*DAYS WE PRACTICE:  Mondays-Thursdays……. Fridays will be specialty days for Saturday participants only.
*PRACTICE TIMES:  3:45-5:20.  Check “Daily Schedule” on website ggtns.com for updates on practice cancellations due to weather or other reasons.  This will be the main notification location regarding practice status.

*PRACTICE ATTENDANCE PARENT SIGNATURE FORM-Must return form asap

*Pre PRACTICE MEETING AND PRACTICE LOCATION:  We will have a TEAM MEETING every Monday, either in the media center or at the High School Track.  This meeting is usually 10-15 minutes.

*PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS:  Must be all green on Final Forms, including a completed physical. You will NOT be allowed to practice after the first week if not showing all green. Bring Outdoor clothing to practice in daily, including a solid pair of running shoes.

*OUTDOOR MEET SCHEDULE:  located on website under “Calendar”.  At times due to weather a meet can be cancelled.  This is NOT likely to happen for weekend meets, but can happen for weekday meets.    Meet participation information can also be found under  “Calendar”. This is an extremely important statement to read and digest.  It concerns your participation status and level.

*FEES: (note that this is a GJPS participation fee charged to ALL GJPS athletes, has nothing to do with uniform warmup cost, spirit items, etc…)

Gahanna Jefferson Public Schools Pay to Play Fee is as follows:

1^st sport participant in same year-   $200
2^nd sport participant in same year-   $100
3^rd sport participant in same year-   FREE
Family Cap-                                    $500
*These fees need to be paid prior to the athletes first competition (late March 23rd, Gahanna Relays is our first official meet)
Checks made out to GLHS, or you can go to mypaymentsplus on your school access page.

*UNIFORMS:

We have multiple uniform tops, so you are asked to purchase a pair of short blue  short spandex (buy a spare pair) to go with our alternate blue, gold, black or white tops  (our base jersey is gold, and we wear blue bottoms with all tops)   Purchasing these Spandex bottoms IS necessary. You do NOT pay for uniform tops, however we will NOT provide uniform bottoms.  They CAN have any logo on them including NIKE PRO waist band, provided not multiple logos.  

TEAM SHOP: We have a Girls Team shop opening today and it will have our Team Warmup along with other items for purchase.  While its not MANDATORY to purchase the warmup, it IS our TEAM warm up.  For those not purchasing the warmup from our store you are encouraged to go with the blue top, black bottoms format.  *Please note that the boys also have a Team Shop open with slightly different items so it can be confusing if you order from the wrong shop.  Here is the link to the GIRLS Team Shop

https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/GLGTF2026

  Note also that there is a short window open time period to order, we close next Thursday.  If we go any longer, the items can take longer  to come in.  At this point, expect early April for delivery but that’s if we close next Thursday.  Items will go straight to your address you put on the order form.  They will NOT come to the school.

TEAM FUNCTIONS:  We will have a couple of Team meals this year.  Dates and Location TBA.  We will also need help with hospitality at our home meets.  That will be a joint function with the boys’ parents.  There will be signups available on signup genius the closer we get to the event.  We will also need parent help with a few events.

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PARENT/GUARDIAN ROLE:

Your role as a parent or guardian is extremely important.  Encouragement is the first word that comes to mind.  Track and Field is a difficult sport to practice at times because success is based on numbers. The stopwatch and the tape measure are instruments that pretty much determine where you are as compared to other athletes and those tools also help determine the likelihood of you making it to the next level of higher comp on our team which puts you in the running to make the travel squad.  Working as hard as you can at times doesn’t always equate to instant success numbers wise and doesn’t always transfer to you moving up.  It’s the nature of this sport.  Some kids are naturally faster, more talented and more capable of doing things better than you.  It may not seem fair but its life in the Track and Field world.  However, working hard in itself is a trait that’s not going to leave you because you don’t reach a particular goal.  A great work ethic will follow you for the rest of your life, long after your HS sports days are over! So encouraging your athlete despite the fact that they may not reach their dream goal is ultra-important.

**IMPORTANT: Please check the website (ggtns.com) often and also check with your daughter on the communications through SportsYou app.  Always assume we will be outside unless otherwise indicated on the website or communicated through SportsYou app. 

Coach Whitt and staff.
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