What other team at SME can you be a part of and not worry about being cut? There are only a few. They include track and cross-country. While the coaches take great pride in allowing as many kids the opportunity to compete as are interested, it comes with some restrictions. We are a ”NO-CUT-TEAM” to those athletes that put out the effort to be a part of the team. We require you to come to practice. You can have ONE unexcused absence, after that you will need to find another activity to occupy your afternoons. WHAT? YES,YOU MUST COME TO PRACTICE TO BE ON THE TRACK TEAM? Can you imagine going to Coach Hair and telling him you can¹t be at basketball practice because you have a trombone lesson? I didn¹t think so. You can¹t come to us with that excuse either.YOU MUST COME TO PRACTICE TO BE ON THE TRACK TEAM. You can¹t miss practice to get your haircut. You can¹t miss practice to have your nails done. You can¹t miss to go to guitar lessons. YOU MUST COME TO PRACTICE TO BE ON THE TRACK TEAM. You can¹t miss to go to a job. (Having a job during track season doesn¹t work.) You can¹t miss practice to take your brother home from school. You can¹t miss because you forgot your shoes. You can’t miss because you don’t have sweats and it is cold outside. YOU MUST COME TO PRACTICE TO BE ON THE TRACK TEAM. You can¹t miss because you are playing on a club soccer team. THIS IS A VARSITY HIGH SCHOOL SPORT. It is track season, so focus on track.
You CAN miss practice to make up an exam for school and if you are ill. That’s about it. You will need to let your coaches know before you miss. You or your parent needs to communicate with the coach not your best friend¹s-next door neighbor¹s-twin sister or any other random person you want to deliver the message to us.
Remember, ONE unexcused absence and then if you miss again, you are dismissed from the team. The ultimate goal is to field a competitive Varsity team. We will expect the same dedication from the slowest Junior Varsity athlete as we do from the fastest Varsity athlete.
We are a ”NO-CUT-TEAM” to athletes that work in practice. Athletes that do what is asked of them. We WILL CUT athletes that decide they don¹t need to complete practices. Those that hide out to avoid doing all the reps. Those that go up to the bathroom and never return to finish the assigned workout. Those that walk out of practice ignoring the assigned cool down routine. Or those that cut the course on street workouts. Skipping out of part or all of workouts will get you dismissed from the team.The coaches would love to continue to have one of the few ”NO-CUT-TEAMS” at SME, but cutting is at the coaches discretion and our rules will be enforced. Having the largest track team in the state of Kansas is great as long as we are able to field a competitive Varsity team at the end of the day other wise it might as well be a running club.
