Only 20 more days till we kick off the 2012 Cross Country Season with the beginning of official practices on August 6th. Hopefully, you have already been running, but if not you still have time to get a good start and better late than never. Experienced racers know running is a year round sport consisting of seasons for a variety of types and intensities of runs. Develop a solid base of aerobic running fitness over the summer and you will be ready to start building speed once the season starts. Otherwise, you'll spend the first half the season doing something you could have already done, rather than getting faster. Make a commitment to yourself and your team and be the best runner you can be by running now. Contact your coach for advice on training. If your planning to shoot for a Varsity spot, running now is essential to success.....I guarantee your competition is. On a side note, new runners and incoming freshman would also benefit from starting to run now, but should not hesitate to join us even if they have not been running yet. Returning runners should know better....but I'll stop there and get off my soap box. Remember running is fun and racing is even more fun..especially if your prepared.
Here are a few reminders of events and things to take care of before we start daily practice.
Wednesday Night Runs –just one remains on July 25 (Check this blog for updates as a heat index above 105 will result in cancellation)
- Location: meet at 6:00pm at Creve Coeur Park (upper level- gravel lot by the tennis courts)
Athletic Physical Exams
A physical exam form is required by MSHSAA (Missouri State High School Activities Association)BEFORE a student can tryout or practice for any activity listed below. The form used for this exam is available in the Activities Office or download a copy from the high school website at http://phs.psdr3.org/. Click the green ATHLETICS and ACTIVITIES…then FORMS…then click the form you want to print. Only one physical exam is required per year and must be administered on or after February 1, 2012.
Physical exam will be held at Advanced Training and Rehab (12232 St. Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton) on July 24 from 4-7 pm. You must call the PHS Activities Office at 314-213-8058to RSVP. Cost is $25…make checks payable to Advanced Training and Rehab.
1st day of official practice is August 6th, 2012
(8-9:30 a.m. High School) We will have practice every weekday after the 6th. Times and locations for practice the first week will be posted on the Blog at a later date and sent home in an introductory packet on the first day of practice.
**Practice is required beginning August 6th. You must have 14 practices in before you are allowed to run in a meet. All absences must be verified with a call or email to your Coach to be excused.Unexcused absences from practice will result in sitting out the next meet.
For the first day of practice you need to bring the following:
-Sports Physical (PHS offers one on July 24th -see above)
-Emergency Card
You will be unable to participate in practice until your coach has received both the Emergency Card and Physical
- There are several other forms required for participation in a PHS sports,but they may be completed within the first few days of practice.
These include:
-Activities Code
-Voluntary Drug testing card
You can find all of these forms on-line here (click the FORMS tab at the top of the page)
- Bring your Training Log - A record of your summer running is very important to the coaches in terms of creating workouts to best fit your needs. For those new to the team, any kind of record of running mileage over the summer would be helpful, but is not mandatory.
Finally, an honestly completed log is required to ear Pirate Mileage Club award for running 300 miles or more this summer.
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