Dos Pueblos Cross Country 2018 / DP Track (Distance) 2019
Welcome to the new head coaches of DP track and field
Madison Herrera and Anthony Cota from Westmont track & field.
Coach Nash and Coach Micks remain coaches for boys and girls distance.
Coach Kaplan is 'teacher' for the track and field '6th period class.'
DP Track and Field website is HERE.
Has info for entire track team (distance, sprints, throws, jumps)
Such as on forms, Spring track schedule, etc.
Forms for track:
Clearance Form: EVERYONE. That is required for each sport .(fall, winter, and spring).
Athlete Packet and Physcal: if track is your first sport of 2018-19 school year.
Athlete Packet and Physical exam form are good for 1 year (12 months).
So don't have to do again if you did for cross country.
Cross Country Runners of the Week
Runner of the Week for 2018 season (Coaches and Captains' choice) are here.
Off-season training for track distance events
Meet at with rest of track team for start of practice Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 6th period.
Wednesday - after school
Allow up to 2 hours for practice.
Coach Micks' plan for the week can be accessed on the Training page.
Don Green Distance Carnival (Friday, Mar 1) and Memorial (Saturday, Mar 2)
at Moorpark High School.
Distance group will be taking vans from school to run in 1600s, 3200s, and 800s on Friday afternoon/evening.
Rest of team will take buses from school to Saturday meet which has sprints, jumps, throws and relays (4x100, 4x400).
Practice for cross country/distance lasts approximately 2-2.5 hours.
Exact amount of time depends on how far you have to run,
which is different for each runner depending on age and experience.
During school year (school starts Wednesday, August 22):
Monday: practice starts at 2:15 (during 6th period). Meet at the track. Goes til about 4:00-4:30.
Tuesday: practice starts at 2:15 (during 6th period). Meet at the track. Goes til about 4:00-4:30.
Wednesday: practice starts at 3:15 (after school. Meet at the track. Goes til about 5:00-5:30.
Though there is no 6th period, all runners are required to participate in Wednesday practice.
Thursday: practice starts at 1:40 (during 6th period). Meet at the track. Goes til about 3:30-4:00.
Friday: practice starts at 2:15 (during 6th period). Meet at the track. Goes til 4:00-4:30.
Saturday: run on your own (see recommendations from coaches).
Sunday: on your own (see recommendations from coaches).
Meet schedule: click 'Schedule' tab above for the 2018 Cross Country schedule.
For individual recommendations, go to Training Schedule tab and click the download links there.
Cross Country - Race Preparation: go to the Training page to get the one-page document.
Cross Country Mental Preparation: there is a link on the Training Schedule page to the document that Coach Micks used for his talk in Mammoth.
Cross Country - Race Preparation: go to the Training page to get the one-page document.
Cross Country Mental Preparation: there is a link on the Training Schedule page to the document that Coach Micks used for his talk in Mammoth.
Contact Information
Coach Kaplan (Monica Kaplan) - Program Director - mkaplan@sbunified.org
Coach Nash (Nash Jimenez) - Boys Coach - njimenez@hotmail.com
Coach Micks (Micks Purnell) - Girls Coach - micks.purnell@gmail.com
Forms, etc.: Give to coaches at practice.
Coach Kaplan (Monica Kaplan) - Program Director - mkaplan@sbunified.org
Coach Nash (Nash Jimenez) - Boys Coach - njimenez@hotmail.com
Coach Micks (Micks Purnell) - Girls Coach - micks.purnell@gmail.com
Forms, etc.: Give to coaches at practice.
