Tonight's Parent Meeting

Parents:

Here's information about tonight's meeting:

• The Cross Country meeting will be held from 6 – 6:45 p.m. I’ll go over a few items regarding the season, and the last 20 – 25 minutes will be devoted to answering any questions you may have
• Here’s the link to join the Zoom meeting: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71117011542?pwd=Sm5zeEZNNUFMam5OaWNzRVJKVk1CUT09
• The Meeting ID is 711-1701-1542
• The Passcode is 9Jf1pw

Reminder from our Athletic Director:

• The Learwood Athletic Office will be open Tuesday, July 28th through Friday, July 31st from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. to collect physicals and all other paperwork.

Questions and (some) answers from the Google Survey:

• Just a reminder you can post your questions/concerns to the following GOOGLE SURVEY
•  Here are some of the questions/comments we received so far:

1. Is it possible for my son to play football (7th) along with running cross country? If so, how does that work? Please email me at rob.rocco@avonlakecityschools.org and we can set up a time to discuss this. I’m not against it, but we’d need to figure it out and coordinate it with the football staff.
2. I am worried about having 100+ kids in the line breathing on each other. Maybe the kids could wear the masks for the start and then take them off as they space out. This is something I brought up to the Learwood Athletic Director and our varsity coach, and it’s one of our staff’s main concerns. I’m not sure how much say we have in the matter (in regard to how many participants there will be), but one thing we discussed as a staff is splitting large meets into more divisions/races, elongating the start line as much as possible, and allowing more spacing after kids get through the chutes. Hopefully we get answers on how we can distance kids appropriately in this sport. Wearing masks at the line is something I’ll bring up.
3. Are you still planning on having Friday night dinners? We had two questions regarding this. I’ll ask the administration, but I really can’t see them approving a large gathering of people on school grounds—for those unaware, we have had our Friday Night Dinners in the Learwood cafeteria after practice. I’ll double-check on this and get back to everyone.
4. As you have stated, our biggest concern is it possible to host a safe season with the social distance guidelines being followed. I think if we split up practices (boys/girls practicing at different days/times), then breaking those groups into thirds (one group per coach), we could better manage practices. The big issue will be the meets and transportation to and from meets. If we can have parents transport athletes and help at camp, maybe it can work. Of course we’ll have to see what the OHSAA says about race protocols.
5. Our fans allowed at meets? This may be my biggest concern—there are hundreds of spectators at any point in any one of our races this season. And over the course of a meet day, it could be thousands of people at these events. I’m not sure of the answer to this, perhaps they can limit the number of spectators? I don’t know how this can be enforced, but something will need to be done.
6. If our child does online school, can she still participate in cross country? I’ll find out! You might want to email me at rob.rocco@avonlakecityschools.org. I’ll get back to you.
7. Are the students required to wear masks to practice and/or meets? I’m guessing the answer is yes—to practice, from practice, on the bus, but not during workouts/competition. I’ll double-check and let everyone know prior to the first day of practice but be prepared to bring and wear a mask.
8. Are students able to opt not to go on the bus to meets this year? Yes, in fact we’d feel a little more comfortable if students did NOT ride the bus (if that’s possible). Of all the fall sports at Learwood, we easily spend the most time on the bus. If parents could transport to and from meets, it could help us spread kids out on a bus and lessen the demand for buses this fall.