Upcoming Meets. Help Wanted!

Hello cross country parents and athletes.  We are getting to the start of our competitive season.  As I write this, we are preparing for a season opening scrimmage with Pitman High School (we're going to do great!).  Next week, we have 2 meets and I want to put out some information about these events.

1. We will provide transportation to all meets.  Fortunately/Unfortunately our team is really big this year and we have outgrown one bus so now must take two buses to meets.  For next Wednesday's meet, I am assuming that many of you will transport your kids home after the meet, so we will have only one bus pick us up to take us back to school.

2. For the meet in San Francisco on 9/7, we will only be able to take one bus.  It is very expensive for us to take one bus to a meet 100 miles away for an entire day.  Taking two buses is cost prohibitive.  What I am hoping for is that we can get a couple of parent volunteers to drive either school vans or personal vans to transport kids.  If you are able to do this, please let me know.

3. All students who will ride with parent drivers must have filled out a special transportation request.  I will hand out copies of these to the team today.  These forms are also required for students who want to ride home with parents after meets.

3. While we are at the meet in San Francisco, I traditionally provide food for the athletes to eat during the meet.  We will leave Hughson at 5:30 in the morning and won't return until after 6:00 in the evening. I feel that providing healthy food for the athletes will allow us to be competitive all day long, whether we have a race at 9:00 AM or 2:00 PM.  If you are interested in helping oversee our team area and making sure kids are getting their fair share of the food, please let me know via e-mail or text.

4. After the meet, we will drive down to Ocean Beach for a picnic and frisbee and just a little fun hang out team time.  I plan to provide the kids a post race meal at the beach as well.  If you are interested in helping me purchase and organize the post race meal, please let me know.


I guess this got a little long winded.  Let me summarize

I need parent volunteer drivers for Saturday 9/7
Kids need to fill out special transportation requests
I would like someone to help me organize the team area and food during the meet on 9/7
I would like someone to help me set up for a team picnic on the beach after the meet on 9/7.

You can get hold of me at jbernard@hughsonschools.org or respond via text/remind app.

Thank you for your support!  Let's make this a great season.

Athlete of the Week

Rene Madrigal was named our athlete of the week for the summer and week 1 of pre-season.  Read about Rene on our Athletes of the Week page.  Congrats Rene.  Keep up the good work.

First Week of Practice.

Welcome to another season of Hughson Cross Country!  

I will be using this blog and the remind app to put information out regarding our team.  If you are new to the site, please check the individual pages for information on our team.   

Week 1 Schedule

Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM  AND 3:00 PM.  

Athletes who have been putting in a good summer have proven that they are able to handle double sessions during our first week.  

New athletes and athletes who have not put in the work this summer will come ONLY at 3:00 PM.  

You know which group you fit into.  

• Monday: AM 6 minute time trial + Weights - PM 400m time trial (experienced easy run + weights)
• Tuesday: AM Easy Distance + Weights - PM Easy Distance + Strides
• Wednesday: AM 400m TT + 4 x 3 min @ 90%. + Weights -  PM Easy Distance + Strides
• Thursday: AM Easy Distance + Weights - PM Easy Distance + Strides
• Friday: AM 2 - 4.5 mile Tempo + Weights - PM 6 min TT for Newbs + Game Day.  
• Saturday: Optional.  Easy LONG RUN.

Requirements

All athletes need to complete the following before they will be allowed to compete

• Sports Physical - athletes will not be allowed to practice with the team if they have not completed their physicals.  If you still need a physical, forms can be picked up in the office.  Athletes without a physical are still expected to show up to practice to check in with me. 
• LOH Code Night and signed Code of Conduct - I attribute much of our success over the past 5 years to the fact that our teams have embraced the LOH code more than any other group on campus.  Code Night is not just another hoop to jump through.  It helps us set the culture for the entire athletic department.  If you attended the Code Night in May, you do not have to attend this one.  
• Team Rules - As we get our team together, our Captains will develop team rules.  All athletes need to adhere to these rules for the duration of our season.