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n his last stride, Max Livesey, 12,
launches himself towards the pit of sand,
completing his long jump.
"It's a horizontal jump into a sand pit
and you have to have both feet forward. They take the
shortest measurement from the mark to the place jump,"
Livesey said.
Livesey chose long jump and high jump as his main
events because of the passion he has for them and his
dislike towards plain running.
"[Long jump and high jump] interest me the most
because I honestly don’t really like running. I don’t find
it very fun, but the jumping events I really enjoy,"
Livesey said.
Practicing for these events takes a lot of hard work
and dedication, but Livesey is more than willing to put
in the extra effort in order to become a better athlete.
"It's a lot of sprint work, jump work, and
plyometrics," Livesey said. "We have to do hurdle
Customer is allowed to have objects outside of the margin.
workouts. It's basically a big mix of all the different track
workouts."
Despite the extra work that he has to put in, Livesey
practices and jumps with a positive mindset.
"You always look at what you want to get," Livesey
said. "You can't care about what place you get because
you want to reach the goal that you set for yourself."
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potting his target location, David Allan
Thilen, 10, began to spin around. After
gaining the momentum needed, he threw the
discus with great force toward the gravel range.
"In discus, you try to throw the disc as far as possible
while spinning," Thilen said.
When practicing the discus throw, there are limited
drills that allow Thilen to better his technique. Despite
his practice restraints, Thilen has remained committed
to his event.
"You have to be extremely dedicated because it will
be very slow when you start learning the techniques,"
Thilen said. "But after a while, it gets better."
Thilen mainly uses spinning and throwing drills to
practice for his event. He has been throwing discus for a
few years after his dad advised him to try it.
"I wasn't interested in discus at first," Thilen said.
"But my dad told me to try it and since then I thought it
was fun," Thilen said.
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tepping into the pit, Romiya Kelly, 11,
got into the ready position. She spun several
times before launching the metal ball as far
as possible.
“[Shot put] involves a lot of weight and spinning to
throw the ball,” Kelly said.
Kelly’s main event in track and field has always been
shot put and discus because of her dislike towards
running.
“I really don’t like running,” Kelly said. “That’s why I
chose shot put because I felt like it fitted me better as a
person instead of being forced to run like the other
events.”
While shot put doesn’t include a lot of running, there
is still a lot of physical training that goes into preparing
for the event. There are several stretches for their legs
and hips, drills for throwing the ball, and hurdle
practices. Kelly also has to mentally prepare before each
event.
“It’s hard to create the right mindset,” Kelly said.
“You have to ask the question of ‘Will it go far?’”
However, despite the challenges she might face, Kelly
continues on with shot put because of her love for it.
“It’s very fun and gives me a lot of energy,” Kelly
said. “I love it.”
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