The Flight Deck Difference
- Each athlete provided with personal bag of poles to use
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Athletes sign up for the whole season
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Season includes coaching and instruction at 17 practices and meets
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Best athlete to coach ratio
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Whole team, one-size-fits-all instruction on drills or on vault is rare
- One-on-one instruction on drills as each individual needs is the norm
- Athletes do not have to set up or take down the landing pits each day--that's a big deal.
Poles--a set of poles just for you
- Each athlete is provided with a personal bag of poles to use
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Athletes will pick up their poles in Maple Grove prior to the first practice
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Athletes will transport their poles to and from all practices and meets
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Athletes are welcome to keep the poles at their homes through 3/13/22
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Athletes will return the bag of poles to Maple Grove after the conclusion of the USATF meet on 3/13/22
USATF Membership and meets
- Athletes will become USATF members (USATF membership fee and all Meet entry fees are not included with camp cost)
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Athletes will be members of Flight Deck Athletics club (USATF club number 30-338)
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Athletes will arrive at the meet sight at least 1h15min prior to the start of the event
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Athletes will conduct themselves with character and class at all practices and meets
Practice Structure
- The runway will not exceed 8-people at a time
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Two coaches at all times
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Coaches will not jump while coaching
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Coaches will jump at all meets
Schedule
- Sundays, November 14, 2021 through March 13, 2022 (except 12/19 and 12/26)
- Every Sunday will either be a practice or meet
- All meets and practices will be at Bethel or the UofM
Athlete Daily Responsibilities
- Safely and securely transport poles to and from all practices and meets
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bring water
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bring a granola bar, or similar snack, to eat at the conclusion of practice
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bring running shoes (suitable for jogging)
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bring racing spikes
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arrive at least 15 minutes early to complete a good warm-up and stretch
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follow all coaching instructions
Athletes are encouraged to:
- Bring their high school coach
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Have teammates sign up (and carpool)