Indoor Track and Field
Alyson Witt
The Homer High School offers many opportunities for their students. Opportunities that can help them grow, achieve, and make companions. Many students do this through sports. As we approach the winter months, the Indoor Track and Field Team is ready to begin training for a successful season. The team consists of about fifty members of both boys and girls, most of which are athletes in various sports other than track and field. Many think of indoor track and field as a preparation to get ready for spring sports including outdoor track and field; they see it as a way to stay in shape without having to endure the harsh elements of the cold, winter months.
Indoor track and field offers many of the same events as outdoor, but is restricted in some since the sport is located indoors. The season will begin on Thursday, November 12 at 3:30, unless an athlete just finished a different season, such as cross country runners who competed at sectionals this past Saturday. For those runners, practice will start on Monday, November 16th in order to give them a week to recover and prepare for the season. Practice will include a warm up activity, followed by a cardio workout, and then a lift or skill building session. Practices tend to be about an hour and a half. Coach Schneider will lead a parent meeting on Tuesday, November 10th from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm in the cafeteria to inform parents on what they can be expecting from the upcoming season.
Indoor Track Events:
- 55 meters
- 55 meter hurdles
- 300 meters
- 600 meters
- 1000 meters
- 1500/1600 meters (the shorter distance for girl runners)
- 3000/3200 meters (the shorter distance for girl runners)
Indoor Field Events:
- Long jump
- Triple jump
- High jump
- Pole vault
- Shot put
- Weight throw
