Wadsworth Meet Information

Course Map for Avon Cross Country Meet that is TONIGHT!!!

Cross Country Athletes & Parents:

Here’s our weekly update:

·         Tiffin was amazing! We had the following results:

Boys’ Team came in 10^th out of 41 teams

Boys’ Open came in 3^rd out of 27 teams

Girls’ Team came in 9^th out of 41 teams

Girls’ Open came in 6^th out of 27 teams

·         Thanks again to everyone for all your help setting up & breaking down camp, and for cleaning everything up!

·         Parents, once again, we’ve got a surplus of paper plates, plastic cups, plastic silverware, and napkins for this Friday night’s dinner.

·         Parents & athletes, if you MUST miss a practice and/or meet, you need to, at the very least, let us know. This week we are hearing from 3^rd parties that athletes will not be at practice. With 2 coaches in the building, this shouldn’t be difficult. We are going to address attendance prior to Thursday’s meet. If you do not have an excused absence from practice or a meet (from a parent), then you will charged an UNEXCUSED absence. Three unexcused absences and you are off the team. Really, there should be ZERO unexcused absences. We will give you a heads-up if you are approaching the limit on unexcused absences. We don’t want to remove anyone from the team at this point, but if you’re a part of this team you need to be with your team.

Avon Information:

·         The meet is located at Veterans Park (3701 Veterans Memorial Parkway)

·         Due to busing issues, we will be leaving Avon Lake at 4 p.m.

·         We should return around 7 p.m.

·         Refreshments and shirts will be on sale

·         This race will determine who’s running Team and Open at Wadsworth

·         Here’s the schedule:

5:00 p.m.             Boys Team

5:25 p.m.             Girls Team

5:50 p.m.             Girls Open

6:15 p.m.             Boys Open

Wadsworth Information:

·         We will meet at Troy at 6:10 a.m. Buses leave at 6:15 a.m.

·         We should return before 1 p.m.

·         Wadsworth’s course is probably the most beautiful course of the season. Parents, you will love watching the kids run this race! Athletes, it’s a faster course, and, proportionally-speaking, the best competition we’ll face in our regular season!

·         Eat a normal breakfast when you wake up Saturday morning, with a light snack both before and after your race.

·         Remember to stay hydrated! Coach Arebaugh and I have preached this consistently the last 2 weeks. Keep it up! Bring water and a sports drink to drink after your race. It will be much cooler than the previous meets this season!

·         This race has NO results online. It’s very old-school.

·         Avon’s Invitational will help decide who’s running Team and Open for Wadsworth.

·         Here’s the schedule:

9:00 a.m.              Boys Team

9:30 a.m.              Girls Team

10:00 a.m.           Boys Open

10:30 a.m.           Girls Open

Parents:

·         Concessions and t-shirts will be available

·         The race is held at Memorial Park in Wadsworth, Ohio 44281. It is in the center of town, right by the football stadium off of Grandview Avenue. The sign for the park is pretty discreet…you might miss it. Allow for a little extra time to make sure you find the place, but parking/traffic won’t be a problem. It’s just a middle school meet so it’s not too bad.

·         Please avoid parking on or near the white line on the course.

·         The map for this race is not the best. I’ll scan it and send it out. But, the best place to watch is at the start, the pond (they’ll circle the pond twice), then you can see them when they enter the woods, then when they exit the woods to the finish. It’s a fan-friendly course!

Tiffin Carnival

This week's cheat sheet!! Click here

Cross Country Athletes & Parents:

Here’s our weekly update:

•  We had an awesome meet last week! Both boys’ and girls’ teams beat all the SWC schools! Congrats on two great meets to kick off our season!
• Execution was phenomenal again! We set up camp, broke it down, and supported each other throughout the entire meet! Our goal this week is to keep up this consistency.
• Picture Day for athletes is Thursday, September 5^th! We notified all athletes of this at practice. Please bring your shirt, shorts, and jacket for our team and individual pictures.
• Just another reminder: if you need to switch any piece of uniform, let us know. We are still waiting on the additional shirts for the guys, but we can make what we’ve been given work. Just let us know on Friday at the dinner!
• Attention parents: we have a TON of paper plates, plastic cups, plastic silverware, and napkins from last Friday’s dinner. So to all those parents out there organizing this week’s dinner…don’t worry about getting any of that stuff! I’ve got everything in my room and I’ll get out of practice early Friday to get you what you need.
• Apparel orders should be in next week. This is based on our history ordering through this company, so this is just my best guess. But we should be good to go before the Wadsworth Invite.
•  I still have to confirm this, but we’ll more than likely be at Cahoon Park again on Monday, September 9^th. Parents, just a heads-up.
•   Injuries…please let us know! The trainer at the high school is very good, very nice, and…she’s very free. It doesn’t cost you anything to go see her. Although, Coach Arebaugh’s really good at diagnosing problems and he’s good at treating them (better than me). So let us know at the end of practice, or head up to the Athletic Office at the high school after school to see if Miss Reading can assist you! If she’s not in the trainer’s office she’ll be on the football field but she said you can meet her there too.

Tiffin Carnival Information (ATHLETES):

• Okay, SWC Preview was about seeing what we’ve got and what everyone else in the SWC has. Avon Lake Earlybird was our first big meet, and our home meet. Tiffin Carnival is all about SIZE! It’s the biggest meet we’ll attend this year! We get to compete against schools we won’t see again for the rest of the year! The best advice for this week: enjoy it! You’ve just got to experience it.  
• We will meet at Troy at 9:10 a.m. Saturday, and we should return between 5:30 – 6 p.m.
•   Eat a good breakfast for this one! You don’t have to wake up super early. Parents, kids should pack a good, healthy lunch as they will be eating their pre-race meal once we get to Tiffin. Food high in carbohydrates are preferred. Remember that food helps build up the necessary glycogen, which produces the energy needed in races. Pasta, whole wheat bread, bagels, cereal (Cheerios…but watch the bus floor because you’ll be the one cleaning it up), apples, bananas, grapes, orange juice (limited quantity), yogurt, 1 chocolate cookie…these are examples of good food to bring as part of your lunch, which is vitally important as that is your pre-race meal.
• We want to eat our pre-race meal (lunch) 2-4 hours before our race. So we’ll let the team know when they should eat.
•  Bring a healthy snack home, along with enough to drink. You’ll need something before your race, something after (water AND sports drink). You can also bring money and buy some unhealthy food after your race.
•  Again, we’ll be stressing healthy eating/drinking this season. But it’s good to have one ‘cheat’ meal a week…maybe make the pizza you eat after the race that reward for a week of healthy eating.
• You might want to bring sandals, but this is one meet where your feet will probably remain dry.
• We won’t be able to walk the entire course, as races will be held throughout the day, but the entire course is marked with a spray-painted white line.
• Results will be posted on Tiffin’s school website: www.tiffin.k12.oh.us.
• I’ll be sending out our Weekly ‘Cheat Sheet’ tomorrow!

Tiffin Carnival Information (PARENTS):

• Information from Tiffin’s website can be found here: http://www.tiffin.k12.oh.us/userfiles/939/file/carn%20instructions%2C%20times%2C%20maps%2C%20etc%202013(1).pdf
• We will meet at Troy at 9:10 a.m. Saturday, and we should return between 5:30 – 6 p.m.
• Make sure kids get a healthy breakfast and that they pack a healthy lunch (plus more food than normal…it’s going to be a long day).
• There will be food and t-shirts available.
• Watch the time…it is very hectic parking at this meet, since it’s so large. We try to get there a little early so kids can eat, and so we have enough time to find a place to set up camp. Plus, the buses have to wait to get into the park, so it takes time. I would leave earlier than what your GPS says so you’re not rushed!
• The race is held at Hedges-Boyer Park (491 Coe Street, Tiffin, OH).
• The meet managers encourage spectators to enter the park using the rear entrance off Summit Street and to park at the bottom of the park. You have to walk to the start/finish (pretty much the same place), but it’s worth it as you’ll end up sitting in your car if you try entering the top of the park (they stop traffic during races).
• The map for this race is really hard to read, but I found a better one online: http://www2.pickerington.k12.oh.us/bldgs/north/panther_athletics/cross_country_info/Lakeview%20JH%20CC:TF/Cross_Country/course%20maps/Tiffin.pdf

The start is naturally a good place to be, then turn left, as the kids will run out, turn left, and come back. Then, if you can jog (or walk fast) to the softball field and/or woods, that’s another good place to be. Then find a good spot at the finish! There are a lot of people there so maybe get a little away from the finish…lining up along the last turn to the finish isn’t bad…the kids will be able to see and hear you there.

SCHEDULE:

Boys Team – 1:05 p.m.

Chris Stepak

Michael Petrus

Daniel Francy

Charlie Krause

Ian Stewart

Patrick Neipp

Michael Whalen

 Girls Team – 1:50 p.m.

Lauren Davis

Taylor Baiers

Faith Lengen

Mackenzie Tyson

Maggie Brion

Emma Murdock

Bailey Shee

Boys Open – 2:15 p.m.

All other boys!

Girls Open – 2:50 p.m.

All other girls!

Avon Lake Early Bird Announcements

Cross Country Athletes & Parents:

Here’s our weekly update:

• We had an awesome start to our competition season last Saturday! The boys are right behind Brecksville, finishing 2^nd in the SWC. The girls finished 4^th, and have a TON of potential—that place will improve from the beginning to the end of the season (plus we have a lot of 7^th graders!). We have high expectations for both teams this season.
• Awesome execution last week! Walking the course, sticking together when going to the restrooms, setting up camp, breaking down camp, and picking up everything—it was great. We were impressed as coaches. Now we need to continue to do those good things.
•  Coach Arebaugh has been confirmed as our 3^rd coach for this season! He has a lot of experience and expertise in coaching distance runners, and is our distance coach for the Learwood Track & Field team. Welcome Coach Arebaugh to the team!
•   Apparel orders are now closed. We should be getting our gear in 2 weeks (Wadsworth week, if all goes well).
• Just another reminder: bring water and a watch to practice every day! We are working on intervals on the track and don’t always have access to water! We also are working on pacing so athletes need to continue timing themselves on intervals, along with keeping track of normal workout times and making sure we are aware of the ‘normal’ time!
• If you just bought spikes this week, bring them to practice Friday and we will wear them during the short run before game day! Bring your normal shoes as well, as you will play the game in your normal running shoes.
• If you need uniforms switched out, we just received our extra uniforms this week. We can switch out any uniforms that don’t fit. We’ll do this during the Friday Night Dinner!
•  Parents, the cafeteria was SPOTLESS on Friday! Normally I am there to help clean up, but was busy with uniforms last week. If you need help accessing rags/mops, let one of the coaches know tomorrow!
• All forms that still need to be turned in can be done so at the Learwood office. If we hear from them we’ll let you know!
• Athletes seem to be doing quite well injury-wise, besides a few aches and pains. If there is consistent, long-lasting pain, let us know (Coach Arebaugh is awesome at this), as we can help schedule a time to see the trainer at the high school. She’s really nice and the service is free to all Avon Lake athletes. Just email us to let us know.

Here is the information for Earlybird:

• We will be meeting at TROY (not Learwood), on Saturday, August 31^st, at 6:00 a.m. This is an early one again. Buses leave at 6:05 a.m. We should return even earlier than last week, no later than 10:30 a.m. (probably earlier) at Troy. We will have athletes call to be picked up so parents do not have to wait!
• Please remember to pick up your child in a timely manner as coaches have to wait for every athlete to be picked up! Last week, and this season, have been great.
• All BOYS run at 8:00 a.m.
• All GIRLS run at 8:30 a.m.
• This race will determine who runs TEAM and OPEN at the Tiffin Carnival next Saturday! We will talk about that on Friday!
• Bring uniform, apparel, running shoes AND spikes (if you have them). You will only wear your spikes for the race. Bring a cell phone, water, your weekly sports drink (just one), and a healthy snack!
• Last week everyone experienced the ‘wet feet’ associated with running a race so early in the morning. Just a piece of advice, bring sandals to ride home in as you’ll want to dry out your soaking wet feet on the trip home.
• Uniform violations were kept to a minimum! We looked good! Braceletes/necklaces need to be removed PRIOR to getting to the line. The officials weren’t too bad last week, they really only get nicer as the season progresses.
• But, just remember, if you wear compression shirts, shorts, or just regular shirts/shorts underneath your uniform, it has to be BLACK! Also, only one logo on the shirt and NO LOGOS on the shorts! I’ll bring black sharpies to color in any logos, and Coach Walters and I will be at the starting line to make sure everyone is okay.
•  Parents, if you are taking your child home from the meet please make sure to sign out with Coach Walters at the finish line. Only parents can sign out athletes from the meet!
•  After the race, results will be posted online at www.baumspage.com. On that webpage, click on Cross Country. Then scroll down to Avon Lake Earlybird (8/31/13). Click there to find out results. Please note: results may not be updated until later in the day that Saturday or perhaps even into the day on Sunday.
•  Parents, course map this week is the same as last week. It’s best to view athletes running at the start line, at the mile mark (by the tennis courts), and then at the finish. If you really want to cheer kids on where they will totally hear you, the base of the hill is also a good spot (I usually go there…they need some cheerleaders there!). The downside is you might not get to see the finish. These locations are fairly close to each other so you should be able to walk to each location without difficulty! I have extra copies of the course map in my BIG maroon bag. Feel free to grab one on race day.
• Athletes, here’s our Meet Cheat Sheet for this week! Awesome start to the season! We are going to have so much fun these next 8 weeks

This Week's Meet Cheat Sheet:  EARLY BIRD 

Coach Arebaugh

Coach Rocco

Coach Walters

Week of August 19-24 News

FOR APPAREL ORDER INFORMATION CLICK HERE!!! 

Cross Country Athletes & Parents:

This is it! School starts this week! Here’s what’s going on regarding our team:

• I am attaching the informational packet passed out at our Parent Meeting last week! There are 2 changes to the schedule (one correction and one addition). The OHSAA (Ohio High School Athletic Association) Middle School Invitational is an OPTIONAL meet that athletes can attend, but we can only take the top 20 boys and 20 girls to it. We’ll discuss this meet later in the season, as we find out who is eligible/able to attend.
•  We are attaching optional cross country gear for this season. Sales begin today and the deadline is next Wednesday, August 28^th. All sales are done online! We should get our gear 2 weeks after the deadline, so make sure to order everything within this time frame or delivery for everyone else may be delayed!
•    The winning quote for the back of our t-shirt (only the t-shirt, not the other shirts) is:

CROSS COUNTRY

THE SPORT MOST PREPARED FOR THE

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

• Tomorrow is the 1^st day of school! Bring running shorts, shirt, shoes, long-sleeve t/hoody (for when it gets colder/rains), water, and a light, healthy snack! We will meet by the gym for the 1^st day and go over our routine for after-school practices.
•   If you just bought new spikes: bring BOTH your regular running shoes and your spikes this FRIDAY! You can break them in at practice Friday, then change into regular shoes for our team meeting/Friday Night Dinner.
•  Our 1^st Friday Night Dinner is planned for this Friday, August 23^rd! Parents, we will be meeting in the auditorium after our practice for our team meeting, then we’ll head to the cafeteria around 4:45 p.m. Coach Walters and I will help get rags and mops for clean-up.
•  Just a reminder that Pay-to-Participate information is due this Friday, August 23^rd.
• Concussion forms need to be completed online (GBW homepage, link is also on our site). We have been asked to remind everyone that this must be completed by Friday, August 23^rd.
•  Last reminder: Learwood office also needs the Acknowledgment of Warning Form turned in by Friday as well!
•  We will be outfitting our team uniform-wise today, tomorrow, and Friday! Any issues with uniforms/jackets, let us know after practice.
• If your athlete is complaining of injury, let me know so we can set up a meeting with the ALHS athletic trainer at the high school. If athletes are not diagnosed with an injury, they are expected to run at practice! So far we’re pretty good but please let us know so we can monitor any issues. We want to peak at the SWC Championship and making sure we are all healthy is the best way to accomplish that goal.

Here is the information for our 1^st meet:

• We will be meeting at TROY (not Learwood), on Saturday, August 24^th, at 6:25 a.m. Buses leave at 6:35 a.m. We should return between 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. at the same location. We will have athletes call to be picked up so parents do not have to wait.
•   Please remember to pick up your child in a timely manner as coaches have to wait for every athlete to be picked up!
•  All BOYS run at 8:30 a.m
•  All GIRLS run at 9 a.m.
• Bring uniform, apparel, running shoes AND spikes (if you have them). You will only wear your spikes for the race. Also, bring sandals to wear afterward, as your feet, socks, and shoes will be wet! Trust us, it’s a much better ride home if your feet are dry! Bring a cell phone, water, sports drink (just one), and a healthy snack!
•  Remember, if you wear compression shirts, shorts, or just regular shirts/shorts underneath your uniform, it has to be BLACK! Also, only one logo on the shirt and NO LOGOS on the shorts! I’ll bring black sharpies to color in any logos, and Coach Walters and I will be at the starting line to make sure everyone is okay.
• Parents, if you are taking your child home from the meet please make sure to sign out with Coach Walters at the finish line. Only parents can sign out athletes from the meet!
• After the race, results will be posted online at www.baumspage.com. On that webpage, click on Cross Country. Then scroll down to Southwestern Conference Preview (8/24/13). Click there to find out results. Please note: results may not be updated until later in the day that Saturday or perhaps even into the day on Sunday.
• Parents, we will include a course map on the blog site. It’s best to view athletes running at the start line, at the mile mark (by the tennis courts), and then at the finish. If you really want to cheer kids on where they will totally hear you, the base of the hill is also a good spot (I usually go there…they need some cheerleaders there!). The downside is you might not get to see the finish. These locations are fairly close to each other so you should be able to walk to each location without difficulty!
•  Athletes, please bear with me, but I’ve attached a ‘Meet Cheat Sheet,’ your cross country homework for the week. Study up! Be ready for Saturday!
• Handouts...

    Parent Meeting Handout

    Meet Cheat Sheet 

Coach Rocco & Coach Walters

Team Dinners

Good Afternoon,

 Mrs. Furrer has volunteered to organize the team dinners this year!! THANK YOU Mrs. Furrer.

 We would love to have the first dinner this Friday, August 23; HOWEVER, it would not be a big deal if it is a week later. Please click on the link below and sign up to help out!!

  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B48AEA92EA57-learwood

 Thanks so much for all your help, Coach Walters

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Cross Country Announcements

Cross Country Athletes & Parents:

 

·         Thanks for attending the Parent Meeting last night! Here is a brief summary:

 

1)      Pay-to-Participate is due Friday, August 23^rd, and must be turned in to the Learwood office. You can bring this with you to the orientation sessions for 7^th (Tuesday) and 8^th (Thursday) grades.

2)      Concussion information can be found here: https://secure.gradebookwizard.com/login.aspx?sl_id=2972

3)      Practices will be from 3 – 4:45 p.m., Monday – Friday

4)      We are tentatively planning on departure from, and arrival to, Troy on Saturday meet days, per the emails we have currently received. Please let us know if this is an issue!

5)      If you plan on getting spikes, athletes should plan on getting 3/8 inch spikes. You might also want the ¼ inch spikes on days where it is drier and the course is not as muddy or if there is a lot of concrete running.

6)      You don’t have to get compression shirts or shorts, but, if you do, we agreed on getting BLACK this year. Really, we apologize to those of you who like white compression shirts/shorts, and to those of you who have already purchased the white shirts/shorts, but we talked this over last year and it just makes more sense to get the black apparel as it is easier to clean and easier to conceal logos should that be necessary. Again, you don’t NEED to buy compression apparel, you can wear regular black shirts/shorts if you want.

7)      We are attaching optional apparel information. Sales will begin next week and will end the week after!

8)      If you are interested in helping to organize Friday Night Dinners, please contact Coach Walters (anna.walters@avonlakecityschools.org).

9)      Right now, it looks like the ‘hard’ cross country practices should be Tuesday – Thursdays, based on what parents have emailed so far. Let us know if this works!

10)   Lastly, here’s the competition schedule for this season! We may be adding the State Championship Meet to this, but have to discuss it with our Athletic Director first!

 

Day & Date                         Meet                                                     Location                               Time

Saturday     8/24                SWC Preview                                    LCCC                                      8:30 a.m.

Saturday     8/31                Avon Lake Early Bird                       LCCC                                      8:00 a.m.

Saturday     9/7                  Tiffin Carnival                                   Hedges Boyer Park         12:20 p.m.

Thursday    9/12                Avon MS Invitational                     Veterans Park                   5:00 p.m.

Saturday     9/14                Grizzly Bear Run I                            Wadsworth Park              9:00 a.m.

Saturday     9/21                Colt C.C. Invitational                      Cloverleaf High                8:40 a.m.

Saturday     9/29                Obenour Memorial Invite           Vermilion High                 9:00 a.m.

TBA                                        Westlake Fun Run                           Clague Park                        4:30 p.m.

Saturday     10/5                Jack Wilhelm Classic                      LCCC                                      10:00 a.m.

Saturday     10/12              SWC CHAMPIONSHIP                    LCCC                                      1:30 p.m.

 

·         Here is our schedule for the next couple of weeks:

 

Thursday             Recovery Day                    On your own, meet with friends, or (preferred), meet with teammates

                                                                                20 – 30 minutes swimming (preferred) or cardio (basketball, bike ride, game, rollerblading, etc.)

                                                                                or a recovery (very easy) run of 20 – 24 minutes

Friday                    8:30 – 10:30 a.m.              LEARWOOD (front doors) – bring your bike! We’ll go on a bike ride, then we’ll get our Uniforms

                Saturday              9 – 10:30 a.m.                    ALHS Track

 

                Monday               9 – 10:30 a.m.                    ALHS Track

                Tuesday               9 – 10:30 a.m.                    ALHS Track

                Wednesday        3 – 4:45 p.m.                      LEARWOOD (meet at LW Track)

                Thursday &         3 – 4:45 p.m.                      LEARWOOD (after school practices begin!)

Friday

Saturday              SWC Preview                     More info. to follow!