This is my second year volunteer coaching for the Venture Academy Track team. It has been super fun and super hectic! The fun part about this year is that both Ethan and Ally are running on the team. Last year Ally wasn't old enough and Ethan had pneumonia, so he missed out on the entire season. Since our season is so short we have four weeks to hit the ground running. We are a very small school, therefore our team is usually very small as well. Can cause some challenges that is for sure.
Our first meet is always a little crazy, especially for me. Most of the kids have never set foot on a running track before and I have very little time to bring them up to speed on what the rules are and what all of the markings on the track mean. So the minutes before the meet start I am a bit like a chicken with its head cut off!
Ally, Ashtyn and Ethan doing some warm up laps.
Ally came to see me to calm some of her nerves before her 100m dash while I was at the finish line instructing our team photographer, Nate.
My three 6th grade girls, Ally, Gracee and Ashtyn, running the 100 meter dash. They did great! They ran with kids all the way up to 9th grade!
Ethan running his 100 meter dash
Partial team picture. Ally, Dani, Katelynn, Jayden, Brittaney, Ethan, Gracee, and Chris
These two were goofing off a bit in between races. I am super glad that they are close friends though.
Last minute instructions from Coach Mills to my boys 4x100 relay team. Parker, Ethan, Chris and Jayden. They ended up coming in 2nd place overall.
Great handoff between Parker and Ethan at the first exchange
Their last race of the meet, the 200 meter dash. They did great and I was especially pleased to see their strong finishes.
Til next week!
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