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Tuesday, March 10th - 6pm - MHS Cafeteria

Strongly encouraged for all families, but especially freshman/sophomore families.

We will be going over expectations/requirements, training philosophies, schedule, gear, and time for questions.

FMSC  Chanhassen Packing Saturday March 14 @ Noon

Invitation to participate in 10th annual Minnetonka Track and Field FMSC Packing. There are 50 spots reserved at this time. Boys and girls athletes and coaches are first priority. Other family members welcome. I will have a sign-up on days one and two of practice or you can signup now with me by texting: FMSC, your name and year in school to 763-300-1178

-Coach Steffen

A deposit check for uniforms is required before distribution.

Deposit checks can be made out to MTFCCA for $100 and delivered to Coach Finch at any time before distribution.  All checks will be shredded or returned after uniforms are returned at the end of the season.  Please reach out to me directly with any questions or concerns on this.

A transportation waiver is required for any athlete not riding the bus to away meets.  I encourage all athletes to have a waiver on file for this season.

Anyone leaving meets early with parents needs to approve this with me at least the day before the meet and requires the signed transportation waiver.  Requests made at the meet to leave early will not be allowed.

Please fill this out and return to Coach Finch.  Either paper copy or email/picture work.

james.finch@minnetonkaschools.org

7 Tips for a Great Pre-Game Meal 

1. Don’t Experiment
   Don’t try new foods on a game day, it might cause unexpected problems.
2. Avoid Soft Drinks and Candy
   Sugar is your enemy, empty calories that don’t provide long term fuel source.
3. High Carbohydrates
   Never can go wrong with breads, pasta, rice…pure long lasting energy source.
4. Timing
   Takes about 3 hours to empty the stomach of quality food.
5. Fluids
   Plenty of water and sports drinks…stay away from carbonated sugary soft drinks.
6. Avoid High Fat Intake
   Fat takes longer to digest and lots of water to process.
7. Limit Protein Intake
   Protein is a weak energy source, great for building tissue but limit the amount immediately prior to competition. Protein is great for recovery after competitions or workouts.

There is a need for volunteers to continue the success of the Minnetonka Track & Field Cross Country Association (MTFCCA). The largest fundraiser for our programs is the Tonka Turkey Trot and the same core group of parents have shouldered the load for many years.  A special word of thanks to those parents.  Many of these parents no longer have students in the program. We are looking for a couple parents to volunteer from each grade level.  This would contribute to continuity and transition from year to year.  Any and all skills are welcome.  If you can help a little or a lot, please consider helping this year and for a few years in the future.

Tonka Turkey Trot      tonkaturkeytrot@gmail.com

1.tonkatrack.org

1. General information
2. Schedule
3. Meet information
4. Forms
5. All Time Bests
6. Shoe vendors and discounts
7. Parent packet
8. Registration link
9. Athletic trainer contact information
10. Announcements
11. Recommendations for off-season training
12. Link to Athletic.net for complete meet results as soon as they are posted

2.minnetonka.trackcentral.net 

Go to:  minnetonka.trackcentral.net   Fan Page is on left of home page. Select boys (current year) click  go.   NO LOG-IN OR PASSWORD IS NEEDED.  

Choices are :

1. Team schedule
2. Team roster (click an athlete to view season performances)
3. Meet results (Minnetonka specific results, places and points scored)
4. Top performances (by event)
5. School records
6. Messages (Displays a history messages generated through trackcentral and likely were emailed to team and parents.

Click below for a bounding workout particularly good for jumper/sprinter types but anyone would benefit.  Make sure you get a warm-up in first.  Any questions should be directed to coach Steffen.

Please add your preferred contact info at the link below so we can ensure you receive all important communications from the team. 

Athletes should have appropriate clothing for outdoor practices everyday.

Questions? Reach out to Coach Finch at james.finch@minnetonkaschools.org

TYPICAL ORDER OF RUNNING EVENTS

IN MOST MEETS

4x800 relay

100 hurdles

100 meters

4x200 relay

1600 meters

4x100 relay

400 meters

300 hurdles

800 meters

200 meters

3200 meters

4x400 relay

CLINIC CORNER

Clicking on the links below allows you to download a document containing links to articles and videos related to training for track and field events. .

The documents below are a history of Minnetonka Boys Track & Field Excellence. This is an ongoing project and updating is constant.

I will constantly update as I receive camp information.