Horizon Boys & Girls Track & Field Coach Mark Neset (boys) Coach Lisa Jenkins (girls)

Practices 7th and 8th grade practice starts at 3:30 pm and ends at around 5:00 pm Boys (West gym) Girls (East gym) 6th grade practice is 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm (boys) and 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm (girls). 6th graders will meet in the 6th grade gym. Bring warm clothes and running shoes

Track & Field Meets At meets 6th grade boys division, 6th grade girls division, 7th grade boys division, 8th grade boys division, 7th grade girls division, 8th grade girls division Top 8 in each event score points base upon a 10,8,6,5,4,3,2,1 scoring system Most points wins the meet ¼ inch spikes are allowed on most tracks (not indoor track)

Physicals and Sweats Must have a physical prior to first practice (does not apply to 6th graders) Physicals need to be uploaded to the following website: https://century- ar.rschooltoday.com/node/17 Sweat orders are due by midnight March 21, 2019 Order online at the following website: https://stores.coacheschoiceonline.com/horizon_m s_track_field/shop/home

Fees Must have activity fee paid prior to first meet (7th and 8th grade: $40 for track, 6th grade: $20 for track Or could be just $20 if your child maxes out at $100 Or family plan maxes out at $200 (this includes other children you may have at Horizon and/or the high school If in multiple spring sports you just pay one fee Fees can be paid at MyPaymentsPlus: https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/ If you have ?’s call the main office at Horizon or the high school

Code of Conduct & Medical Release Forms All athletes must fill out Code of Conduct Form and Medical Release Form and upload it to the following website: https://century- ar.rschooltoday.com/node/17

Safety, Diet, Medical Issues Watch “Know the Risks” Video (not required for 6th graders) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K25IgZvgoCA Athletes should maintain a proper diet and stay hydrated (60 ounces of water per day) Let coaches know of any medical issues that your child has.

Hazing and Bullying Hazing or bullying will not be tolerated. Report any infractions to one of the coaches on the track & field coaching staff.

Multi-sport Athletes We are willing to work with other coaches but we encourage everyone to be at track and field practice when possible and get their workouts in on their own when not possible. However, the meets should take priority over other practices.

Unexcused Absences from Practice and Events at Meets 2 unexcused absences mean that the athlete will not compete at next meet. 3 unexcused absences mean that the athlete will be removed from the team. A similar policy applies for athletes that skip events at a meet (coach’s discretion). We encourage all of our athletes to compete in at least 3 events per meet (exceptions can be made for some of the throwers and long distance runners). If your son/daughter quits track please let us know and get track uniform (7th & 8th grade) turned in as soon as possible.

Transportation To and From Meets For all “in-town” meets (including Mandan): Bus transportation will be provided to the meet if the meet starts before 4:45 pm on a school day. If the meet is on a Saturday or starts after 4:30 pm on a school day, parents are responsible for transporting their kids to the meet. Parents are responsible for picking kids up from all “in town” meets (Can’t leave until after 3:20 pm on school days).

Transportation cont. For all “out-of-town” meets, bus transportation will be provided to and from the meet. All athletes must ride the bus with their teammates to the “out-of-town” meets. If you want your son/daughter to ride home with you from an “out-of-town” meet fill out the travel waiver from the Horizon Track & Field website and turn it into the coach: https://century- ar.rschooltoday.com/sites/century- ar.rschooltoday.com/files/upload/BPS%20Travel% 20Waiver%20Permit.pdf

Horizon Track & Field Website Horizon Track & Field website (schedules, order forms, results, travel waivers, etc): Boys Track: https://www.bismarckschools.org/Page/2609 Girls Track: https://www.bismarckschools.org/Page/2607 Physicals (7th & 8th grade): https://century- ar.rschooltoday.com/node/17 Code of Conduct & Medical Release Form: https://century-ar.rschooltoday.com/node/17 Activity Fees: https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/ Sweat orders are due by midnight on March 21, 2019 Order online at the following website: https://stores.coacheschoiceonline.com/horizon_ms_ track_field/shop/home

Horizon Track & Field Head Coaches Questions or concerns contact: Coach Mark Neset (boys) mark_neset@bismarckschools.org Coach Lisa Jenkins (girls) lisa_jenkins@bismarckschools.org School Phone Number: (701) 323-4550 Join our “Horizon Track & Field Remind App” Enter this number: 81010 Text this message: @dkg7878