Practice Sat. 3/7/09

We started a few minutes late due lack of parking from a road race happening near the track. After a lap warm-up and stretching as a team,

The yellow group, led by Mr. El, Mr. Jason, and Mrs. Callie (THANKS for helping out since Coach Kanita had to be away!), did their dynamic movement exercises (high-knees, bum-kicks, and bounding). Then they played some relay games with buckets and tennis balls. They took turns (in 2 smaller groups) practicing broad jump and practicing running in their lanes. And they played some foxes and hounds (I think..)

The purple group also did their dynamic movement exercises. Then they got to learn shot-put technique using a weighted soft-ball. They did an excellent job, and I think they'll be ready for the real thing next time. They played some Foxes and Hounds, and ended with learning to pass and hold the baton in a few relay games.

The pink group did their dynamic movement exercises, then did four 200m sprints. They went from there to the shot-put circle where they learned technique and after two practice puts, their coach was able to record a distance for each girl. This will be the distance they try to beat at the first meet. They looked really good and picked up on the technique impressively well. Finally, the girls went to the first back curve and learned to, then practiced baton hand-offs. They will be using this technique during the 4x100 relay.

The green group started out at the shot-put. They also picked up on the technique well and their coach was able to record distances for them to strive to better. From there, the boys did three 200m sprints, then did baton hand-off practice--doing a fourth 200 in the process. Finally, their coach let them choose an active game to play for the remaining few minutes of practice. They chose Duck-Duck Goose, and had a ball chasing each other around the circle!