This past winter has been a tough one for winter sports teams. Region 16 had six snow days alone, in January. Those snow days were scrambled throughout January and messed up practices.
The Woodland Boys and Girls Indoor Track Team especially were affected by this weather.
“If it’s above 32 degrees, we’re outside,” Stated, Tim Shea.
Because of the amount of snow outside, the team was forced to stay indoors.
Woodland isn’t a very big building for practicing indoor track with 60 athletes. They meet in different places throughout their practices every day. Shea, known as, Coach Shea stated, “they’d rather have head colds than shin splints.”
These conditions haven’t stopped the athletes from working hard during their very rigorous practices.
When the team isn’t practicing, they are competing. The Indoor Track Team could not reschedule the three meets they lost this season due to the snow blizzards upper New England has received.
Indoor Track meets are very difficult to reschedule. “Track isn’t like other sports that can reschedule games. Most facilities are booked solid throughout the winter,” stated Shea.
By losing the ability to compete at those meets, the athletes have trained harder during practice to gain their track time even if it hurts their shins.
The Girls competed at states this past Thursday, February 10th. The Boys are scheduled to compete at states this Saturday, February 12th.
No matter the loss of the Boys and Girls Indoor Track Teams practices and meets, “they will be ready for states,” Stated Shea.

Photo Credit: http://www.cabq.gov/recreation/indoortrack.html