Track Excuses

“You can’t make this stuff up.”

[Jomboy Media @JomboyMedia]

Back in my day we played through this

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Let the dual meet come down to the 4x4, but have it be the anchor leg’s mom’s birthday and they have reservations at @Chilis

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Coach just put in the entries at the deadline, let 5 girls scratch due to prom.

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Hi my mother made me a chiropractor appointment at 4 so I can’t make it to practice today

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Even coaches have excuses for why they lose.

[Ryan Dukes @CoachRDukes]

If you’re putting kids in events just so that the team can score points instead of putting them in events where they have a chance to be more competitive and actually run better then your coaching for the wrong reasons and not actually developing your athletes

[Coach McCann @CoachMcCannJSG]

You should not be missing school workouts…. School workouts come before your trainer, 7v7, or anything else!

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Let me tell you about this thing called Track…

[Dee Frazier @DeeFraz1]

Witnessed a few losing high school teams this school year and the common denominator is… Kids Missing Practice.

[Altamont Track & Field and XC @AltamontXCTF]

Resisting the urge to tell people that their sprint relay splits are not real.

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Migrant Education Program Speech & Debate Tournament

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Just to let you know i feel kind of sick but i will run the 4x1 and see how i feel from there

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Lifeguard Training

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Family Reunion

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Wedding in Texas

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Hey coach, I’m not going to be running the meet today, I woke up with a fever this morning.

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I will not be able to show up to practice today cause my mom doesn’t want me to get sick sorry

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I went home sick today.

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I’m not going to be able to make it to practice coach I have to visit my grandma

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I have a family issue and I won't be able to make it to practice

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I couldn’t come to practice, my dad’s transmission broke and I have to help him

[Andrew McGhghy @CoachMcGhghy]

Parents: Anything we can do to help just let us know!
Me: We could use help at meets with field events and concession stands
Parents: