2016 Wando Cross Country

Coach Davis Runners: – – To: or Parents: – – To: or

Coach Johnson Remind 101 – – To: Assistant Coach Braun –

Additional Info. Assistant Coach Goodman – wandoathletics.org – Schedule – Forms Team Meals – Senior Team Captains Donations both $ and Food/Drinks – Online Donations Race Day Supplies – Donations

Girls Team Meals Tentative dates for team meals – September 8 – October 4 – October 18 – November 3 **Please let me know if you would like to host a team dinner**

Odds and Ends Booster Club – Drive for $25 Online Donations – $4,000 Goal – Online vs. Check Donations Travel – Spartanburg and Charlotte – Big Buses and Little Buses – Overnight Rules – Parent transportation to and from meets Wendy’s and Low Country Invitational Injuries Diet

Boys Attendance Tardies – Arriving to practice between 4:00 and 4:30 After 4:30 the tardy is an absence – 5 tardies = 1 absence Absences – 1 st absence = Warning – 2 nd absence = Warning (Captain Discipline) – 3 rd absence = Deck of cards in < 10 minutes – 4 th absence = Meet suspension – 5 th absence = Ineligible for Varsity – Absences are only excused if a doctor’s note is brought back after absence (appointments don’t count) – If you can attend school then you can attend practice

Girls Attendance Practice starts at 4:00 –that means you need to be there and ready to run at 4:00! Success will depend on attendance. Please plan all other activities/appointments with this in mind. If there is going to be a conflict, me as soon as you know so we can work out an alternate workout.

Boys Weekly Schedule Monday – Wando 4-6PM – Weight lifters will go till 6:30PM Tuesday – Park West 4-6PM Wednesday – Wando 4-6PM – Weight lifters will go till 6:30PM Thursday – Park West 4-6PM Friday – Wando 4-6PM – Weight lifters will go till 6:30PM Saturday – 7-9AM on days there are no races – Locations will be sent out via Remind101

Girls Practice Schedule Wando 4:00 – 6:00 Park West 4:00 – 6:00 Wando 4:00 – 6:00 Park West 4:00 – 6:00 Wando 4:00 – 5:30 Saturday (when there is not a race) will be at various locations from 7:00-8:30

Schedule August 24 th : 5:30PM September 3 rd : Eye Opener in Spartanburg – Overnight Trip (Top 7) September 10 th : Coaches Classic in Columbia September 24 th : Mt. Pleasant Laurel Hill October 1 st : Wendy’s in Charlotte Overnight Trip (Top 7) Low Country Mullet Hall October 5 th : 5:00PM October 8 th : Sandhills in Columbia October 19 th : 4:00PM TBD: Lower TBD November 5 th : State Championships in Columbia

Boys Pre-Season Hype 2015 AAAA State Champions 2015 #2 Team in South Carolina 2 All-State Returning Runners 6 All-Region Runners 6 All-Low Country Runners 2015 AAAA Coach of the Year 2015 USTFCCCA SC Boys Coach of the Year 2016 Pre-Season #1 in AAAAA 2016 Pre-Season #2 in South Carolina 2016 Pre-Season #51 in the United States This is a great starting point, but not where we need to be, and it is all based on last year.

State Champions Top 5 Fastest Team in SC History #1 in SC in 2016 Lower State Champions 3x Runners under 16:00 4x Runners under 16:20 Every SR. given the chance to run in college Region Champions Top 5 Team finish at Wendy’s Top 3 Team finish at Low Country Invitational Top 3 Team finish at Coaches Classic Set new school record Be Prepared Everyday Be on Time Everyday Make Practice Hard but Fun and Competitive Make sure everyone gets the attention they deserve and need Make sure the Senior class grooms the Underclassmen to take over the program (Buddy System) (Prepare for next year)