First Day of Practice

Tomorrow, Monday, March 29th, is the first day of the 2021 Girls Track and Field season.  Practice will be at 3:00pm, meet near the High Jump area of the Track. MASKS are required! Please be a few minutes early, make sure you are completely signed up (please check earlier posts on how to register), and come prepared to workout, running shoes, workout clothing. We will discuss many things, including the Covid guidelines, but we will be getting workouts in within each pod/group.  We will also let everyone know what times practices for each pod/group will begin after day 1 for the 1st week, which is also posted below (these will change throughout the season for some groups).  We are needing to do this to help pods/groups stay apart as well as make sure there are not too many pods/groups on the track at one time.

If there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Practice start times for Week 1 (Starting Tuesday):
Throwers: 2:45 in the Weight Room
Distance: 3:00 in the field across from the High School, next to the Track
Sprints/Hurdles/Jumping events: 3:45 on the track near the High Jump area
High Jump: 4:30, at the High Jump area
Pole Vault: 7:00pm in the Field House, enter through Door 1

1 Week Until Track Starts

We are 1 week away from the start of the 2021 Girls Track and Field season.  Practices will begin on Monday, March 29th, meeting at the track at 3:00pm.  We are finalizing the season schedule for meets, but I have posted what it currently looks like on the right side of the blog.  Please note, however, that this may change often, especially the times and the teams competing against.  This will be a different season then what we have had in the past with the new guidelines and restrictions (which there is a link from the MSHSL below), thus there will be many changes, not only for meets, but for practices as well.  These guidelines from the State will change throughout the season.  If there are any major changes we will let everyone know.  

As we finalize all of the details we will post those as well, but the biggest things that we will want from our athletes this year is to abide by the guidelines to the best of their abilities (especially wearing masks at practice unless they are running and staying more separated and not in big groups), but also to stay positive and do the best that they can.  It will be different, but it is what we have, and as of right now we appear to be ready for a full season, which is better than not having a season this year. We will do what we can, but staying positive and working hard are the two things the athletes will have control over, so those will be our team focus this year.

Here is a link to the guidelines.  We will also be putting our own policies out on the blog as well once we have the final guidelines from the State before the start of the season (this will also change throughout the season): https://www.mshsl.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/mshsl-track-and-field-guidance-and-information-1.pdf

Please remember to go through the registration process soon (see the earlier post on registration).

Thanks and see everyone soon!
Denny

Registration is Open for 2021 Track and Field Season

In case you have not heard, registration for the 2021 Track and Field Season is now open.  Please follow the directions below and any other questions, please let me know.  The season will begin on Monday, March 29th.
Thanks
Denny

SPORTS/ACTIVITIES 

REGISTRATION

    1.Login to AHConnect with a Parent/Guardian Account

2. Click on the My Student Info Icon

3.Click the Fees Tab

4.Click Pay Fees

5.Add both MSHSL Forms to your cart & Checkout

6. Add the sport you are signing up for to your cart

7.Checkout & Pay

Important Information

• IF YOU DON’T KNOW YOUR LOGIN INFO CALL 763-506-HELP or Email 506Help@ahschools.us

• Registration is online. You can register online with a computer or phone!

• The ParentVue app is available and able to be used for registration

• If you don’t have a computer the Activities Office will provide one for you.

• Free and Reduced lunch are two different things. Free lunch=Free activities; Reduced lunch=activity price cut in half. The prices will appear to be the full amount until you put the item in your cart.

• Please register early to avoid delaying student’s participation.

• To register, every student needs to have an up to date sports physical. If the student’s physical is going to expire during the season you won’t be able to register. Bring physicals to the Activities Office or email them to Jacqueline.Lacy@ahschools.us. When the office receives the physical you will be able to register online.

• If you need payment help contact Ms.Lacy in the Activities Office

Technical Assistance: 763-506-4357

Activities Office: 763-506-7307

Helpline/Login Info: 763-506-4357

Summer Cross Country Running Practices

Good News,
For those that are planning to join Cross Country Running this year or thinking about it we will be starting our Summer Running program on Monday, June 15!!  We have been given the ok to start workouts, with some restrictions and changes, but we are able to start getting everyone ready for the upcoming season. It is a small step, but very important to start getting everyone to a sense of normalcy after 3 months quarantine and restrictions.

Here are some items to know:
1. You will need to fill out this Waiver and bring it to me the first day that you practice.
2. We will be putting everyone into groups of no more than 10 on the first day and as of right now they will be expected to stay within that group the rest of the summer. Depending on numbers for summer training, we may stagger start times for each group, but those staggers will be 10 minutes.  It is hard to say how many groups we will have or who will currently be in what group.  It will depend on who is able to come.
3. I will post general information about the upcoming weeks practices, mainly time and location.  We will not be running at the school this summer due to the amount of construction going on inside and out, as well as due to the amount of restrictions currently for entering or using the buildings.
4. If an individual is unable to make practices, we would like for them to use the running2win.com (information can be found on the Cross Country blog page: coonrapidscc.blogspot.com) web page where all of the workouts will be posted as well as the runners can post what they were able to do.  This allows myself to monitor, add comments, and help each runner even if I am not able to see them.

If there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Picking up Awards

The students below still need to pick up their awards. They can pick them up anytime between 10-2 the week of June 15th. Ms. Adams or Ms. Lacy will be in the main office and can give them their awards.

Bella Bresnahan

Belinda Griffith

Ilsa Hoaglund

Zoe Hoaglund

Akala Lowe

Kennedy Martinson

Bailey Paine

Rory Ruotsinoja

Peyton Taylor

Tami Tunmbi

Ashley Wiitanen

Sydney Vossen

Saydehnu Russ

Priscilla Osei

Ruth Osayameh

Ajwato Ongwach

Favor Nelson

Tulia Momo

Emma Myhers

Rachel Kalala

Beni Kalala

Julie Hedlund

Ali Hedlund

Kelis Hammer

Fayza Akeri

Second Round of Apparel

For anyone that ordered apparel at the beginning of the season, this is what I was told this morning from BSN, the company we ordered from. Currently their factory is not open due to the virus, thus, no orders are being sent out. However, once they are open, they will complete the order and mail all apparel to each individuals home, not the school.  So, once I hear from BSN on when they are to open, I'll let you know and you can expect your order to arrive at your home in about one week from that time.

Thanks and any questions, let me know,
Denny

Apparel Orders

The first round of apparel orders have arrived and I currently have them at my home.  The following individuals orders have arrived.  Please let me know how you would like to pick them up:

Bella Bresnahan
Rachel Deters
Nicole Fox
Julie Hedlund
Grace Henneman
Ilsa/Zoe Hoaglund
Ava/Grace Kehr
Molly Knoblach
Jordan Kriebel
Kennedy Martinson
Bailey Paine
Nina Weimholt

Thanks,
Denny