Feb. 29

The ocean breeze group will leave from Midland ave at 2:45. Everyone else will meet on the second floor of the main building after school; everyone needs layers.

Feb. 28

Freshman and JV will have the home workout below, returning to practice on Thursday and Friday. Varsity will meet at woodman after school for weight room at 4pm.

WORKOUT

Feb. 22

Today, throwers and everyone else will practice at woodman. Locker rooms will be opened at 1:30pm with practice beginning at 2pm. The list of athletes competing tomorrow has been posted, we will discuss today at practice.

Feb. 21

Freshman and Jv will meet on the 2nd floor of the main building; varsity athletes will meet at woodman. Everyone that competed at Eastern's should do the link below on their own and return to practice on Thursday. 

RECOVERY

Spring Sports Registration

Families the message below was emailed to all parents and guardians, please see below and get registration done as soon as possible. There will also be a parent meeting for parents of spring and winter track on Thursday Feb. 22nd in the LGI at 7pm.

Athletic registration for Spring Sports will open on Thursday, February 1st and close on Thursday, March 14th. To be cleared for the first day we suggest you get all paperwork in by March 4th. We will be using Genesis for all sports forms for the upcoming Spring season. All medical forms must be submitted in paper form to the location designated by your grade level. 

We have opened a Tab in your Parent and Student Access accounts called "Athletics". This screen will display the date of your last physical exam. It is good for 365 days and must be good on the first day of practice. (A physical older than 90 days on the first day of practice also requires submission of the Health History 90-Day Update form to the nurse's office.)

It will also list all of the dates you signed your required forms. The current date of a valid ImPACT test will be listed. It is good for 2 years and must cover the entire season.

All Genesis forms must be completed as soon as possible; Physicals must be turned in by 2/13/24 to begin the clearance process through our nurse and doctor review. Athletic Physical paperwork must be submitted in hard copy only and dropped off in a sealed envelope with athlete's name and sport clearly written on the outside:

FRESHMEN- Annex nurse's office 

UPPERCLASSMEN (10th, 11th, and 12th graders)- Main building in the main office in the box labeled "Spring Sports Forms 2023". 

Please make sure all four pages of the athletic physical packet are filled out in completion and include both student and parent signatures where highlighted. ALL YES answers must include an explanation in the designated location at the bottom of the physical form. 

Please follow the steps below in order to sign up for Spring Sports. Please log onto your Parent Access account and go to the Forms Tab. 

1. Click on the form called "Spring Sports Forms 2023-2024".

2. Review the first 4 questions on the form. 

3. Click on the link and review the document displayed. 

4. After reading the document click on the "Selected" check box to the right of the question for the                 following forms. 

        - NJSIAA's Steroid testing policy. 

        - Sports-Related Concussion and Head Injury Fact Sheet.

        - Sudden Cardiac Death Pamphlet. Opioid Video Sign Off Sheet 

         - Opioid Use and Misuse educational fact sheet. 

        - Review the NJSIAA Steroid testing Policy, and choose yes to consent to random testing. 

        - Read the district's Athletic Code of Conduct, and choose "Yes" that you and your child will abide

          by its provisions. 

        - Choose the sport your child wants to play from the dropdown menu. Click the green box

         called "Update Answers". 

            - Click the Finalize check box. 

        - Click Ok when asked are you sure you want to finalize this form? Click Update Answers. 

If you do not answer all of the questions on the form, the form will not be accepted and your child

will not be signed up for the sport they wish to play. 

All medical forms are located on the MHS High School website under Athletics, Mandatory Forms. https://mhs.montclair.k12.nj.us/athletics/mandatory_athletic_forms

You must register every athletic season (i.e. Fall, Winter, and Spring) 

ImPACT Testing- Athletes must be registered in Genesis to start this process!!! All athletes must successfully complete ImPACT testing before participating in a sport. Valid ImPACT tests are good for two years. Athletes will be notified if an ImPACT test is needed. 

ImPACT Testing will typically be conducted virtually (online). The current testing date scheduled is Thursday, February 22nd at 4:00pm and 5:00pm. The session will be locked at 5 minutes after the designated start time. Please be early. If a valid ImPACT test is not on file, an email with the test time registration link will be sent to both the primary parent (in Genesis) and student at their school email. 

Students must be registered for Spring Sports in Genesis no later than February 13th, 2023 in order to receive the link to sign up for that date. The test link will be sent 24-48 hours before the registered session to the email provided in the ImPACT test registration link. If you have any questions, or missed the test date, contact Michele Chemidlin at mchemidlin@montclair.k12.nj.us 

Note: Valid ImPACT tests are good for 2 years and must cover the entire season. 

Check for Spring Athletic clearance status in the PARENT PORTAL. It can take up to 3 weeks for processing of the medical forms. Incomplete forms will not be processed. Be sure everything is signed by the parent and student where designated. Do not leave any forms out. 

Feb. 13

Athletes use the day off wisely; catch up on school work, rest and find time to do the snow day workout below. Tomorrow we will meet on the second floor of the main building for practice. 

WARMUP:  

2 rounds x 30 seconds each. For left and right exercises do 30 seconds each side

• Jumping Jacks

• Around the world (fwd/bwd)

• Hip to hamstring stretch 

• Thoracic rotation

• Good Morning

• Squat

 

ACTIVE RECOVERY

Feb. 12

Athletes not competing today see link below for today’s home workout. For those competing the bus will leave from Midland at 2:45

 WORKOUT

SJTCA #17

The list for Monday's meet and order of events has been posted. Athletes competing will leave from Midland avenue at 2:45pm; find time to get changed during the last period of the day. Athletes not competing will have a workout posted here.

Athletes interested in competing in spring track, there will be a meeting on Friday February 16th in the LGI; there will also be a meeting for parents of cross country, winter and spring track on February 22nd at 7pm in the LGI.

2/10

Throwers will report to woodman at 9am, varsity sprints and mid distance 10am. Everyone else see assigned home workout below.

WARMUP: Click link for session

Sprinters: Easy 20 minute run followed by cooldown below

Distance: 40-50 minute run followed by cooldown below

Cooldown: Click link for session

Feb. 7

Today everyone will meet at woodman field for practice after school. If you plan on doing spring sports registration is now open, parents complete all of the digital requirements in Genesis and have all documentation turned into the school by March 1 so that your child can be cleared for the first day of practice. We will have a team and parent meeting soon; details will be posted here and in the morning announcements. 

Feb. 5

Athletes not competing should do the home workout listed below, we will all meet for study hall tomorrow after school in the main library with practice immediately after.

See below for today's home workout.

WARMUP:  

3 rounds x 30 seconds each. For left and right exercises do 30 seconds each side

• Jumping Jack

• Around the world (fwd/bwd)

• Hip to hamstring stretch 

• Thoracic rotation

• Good Morning

• Squat

 

MAIN STRENGTH: 

4 rounds x 10 reps per exercise, 60 seconds rest between rounds

• Goblet Squat

• Alternating Reverse Lunge (10 per side, 20 reps total)

• Good Mornings

 

FINISHER:

3 rounds x 30 seconds per exercise, no rest between rounds

• Hip Bridge

• Push-Up

• Run in place (work on knee lift and snapping under hips like the mat runs) 

Cooldown: Click link for yoga session

Varsity Classic

The list of athletes competing tomorrow and order of events has been posted. Athletes competing will be excused from 8th period and the bus will leave from Midland avenue at 2:20pm. Come to bus dressed to compete (not in school clothes) make sure you pack snacks and money for the concession stand. Athletes not competing will have a home workout posted here.

Parents genesis is open for spring sports so please get that done and paper work in as soon as possible. If you want your child cleared for day one of spring sports its best to get everything in by March 1.

State Sectionals

Athletes competing tomorrow should be at woodman by 6:30am. Please see order of events below, Montclair competes under group L. Parents if you plan on attending the meet see link below for tickets; our meet is North I Group IV

TICKETS