Our OFFICIAL START DATE IS COMING SOON! Feb. 18th - so let's get more people out. Now is the time to get in shape, so we are ready for workouts and races (2020 schedule).
A big push for the Root Beer Mile which will be held on Feb. 10th (next Monday). This is the XC fundraiser for Mr. PVHS. We want everyone (not just distance runners) to participate. Suggested registration donation amount is $25. Start collecting your donations from family, friends, business, etc... (EVEN if you don't want to run - for some weird reason! - we want everyone to donate). Those who aren't running can enter into a raffle by supporting your favorite runner. $1 per raffle ticket. We are looking for any donations for prizes; so you if own (or know someone who has) a business and are willing to donate anything let us know. You can donate by getting your $ to sponsor a runner or bring the money to Jessica Hill or Coach Holt and will deposit it to the Finance Office. Venmo donation to @Dave-Holt77 and mention Mr. PVHS and your money will also be transferred to the Finance Office.
Schedule for the Week:
Monday - Friday - regular practice schedule 3:00p-5:00p
Tuesday & Thursday - weights at 6:15a-7:00a for anyone who isn't lifting (such as distance runners, maybe some sprinters)
Wednesday - 6:15a for distance runners Levels 2&3 (no Fresh or Soph)
Saturday - talk to event coach for practice schedule
Spirit Packs: Gear is up... Order here! THIS GEAR IS NOT OUR UNIFORM GEAR (it is practice gear and won't be worn in meets - uniforms will be ordered later). None of this gear is required; it is for you, family, friends, etc. that want some PV Track gear for practice, to wear to meets or whatever, and to show support for the program as you rep the PV Track gear. ORDER IS DUE BY FEB. 10TH (a Monday). You may use sponsor money to help you buy spirit pack gear if you have turned in the required $25 from the sponsor (see below).
Youngsters: Practice for our 6th-8th grade developmental camp will start in toward the end of February. Until then, our Youngsters can come out with the HS if parents are okay with it. We are working on our Youngsters race schedule. Hopefully in the next couple weeks we will have it finalized.
Fundraising/Sponsors: You can find sponsor papers over on the right column of this blog. If you'd like some help with paying your participation fees, hotel fees, uniform, spirit pack and so on, go get some sponsors to help you out. *IMPORTANT INFO* with each sponsor, we need $25 turned into the finance office to put their name onto the invite t-shirt and website and stuff. The rest of their donation can go to you for TRACK. However, anything that you turn in to the school goes toward the whole team and can't get applied just to your fees. So make sure you keep everything but $25 from each sponsor and then you can take that "extra" money in to the finance office and pay the fee yourself (or use for whatever other TRACK things you need). If you have questions, please talk to Coach Holt first.
Participation Fee/Register My Athlete/Physical: Let's get these all taken care of soon. Registermyathlete is super easy and only takes a few minutes to do if you have your physical on file. If you don't have a physical from this year yet, you can still do the registermyathlete just also get your physical scheduled and taken care of ASAP.
XC High Altitude Camp: XC runners, get this put on your calendar - High Altitude Camp will be held the same week as usual July 27th-30th at Deer Haven on Cedar Mountain.
Thought of the Week: "I have met a lot of runners who think that if they get the training right, the race will take care of itself. I have never believed that. The training has to be done, but I think you have to make a good race happen, and to do that you have to prepare your mind."
-Charlie Spedding (Last to First, autobiography)
Of course the same can be said for jumps and throws... training is absolutely a huge part of have a great result, but without preparing the mind for the focus, technique, strategy, and even pain you will encounter when looking to make a great race (or jump, or throw) happen you won't ever see that result. We've talked a few times about developing mindfulness and taking time to strengthen your mental preparation. The time to really work on that is now, not the night before a big meet. Prepare yourself to be prepare by preparing now!
Friday, January 31, 2020
Friday, January 24, 2020
Week of Jan. 27-Feb. 1
We are really getting close to the official start of our season. So all those friends and classmates who've said they are going to come out to track, now is the time to give them a supporting hand to lead them out to practice. Each of you are really going to see the benefit of the hard work you are putting in now. Help everyone else understand this and let's get everyone out (who isn't part of a winter sport).
Thanks for so many of you supporting the Mr. PVHS 5K. Keep getting out and getting involved with fundraising for Gavin; here's another great opportunity...
The Root Beer Mile will be held on Feb. 10th (Monday). This is the XC fundraiser for Mr. PVHS. We want everyone (not just distance runners) to participate. Suggested registration donation amount is $25. Start collecting your donations from family, friends, business, etc... (EVEN if you don't want to run - for some weird reason! - we want everyone to donate). You can donate by getting your $ to sponsor a runner or bring the money to Jessica Hill or Coach Holt and will deposit it to the Finance Office. Venmo donation to @Dave-Holt77 and mention Mr. PVHS and your money will also be transferred to the Finance Office.
Schedule for the Week:
Monday - Friday - regular practice schedule 3:00p-5:00p
Tuesday & Thursday - weights at 6:15a-7:00a for anyone who isn't lifting (such as distance runners, maybe some sprinters)
Saturday - talk to event coach for practice schedule
Youngsters: Practice for our 6th-8th grade developmental camp will start in toward the end of February. Until then, our Youngsters can come out with the HS if parents are okay with it.
Indoor Schedule: Final call out for indoor. If you are interested in running any indoor races, talk to Coach Holt. He'll get you the information about meets and registration. Indoor is a pretty fun thing to do and a fun way to start off your competition season early in the year.
Fundraising/Sponsors: You can find sponsor papers over on the right column of this blog. If you'd like some help with paying your participation fees, hotel fees, uniform, spirit pack and so on, go get some sponsors to help you out. *IMPORTANT INFO* with each sponsor, we need $25 turned into the finance office to put their name onto the invite t-shirt and website and stuff. The rest of their donation can go to you for TRACK. However, anything that you turn in to the school goes toward the whole team and can't get applied just to your fees. So make sure you keep everything but $25 from each sponsor and then you can take that "extra" money in to the finance office and pay the fee yourself (or use for whatever other TRACK things you need). If you have questions, please talk to Coach Holt first.
Participation Fee/Register My Athlete/Physical: Let's get these all taken care of soon. Registermyathlete is super easy and only takes a few minutes to do if you have your physical on file. If you don't have a physical from this year yet, you can still do the registermyathlete just also get your physical scheduled and taken care of ASAP.
Thought of the Week: This is a longer one... take a look at this list and bring your favorite idea to practice and we are going to share them with each other.
Thanks for so many of you supporting the Mr. PVHS 5K. Keep getting out and getting involved with fundraising for Gavin; here's another great opportunity...
The Root Beer Mile will be held on Feb. 10th (Monday). This is the XC fundraiser for Mr. PVHS. We want everyone (not just distance runners) to participate. Suggested registration donation amount is $25. Start collecting your donations from family, friends, business, etc... (EVEN if you don't want to run - for some weird reason! - we want everyone to donate). You can donate by getting your $ to sponsor a runner or bring the money to Jessica Hill or Coach Holt and will deposit it to the Finance Office. Venmo donation to @Dave-Holt77 and mention Mr. PVHS and your money will also be transferred to the Finance Office.
Schedule for the Week:
Monday - Friday - regular practice schedule 3:00p-5:00p
Tuesday & Thursday - weights at 6:15a-7:00a for anyone who isn't lifting (such as distance runners, maybe some sprinters)
Saturday - talk to event coach for practice schedule
Youngsters: Practice for our 6th-8th grade developmental camp will start in toward the end of February. Until then, our Youngsters can come out with the HS if parents are okay with it.
Indoor Schedule: Final call out for indoor. If you are interested in running any indoor races, talk to Coach Holt. He'll get you the information about meets and registration. Indoor is a pretty fun thing to do and a fun way to start off your competition season early in the year.
Fundraising/Sponsors: You can find sponsor papers over on the right column of this blog. If you'd like some help with paying your participation fees, hotel fees, uniform, spirit pack and so on, go get some sponsors to help you out. *IMPORTANT INFO* with each sponsor, we need $25 turned into the finance office to put their name onto the invite t-shirt and website and stuff. The rest of their donation can go to you for TRACK. However, anything that you turn in to the school goes toward the whole team and can't get applied just to your fees. So make sure you keep everything but $25 from each sponsor and then you can take that "extra" money in to the finance office and pay the fee yourself (or use for whatever other TRACK things you need). If you have questions, please talk to Coach Holt first.
Participation Fee/Register My Athlete/Physical: Let's get these all taken care of soon. Registermyathlete is super easy and only takes a few minutes to do if you have your physical on file. If you don't have a physical from this year yet, you can still do the registermyathlete just also get your physical scheduled and taken care of ASAP.
Thought of the Week: This is a longer one... take a look at this list and bring your favorite idea to practice and we are going to share them with each other.
My 10 bits of advice for today's generation (by Allistair McCaw):
1. The reward is in the journey not the destination. Embrace it and all the lessons it gives.
2. Don't take yourself so seriously, nobody else does.
3. Work harder than anyone you know.
4. You don't always have to agree, but you can always respect others opinions.
5. Fail, take risks, but leave no regrets.
6. Find greatness in everyday. Remember it's within YOU, not in things or achievements.
7. Do what others aren't willing to do, because that is where opportunity lies.
8. Be grateful, kind, humble, and give thanks to those who care and support you.
9. In life, it's not what you get, it's who you become along the way that matters most.
10. Like it or not, the world owes you nothing
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Week of Jan. 20-25
Another great week! The season is starting to move along and many of you are putting in a lot of great work. Let's keep recruiting and encouraging friends to come join us and give track a try (there is something for everyone). Also, be hoping, praying, crossing fingers or whatever your beliefs are to have some nice warm sunny weather for a week or two so we can get the track finished up
Saturday is the Mr. PVHS 5K and 1 mile Fun Run. We encourage everyone and their families (not just distance runners) to come participate and help raise $ for a very deserving family.
Also, the Root Beer Mile will be held on Feb. 10th (Monday). This is the XC fundraiser for Mr. PVHS. We want everyone (not just distance runners) to participate. Suggested registration donation amount is $25. Start collecting your donations from family, friends, business, etc... (EVEN if you don't want to run - for some weird reason! - we want everyone to donate). You can donate by getting your $ to sponsor a runner or bring the money to Jessica Hill or Coach Holt and will deposit it to the Finance Office. Venmo donation to @Dave-Holt77 and mention Mr. PVHS and your money will also be transferred to the Finance Office.
Schedule for the Week:
Monday - distance runners: meet at Maverick roundabout at 8:00a and carpool over to Hurricane for long run. Sprint and field: no practice
Tuesday - Friday - regular practice schedule 3:00p-5:00p
Tuesday & Thursday - weights at 6:15a-7:00a for anyone who isn't lifting (such as distance runners, maybe some sprinters)
Saturday - talk to event coach for practice schedule
Youngsters: Practice for our 6th-8th grade developmental camp will start in toward the end of February. Until then, our Youngsters can come out with the HS if parents are okay with it.
Indoor Schedule: Final call out for indoor. If you are interested in running any indoor races, talk to Coach Holt. He'll get you the information about meets and registration. Indoor is a pretty fun thing to do and a fun way to start off your competition season early in the year.
Thought of the Week: "Poor sleep = Poor performance. Athletes sleeping less than 8 hours/night won't see much benefit from their training, nutrition and preparations. Getting 8 hours of sleep is more important than (everything else). Sleep matters most!"
-Jonathan J. Marcus
Guarantee this won't be the last time we bring this us... Get MORE SLEEP! If 8 hours is an unreasonable goal at this time, try getting 15 more minutes/night for a week. Then get 15 more the next week. Sometimes it's hard because we aren't used to going to bed early, or maybe we have a lot of commitments that keep us up late, or maybe we haven't created healthy habits of managing time and are still working on homework and such later into the evening. Well, start working on fixing those things. If performing well is something you really want to do, you will organize your day and talk to those who influence you to get more sleep. That is all... Get MORE SLEEP!
Saturday is the Mr. PVHS 5K and 1 mile Fun Run. We encourage everyone and their families (not just distance runners) to come participate and help raise $ for a very deserving family.
Also, the Root Beer Mile will be held on Feb. 10th (Monday). This is the XC fundraiser for Mr. PVHS. We want everyone (not just distance runners) to participate. Suggested registration donation amount is $25. Start collecting your donations from family, friends, business, etc... (EVEN if you don't want to run - for some weird reason! - we want everyone to donate). You can donate by getting your $ to sponsor a runner or bring the money to Jessica Hill or Coach Holt and will deposit it to the Finance Office. Venmo donation to @Dave-Holt77 and mention Mr. PVHS and your money will also be transferred to the Finance Office.
Schedule for the Week:
Monday - distance runners: meet at Maverick roundabout at 8:00a and carpool over to Hurricane for long run. Sprint and field: no practice
Tuesday - Friday - regular practice schedule 3:00p-5:00p
Tuesday & Thursday - weights at 6:15a-7:00a for anyone who isn't lifting (such as distance runners, maybe some sprinters)
Saturday - talk to event coach for practice schedule
Youngsters: Practice for our 6th-8th grade developmental camp will start in toward the end of February. Until then, our Youngsters can come out with the HS if parents are okay with it.
Indoor Schedule: Final call out for indoor. If you are interested in running any indoor races, talk to Coach Holt. He'll get you the information about meets and registration. Indoor is a pretty fun thing to do and a fun way to start off your competition season early in the year.
Thought of the Week: "Poor sleep = Poor performance. Athletes sleeping less than 8 hours/night won't see much benefit from their training, nutrition and preparations. Getting 8 hours of sleep is more important than (everything else). Sleep matters most!"
-Jonathan J. Marcus
Guarantee this won't be the last time we bring this us... Get MORE SLEEP! If 8 hours is an unreasonable goal at this time, try getting 15 more minutes/night for a week. Then get 15 more the next week. Sometimes it's hard because we aren't used to going to bed early, or maybe we have a lot of commitments that keep us up late, or maybe we haven't created healthy habits of managing time and are still working on homework and such later into the evening. Well, start working on fixing those things. If performing well is something you really want to do, you will organize your day and talk to those who influence you to get more sleep. That is all... Get MORE SLEEP!
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Week of Jan. 13-18
A great first week of the season. We had many athletes out and many new faces. However, there are a lot of potential track and field athletes around school that aren't coming out. Take a look at your friends, people in your classes, tracksters who were out last year and haven't come out yet this year and talk to them and get them out... I've heard a lot of people saying, "I'll come out when we get into February." That's great, we'd love to have them all out. But remember, if we really want to do great things, we need to be working on it now. You don't learn to shoot a basketball on the first day of tryouts and you don't get in shape to run or learn how to jump and throw on the first day of the season.
What if someone told you that spending 5 minutes a day doing a simple exercise could make you a better track athlete... even a better person? Most of us would be intrigued and want to learn more. Mindfulness is the practice of taking a few minutes a day and allowing yourself to release some stress. This is a very valuable skill for handling anxiety before races (and tests, etc) as well as being in tune with your body and mind. Read the article, watch the video, practice. I promise, you will find improvement in many areas of your life if you be consistent with it. Mindfulness
Schedule for the Week:
Monday - Friday - regular practice schedule 3:00p-5:00p
Tuesday & Thursday - weights at 6:15a-7:00a for anyone who isn't lifting (such as distance runners, maybe some sprinters)
Saturday - talk to event coach for practice schedule
Youngsters: Practice for our 6th-8th grade developmental camp will start in toward the end of February. Until then, our Youngsters can come out with the HS if parents are okay with it.
Alumni Update: Carson Horspool and Rylee Holt ran in indoor meets for Weber and UVU this past weekend. Carson had a strong 3000 up in Idaho and Rylee ran the mile at BYU.
Indoor Schedule: If you are interested in running any indoor races, talk to Coach Holt. He'll get you the information about meets and registration. Indoor is a pretty fun thing to do and a fun way to start off your competition season early in the year.
Thought of the Week: "To win it all, winners have to be obsessive about the fundamentals and doing the little things right."
-Don Meyer
This is a great time of the year to develop good habits on all the little things. The truth of it is, if you don't do the little things well, you won't be able to do the big things. So take a few minutes and list out what are the little things for you and how can you improve on them and set a high standard for yourself and your teammates on these fundamentals.
*Distance runners - make sure you have read the excerpt you were given from "The Passion Paradox" by Thursday and also be working on the first 6 lessons from the other workbook you were given (when you are ready for more lessons, come talk to Coach Holt).
What if someone told you that spending 5 minutes a day doing a simple exercise could make you a better track athlete... even a better person? Most of us would be intrigued and want to learn more. Mindfulness is the practice of taking a few minutes a day and allowing yourself to release some stress. This is a very valuable skill for handling anxiety before races (and tests, etc) as well as being in tune with your body and mind. Read the article, watch the video, practice. I promise, you will find improvement in many areas of your life if you be consistent with it. Mindfulness
Schedule for the Week:
Monday - Friday - regular practice schedule 3:00p-5:00p
Tuesday & Thursday - weights at 6:15a-7:00a for anyone who isn't lifting (such as distance runners, maybe some sprinters)
Saturday - talk to event coach for practice schedule
Youngsters: Practice for our 6th-8th grade developmental camp will start in toward the end of February. Until then, our Youngsters can come out with the HS if parents are okay with it.
Alumni Update: Carson Horspool and Rylee Holt ran in indoor meets for Weber and UVU this past weekend. Carson had a strong 3000 up in Idaho and Rylee ran the mile at BYU.
Indoor Schedule: If you are interested in running any indoor races, talk to Coach Holt. He'll get you the information about meets and registration. Indoor is a pretty fun thing to do and a fun way to start off your competition season early in the year.
Thought of the Week: "To win it all, winners have to be obsessive about the fundamentals and doing the little things right."
-Don Meyer
This is a great time of the year to develop good habits on all the little things. The truth of it is, if you don't do the little things well, you won't be able to do the big things. So take a few minutes and list out what are the little things for you and how can you improve on them and set a high standard for yourself and your teammates on these fundamentals.
*Distance runners - make sure you have read the excerpt you were given from "The Passion Paradox" by Thursday and also be working on the first 6 lessons from the other workbook you were given (when you are ready for more lessons, come talk to Coach Holt).
Sunday, January 5, 2020
Week of Jan. 6-11
Let's get this thing started... Welcome to the 2020 PVHS Track and Field Season. We are looking forward to a great year and it starts up this week. We invite everyone (who isn't doing a winter sport) to come out to the track Monday after school. We will start getting into shape and prepping for the season. The best thing you can do (besides show up yourself) is bring a friend with you!
Those of you participating in a winter sport, keep up the hard work and have a great season; we'll see you when you get done.
Two videos of some drills we will be incorporating - practice and learn how to do them correctly
Quick Feet Drills
Wall Sprints
Schedule for the Week:
Monday - practice begins!
Tuesday - Friday - regular practice schedule 3:00p-5:00p
Saturday - talk to event coach for practice schedule
Youngsters: Practice for our 6th-8th grade developmental camp will start in toward the end of February. Until then, our Youngsters can come out with the HS if parents are okay with it.
Thought of the Week: "Championships aren't won on game day. They are won long before when a team fully commits and continually invests all the hard work necessary to win."
-Jeff Janssen
At the beginning of a season, there is always a lot of hope about how great the season can be. I have no doubt that we are the same way... what lies ahead: championships?, pr's?, state qualifiers?, state records?, And how about friendships?, growth?, leadership? All these great things are possible for us and that is what makes the beginning of a journey exciting. However, none of things things happen without a full commitment to the team. When we sit as a team and discuss our goals, know that whatever those goals and targets may be, the only way to achieve them will be having a full team that fully commits to each other. And when that commitment happens, great things happen!
Those of you participating in a winter sport, keep up the hard work and have a great season; we'll see you when you get done.
Two videos of some drills we will be incorporating - practice and learn how to do them correctly
Quick Feet Drills
Wall Sprints
Schedule for the Week:
Monday - practice begins!
Tuesday - Friday - regular practice schedule 3:00p-5:00p
Saturday - talk to event coach for practice schedule
Youngsters: Practice for our 6th-8th grade developmental camp will start in toward the end of February. Until then, our Youngsters can come out with the HS if parents are okay with it.
Thought of the Week: "Championships aren't won on game day. They are won long before when a team fully commits and continually invests all the hard work necessary to win."
-Jeff Janssen
At the beginning of a season, there is always a lot of hope about how great the season can be. I have no doubt that we are the same way... what lies ahead: championships?, pr's?, state qualifiers?, state records?, And how about friendships?, growth?, leadership? All these great things are possible for us and that is what makes the beginning of a journey exciting. However, none of things things happen without a full commitment to the team. When we sit as a team and discuss our goals, know that whatever those goals and targets may be, the only way to achieve them will be having a full team that fully commits to each other. And when that commitment happens, great things happen!
*LET'S GO HAVE A GREAT YEAR*
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