8 600m - 1:55.0, 1000m - 3:35.0, 1 mile - 6:15.0, 2 mile - 13:50.0, HJ - 4' 06", Shot - 26' 0"

Expectations for a non varsity team member

 

1.     1.  Your season will end in early February before the vacation period rather than after this vacation.   See the full season  team schedule

2.   Your competitive choices will be restricted at varsity meets but not at the JV meets. clarification

3.     Dash, hurdles, 400m and 600m are usually available at every meet. Longer races are possible but not guaranteed on a regular basis.  I will make every effort to place sub varsity performers in the 1000m and 1 mile as you achieve a level of performance that allows you to be competitive with members of the other team.  All sub varsity team members that achieve a 2007-08 guideline from #12 above and are a full time team member will receive a varsity letter.  clarification

WEB SITES

http://www.mlxctrack.com/ is the official web site for the Middlesex League and Lexington Track.  League and Team information, directions to meet locations, results and more can be found at this site.  Add it to your list of favorite links.   Add this to your parents list of favorite links.    

http://www.mlxctrack.com/LexGirls.html Our team specific page.                                            (revised12/02/07)

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Confirmation by team member and parent.   We have reviewed Team Expectations     Complete 2007-08 Team Calendar

Team Member signature______________________________________________________________________

Team Member signature can also be achieved by sending a confirming email to phillipcrosby@yahoo.com  that includes you name and is sent from the email that you presented at sign-up. 

Parental signature______________________________________________________________________

Parental signature can also be achieved by sending a confirming email to phillipcrosby@yahoo.com  from a parental email address.  DO NOT send this confirmation from the email address you presented at sign-up.  Be sure to include team member name as well as a full parental name in this email.

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