Cross Country Update

Cross Country Athletes & Parents:

 

I wanted to update everyone on our schedule for the final 2 ½ weeks of summer. First, I would like to say that everyone who’s attended pre-season running & conditioning has worked extremely hard these past few weeks! It’s extremely early in our season, but we look like we’re going to get another great group of kids to work with. Our next task is to get everyone to start working—and thinking—like a team. So far, we’re off to a great start!

 

Secondly, I’d like to go over a few items:

 

·         Physical Forms & Medical Forms must be turned in by Monday, August 3^rd. These forms can be found on the Avon Lake City Schools web page (under Athletics), or you can find links to these forms on our blog site (under the Medical Forms tab). Our blog site is:http://learwoodmiddleschoolcrosscountry.blogspot.com/

·         Don’t worry about Pay-to-Participate forms or the Concussion Test—yet. We will get information regarding these forms when we meet with the Athletic Department, and that is usually sometime in the first couple weeks of August. We’ll then give you the appropriate information. Deadlines for these are usually later in August.

·         If your son/daughter does not have a physical form/medical form filled out on Monday, August 3^rd, they should still come to practice on Monday. They can meet with the team at the beginning of practice, then we’ll give them an alternate workout to do on their own until they’ve got everything turned in. We’re expecting a big team this year so you won’t be alone if you’re still waiting on a physical! Athletes without a physical/medical form cannot practice with the team, but they’re still a part of the team! We want them to meet with the team, then we’ll meet with them to discuss workouts they can do separately!

·         We will start taking attendance next Tuesday, August 4^th. If you are on vacation or have a family commitment, please notify the coaching staff!

·         We’re still welcoming new runners! If you know of anyone who would like to join the team, let them know we’re getting new runners on an almost-daily basis.

·         We will have a Fall Sports Meeting with our Athletic Director, and that is (tentatively) scheduled for the 2^nd week of August. Once we know for sure, we’ll send out a notice and notify the team.

 

Third, here’s our (remaining) summer schedule:

• Monday, August 3^rd – Friday, August 7^th                                8:15 – 9:45 a.m.                 ALHS Track  
• Monday                                               8/10                                       8 – 10:30 a.m.                   

               Rocky River Metro Parks (we will meet at ALHS Track and take a bus out & back 

•  Tuesday                                               8/11                                       8:15 – 9:45 a.m.                 ALHS Track
• Wednesday                                        8/12                                       8:15 – 9:45 a.m.                 ALHS Track
• Thursday                                             8/13                                       6 – 8:15 p.m.                      French Creek (2^nd Annual CC Team Picnic …we’ll send details soon!)  LOOK FOR MORE DETAILS AND A SIGN UP SOON!!
•  Friday                                                    8/14                                      8:15 – 9:45 a.m.                 ALHS Track
•  Monday                                               8/17                                       8 – 10:30 a.m.                    Rocky River Metro Parks (we will meet at ALHS Track and take a bus out & back
•  Tuesday                                               8/18                                       3 – 4:45 p.m.                      Learwood (we will meet at Learwood and go over what to do after the 1^st day of school)
•  Wednesday                                        8/19                                       3 – 4:45 p.m.                      Learwood
• Thursday                                             8/20                                       3 – 4:45 p.m.                      Learwood
• Friday                                                    8/21                                       3 – 4:45 p.m.                      Learwood
•  Saturday                                              8/22                                       8 – 10 a.m.                          ALHS Track & Kopf Reservation (Avon Lake ‘Mock Meet’)

 

Lastly, I’m sending out a (preliminary) meet schedule. We’ve been finalizing things this past week, and times on this are going to change slightly, but this will give everyone an idea of when the dates for meets will be—we don’t think the actual days will change at all. To give everyone an idea of the scheduling, we don’t always get information regarding a meet until the week or two before the actual meet. So, we will post meet details the week of that meet on our blog site. However, these days/times are probably accurate.

  

Meet Schedule

 

1)      Saturday              8/29                       8 a.m.                    SWC Preview                     LCCC

2)      Saturday              9/5                         8 a.m.                    A.L. Earlybird                      LCCC

3)      Saturday              9/12                       1 p.m.                   Tiffin Carnival                     Hedges Boyer Park, Tiffin

4)      Thursday             9/17                       5 p.m.                   Avon                                     Veterans Park, Avon

5)      Saturday              9/26                       8 a.m.                   Cloverleaf                           Cloverleaf High School

6)      Thursday             10/1                       5 p.m.                   Upper Sandusky               Upper Sandusky

7)      Thursday             10/8                       4:30 p.m.              AL-Amherst ‘Fun Run’   ALHS/Kopf Reservation

8)      Saturday              10/10                     10 a.m.                 Jack Wilhelm                      LCCC

9)      Saturday              10/17                     1 p.m.                   SWC Championship         LCCC

10)   Saturday              10/24                     1 p.m.                   State Meet                         Reynoldsburg

 

Thanks for your cooperation so far this season! If there are any questions, please let us know!

Rob Rocco                           rob.rocco@avonlakecityschools.org

Anna Walters                     anna.walters@avonlakecityschools.org

Greg Arebaugh                 greg.arebaugh@avonlakecityschools.org

Cross Country Update

Cross Country Athletes & Parents:

I’m emailing you our Cross Country Conditioning schedule for the next 2 weeks. I’m including distances for athletes to run if they cannot make it to a session. While we’re going to start doing some different types of workouts at this stage of the season, all you have to do is jog if you cannot make it to a conditioning session! But remember: it’s extremely important for you to be in proper running shape when we start our first official day of practice (Monday, August 3^rd).

Conditioning will be Monday – Friday at the Avon Lake High School Track (we meet at the caboose). We will be meeting from 8:15 – 9:45 a.m.

Make sure to sign up on the blog if you haven’t yet (http://learwoodmiddleschoolcrosscountry.blogspot.com/), and please remember to fill out all paperwork by Friday, July 31^st, so you can practice with the team on August 3^rd! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!

Coach Rocco

Conditioning Week #1

            Monday, July 20^th           8:15 – 9:45 a.m.            ALHS Track       20 – 30 minutes

            Tuesday, July 21^st          8:15 – 9:45 a.m.            ALHS Track       22 – 32 minutes

            Wednesday, July 22^nd     8:15 – 9:45 a.m.            ALHS Track       20 – 30 minutes

            Thursday, July 23^rd         8:15 – 9:45 a.m.            ALHS Track       24 – 34 minutes

            Friday, July 24^th             8:15 – 9:45 a.m.            ALHS Track       15 minutes

Conditioning Week #2

            Monday, July 27^th           8:15 – 9:45 a.m.            ALHS Track       22 – 32 minutes

            Tuesday, July 28^th          8:15 – 9:45 a.m.            ALHS Track       26 – 36 minutes

            Wednesday, July 29^th     8:15 – 9:45 a.m.            ALHS Track       24 – 34 minutes

            Thursday, July 30^th         8:15 – 9:45 a.m.            ALHS Track       28 – 38 minutes

            Friday, July 31^st             8:15 – 9:45 a.m.            ALHS Track       15 minutes