By William Wertheimer, Year 10
Ecolint offers the opportunity for students to train twice a week. Luckily, it is offered for almost any age group at LGB. During my 9 years of the sport, I have found that training progressively got less fun and became more difficult. The amount of Track and Field-linked games were being played less and less. It is important to note that the older the student gets, the more intense the training sessions get. The near disappearance of these amusing training methods has made the activity less attractive for people like myself, who wish to have fun whilst learning just as much. However, it is also useful to take into account that the skills you learn and training methods you experience are not shy of excellent. The experienced coaching staff had everything necessary to make me develop positively over the years. In the early stages of your academic career, the student gets to experience all the “sub-activities” track and field has to offer, from long distance to sprinting to long jump. However, once we reach the later years of Track and Field, the coaches help us improve in the “sub-activity” that is enjoyed the most or is the best at.
Ecolint offers participants in Track and Field access to tons of tournaments and competitions. However, this is where the activity’s downside starts to show up. Most of these events are not very well organized and the students aren’t well trained for certain “sub-activities”. Even though the organization problem is not LGB’s fault, and has very recently gotten a bit better, the participants still have to experience factors such as under-informed coaches and unclear rules and instructions. As mentioned previously, the training methods and skills acquired through the training are very helpful, yet, the student only uses them in very specific situations and events. For example, I was participating in the “UBS Kids Cup”, and my team and I had trained for a specific “sub-activity” for months. However, it was only one of the six skills used in the event. The competitions offered to you are certainly not the best, and still have room for improvement. Thankfully, they are starting to get better. If we would only take into account the actual activity part of the events, I would recommend that anyone try it out.
Track & Field at LGB
