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Running practice
Dear Coach Ed,Hi, I have been coaching middle school XC for three seasons. The school is located in the middle of the city. We have been running endless circles in the school yard since it is easier for the parents to pick up the kids after practice right after school. THEY ARE BORED! We start with a warm-up lap and stretches. Then the workout. I am guessing that the distance for the "lap" is almost 400 meters. So they have to run at > >least 6 laps to get a workout. Do you have any suggestions? Hi Martina, Oh no! Bored kids...let's fix that right away! If you go to my page, I have two columns that have some ideas. Games for Middle School XC and New At Coaching XC. When my team (100 kids ages 7-14 ) practices for our indoor track season we use a basketball gym at the YMCA; 100 kids in a basketball gym running. Picture that! We do not see a track until our first meet. We invent ways to keep things interesting for 6 weeks before our first track meet. When we stretch and do running drills we have music on. For stretching we use my CD's (calm Enya type tunes or even classical music). For running drills we use the kids' favorites (loud and fast music). Perfect for keeping them interested, moving, and having fun. Try it. It works. Coach Ed
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