I'm a distance runner, so I am probably not the best person to help you get faster. In general, you have to eat well (no empty calories for you), drink a lot of water, do a lot of core exercises, etc. I know a lot of sprinters lift to make themselves stronger, but you probably should wait until you are in high school for that because you can cause serious injury and stunt your growth if you don't know what you are doing.
For me, the aforementioned details are not even the most important. In racing, I believe commitment and guts are what ends up separating a good racer and a great racer.
Make sure that every time you are training or are racing someone, you go in there expecting a fight against the other guy, and more importantly, yourself. Race in such a way that you kill your competition, as well as yourself in the process. Your body will always tell you to quit, but your mind can overcome that through sheer willpower. The ability to persevere through the aches and pains will not come overnight, and that is where your commitment to the sport comes in. You need to carry yourself with discipline both on and off the track, meaning you need to trust the work your coach is making you do and try your best every day, while making sure you take care of your body and watch your actions when your coach isn't looking.
My last piece of advice and probably the most important, is to never be satisfied. It doesn't matter if you are the best person on the team, because there is a huge amount of competition in the world. Not only that, there will be people on your team as well who will set you as their target. Even if you are someone like Usain Bolt or Hicham El Guerrouj, there is always something to improve upon and the only way to realize that is if you remain hungry and have the desire and mental fortitude to be the best.
Follow that advice and the times will follow. I promise. :)
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