Remember: You know what to do. You've put in all this preparation.
1. WARM UP 45 min before your race...You know how to do it!
-if you have spikes DON"T JOG IN THEM....spikes go on when you start your strides.
2. Relax and do your thing. Whatever you need to do to be ready. Don't worry what other kids are doing.
3. It's okay to be nervous and scared. YOU WANT TO BE! It shows you care about what you're doing. If you weren't nervous then you should be worried. You should expect that's it's going to happen. So when it does come, you'll almost feel good.
4. The hardest part is standing on the line waiting for the gun to go. Those feelings immediately go away when the gun fires so don't worry. Just remember when the gun goes RUN YOUR BUTT OFF!!!
5. HAVE FUN!!!! just tell them to relax and race. You've had plenty of time trials and some have already raced. It's just like practice. Nothing to freak out. HAVE FUN AND RACE. Everyone there is nervous and everyone gets the feelings to not run. Just relax and when the gun goes the feeling goes away and you just run!
6. Remember "Rubbing is Racing". I'm not telling anyone to body-check, someone, but when you put 8-16 kids on a line, people are going to get bumped. And it's okay. Just like in soccer you can bump, same thing goes in track. If you get bumped hold your ground and keep racing. Don't let it psych you out!
6. Remember "Rubbing is Racing". I'm not telling anyone to body-check, someone, but when you put 8-16 kids on a line, people are going to get bumped. And it's okay. Just like in soccer you can bump, same thing goes in track. If you get bumped hold your ground and keep racing. Don't let it psych you out!
NOTE: See the pic...That's coach Julia scared out of her mind. When the gun went off........ SHE RACED!!!!!
