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Winter track & field is much different from spring track & field and middle school
track & field. We do not have dual meets in the winter season. We have
invitationals, relay meets, and championship meets. All of these meets have limited
entries, and we must pay to enter these meets, on a per-person per-event or per-
relay team per-event basis. Entry fees can range from $6 per-person per-event all
the way up to $80 per-person per-event or more. This makes high school track &
field a very expensive sport in terms of the costs associated with its entry fees.
As a result, it is impossible for us to take every member of a team of approximately
110 individuals to every meet. We are limited by the following factors:
For more information about the particulars of each meet on our schedule, see the
Detailed Meet Schedule.
In order to plan our meet entries for the coming season, we need to know if there
are going to be any meets that you will be unable to attend. The reason for this is
that we have to pay a non-refundable entry fee for every event we enter at every
meet we enter- this winds up being a very expensive sport. We do not want to
enter you in a race, pay anywhere from $6 to $80 for each event (multiplied by up
to four, since you can compete in four events at any meet), and find out the day
before the meet (or that morning) that you are not going to be there.
Your task is fairly simple. Sit down with your parent(s)/guardian(s) and discuss
with them which meets you will and will not be able to attend, and mark the
appropriate Meet Attendance Form with an X in the Yes column if you will be able
to attend that meet or an X in the No column if you will be unable to attend that
meet. If you check the No box for a meet, you must give a legitimate reason. The
final determination as to what qualifies as a legitimate reason rests with Mr. Koegel
and Coach McGriff.
Please keep in mind that not everyone will be running in every meet, and that
checking the Yes box does not automatically mean that you will be participating in
that meet. If you have any questions as to whether or not you have a chance of
participating in a certain meet (if that will affect vacation plans, etc.), please discuss
that matter with Mr. Koegel and Coach McGriff.
We will use the following basic guidelines for our meet entries:
Please also be advised that sub-varsity athletes may be asked to return their
uniforms after a meet if they will not be competing in the next meet. Our team is
twice the size of last year's team, and as a result, we do not have enough of the
new uniforms to outfit everyone on the team. As a result, we will have to use
some of our old uniforms as well, which are of a different style. We must make
sure that if we are going to a relay meet, for example, that everyone on a certain
relay team has the same uniform style on. We will always make sure that every
team member is properly outfitted for every meet in which he or she is competing.
track & field. We do not have dual meets in the winter season. We have
invitationals, relay meets, and championship meets. All of these meets have limited
entries, and we must pay to enter these meets, on a per-person per-event or per-
relay team per-event basis. Entry fees can range from $6 per-person per-event all
the way up to $80 per-person per-event or more. This makes high school track &
field a very expensive sport in terms of the costs associated with its entry fees.
As a result, it is impossible for us to take every member of a team of approximately
110 individuals to every meet. We are limited by the following factors:
- Financial constraints. We do not have an unlimited budget. The budget amount
we are allotted is determined by the Board of Education. - The events contested at a particular meet. For example, some meets do not
contest the pole vault, triple jump, or long jump. Certain meets only have
individual events. Certain meets only have relay events. Certain meets have a
combination of the two. - The stipulations set forth by the management of a particular meet. Certain
meets have varsity events only. Other meets limit us to a maximum number of
entries per event, anywhere from one to four. There are also a number of meets
that you must qualify for, either by exceeding a performance standard, or by
placing in a previous meet.
For more information about the particulars of each meet on our schedule, see the
Detailed Meet Schedule.
In order to plan our meet entries for the coming season, we need to know if there
are going to be any meets that you will be unable to attend. The reason for this is
that we have to pay a non-refundable entry fee for every event we enter at every
meet we enter- this winds up being a very expensive sport. We do not want to
enter you in a race, pay anywhere from $6 to $80 for each event (multiplied by up
to four, since you can compete in four events at any meet), and find out the day
before the meet (or that morning) that you are not going to be there.
Your task is fairly simple. Sit down with your parent(s)/guardian(s) and discuss
with them which meets you will and will not be able to attend, and mark the
appropriate Meet Attendance Form with an X in the Yes column if you will be able
to attend that meet or an X in the No column if you will be unable to attend that
meet. If you check the No box for a meet, you must give a legitimate reason. The
final determination as to what qualifies as a legitimate reason rests with Mr. Koegel
and Coach McGriff.
Please keep in mind that not everyone will be running in every meet, and that
checking the Yes box does not automatically mean that you will be participating in
that meet. If you have any questions as to whether or not you have a chance of
participating in a certain meet (if that will affect vacation plans, etc.), please discuss
that matter with Mr. Koegel and Coach McGriff.
We will use the following basic guidelines for our meet entries:
- For meets with entry qualifying performances or standards, we will only enter
athletes who have met or exceeded those standards. - While we will make every effort to get every athlete on the team into as many
meets as possible, precedence will be given to varsity level athletes. - For meets contested at the New Balance Track & Field Center (168th Street
Armory) in New York City, we will take a maximum of 40 athletes. We will enter
varsity events and select sub-varsity events. - Certain meets will be used primarily as JV/novice/sub-varsity/freshman meets.
- Whether you are entered into a meet or not will be determined by your
development, your attendance, and your level of effort at practice. You will not
be entered into any meets if you are not finishing your workouts, if your
attendance is a problem, or if you have otherwise not earned the privilege. - Do not expect to be entered in a varsity event if you have not been conducting
yourself in the manner expected of a varsity athlete. - You need to be willing to try new events. If you want to run the 200, but you
are far down on our depth chart, you may not be running in many meets. The
coaches might feel that you may be able to contribute on a higher level in a
different event. Be open to change. You may be able to help the team and you
may have a better chance of competing more often and earning a varsity letter.
When Ray Williams transferred to SPFHS from JFK-Iselin, he said he only ran the
200. We made him run the 400. He came in second in the nation twice, and has
the third fastest outdoor 400 time in NJ history. At the time of his graduation, he
was also the state indoor record holder in the 400. The moral of the story is
listen to your coaches. They know what they are doing.
Please also be advised that sub-varsity athletes may be asked to return their
uniforms after a meet if they will not be competing in the next meet. Our team is
twice the size of last year's team, and as a result, we do not have enough of the
new uniforms to outfit everyone on the team. As a result, we will have to use
some of our old uniforms as well, which are of a different style. We must make
sure that if we are going to a relay meet, for example, that everyone on a certain
relay team has the same uniform style on. We will always make sure that every
team member is properly outfitted for every meet in which he or she is competing.
