Final 2011 Cross Country Pre-Season Reminders
Dear Chargers,
The Cross Country season is nearly upon us, and I want to be certain that everyone is up to speed on all issues regarding this next week.
a) FORMS- I need forms from most people still. Some of you are not up to date with materials that were due last June, while others are more up to date, only owing me your physical. It is up to EVERY ATHLETE to take a look at the forms list I have posted at: http://www.chargercctrack.com/2011CrossCountryFormsList.pdf. If there is an “X” marked, you are good. If something is colored in, you are missing it. For certain items (ie: physical, spirit pack form, or camp form), you may be missing something). Please submit whatever is missing.
It is VERY IMPORTANT that you have your parents fill out the parent’s information survey at: http://chargercctrack.com/Info_Surveys/survey.php?s_id=2. I have updated my list as of Friday. If the box is still colored, I don’t have it. Please have them do this ASAP, so that I can finish my mailing list.
I will be distributing the Team Bible and FCPS Extra-Curricular Policy forms on Monday night. You do not need to print these out, as I am required to go through them with everyone. You will be expected to sign them and submit them on Monday night. If you are missing on Monday night, you are expected to bring them to the first practice that you attend. After Tuesday, no one will be practicing who has not submitted ALL of their forms.
I am expecting a list of Physicals and Concussion Education programs completed for athletes from Mr. Castor this weekend. You do NOT need to email me this weekend if you did the physical at CHS in June. I will get my list this weekend and update it as soon as I did. Other than this, my list should be updated as well as possible.
b) MONDAY NIGHT MEETING- We have a MANDATORY meeting on Monday night, 8/1, at 7 pm in the cafeteria. All athletes are expected to attend, with at least one parent. We will be going over all team and school athletic policies, as well as talking about tryouts and the schedule. I am aware that some of you are out of town. If the athlete is out of town, but the parent is not, I am asking parents to please attend. If you miss this meeting, you are expected to READ all of it, sign it where applicable, and return it on your first day of practice.
c) Please be advised that NO ONE will be allowed to practice if they are missing any forms. I am asking that any forms which may be outstanding to please be submitted at conditioning on Monday, or at the meeting on Monday night. All forms can be found at www.chargercctrack.com/ccforms.html. This includes doing the Concussion program for both athletes AND parents, which must be done before Monday, as I will not otherwise be able to check people off before practice on Tuesday.
d) CHARGE AHEAD- A number of you have contacted me about Charge Ahead, and I will say that this is a wonderful program. My suggestion has been to do it the first week (Aug. 1st-5th) rather than the second week. If you have already signed up for the second week, perhaps you can switch by contacting Marian Patey at mjpatey@fcps.edu, which will have fewer interruptions. My thought is that since we don’t have an official practice on Monday, there is no conflict. On Tuesday and Friday, we will be taking a bus to Burke Lake, and athletes will be somewhat late. On Wednesday and Thursday, we are running from Chantilly, and thus will not be quite as late. All athletes who are doing Charge Ahead are expected to be at practice, and be prepared to go right to C.A. from practice, thus will need to bring a change of clothes and something to eat.
If you have any questions, please let me know, but in essence, if I don’t have your form listed, outside of physicals, I am going to need you to print it off, so that it can be accounted for.
I am looking forward to a great season, which starts in earnest on Tuesday at 6:23 am.
