7 weeks of practices to be held Monday & Thursday afternoon (3:30pm-4:30pm) from September 22 through November 6 at Trum Field (meet at the Sloane Fieldhouse). With inclement weather, some practices may move indoors at the SHS Fieldhouse.
Travel will be provided from SHS to 3 scheduled cross-country running races where athletes will compete in their grade and for their school in races from 1 to 1.5 miles in length.
Monday- October 13- Columbus Day Middle School Festival at the Wrentham Developmental Center in Wrentham, MA
Sunday- October 26- Mayor’s Cup Races at Franklin Park
Saturday- November 8- The 6th Annual State Middle School Invitational at Fort Devens, MA (these meets are well attended with more than 1000 runners in total)
Each athlete will receive a T-Shirt to represent their city at the 3 meets but will not be required to attend all 3 meets.
The 2 weekday conditioning practices will focus on warmup activities- flexibility drills- running drills, running games and workouts to simulate racing.
SHS Boys Track Coach- Dave Dickerson will organize the program.