3/9, Wednesday practice

We will meet in the fieldhouse for practice today.

3/6 update

Redhawks,

We had a solid first week of the season, and we are excited about who we have out for the team. I am happy about all the new faces - if you have not done track with us before here at Bountiful, I'm glad you are here now and I hope you enjoy it. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Our focus will always be on making daily improvements. We have 5 days of practices ahead of us this week, let's use them wisely. The expectation is that you come to practice everyday, with exceptions being communicated with your coach prior.

To no one's surprise, the weather this weeks doesn't look like it will be as clear as it was this past week. We will be getting creative with how and where we work out this week, so come to practice each day prepared to practice both inside and outside. Bring warm/waterproof clothes just in case. The location of practice will default to outside, but will move to the fieldhouse balconies if the track is unfit for foot traffic. I will also post here if we are going to move inside rather than be outside. The good thing about less than ideal weather is that it forces us to become more mentally tough.

Reminder, you must finish registration on regsitermyathlete.com before you can compete, and you won't be able to practice if it is not complete by 3/15.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Coach Jacobson

Outdoor Track and Field Meeting

Necessary Links:

Signup Form - required to be on the team

Registration (Register my athlete) - required to be able to practice/compete. Must be done by March 9th. Start it TODAY

Outdoor Meet Schedule

Outdoor Track Information:

Coaches:

• Coach Jacobson
• Coach Munk - Jumps/Throws
• Coach Lake - Sprints
• Coach Laura - Distance
• Coach Allred - Throws
• Coach Bridger - Sprints/Hurdles
• Coach Dalton - Distance

Practice Schedule:

B-Days - 

• 2:40 at the track

A-Days (track class days) - 

• Class begins at 1:10 at the track. 
• For those not in the class come up ASAP after school concludes so you can get going into the workout.
• You do not have to be in the class, but it allows you to miss less class time and finish up with your workout earlier.

Expectations:

• Be a great teammate
• Work hard
• Show up
• Missing practices or leaving practices early without prior arrangements with your coach means you will not be participating in the meets.

Multi-Sport Athletes

If you participate in multiple sports and have organized team activities in those sports, come talk to me ASAP and we will see how we can work with your schedule so you can participate in both.

Fees:

The school fees are $90 to be paid in the office for track - these are district mandated fees.

Questions?

bjacobson@dsdmail.net

The Fastest Redhawk and Alumni Meet information

"The Fastest Redhawk" and "The Strongest Redhawk competitions will be held on Thursday, March 3rd at 2:45 PM, and will run concurrently with our "Alumni Meet".

If you are interested in participating, please register for the competitions here. This is to know how many heats will be required, and how much pizza to get.

"The Fastest Redhawk" will be a 100m race to determine who is the fastest boy and girl in our school. Heats will be created to determine who are the finalists. The fastest runners will advance out of the heats and into the final rounds. Here is an example of how that might work:

The most likely scenario is that there will be a first round, and a final race. If we have 36 participants, there will be 6 heats of 6 people  (our track only has 6 lanes). The winner of each heat will advance to the final.

If we have greater than 36 participants, say 45 boys and 45 girls sign up, we will make 8 heats of 5-6 people. The winner of each heat will advance to the semi-final, and then the next four fastest times who didn't win their heats will occupy the last 4 spots of the 12 person, 2 heat semi-final.

In this scenario, the top 3 from each semi-final would advance to the 6 person final. In the event we have more than 45 people sign up, there would be more semi-final heats, meaning more people could advance to the semi-final, but fewer people from each semi-final heat would advance to the final. If we have fewer than 36 entries, and therefore 6 or fewer heats, we would do the one round followed by a final, with the winner of each opening heat advancing to the final.

We will do our best to spread runners around to try to ensure that the fastest 6 people make it to the final.

In order to ensure adequate recovery between each race, we will stagger the races so they aren't one after another. 

"The Strongest Redhawk" competition will be a Shot Put competition. 

Each person will get 3 official throws (after a warm-up period), which will be measured. The farthest throw will be the one used to determine your placement. The top 3 throwers will be the winners.

Awards

The top 3 finishers of each gender in both the 100m and Shot Put will receive Amazon Gift cards, $20, $15, $10. Every person who participates will be entered into a raffle to win 4 $20 gift cards, so even if you don't finish in the top-3, you will have a chance to win. 

Pizza will also be provided for all who participate. 

Alumni Mile

All BHS alumni are welcome and encouraged to come to the meet to catch up with friends, coaches, and run the 1600m with the athletes of today. You are not required to be faster than the youth, of course. You can race hard or take it easy. 

Order of events:

2:45 PM Start time - The shot put and first running event will begin at this time, the remaining events will begin when the one prior concludes. All events will be girls first, boys second.

100m Dash, First Round

Girls, including alumni, 1600m Run

100m Dash Semi-Final (if needed), or Final

Boys, including alumni, 1600m Run

100m Dash Final (if there is a Semi-Final)

2/13 update

Redhawks,

Our competition season for indoor has officially concluded. Outdoor will begin on Monday 2/28 after school. More info to come.

In the meantime, we will continue with the same practice schedule that we have had, namely, practices during class and after school on B-Days. This week we will practice on Tuesday/Thursday after school. If you know anyone who is interested in doing Outdoor Track who would like to get a jump on conditioning, encourage them to come out.

Maybe we should do an end of indoor track season party? Pickleball tournament????

Coach Jacobson

2/6 update

Redhawks,

We had a very strong performance at the Oval on Friday night, with multiple PRs or SBs. Lydia and Liliana both closed their final laps as their fastest to run very impressive marks, and Liliana repeated her strong finish in the 3200. Eden went sub 6 in the mile after missing months with injury and followed it up with a strong 800m. We had several guys go sub 5 in the mile, including Trevor, Simon, Bennett, and Andrew - who now has the 2nd fastest mile time ever run indoors at Bountiful High. 

Well done to our multiple event runners, Lily, Elijah, Tobin, Eden, Bennett, Elle, and Hayden (if I missed any, I'm sorry). Doing multiple events is an important step on the path to improvement, and something we will need to get used to. Thanks to all of you who were able to come and compete and support. We had a lot of fun hanging out and watching you race. (RIP the ball).

Practices after school this week will be on Monday/Wednesday.

We have one indoor meet remaining, once again at the Olympic Oval. You can find the schedule, registration, and the waiver that needs to be singed here. Registration online will close on WEDNESDAY. However, there is in person registration, but the cost is much higher and won't get you into a heat of like-timed runners. 

In an ideal situation, for our distance runners, I recommend coming on Friday and running the mile and 4x800 (which I will need to register and pay for, so I'll need to know soon who would like to race it. Please reply if you'd like to run in a 4x800). Then, if possible, going again on Saturday for the 3200m or the 800m. It would leave you with a full weekend, but one that would get you ready for the final stretch of the year. 

On Friday the meet will begin at 4PM and go until it's over, which will be similar to this weeks time, but quite possibly a bit earlier. On Friday, the 800 would probably be in the late morning, and the 3200 will most likely be contested in the early/mid afternoon. There will be 1,000,052 (slight exaggeration) heats of the 200m, so it takes a while. Once all the registrations are complete on Thursday morning I can try to estimate start times a little better.

If you have any questions please let me know. Looking forward to another great week.

1/30 update

Redhawks,

We had a solid day at WX for our time trial, with some seasonal bests (SB) and some PRs to boot. Consider that race a step in your fitness rather than a fitness test. This Friday we have an opportunity for to take another step at the Olympic Oval at the distance challenge.

If you'd like to compete at that event, you can register at milesplit Utah. You will need to create a free account, which took me all of 30 seconds, so I believe in you. You can see the time/event schedule, costs, etc. at the link above.

This week we will be practicing after school on Tuesday and Thursday, and during class on Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Those who show me they have signed up to race on Friday won't be working out, but you'll need to come to class for the whole time, unless a parent checks you out of school so you can get yourself together before the races (hint, hint).

Looking forward to another great week. See you Monday!

Coach Jacobson

1/23 update

Redhawks,

Our season is off to a good start, with several of our athletes racing on Friday and getting in some good racing experience. We know what where we need to go, and we know how to get there. The first priority is being consistent. We need to be working hard/properly every day. Consistency is going to be the key. If we do that, then by the end of the season (May) we will be in prime position to reach our goals.

This week, the meet at Weber State has been cancelled. The fate of the remaining two meets is still tbd, but for now they are on.

However, instead of Weber State we will be holding a time trial at Woods Cross with their team and some from Viewmont. This will take place Friday at 3:30 PM at the Woods Cross Track. The events will be as follows: 1600, 400, 800, 200, 4x400

EVERYONE will be expected to race a 4x400, and the other events will be up to you in consultation with the coaches.

This week we will be practicing after school on Monday/Wednesday, and during class on Tuesday/Thursday. We will meet OUTSIDE for practices this week due to the warmer temperatures.

Looking forward to a great week.

Coach Jacobson

1/16 update

Redhawks,

We have a short week ahead of us, and the schedule might get tinkered with a bit more, but here is what I know for now.

I recommend getting a workout in tomorrow. I advise what I call "cut down 200s". You'll run 600m sets, getting faster with each 200. The first 200 is around 3200-5k pace, then get 3-5 seconds faster each successive 200. Then jog 400m-600m recovery (very slow, so 3-5 minutes recovery) and go again. We'll do 3 sets and of it's too easy do 1-2 more.

A few things to know. First, the Simplot Games which were scheduled in Mid February have been cancelled. I know this is a disappointment to many of you, and for me too, but we'll just have to take our disappointments out on the track through workouts and races.

If you are interested in racing at BYU this weekend, here is the link which will give you all the info. There is a lot of info on there, so please read it carefully. Notice the registration instructions as well as the COVID protocol, including proof of vaccination or negative test. 

If you do sign up, please email me which events so I can attempt to be there. For now I'm planning on going to see the mile on Saturday morning. Also, ENTER A TIME when you register, otherwise you will be placed in a heat of rookies. Enter your PR time or something close to it.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Coach Jacobson

Season Wrap

 Braves,

What an end to the year. There is a lot I would like to say on the matter, including a recap of the great things that you did this year, but I will save that for our team party this next week.

Some of our athletes are planning the get together - here is the information: Our end of year party will be Tuesday, 6 PM at Rocket Park (Tolman Park). We will be doing a potluck. Sign up for what you want to bring (so we don't end up with 10 people bringing watermelon) and come hang out with the team! We will be giving out some dundies and having a good time. Click here for the putlock sign up. We will have some end of season recognition at the party as well - I hope you all can make it.

The last few things that need to be addressed are the track class, uniforms, and upcoming cross country. 

Class will still be held next Tuesday and Thursday (and the next Tuesday), but we will not be running. We will meet in my classroom at 12:50 (except the last week of school) and go from there. You do not need to change from your regular clothes. 

Uniform tops can be purchased for $15. If you do not want to buy them you need to return them to me by class time on Tuesday. I need all the shorts returned. If you decide to buy the top, please pay in the office (track account) and bring me the receipt so I can mark you as having "returned" your uniform. I have to enter fines (today actually but I'm stalling) so please get them to me pronto.

All of you not involved in a summer/fall sport are encouraged and welcome to join us for summer XC and then the official season of XC in the fall. We are gearing up for a great season, with some great kids on the team and coaches helping, so I'm really looking forward to it. The time and place of our first meeting is still TBD, but I'm thinking next Friday around 1 PM. More info to come.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Coach Jacobson