<p>Track practice ends a 4:45 every day for me (meets last alot longer). This year I have 5 AP classes (all A’s), math team (top 10 in the county), debate team (captain/speech writer), scholar’s bowl, Science Olympiad (medaled at regionals), and NHS. If I can manage that, you can manage what you’re doing.</p>
<p>I think this is more of a time management problem. Don’t quit the sport and get an F; an F looks horrible. If long jumping is causing you to have to stay longer become a distance runner or a thrower. I swapped to sprints this year because a fractured pelvis/growth plate and later walking pneumonia caused me to be unable to train for distance, and my coach didn’t mind. Granted, I still score points at meets doing sprints, just not as much since the competition is WAY stronger in sprints than distance running (at a VERY small local meet a sub 5:00 will medal in the 1600m, but it takes sub 53 to have a shot in the 400m). </p>