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Conditioning workouts to get underway Monday

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Albany News

Summer conditioning programs for both boys and girls entering grades 7-12 in the fall are set to start on Monday at the high school campus.

Schools are allowed to offer conditioning, strength, and agility training during the summer to help students planning to participate in sports during the school year. Sport-specific training is allowed on a limited basis, which is planned for the girls on June 11, 18, 24, and July 24 for volleyball only from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. There will also be “open gym” time for volleyball on the three remaining Mondays in June and July 25 from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Prospective female athletes who want to get in shape or stay in shape for any sports program will be able to participate in workouts starting Monday, June 10 at 8:00 a.m. in the high school weight room, while the boys will also start on Monday in the Green Room at 7:00 a.m.

The girls will meet Monday through Thursday through the month of June and again on July 25-26.

“There are girls who have conflicts with other camps and things, so we will not meet in July until the last Thursday and Friday,” said girls head coach Tate Thompson.

The boys, on the other hand, will work Monday through Thursday for six consecutive weeks, ending on July 18.

The girls’ sessions will be supervised by Thompson, along with coaches M.J. Vickers Reneau and Ginger Norton.

Male athletes wanting to keep in shape will have the same opportunity as the girls, except the boys will start an hour earlier each day at 7:00 a.m.

Boys’ coaches Denney Faith and Jimmy Fuentes will oversee the training.

The program is open to any student who will be entering grades 7-12 in the fall.

The coaches stressed that the conditioning program is for all athletes regardless of the sport they plan to participate in.

“This isn’t just for football or volleyball players,” Faith said. “Everyone is welcome.”

The workouts can only focus on overall conditioning, agility, and strength training, not skills specific to any particular sport.

Students will also be able to use the school’s weight room during the rest of the summer. 

“The weight room will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays throughout the summer,” athletic director Ryder Peacock said.

Faith said that most students took advantage of free physical exams during the last week of school. Students not undergoing a physical exam at the school on the last day of classes will have to have one completed at their own expense.

All students must have a physical exam prior to participating in workouts in August.

Two-a-day workouts for high school volleyball will begin on Thursday, Aug. 1, while football workouts are set for Monday, Aug. 5.

“Students need to bring a completed physical form to us at the field house during the summer, or they can bring it the first morning of two-a-days,” Faith said. “We can’t allow anyone to work out unless they have their physical completed, along with having all the required forms signed.”

Athletes should receive a letter later in June with the necessary forms, or they can be obtained at the school from one of the coaches.

Girls planning to participate in volleyball will also be required to have a physical and paperwork completed prior to the first practice.