Stretching !

Everything we do has a reason. It is essential we instill in our kids the importance of proper warm-up and stretching before a practice or race, followed by a proper cool-down.
For the body to operate at peak levels and stay injury free, our athletes need to follow this procedure before and after each race and at every practice session.
Instructions on the proper technique of warm-up/cool-down will be given at every practice. Parents, please support in our effort to instill this in our athletes.

1. Upon arrival at the track for practice, your child should run the required amount of warm up laps without being told.
2. Do not leave practice without your child doing at least 1 cool-down lap.
3. On meet days, remind your child that they need to warm-up, stretch, and cool down for each race.
4. At the meets, age group coach may be busy, so have your child get in the habit of doing the stretches themselves, or with the other kids in their age group preparing for the same race.