2017 Spring Track and Field Tryout Information

***YOU CANNOT ATTEND TRYOUTS UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY CARE CARD, HAVE COMPLETED ON- LINE CONCUSSION EDUCATION, & YOUR VHSL PHYSICAL HAS BEEN TURNED INTO THE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BY MONDAY, 2/20/17. The WEBSITE FOR THE FORMS IS: WWW.LANGLEYSPORTS.ORG

Coaching Staff

Andrew Diller – Head Coach: Hurdles / Long Sprints / High Jump [email protected]

Morgan Danner – Pole Vault / Sprints / Horizontal Jumps [email protected]

Heather Detwiler – Distance [email protected]

Ben So -- Throws & Strength Coach [email protected]

Commitment: Being a member of this Track and Field family is a privilege and should be taken seriously. We expect athletes to attend every practice, every meet, and give one hundred percent effort. We will practice five days a week Monday thru Friday 3:40- 6:00. BE ON TIME! Meets will be on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. This is an individual as well as a team sport and in order for us to have success as a team everyone must be committed.

Behavior: All of our athletes are expected to behave and follow all rules that are set before them. Respect coaches, teammates, school policies, and most importantly themselves.

Team Roster Coaches will post the roster of those who have made the team by Sunday, February 26.

YOU CANNOT ATTEND TRYOUTS UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY CARE CARD, HAVE COMPLETED THE ON- LINE CONCUSSION EDUCATION, & YOUR VHSL PHYSICAL HAS BEEN TURNED INTO THE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BY MONDAY, 2/20/17. The WEBSITE FOR THE FORMS IS WWW.LANGLEYSPORTS.ORG/ 2016 Spring Track & Field Team Tryout Information

Tryout Information

 All athletes must meet the tryout criteria below. All freshmen who try out by running all five events will make the team.  The Coaching Staff will make the final determination about which group is the appropriate fit for all athletes.  For your safety, all athletes who wish to tryout must wear proper running shoes during tryouts. No basketball shoes, etc. Contact Coach Diller if you have questions.  Please bring racing shoes “spikes” for tryouts if you own them.  If you need running shoes: Athletes should be fitted at a specialty running store such as Potomac River Running (Reston Town Center & Falls Church).

Tryout Schedule Tryouts will be held from Tuesday, February 21 - Thursday, February 23 on the LHS Track from 3:30-5:30 pm. *Additional tryout dates by appointment only, see below*. All athletes will have the opportunity to tryout for each of the Track & Field event groups (Distance, Sprints, Pole Vault/Jumps, and Throwing) based on the following schedule:

Mon. 2/20 – NO TRYOUTS Tues. 2/21 – (Mile, 200m, 400m, 800m, 100m) Wed. 2/22 – (Mile, 200m, 400m, 800m, 100m), Field Event Tryouts Thur. 2/23 – (Mile, 200m, 400m, 800m, 100m) Fri. 2/24 – NO TRYOUTS Mon. 2/27 – Last chance for those cut from other sports. Contact Coach Diller for information.

MINIMUM STANDARDS – Spring Track & Field 2017

*Sophomore, Junior, & Senior athletes must achieve two out of the five running times to make the team. Athletes may continue to try to achieve times throughout the week. All Freshmen who attempt all five time trials over the course of the week will make the team. Freshmen may also achieve two of the five times to make the team. Athletes may also qualify based on field event tryouts as determined by the coaches.

Athletes must be AT or BELOW the time posted…ie 13.0 seconds or faster for the boys 100m. Boys 100m – 13 sec 200m – 26 sec/ Freshman: 29 sec 400m – 59 sec/ Freshman: 1:05 800m – 2:30/ Freshman: 2:40 1600m – 5:40/ Freshman: 5:50

Girls 100m – 15 sec 200m – 32 sec/ Freshman: 35sec 400m – 1:15/ Freshman: 1:20 800m – 3:10/ Freshman: 3:15 1600m – 6:45/ Freshman: 7:00

Field Events: Coaches will test athletes in a variety of skills to determine potential.