Neenah Middle Schools May 29, 2019 CROSS COUNTRY First Week Schedule Monday August 26: Practice 3:30-5:00pm; Shattuck Cafeteria Tuesday August 27: Practice 3:30-5:00pm Wednesday August 28: Practice 3:30-5:00pm Happy Summer Running! Thursday August 29: Practice Hopefully your summer is starting out well! It seems hard to 3:30-5:00pm believe but we are already planning for the start of our 2019 Cross Country Season!! Now seemed like a good time to send out a Friday August 30: Practice letter with a little information about our first week of practice. 8:00-10:00am Please share this with any of your friends who are thinking about joining cross country … and maybe share with some who aren’t as Other Important Dates well! Maybe you can talk them into joining. The more runners we have, the more fun the season will be! Neenah Summer Fun Runs at Memorial Park: June 2, June We plan on running the first day of practice. Try to run 3-4 days a 16, June 30, July 14, June 28 week for 20-30 minutes each time. You can also go for a bike ride, 7:00pm rollerblading, jog around the block or to your friends house - anything to get your heart rate up a little bit a few days a week! Monday August 12: ALL We will have an incentive this season for running 100 miles or 150 Athletic FORMS DUE to miles this summer. Keep track on an excel spread sheet or even Shattuck Office written on a piece of paper. Wednesday August 21 All grade levels will report to Shattuck for the first two 5:00pm: Parent meeting in weeks of practice. We will have a brief team meeting and will then hit the streets for our workout. You should come Shattuck Cafeteria to practice ready to run. This means you should be Friday Sept. 6 3:45 pm: First dressed appropriately: t-shirts, sports bra, shorts, a water Meet at Memorial Park in bottle, and most importantly socks and comfortable running shoes. Some shoes that have created problems for Neenah athletes in the past include sandals, Keds, minimalist light weight shoes (ie Nike Free) and loafers. Asics, Nike, Reebok, Saucony, Adidas, New Balance, and many other Neenah Cross Country !1 Neenah Middle Schools May 29, 2019 Mandatory Forms companies make running shoes in a variety of price ranges. Be sure to get some running shoes rather than In order to practice with us on cross-trainers or tennis shoes. You may want to wear your new shoes for a couple of days before practice starts to August 26th you NEED to have break them in a bit. Think hard about your footwear as the following forms completed this will make or break your first few days of practice. and turned in. In middle school cross country races 6th & 7th graders run 1.5 miles, while 8th grade run 2 miles. • Physical exam form or alternate year card. Your provider may We will have our cross country parent meeting on also fax it directly: (920) Wednesday August 21rd at 5:00 p.m. in the Shattuck 751-6899. Schedule this ASAP cafeteria. This is a change from previous seasons as it is if you need one! before the start of the season, this way we can touch base and talking about expectations prior to the season • Athletic Emergency Form starting. • Athletic Insurance Waiver If you have questions prior to the season, please email • Permission to Participate Form your respective coaches. • Parent and Athlete Agreement Looking forward to another great season! • Forms can be downloaded at: Please direct general CC questions over the summer to http://www.neenah.k12.wi.us/ Coach Dean Olkowski: [email protected]. If schools/shattuck/ you have specific questions for coaches - names & emails shattuck_athlectis.cfm or are below. Picked up in the Shattuck 6th/7th Grade girls: Stephanie Zipperer - Office [email protected] • Activity fee of $30 is due prior to the first meet. Please 6th/7th Grade boys: Jody Drake - [email protected] write the child’s name(s) on the check. 8th Grade girls: Katie Heidke - [email protected] or Liz Hietpas - [email protected] 8th Grade boys: Dean Olkowski - [email protected] Neenah Cross Country !2.