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 =Track and Field =



For my activity I explored the L-S High School Track and field team. Track and Field is a sport of many components. Within the sport there are many different sports ranging anywhere from running to throwing to jumping. Track and Field requires strength, endurance and discipline. This sport includes a lot of people with different skills. Not only are there many athletes involved, but there are also many coaches and team managers all which make up the entire sport. The team practices everyday after school from 3-5:30pm. However, some days in place of practice they have meets which is where they complete in all their events against other schools.

Below is their meet schedule:

Track Schedule
 * ~ Day ||~ Date ||~ Place ||~ Opponent ||~ Time ||
 * Tue || 03/10 || Home || Conrad Weiser (scrimmage) (cancelled) || 4:00PM ||
 * Fri || 03/20 || Home || Lancaster Mennonite HS || 4:00PM ||
 * Mon || 03/23 || Home || Lebanon HS || 4:00PM ||
 * Mon || 03/30 || Home || Garden Spot HS (postponed to 3/31/2009) || 4:00PM ||
 * Tue || 03/31 || Home || Garden Spot HS || 4:00PM ||
 * Mon || 04/06 || Away || Solanco HS || 4:00PM ||
 * Tue || 04/14 || Away || Manheim Central HS || 4:00PM ||
 * Sat || 04/18 || Away || Solanco's John Waggoner T&F Invitational || 9:00AM ||
 * Mon || 04/20 || Away || Ephrata HS || 4:00PM ||
 * Thu || 04/23 || Away || Penn Relays || 8:00PM ||
 * Fri || 04/24 || Away || Millersville Invitational || 4:00PM ||
 * Mon || 04/27 || Home || Conestoga Valley HS || 4:00PM ||
 * Sat || 05/02 || Away || Manheim Township Relays || 9:00AM ||
 * Mon || 05/04 || Away || Cocalico HS || 4:00PM ||
 * Fri || 05/08 || Away || League || TBA ||
 * Sat || 05/09 || Away || League || TBA ||
 * Fri || 05/15 || Away || Districts || TBA ||
 * Sat || 05/16 || Away || Districts || TBA ||
 * Fri || 05/22 || Away || States || TBA ||~  ||
 * Sat || 05/23 || Away || States ||< TBA ||


 * 100 meter sprint


 * 200 meter sprint


 * 400 meter sprint


 * 800 meter sprint


 * 1600 meter sprint (this is the equivalent of a mile)


 * 3200 meter sprint

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The ones listed above are individual races where there are a couple people from each school that race each other to place. The ultimate goal is to have everyone running for your school to place well. Then in the end of the race they take the scores from each runner for each school and factor it to a final score for your school.======


 * 100 meter


 * 400 meter


 * 800 meter

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For relays, unlike regular running there are a couple runners for each distance. They run a fraction of the distance then pass on the baton to the next runner a head and so on until the end. However, to keep it going fast when the pass the baton the person waiting to receive starts running when the passer comes close then they run together as the passers hands it off and then they stop as the receiver continues on to the next person.======


 * 200 meter


 * 300 meter


 * High jump


 * Long jump


 * Triple jump

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For the high jump obviously the goal is the jump the highest. The jumper starts out running in an arch toward the high jump bar/pad. The traditional way to jump over the bar is called the Fosby Flop which is wherer you have the bar to the side of you and you kick your leg closest to it up and swing your arms up, propelling your body through the air. The running up to it creates the momentum to get over the bar. Next there is the Long jump, in this event, the jumper is trying to get length, not heighth. The jumper in this case takes a running head start down the runway, towards two white boards placed in the lane. The jumper has a choice of jumping from the first or the second board. While they are in the air, the jumpers are suppose to use the combined movement from the momentum and the swinging motion of the arms to fly farther. the jump is then measured from the limb or body part closest to the launching pad. Finally there is the triple jump it is very similar to long jump except that instead of running and then jumping, these jumpers have to run a little while and then do a hop slash skip of some sort to get to the board and then launch.======

Another field event is the throwing:

 * ======Javelin======
 * ======Shot-put======
 * ======Discus======

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For the Javaline the throwers take a running head start and launch a spear-like object into the air. The length is then measured either to where the point sticks in the ground or the hand hold if no point was made. Another throwing event is Discus. entering and exiting from the back end of the throwing circle, the throwers launch a heavy disc into the air using the properties of centrifugal force and momentum to propel the disc upward. Finally the last type of throwing is Shot-put. Again, entering and exiting from the back end of the circle, the thrower starts in a low and hunched state. Staying up on their toes, they turn their feet, then turn their hips, then bring up their chest to push the shot out from near their jaw bone.======

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So as you can see track and field consits of a lot of events, people and hard work.