Thursday, March 27, 2008

We're getting closer...

Here we are--just a couple months from the end of the school year. What a busy time of year this is! Hopefully everyone is doing well in school in your various schools. Also, I hope you are all finding success on your various track teams. Feel free to add a comment on this page and let me know who you are and a little about yourself (both personally and athletically). I'd love to get an idea of who will be with us in the fall. It will be such an awesome adventure to get to know each of you as we go through the coming years as Skyhawks.

One of the biggest challenges for me as the coach this first year will be to find some high-quality assistant coaches that can help us build up an elite track & cross-country program. Track is a sport that requires multiple coaches to coach all 17 events involved in a track team, so it will be a challenge to fill all these positions. I'm open to suggestions, references, recommendations, etc. Feel free to post here or contact me via email at bart.thompson@nebo.edu.

I'm attaching images of the cross-country uniforms I've ordered. I've decided to do different uniforms for cross-country and track. The track uniforms are still in the works. However, the cross-country uniforms have been ordered. This is what they will look like:

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Salem Hills Track/Cross-country

Welcome to the Salem Hills Track and Cross-country blog. I'll be using this site over the coming months to communicate all the necessary information there is out there to get ready for our inaugural year! I hope you are as excited about the opportunity of opening a new school as I am. It will be, without a doubt, one of the highlights of your high school experience.
As I've been preparing to come to SHHS, I've reflected a great deal on my own high school experience. I attended Weber High School, where I ran track & cross-country for two years. Then I, much like you, had to make a decision. Would I remain at Weber High, a school that I had loved and been absolutely loyal to? Or, would I take a chance and go to a brand new school, where I would have the opportunity to start new traditions, build history, and potential set a school record or two... It was a tough decision--in fact, I was one of the last of my friends to decide. But, I decide to go to the new school--Fremont High School. Believe me when I say this: I've NEVER regretted my decision. I was part of something very few adolescents get to be a part of. I will forever look back on my decision as the single most important (and best) decision I made in high school.
So, why am I telling you this? Because I'm sure there are some of you that are wondering what to do...maybe you've decided to come, but are having doubts. My advice to you is: COME!!! You will have the opportunity to run for a brand new team, with brand new uniforms, start brand new traditions, make new friends (while staying close to your old friends), and hopefully win a region title or two!
As the current track season gets underway, I want to encourage you all to join the track team at whatever school you are currently at, whether that's Spanish Fork High, Payson High, or any of the junior high schools. I want to see that you are all out working hard and running hard, and improving your athletic abilities. I have high goals for our team in our first year, but we've got to start working now to accomplish these goals. Feel free to drop me a note or give me a call if you have any questions, or just want to tell me how things are going. I'd love to hear from you!