Can someone explain HS winter track like I'm 5?

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Anonymous wrote:There are limited indoor arenas so meets can be a distance. Sometimes they use outdoor venues.

Our school has never had an indoor track meet out of doors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks all. Is the kind of thing where DD can occasionally skip practice if needed (due to schoolwork, etc) if she doesn’t expect to be among the fastest runners anyway? She is a decently fast runner but really just wants to be with her friends after school. They all played field hockey this fall and she felt left out.

FCPS parent here. If you miss practice without a good excuse you are off the team.

And a large test or project is not a good excuse? These are STUDENT athletes.

No. They need to manage their time wisely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:9th grader is begging to do it with friends. She plays a fall/spring sport but not winter. I was SO looking forward to a low key winter and I really don't feel like dealing with this. I know every school is different but can anyone explain roughly how practices and meets typically work? I want to know what I'm agreeing (or refusing) to do.

Thanks.

School students stay after classes and run around the gym.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t imagine saying say no to my child participating in a high school sport other than for health reasons.

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This is wild to me. Especially a high schooler.
It’s not like you’re taking a five year old to soccer practice everyday. How involved do you really need to be?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t imagine saying say no to my child participating in a high school sport other than for health reasons.

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This is wild to me. Especially a high schooler.
It’s not like you’re taking a five year old to soccer practice everyday. How involved do you really need to be?

Not OP, but could have written the same post. Freshman isn’t old enough to drive and school sports end up adding things that require rides 2-3 days a week. For us, this is in addition to a year round club sport and sibling activities.

Even with carpools, it’s a thing. Parents are allowed to want a break.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t imagine saying say no to my child participating in a high school sport other than for health reasons.

[phone]

This is wild to me. Especially a high schooler.
It’s not like you’re taking a five year old to soccer practice everyday. How involved do you really need to be?

Not OP, but could have written the same post. Freshman isn’t old enough to drive and school sports end up adding things that require rides 2-3 days a week. For us, this is in addition to a year round club sport and sibling activities.

Even with carpools, it’s a thing. Parents are allowed to want a break.

You sound like a great parent. /s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are limited indoor arenas so meets can be a distance. Sometimes they use outdoor venues.

I don't think indoor track events being held outdoors is something that actually happens and it's very odd that PP would suggest that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t imagine saying say no to my child participating in a high school sport other than for health reasons.

[phone]

This is wild to me. Especially a high schooler.
It’s not like you’re taking a five year old to soccer practice everyday. How involved do you really need to be?

Not OP, but could have written the same post. Freshman isn’t old enough to drive and school sports end up adding things that require rides 2-3 days a week. For us, this is in addition to a year round club sport and sibling activities.

Even with carpools, it’s a thing. Parents are allowed to want a break.

You sound like a great parent. /s

Yes, downright abusive to only let my kid do a second sport two of three seasons. 🙄

I’m 100% good with setting limits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t imagine saying say no to my child participating in a high school sport other than for health reasons.

[phone]

This is wild to me. Especially a high schooler.
It’s not like you’re taking a five year old to soccer practice everyday. How involved do you really need to be?

Not OP, but could have written the same post. Freshman isn’t old enough to drive and school sports end up adding things that require rides 2-3 days a week. For us, this is in addition to a year round club sport and sibling activities.

Even with carpools, it’s a thing. Parents are allowed to want a break.

You sound like a great parent. /s

Yes, downright abusive to only let my kid do a second sport two of three seasons. 🙄

I’m 100% good with setting limits.

Both OP and you seem like you don’t want your kids to do it because you as the parents want a break, not the kid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are limited indoor arenas so meets can be a distance. Sometimes they use outdoor venues.

I don't think indoor track events being held outdoors is something that actually happens and it's very odd that PP would suggest that.

It is called winter track. There are outdoor meets- referred to as polar bear meets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are limited indoor arenas so meets can be a distance. Sometimes they use outdoor venues.

I don't think indoor track events being held outdoors is something that actually happens and it's very odd that PP would suggest that.

It is called winter track. There are outdoor meets- referred to as polar bear meets.

I am not familiar. Do you have a recent example of a local high school competing in such winter outdoor meets?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are limited indoor arenas so meets can be a distance. Sometimes they use outdoor venues.

I don't think indoor track events being held outdoors is something that actually happens and it's very odd that PP would suggest that.

It is called winter track. There are outdoor meets- referred to as polar bear meets.

I am not familiar. Do you have a recent example of a local high school competing in such winter outdoor meets?

Here: https://va.milesplit.com/meets/706798-polar-titans-invitational-2026

[Anonymous]

If you need more examples- search Polar Bear on Milesplit. You will see lots of meets. I can't think of a single HS in FCPS that does not participate in them.