Athletics
Cross Country Club
Track
Larson Middle School Track
- Coaches
- Practice & Meet Schedule
- Events
- Final Forms Parent Playbook
- Larson Records
- Oakland County MS Track Meet
- Techniques
Coaches
Practice & Meet Schedule
Events
Junior High/Middle School Order of Events for Boys and Girls (Boys run first in 2022)
Running Events
- 4 X 800 Meter Relay
- 55 Meter Hurdles (5 hurdles; 33” boys, 30” girls)
- 100 Meter Dash
- 4 X 200 Meter Relay
- 1600 Meter Run
- 4 X 100 Meter Relay
- 400 Meter Dash
- 70 Meter Dash
- 800 Meter Run
- 200 Meter Hurdles (5 hurdles, 35 meter intervals; 30”)
- 200 Meter Dash
- 3200 Meter Run
- 4 X 400 Meter Relay
Field Events
- Shot Put (8 lb. 13 oz. or 4 Kg. for boys; 6 lb. for girls)
- Running High Jump
- Running Long Jump
Final Forms Parent Playbook
Larson Records
Oakland County MS Track Meet
Techniques
Block Starts
All sprints including 70, 100, 200, & 400 runners should start from the blocks.
Focus on
- how he enters the blocks
- runner take your mark position (37 seconds)
- get set position (38 seconds)
- arm drive (pause at 48 seconds)
- head position coming out for the first several steps
Track Block Starts
How to Improve Your Start
High Jump
High Jump Slow Motion Technique
Long Jump
Long Jump Techniques
Hurdles
Focus On:
- How the runner prepares for the hurdle
- The height going over the hurdle
- How he minimizes jumping too high to keep him from slowing down
- Consistency of steps between each hurdle
