Before an Athlete Can Practice They Must Have

CREEK XC

Mandatory Practice Begins August 1st

Parents/Athletes, mandatory practice begins Thursday, August 1st. Athletes are expected to be at practice every day. The August practice schedule is posted on the website. If you know that you will miss a practice you will need to send an e-mail to Coach Wiley or bring a note prior to the absence. Please read through the parent packet on missing practice and the consequences.

Before an athlete can practice they must have:

1. Emergency Medical Form on file with the coaching staff

2. A current physical form on file in the athletic office.

Participation Fees due August 5th

All athletics at BHS have a 300 dollar participation Fee. Fees are to be paid at the athletic office and not given to a coach. The fees can be paid at the Mandatory Parent Meeting for all fall sports on Monday, August 5th. After August 5th athletes will not be allowed to practice until the fee is paid. If you have questions you can call or e-mail the athletic office. There are no type of payment plans this year. All 300 dollars is due by August 5th.

Mandatory Parent Meeting

Monday, August 5th 7 pm

BHS Auditorium

Parents of all fall sports are required by the OHSAA to come to a parent meeting each year. The meeting will be led by Jim Smerz, athletic director. After Mr. Smerz talks, we will have a parent meeting specifically about cross country. We need 100% attendance on this very important meeting. You can also pay your fees at this meeting. More info in the attached letter. Alumni/Community 2 Mile Race

Friday, August 2nd

WE WANT PARENTS TO RUN TOO!

Parents, we are having an alumni run/community race at Hobson Freedom Park. This is the park where we are going to hold a meet this year. THIS IS A MANDATORY PRACTICE FOR ALL CREEK XC RUNNERS AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE THERE. The race is free for everyone and we will have some awards for alumni, kids and adults. We will be taking donations to help pay for the warm-up shirts that all the athletes will be wearing to the meets this year. You can run it or walk it. Please read attached flyer for more information.

If you are a parent/sibling and did the MOJO training program this summer I will need your minutes and your shirt size. Instead of having you e-mail me. I will collect your information at either the Alumni Race or parent meeting on August 5th. For athletes earning their MOJO, I will be explaining to them how I will collect their minutes off of Etraxc next week at practice. Time Trials and Running Standards

 Every new freshman and sophomore is automatically a member of the team

 All new junior and seniors and all returning athletes must meet a time standard to make the team

 Athletes will have three chances to make it.

o Time trial at camp 4k

o 2 mile at Alumni Race

o 2 mile on Monday , August 5th at practice

 The time standard for the 2 mile is 15 min and 30 sec for men and 18 min 30 sec for women.

 The time standard for the 4k will be explained to the runners at camp  For the 2 mile on August 5th the athlete can have a teammate run with them to pace them

 Athletes that do not make the team can be a stat and still be a member of the team