Track Try Outs
2023 Track Try Out Results – Click Here
Head Coach, Rick Martinez
(714) 850-6706
TRACK TRY OUT
How to Join Track & Field
New athletes are required to participate and complete a minimum of 2 try-outs in either the FALL and/or WINTER. Try-outs are used to evaluate athletes for potential events. It is based on their natural athletic ability, not how good of athletic shape they are in. Below are the minimum standards for each event. These must be achieved at try-outs in order to be consider for specific events. There are NO CUTS for 1st year athletes, but coaches will determine an athlete's events!
Fall and Winter Try Out dates for 2023 will be posted in August of 2023.
EVENT STANDARDS ARE BELOW
New Track Athlete Registration: All steps must be completed prior to trying out. Athletes will be sent home if all steps are not completed. No exceptions.
Step #1: Healthy Roster Enrollment.
Use the link below to register on Healthy Roster. An athletic physical is required each year and must be uploaded on Healthy Roster prior to training.
Click Here to enroll on Healthy Roster.
Use this link for more specific instructions on how to enroll. Click Here
Make sure that your student athlete is in the correct “team” if they are participating in any sports at Mater Dei High School.
Step #2: Complete the Track Athlete Information Form. Link Coming Soon!
Step #3: Complete the Passenger and/or Driver Permission Form
All athlete complete the Passenger Permission Form
Drivers must complete BOTH
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Driver Permission Form: https://forms.gle/n9fkzZJLyTsx8UAs6
- Allows student to drive themselves to an off-campus Mater Dei athletic event (weekend tournaments, team bonding, team dinners, etc.).
- Required for athletes with their license.
Passenger Permission Form: https://forms.gle/TmfUmRaesga45WEF7
- Allows athlete to take the bus.
- Allows athlete to ride as a passenger in another team members car (only if student driver is legally able to and has submitted their driver form).
Step #4: ATHLETE TEAM TEXT ALERTS! Athletes ONLY. Follow these instructions. All Track athletes are required to sign up for FREE! Other than the website, this will be the only form of communication with athletes.
Text message: @mdtrack
To number: 81010
Reply to the text as instructed.
If you have any trouble, text the above message to (949) 245-6385
If you ever want to be removed, simply text @LEAVE to 81010
PARENT TEAM TEXT ALERTS. Parent Only. Follow these instructions. Parents are required to sign up for FREE! Other than the website, this will be the only form of communication with parents.
Text message: @mdtkparent
To number: 81010
Reply to the text as instructed.
If you have any trouble, text the above message to (949) 245-6385
If you ever want to be removed, simply text @LEAVE to 81010
Step #5: Attend the New Track Athlete Orientation Meeting (athletes only) on Tuesday, December 13, 255pm
Coaches determine what events athletes will compete in, NOT PARENTS or ATHLETES. The coaching staff will utilize the talents of our athletes to benefit: 1. The Team and 2. The Individual – IN THAT ORDER. Track athletes and parents must ACCEPT that coaching decisions are made with the best interest of the team taking precedence over the desires of any individual team member. Time and marks are not the only standard used in determining an athlete's event. Coaches reserve the right to use their professional discretion in determining the events an athlete is capable of competing on this team. Track events may change year to year and week to week due to an athlete’s performance, improvement, and commitment level. It is not always the fastest or best that will compete, but the most committed EVERYDAY!
EVENT STANDARDS: Review below!
Season Attendance Policy. ATHLETES ARE ALLOWED 5 ABSENCES TOTAL REGARDLESS OF THE REASON OR EXCUSE FOR MISSING PRACTICE. THIS IS A “NO QUESTIONS ASKED” POLICY. WE WILL NOT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN AN EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED ABSENCE, OR AN ACCEPTABLE OR UNACCEPTABLE ABSENCE. Leaving early from practice will count as an absence. Athlete may be dismissed from the team if absent more than the days indicated above. Illnesses and injuries will be considered but only if an athlete has a doctor's note indicating restrictions. Vacations, and/or family occasions will count against the athlete if practice is missed.
ATTN. OUTSIDE CLUB SPORTS. YOU ARE HELD TO THE SAME COMMITMENT STANDARD AND ATTENDANCE POLICY AS ALL OTHER TRACK ATHLETES. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE PRACTICE EARLY. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MISS PRACTICE OR MEETS DUE TO CLUB SPORTS. YOU HAVE 5 DAYS AS ALL OTHERS TRACK ATHLETES. AFTER 5 DAYS YOU ARE SUBJECT TO THE SAME CONSEQUENCES AS ALL OTHER TRACK ATHLETES.
TRACK ATHLETES ARE NOT EXCUSED FROM PRACTICES AND MEETS DUE TO CLUB SPORTS!
Track is not a part-time sport or recreation. ONCE YOU HAVE CHOSEN CLUB SPORTS AHEAD OF MD TRACK, YOU HAVE MADE TRACK A PART-TIME SPORT AND RECREATION.
Head Coach, Rick Martinez
(714) 850-6706