Braves,
Another meet is in the books and we are down to our last one,
aside from Simplot, this coming Friday. There were a lot of great performances
this weekend with some gritty PRs and kids laying it all out there, tumbling across
the line, screaming out their shot puts, and so forth. Last week at the Oval we
had 94 PRs, which is simply an incredible number. This week at Weber we had
much fewer, for a variety of reasons.
The reality of track and field, and life for that matter, is
that not every attempt will be a personal best. Some days are better than
others, and any given day you can come up with a host of excuses, but
ultimately none of them matter. What matters is that we strive to get better every day. That doesn’t mean that we will be
perfect at it, and of course we won’t be, but it’s in the striving that we maximize our potential, and make the journey
fulfilling. One thing that I want all of us to understand is it is ok to have a bad race, attempt,
or day.
One race/attempt will not define you, whether it was a great
race or a bad one. Every single great athlete and person in history has had bad
days. The bad days teach us the most, way more than good days, and without them
you will never be as good as you otherwise would be. Accept the reality of
having a bad day, and appreciate them, because they are the best coaches and
teachers. It’s ok to have a bad day, it’s ok to be disappointed by it, but let
it motivate rather than discourage you. Let’s be sure to lift each other up
when you know a teammate had a poor day, make sure they know that it’s just
another opportunity to find ways to improve. Your talent and worth will never
be measured by a single race, but by what you do every single day at practice
to make yourself, and more importantly, your teammates better. This is long
journey that we are on that won’t conclude until May. Bad days will come and
go, so let’s make sure we respond to each of them by striving to get better
each day.
The information for the meet on Friday at the Olympic Oval
can be found at https://utahlastchance.blogspot.com/
You can find the schedule there. Registration will be at the
meet ($5 per athlete (covers all events)). They just adjusted the events,
making the 400m an elite race rather than open, so many of you will not be able
to compete in that as previously planned. Talk to your event coaches about what
event to do. Note that there are not any relays.
For those who turned in a form for Simplot, plan on an email
this week with further information.
Let me know what questions you may have.
Coach Jacobson
