JUDGE BULLDOGS

2017 TRACK & FIELD MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS1. DISCIPLINE

1.1 BULLDOG ATTITUDE 1.2 TEAM GOALS 1.3 RULES

2. EXCELLENCE2.1 PURPOSE/GOALS 2.2 DEFINING SUCCESS 2.3 ENTHUSIASM

3. VALUES3.1 FAMILY 3.2 TEAM 3.3 ACADEMICS

4. ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE4.1 COMMUNITY SERVICE 4.2 HOPE/BELIEF 4.3 LOVE 4.4 RESPONSIBILITY 4.5 CLASS 4.6 FOCUS

5. 2017 STATE QUALIFYING STANDARDS6. VARSITY LETTER REQUIREMENTS7. COACHING STAFF

DISCIPLINEBULLDOG ATTITUDE

THE BULLDOG. AS A SYMBOL THAT UNITES US, WE COULD NOT ASK FOR A BETTER MASCOT TO REPRESENT THE BLUE COLLAR WORK ETHIC THAT EACH JUDGE ATHLETE BRINGS TO THE TABLE. IT IS THE SPIRIT WITHIN US ALL, THE UNDERSTANDING THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCE, WE WILL GET THINGS DONE. IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE PRETTY, AND IT WILL NOT BE EASY, BUT PART OF BEING A BULLDOG IS ACCEPTING THE CHALLENGES SET BEFORE US. WE DO NOT YIELD, WE DO NOT BACK DOWN, WE WORK UNTIL THE JOB IS DONE. WE DO NOT DO THIS FOR ARROGANCE, PUBLICITY, OR VANITY; WE DO THIS FOR THE PRIDE OF WHO WE ARE AS A TEAM AND THE PEOPLE WHOM WE REPRESENT. WE REPRESENT THE JUDGE COMMUNITY, THE VERY BEST OF WHAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS TO OFFER. WE WORK HARD TO HONOR THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR US: OUR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, COACHES, AND THE ATHLETES WHO HAVE SHED BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS TO BRING PRIDE TO THIS HIGH SCHOOL.

HELLO ALL,

THIS SEASON I AM OFFERING THIS MANUAL AS A RESOURCE TO YOU. IT IS MEANT TO BE BOTH A GUIDELINE AND AN INSPIRATION FOR YOU WHEN TIMES BECOME DIFFICULT. MY HOPE IS THAT IT OUTLINES AN IDEA OF TEAM, OF SELF, THAT YOU CAN CONNECT

WITH. YOU ARE ALL AMAZING PEOPLE, AND THESE CONCEPTS WILL MORE THAN LIKELY NOT BE NEW TO YOU, BUT I ASK YOU TO PLEASE READ THROUGH THIS ENTIRE MANUAL. MY GUESS IS THAT YOU WILL LEARN AT LEAST A FEW THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF.

THIS MANUAL WILL BE A TRADITION THAT STARTS THIS SEASON, BUT IT WILL NOT BE MY TRADITION. FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD A PAGE, A QUOTE THAT YOU LOVE, A STORY THAT YOU HEARD, THERE WILL BE A FOLDER LABELED “THE MANUAL”, IN WHICH I WILL HAVE ON ME ALL THE TIME. PLEASE SUBMIT ANYTHING YOU WISH TO BE REVIEWED FOR THE FUTURE YEARS. YES, YOU MAY ADD A TEAM RULE.

I WILL ASK YOU TO BRING IN YOUR MANUAL AT SOME POINT THIS SEASON TO REVIEW YOUR GOALS AND WHAT YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS IS, BUT I LEAVE IT TO YOU TO WORK THROUGH. LIKE SO MANY THINGS IN LIFE, THIS MANUAL IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN OPPORTUNITY. IT MAY JUST LOOK GREAT ON YOUR SHELF AT HOME, BUT MY HOPE IS THAT YOU EXPLORE THESE IDEAS FROM GREAT MINDS OF THE PAST TO SEE HOW THEIR WORDS APPLY TO YOUR LIFE.

TEAM GOALS:

WE WILL QUALIFY FOR REGIONALS.

WE WILL WIN THE REGION 6 CHAMPIONSHIP.

WE WILL WIN THE 4A STATE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP.

WE WILL MAINTAIN A +3.0 GPA

WE WILL GROW TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

WE WILL GROW STRONGER AS INDIVIDUALS.

RULES:. MUST CHECK E-MAIL EVERYDAY.. STUDENT before Athlete.. WHEN YOU ARE AT PRACTICE, BE AT

PRACTICE.. BE ON TIME. NO EXCEPTIONS.

5. COME PREPARED WITH NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR YOUR EVENT.

6. BRING WATER.7. BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.. PRACTICE SCHEDULES ARE FLEXIBLE

AROUND YOUR ACADEMIC SCHEDULE, BUT AN E-MAIL MUST BE SENT TO

@judgememorial.com PRIOR TO THE MISSED PRACTICE TIME.

. MUST MEET ALL 3 LETTER REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO LETTER.

. BE RESPECTFUL TO TEAMMATES, COACHES, AND OFFICIALS AT ALL TIMES.

. MANDATORY 8 HOURS OF SLEEP 2 NIGHTS PRIOR TO ANY COMPETITION.

EXCELLENCEPURPOSE/GOALS

ONE IMPORTANT DISTINCTION THAT I WISH TO IMPRESS UPON YOU EARLY IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PURPOSE AND

GOALS.

PURPOSE IS THE REASON THAT YOU EXIST, GOALS ARE THE THINGS WHICH YOU WISH TO ACHIEVE.

PURPOSE IS WHO YOU ARE, WHILE GOALS ARE WHAT YOU DO.

IT IS MY BELIEF THAT NO PERSON SHOULD EVER BE DEFINED BY WHAT THEY DO, BUT WHO THEY ARE.

YOUR SUCCESSES AND FAILURES IN THE LIFE SHOULD NEVER DICTATE YOUR SELF-WORTH.

“BEFORE YOU CAN DO, YOU MUST BED”

IF YOU WISH TO BE A CHAMPION, YOU FIRST DEVELOP THE HABITS OF A CHAMPION.

THE PURSUIT OF A GOAL SHOULD COME FROM AN OVERFLOW OF YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE, NOT FROM A NEED TO DEFINE YOUR

SELF.

“GOALS ARE A MEANS TO AN END, NOT THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES. THEY ARE SIMPLY A TOOL TO

CONCENTRATE OUR FOCUS AND MOVE US IN A DIRECTION. THE ONLY REASON WE REALLY PURSUE GOALS IS TO CAUSE OURSELVES TO EXPAND AND GROW. ACHIEVEING GOALS BY

THEMSELVES WILL NEVER MAKE US HAPPY IN THE LONG TERM; IT IS WHO YOU BECOME, AS YOU OVERCOME THE

OBSTACLES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS, THAT CAN GIVE YOU THE DEEPEST AND MOST LONG-LASTING

SENSE OF FULFILLMENT.”

–ANTHONY ROBBINS

EXCELLENCEDEFINING SUCCESS

“SUCCESS IS PEACE OF MIND WHICH IS A DIRECT RESULT OF SELF-SATISFACTION IN KNOWING YOU DID YOUR BEST TO BECOME THE BEST YOU ARE CAPABLE OF BECOMING.” –JOHN WOODEN

“SUCCESS IS IN AN EVERYDAY PROPOSITION. IT ISN’T DEFINED BY A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OR THE DAY YOU GET YOUR DIPLOMA…DON’T GET ME WRONG, THOSE ARE GREAT DAYS, AND WE SHOULD CELEBRATE THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. BUT THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL LIFE IS THE

JOURNEY AND THE PROCESS. IT’S THAT EMPHASIS ON THE JOURNEY TO SUCCESS THAT WE WORK ON EACH DAY, STEP BY STEP.” –JIM TRESSEL

“THE END OF THE ROAD IS NOT THE GOAL, THE ROAD IS THE GOAL.” –MIKE SHMITZ

I BELIEVE THAT IN GOAL SETTING; IT IS USEFUL TO CLEARLY DEFINE WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL. UNDOUBTEDLY, SOME OF THE STATEMENTS YOU MADE ON YOUR GOALS PAGE WILL HAVE CLEAR AND DECISIVE RESULTS THAT YOU EITHER WILL, OR WILL NOT ACCOMPLISH THIS SEASON. THE SIMPLE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT YOU WILL FAIL AT SOME OF THE ENDEAVORS THA YOU CHOOSE TO TAKE IN LIFE. BUT DOES THAT DEFINE YOU AS A FAILURE?

IN TERMS OF DEFINING SUCCESS, IN MY LIFE, I HAVE FOUND THAT SUCCESS CAN BE A GREAT THING, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT IF YOU WERE NOT ENOUGH WITHOUT THE SUCCESS, YOU WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH WITH IT. THE OBESSION

TO WIN CAN DRIVE INDIVIDUALS TO DO UNHEALTHY THINGS, ILLEGAL THINGS, THINGS THAT CAN END YOUR CAREER JUST AS IT IS BEGINNING.

WHETHER YOU ARE AN ALL-STATE CHAMPION, OR A PERSON WHO HAS THE GOAL TO MAKE REGIONALS/STATE THIS SEASON, SUCCESS FOR YOU SHOULD BE DETERMINED BEFORE THE COMPETITION. KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE DONE ALL THAT YOU CAN DO TO PREPARE, GIVING ALL YOU CAN EVERYDAY TO MOVE FORWARD TO YOUR GOALS, THAT IS SUCCESS. THE COMPETITION ITSELF IS MERELY A STAGE FOR YOU TO DEMONSTRATE THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE.

ON THE NEXT PAGE, I WANT YOU TO TAKE THE TIME TO DEFINE FOR YOURSLEF WHAT SUCCESS IS.

What is my definition of success?

EXCELLENCEENTHUSIASM

“KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, BUT ENTHUSIASM PULLS THE SWITCH.” –IVERN BALL

“FLAMING ENTHUSIASM, BACKED BY A HORSE SENSE OF PERSISTENCE IS THE QUALITY THAT MOST FREQUENTLY MAKES FOR SUCCESS.” –DALE CARNEGIE

MY COLLEGE COACH USED TO SAY THAT THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD “THOSE WO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, THOSE WHO WATCH THINGS HAPPEN, AND THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.” THEN HE WOULD ASK “WHICH ONE ARE YOU?” THAT QUESTION HAS ALWAYS STUCK WITH ME. AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN YOUR LIFE YOU WILL PLAY DIFFERENT ROLES, BUT THE ONE THING THAT I ASK OF YOU IN YOUR ATHLETIC CAREER IS THAT YOU STRIVE TO BE A PERSON THAT MAKES THINGS HAPPEN. IT IS A HABIT THAT YOU DEVELOP EVERY DAY, APPROACHING

THINGS WITH VIGOR, EVEN WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE THE ENERGY TO DO IT, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME JUST BY APPROACHING TYOUR TASK WITH ENTHUSIASM.

WE HAVE TALKED PREVIOUSLY ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE SUCCESSFUL, ENTHUSIASM IS A HUGE PART OF THIS. IT IS EASY TO BE ENTHUSIASTIC WHEN IT COMES TO A MEET DAY. IT IS NOT EASY TO BE ENTHUSIASTIC WITH SO MANY WEEKS/MONTHS BEFORE YOUR FIRST MEET. YET THE DIFFERENCE IN HAVING A SUCCESSFUL SEASON AND NOT IS OFTEN FOUND IN THAT WEEKS/MONTHS OF GROWTH WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING MORE TO FOCUS ON THAT THE TRAINING. IF YOU CAN GET AN EXTRA REP, AN EXTRA FEW QUALITY THROWS, AN EXTRA FEW DRILLS, SPRINTS, MILES, JUMPS, ANYTHING OUT OF A PRACTICE, YOU HAVE MADE YOURSELF THAT MUCH BETTER. AND IF YOU CAN DO THAT EVERY DAY, IT ADDS UP.

VALUESFAMILY

“A FAMILY IN HARMONY WILL PROSPER IN EVERYTHING” –CHINESE PROVERB

“FAMILY TRADITIONS COUNTER ALIENATION AND CONFUSION, THEY HELP DEFINE WHO WE ARE; THEY ALSO PROVIDE SOMETHING

STEADY, RELIABLE, AND SAFE IN A CONFUSING WORLD.” – SUSAN LIEBERMAN

PART OF HAVING A BALANCED LIFE IS MAINTAING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR FAMILY. IF YOU TAKE ONE THING AWAY FROM THIS SECTION OF THE MANUAL, TAKE THIS: YOUR FAMILY WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF YOUR LIFE, THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS WORLD THAT CAN CHANGE THE BONDS OF BLOOD, CHERISH THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND NURTURE THEM TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY.

THAT BEING SAID, MY GOAL FOR YOU IS TO CONSIDER THE JUDGE TRACK & FIELD TEAM AN EXTENSION OF YOUR FAMILY. IT IS SIMPLY ANOTHER PLACE THAT YOU CAN CALL HOME WITH INDIVIDUALS AROUND THAT WILL SUPPORT YOU.

IF YOUR PARENTS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ANY TIME, OR WOULD SIMPLY LIKE TO TALK WITH ME OR ANY OF THE OTHER COACHES ON STAFF, PLEASE ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO SO.

VALUESTEAMTOGETHER

EVERYONE

ACHIEVES

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A TEAM OF GEESE

WHEN GEESE FLY IN FORMATION, THEY TRAVEL ABOUT 70% FASTER THAN WHEN THEY FLY ALONE. GEESE SHARE LEADERSHIP. WHEN THE LEAD GOOSE TIRES, HE OR SHE ROTATES BACK IN THE “V” AND ANOTHER GOOSE FLIES

FORWARD TO BECOME THE LEADER. GEESE KEEP COMPANY WITH THE FALLEN. WHEN A SICK OR WEAK

GOOSE DROPS OUR OF FLIGHT FORMATION, AT LEAST ONE OTHER GOOSE WILL LEAVE THE FORMATION TO HELP AND

PROTECT THE WEAKER GOOSE.

BY BEING PART OF A TEAM, WE, TOO, CAN ACCOMPLISH MUCH MORE, MUCH FASTER. WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT (HONKING FROM BEHIND) INSPIRE AND ENERGIZE THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES AND HELP THEM TO KEEP PACE IN SPITE OF DAY-TO-DAY PRESSURES AND FATIGUE.

FINALLY SHOW COMPASSION AND ACTIVE CARING FOR YOUR FELLOW MAN—A MEMBER OF THE ULTIMATE TEAM: HUMANKIND.

THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE A FORMATION OF GEESE, REMEMBER THAT IT IS A REWARD, A CHALLENGE, AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF A TEAM.

VALUESACADEMICS

“ONLY THE EDUCATED ARE FREE.” –EPICTETUS

“EDUCATION IS OUR PASSPORT FOR THE FUTURE, FOR TOMORROW BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE WHO PREPARE FOR IT TODAY.”

–MALCOM X

ACADEMICS IS AN OPPORTUNITY, AND THE MORE WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, THE

MORE OPPORUNITIES WE WILL FACE IN THE FUTURE.

MY GOAL FOR THIS TRACK & FIELD PROGRAM IS THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL ON IT MAINTAINS OVER A

3.00 GPA, AND THAT IS NO EASY TASK. A DEDICATION TO ACADEMICS IS A DEDICATION TO YOUR FUTURE. IF EXCELLENCE

IS INDEED A HABIT, THERE SHOULD BE NO FACET IN YOUR LIFE WHERE YOU DO NOT STRIVE TO CONSTANTLY IMPROVE SET YOUR GOALS AND KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO REACH THEM, FORMULATE A PLAN TO ACHIEVE THEM. AFTER THAT, IT IS

SIMPLY A MATTER OF DISCIPLINE AND FOCUS.

“IT IS EASY TO BE ORDINARY, BUT IT TAKES COURAGE TO EXCEL…AND WE MUST EXCEL.” –EDDIE FINNEGAN

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDECOMMUNITY SERVICE

“THE TRUE MEANING OF LEADERSHIP IS SERVICE.”-CARTER WOODSON

“NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP OF THOUGHTFUL, COMMITTED CITIZENS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD: INDEED, IT IS THE

ONLY THING THAT EVER HAS.” –MARGARET MEAD

“ACT AS IF WHAT YOU DO MAKES A DIFFERENCE. IT DOES.”

–WILLIAM JAMES

“HE WHO GIVES WHEN HE IS ASKED HAS WAITED TOO LONG.”

–UNKOWN

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IS SOMETHING THAT I FEEL IS IMPORTANT FOR ANYONE TO TRULY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE THINGS THAT

WE HAVE IN LIFE. TO BE ABLE TO HELP THOSE IN NEED IS PERHAPS THE GREATEST GIFT THAT THIS LIFE CAN OFFER. TO HONOR THE

UNDERSTANDING OF THE OPPORTUNITY THAT JUDGE MEMORIAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS US, WE SERVE THOSE WHOM ARE LESS

FORTUNATE.

MY CHALLENGE TO YOU IS TO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY. DON’T WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO SET SOMETHING UP SO YOU

CAN SIMPLY COMPLETE YOUR SERVICE HOURS, SEE THE NEED THAT YOUR COMMUNITY HAS AND APPLY YOURSELF. EVERYONE HAS A BUSY SCHEDULE,

BUT I WOULD URGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE TIME YOU HAVE ON WEEKENDS TO INVEST YOURSELF BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY

THAT HAS PROVIDED SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY TO US ALL.

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDEHOPE/BELIEF

“HOPE IS AN ADVENTURE, A GOING FORWARD, AND A CONFIDENT SEARCH FOR A REWARDING LIFE.” – KARL MENNINGER

THE BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE AND MEN OFTEN GO ASTRAY. SOMETIMES LIFE WILL PUT UNEXPECTED OBSTACLES IN YOUR WAY, AND YOU WON’T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT. IT IS TEMPTING IN THOSE TIMES TO LOSE HOPE, TO LOSE BELIEF IN YOURSELF. NOTHING GOES EXACTLY AS PLANNED, BUT HOW YOU RESPOND TO YOUR ADVERSITY WILL ULTIMATELY

DEFINE YOUR CHARACTER. HOPE AND BELIEF ARE YOUR TWO BIGGEST ASSETS IN TIMES OF DOUBT, HOWEVER FAR AWAY THEY MAY SEEM, YOU MUST HOLD THEM CLOSE TO YOUR

HEART. HERE IS A STORY THAT I WANT YOU TO LOOK BACK TO IN TIMES WHEN YOU FEEL YOU ARE LOSING THAT HOPE/BELIEF:

A FARMER’S MULE FELL INTO A DRY WELL. AFTER ASSESSING THE SITUATION, THE FARMER DECIDED THE MULE WASN’T WORTH THE TIME AND EXPENSE IT WOULD TAKE TO SAVE IT. ESSENTIALLY, HE LOST ALL HOPE FOR THE OLD MULE. SO HE CALLED HIS NEIGHBORS TOGETTHER AND AKSED THEM TO HELP HIM HAUL THE DIRT TO BURY THE ANIMAL AND PUT IT OUT ITS MISERY.

WHEN THE FIRST SHOVELFULS OF DIRT CAME DOWN, THE MULE BECAME HYSTERICAL AND BEGAN TO KICK. BUT AS THE DIRT CONTINUED TO HIT HIS BACK, IT DAWNED ON THE CREATURE THAT HE SHOULD SHAKE IT OFF EACH TIME AND STEP UP ON THE GROWING MOUND OF DIRT BENEATH HIM. LOAD AFTER LOAD OF DIRT HIT HIM SQUARE IN THE BACK, BUT NO MATTER HOW PAINFUL IT WAS, HE SHOOK THE DIRT OFF AND STEPPED ON IT.

BEFORE LONG, THE ACCUMULATION OF DIRT WAS SUCH THAT THE OLD MULE, BATTERED AND EXHAUSTED, STEPPED TRIUMPHANTLY OVER THE WALL OF THE WELL. THE DIRT THAT HAD BEEN MEANT TO BURY HIM HAD ACTUALLY SAVED HIS LIFE BECAUSE OF THE MANNER IN WHICH HE HAD RESPONDED TO THE SITUATION.

WHEN WE POSSESS THE HOPE AND BELIEF THAT ULTIMATELY WE’RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR JOURNEYS, THERE’S NOT MUCH OF WHAT COMES OUR WAY ON A

DAILY BASIS THAT WE CANNOT HANDLE. MY HOPE FOR YOU IS THAT YOU CAN READ THESE WORDS INA TIME OF NEED AND FEEL THE PROMISE OF HOPE THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE

CIRCUMSTANCE, YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDELOVE

“BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER, BECAUSE MOST OF US ARE FIGHTING A HARD BATTLE” – IAN MACLAREN

“THEY DON’T CARE HOW MUCH YOU KNOW UNTIL THEY KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE.” – UNKNOWN

I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING RIGHT NOW, WHY WOULD I PUT A PAGE IN AN ATHLETE GUIDE ABOUT LOVE, WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ATHLETICS? THE REASON THAT

THIS SECTION IN HERE IS TO EXPLAIN ONE SIMPLE TRUTH ABOUT LIFE: FROM THE MOMENT YOU ARE BORN UNTIL THE MOMENT YOU DIE, LIFE IS ABOUT RELATIONSIPS.

FROM YOUR PARENTS, TO YOUR COACHES, YOU’RE SIGNIFICANT OTHERS TO YOUR FRIENDS, FROM YOUR FUTURE BOSS TO YOUR FUTURE EMPLOYERS, ALL OF IT IS BASED

AROUND LOVE. WHEN I SPEAK OF LOVE, I CERTAINLY DON’T MEAN THE EMOTION, I SPEAK OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT: COMMMITMENT.

WE WILL FACE ADVERSITY AT SOME POINT, AND WHEN WE DO, THERE ARE TWO DIRECTIONS IN WHICH WE CAN GO. WE CAN PULL TOGETHER, OR WE CAN SPLIT APART.

TRUE WINNERS WILL HAVE COMPASSION FOR THEIR TEAMMATES AND DESIRE THE GOOD OF OTHERS AS WELL AS THEIR OWN. THEY DO SO BECAUSE THEY HAVE A DEEP SENSE OF

COMMITMENT; THEY HAVE TRUE LOVE FOR THE PERSON BESIDE THEM.

LOVE IS THE DEEP SENSE OF COMMITMENT THAT EACH ATHLETE HAS FOR EVER OTHER ATHLETE; THE FEELING OF COMMITMENT THAT EACH PLAYER HAS FOR EVERY COACH-

AND VICE VERSA; AND THE FEELING OF COMMITMENT THAT EACH COACH HAS FOR EVERY OTHER COACH. IF ANY OF THESE THREE RELATIONSHIPS ARE NOT BASED ON LOVE, THE EAM WILL NOT ACHIEVE ITS FULL POTENTIAL. THAT BEING SAID, IF A TEAM DOES HAVE THAT COMMITMENT, DOES THAT MEAN THAT WE WILL WIN REGIONALS OR THE STATE

CHAMPIONSHIPS? NO. BUT IT WILL ASSURE THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN THEIR VERY BEST FOR THE GOOD OF THE TEAM.

THE FAILURE TO COMMIT OURSELVES IS EVIDENT IN SO MANY ASPECTS OF OUR SOCIETY. PEOPLE WANT TO BE “COOL” RATHER THAN COMMITTED. THEY WANT TO BE ESTEEMED

AND LIFTED. BUT YOU CAN’T FOCUS ON BEING COOL IF YOU WANT TO BE A CHAMPION. YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO CRY. YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO LOVE. YOU HAVE TO BE

WILLING TO COMMIT. YOU BECOME A CHAMPION WITH TOUGHNESS, AND THE WAY YOU GET TOUGH IS LOVE.

“YOU CAN GIVE WITHOUT LOVING, BUT CANNOT LOVE WITHOUT GIVING.” – AMY CARMICHAEL

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

RESPONSIBILITY“THE REPUTATION OF A THOUSAND YEARS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE CONDUCT OF ONE HOUR.”- JAPANESE PROVERBS

“ASSOCIATE YOURSELF WITH MEN OF GOOD QUALITY IF YOU ESTEEM YOUR OWN REPUTATION: FOR ‘TIS BETTER TO BE ALONE THAN IN BAD COMPANY.” – GEORGE WASHINTON

“THERE IS A CHOICE YOU HAVE TO MAKE IN EVERYTHING YOU DO. SO KEEP IN MIND THAT IN THE END, THE CHOICE YOU MAKE, MAKES YOU.” – JOHN WOODEN

“HONOR IS BETTER THAN HONORS.” – ABRAHAM LINCOLN

YOU ARE A STUDENT-ATHLETE OF JUDGE MEMORIAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL. MORE THAN THAT, YOU ARE A SPRINTER, JUMPER, DISTANCE RUNNER, AND THROWER AT AN INSTITUTION KNOWN FOR HAVING A QUALITY TRACK & FIELD PROGRAM. WHAT HAS BEEN BUILT HERE IS LARGER THAN ANY OF US, IT IS A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE. WITH THAT TRADITION COMES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESPONSIBILITY. MY HOPE IS THAT YOU HOLD YOURSELF TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU RECOGNIZE THAT YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE SOMETHING GREAT, A LEADER AMONGST YOUR PEERS. INSIDE EACH OF US WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SEE SITUATIONS FOR WHAT THEY REALLY ARE, AND IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT YOU CHOOSE TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT. BE THE KIND OF PERSON WHO IS ABOVE REPROACH, HAVE THAT KIND OF INTEGRITY. IF YOU DO THAT, THEN YOU WILL NEVER HAVE A FEAR OF THE TRUTH.

“WHEN SOMEONE HAS BEEN GIVEN MUCH, MUCH WILL BE REQUIRED IN RETURN; AND WHEN SOMEONE HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH MUCH, EVEN MORE WILL BE REQUIRED.” – LUKE 12:48

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDECLASS

“DO IT WITH CLASS”

CLASS IS RESPECT FOR OTHERS. IT IS A DEEP AND GENUINE RESPECT FOR EVERY HUMAN BEING, REGARDLESS OF HIS STATUS IN LIFE.

CLASS IS HAVING MANNERS. IT IS ALWAYS SAYING “THANK YOU” AND “PLEASE.” IT IS COMPLIMENTING PEOPLE FOR ANY AND EVERY TASK DONE WELL.

CLASS IS TREATING EVERY OTHER PERSON AS YOU WOULD WANT THEM TO TREAT YOU IN A SIMILAR SITUATION.

CLASS NEVER MAKES EXCUSES FOR ONE’S OWN SHORTCOMINGS, BUT IT ALWAYS HELPS OTHER’S BOUNCE BACK FROM THEIR MISTAKES.

CLASS NEVER BRAGS OR BOASTS ABOUT ONE’S OWN ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND IT NEVER TEARS DOWN OR DIMINISHES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF ANOTHER PERSON.

CLASS DOES NOT DEPEND ON MONEY, STATUS, SUCCESS, OR ANCESTRY. THE WEALTHY ARISTOCRAT MAY NOT EVEN KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD, YET THE POOREST MAN IN

TOWN MAY RADIATE CLASS IN EVERYTHING HE DOES.

IF YOU HAVE CLASS, EVERYONE WILL KNOW IT, AND YOU WILL HAVE SELF-RESPECT. IF YOU ARE WITHOUT CLASS-GOOD LUCK, BECAUSE NO MATTER

WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISH, IT WILL NEVER HAVE MEANING.

THE REASON THAT CLASS IS SO HIGHLY REGARDED BY MOST IS BECAUSE IT IS SO HARD TO MASTER. NO DOUBT THAT READING THROUGH THAT LIST YOU READ ONE OR MORE OF THOSE AND SAID “OKAY MAYBE I HAVEN’T DONE THAT ALL OF THE TIME.” I DID THE SAME THING. CLASS IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT IS CONFIDENT AND SELFLESS AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS A CONSTANT STATE OF EMOTIONAL MATURITY. IT IS THE ABILITY TO LEAVE SITUATIONS, PLACES, AND RELATIONSHIPS BETTER THAN THEY WERE WHEN YOU FOUND THEM. AS AN ATHLETE, I CHALLENGE YOU TO APPROACH EVERY PERSON, PLACE, AND THING YOU DO WITH THE CLASS COMMENURATE TO YOUR APPRECIATION FOR BEING A JUDGE MEMORIAL STUDENT-ATHLETE.

“NEVER LET YOUR PERSISTENCE AND PASSION TURN INTO STUBBORNNESS AND IGNORANCE.” – ANTHONY D’ANGELO

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDEFOCUS

“PARADISE IS WHERE I AM.” –VOLTAIRE

“NOTHING IS WORTH MORE THAN THIS DAY.” –GOETHE

FOCUS IS OFTEN THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN HOW SUCCESSFUL YOU WILL BE. WE TALK SO MUCH ABOUT HANDLING THINGS ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, FOCUS IS THE FOUNDATION FOR

THAT. SO OFTEN WE FIND OURSELVES LETTING OUR MIND WANER, RELIVING SOMETHING THAT HAS HAPPENED, WORRING ABOUT SOMETHING ON THE HORIZON, OR THINKING OF THINGS

WHAT WE HAVE TO DO LATER IN THE DAY.

TO FIND PROPER BALANCE IN YOUR LIFE, BE INT THE MOMENT THAT YOU ARE IN. IF YOU ARE AT PRACTICE, BE AT PRACTICE. IF YOU ARE IN THE CLASSROOM, BE IN THE CLASSROOM. DEDICATE YOURESELF TO THE TASK AT HAND AND ULTIMATELY YOU WILL

FIND THINGS WILL COME EASIER. WHE YOU AREN’T WORRIED ABOUT A TEST, PRACTICES WILL BE MORE PRODUCTIVE, LIKE-

WISE WHEN YOU AREN’T STRESSED ABOUT A COMPETITION, AND TESTS WILL BE LESS OF A CHALLENGE.

“ONLY WHEN YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS IS TOTALLY FOCUSED ON THE MOMENT YOU ARE IN CAN YOU RECEIVE WHATEEVER GIFT, LESSON, OR DELIGHT THAT MOMENT HAS TO OFFER.” –BARBRA DE ANGELIS

VARSITY LETTER REQUIREMENTS

To obtain a Varsity Letter, ALL 3 LETTER REQUIREMENTS must be met:

A. In correspondence with the Judge Athletics LetteringPolicy:

a. Be selected and participate at the varsity level ofcompetition

b. Students who have major violations of theschool’s code of conduct may risk the awardingof a varsity letter

c. Regular attendance (80%) at practice andcompetitions (This will be monitored throughoutthe season. Feedback will be provided onceevery 2 weeks by e-mail)

B. Athlete must meet weekly set goals made by eventcoach to earn points (60pts possible, 5pts per week).At least 45+/60pts must be earned.

C. Athlete must compete in 4/6 Varsity invites and/orbecome a Region 6/State Qualifier

COACHING STAFFMele Vaisima (Head Coach) – T&F/throws

Asst. Coach Jason Heideman: Head Coach Distance XC/T&F Asst. Coach Josh Pike: Coach – throws

Asst. Coach : Hurdles Asst. Coach Stan Finn: High Jump/JV/recruit/stats

Asst. Coach : LJ/sprints/relays Asst. Coach :

Coach Mele: @judgememorial.com

Coach Heideman: crosscountry@judgememorial.com

Coach Finn: sfinn@judgememorial.com

Coach :

Coach :

Coach Pike: piker3217@yahoo.com

JM’s Athletic Director

Brett Allen: ballen@judgememorial.com

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Judge Track & Field Official Twitter Account @JudgeTrack

CONTACTS ON CAMPUSCOACH FINN SFINN@JUDGEMEMORIAL.COM

COACH DUPRE MDUPRE@JUDGEMEMORIAL.COM