1. Panther Creek Cross-Country 2017

2. Team Values/Core Principles
Accountability
Enthusiasm
The Team is Greater than Me (commitment to something greater than the individual)
Enjoyment
Achievement

3. What are we teaching daily?
Ownership – this is THEIR program
Growth Mindset
Grit/Resilience
“Productive Failure” – get comfortable being uncomfortable
Confidence
Leave the Jersey in a Better Place
Don’t make excuses (and we shouldn’t help them find excuses)

5. Coaching influences

6. Are we a sport? Practice Attendance
Be there daily! (all weather conditions) – athlete notification of coaches
Handled on a case by case basis – but very little “valid” reason for missing

7. How can you support us?
The other 22 hours of the day are physiologically more important than our 2 hours
Sleep

8. Support Nutrition Hydration post-run food/liquid consumption Heme Iron
Watch out for low iron levels!

9. Meet/Practice transportation
-Bus transportation provided to practice when possible (limits on #s)
-Bus transportation required to many non-local meets – Kernersville, Greensboro, etc

10. Shoes -How often do you need new shoes? OFTEN!
-I know some coaches who recommend 1 new pair/month – I won’t say that, just keep an eye on them
-depending on brand (personally, some miles, others 350+)
-Spike Fleet Feet Morrisville – Aug 22nd, 6-8pm
-Be smart about introducing yourself to spikes!

11. Needed for practice every day
Yoga mat/towel
Water bottle
Watch
Morning Resting HR

12. When do we race and who races?

13. What do we do at practice?
1) Check in/team talk and quote
2) Dynamic Warm-up
3) (Depending on Day) – Weights, Hurdle Mobility, General Strength Circuits
4) RUN!!!
5) Core/ Technical Strides
6) Stretch
7) Yoga (some days)
8) Sign Out

14. Why weights? Need buy-in from you AND kids! Bone Density
Endocrine Response
Running Economy/Efficiency
Speed

15. Home XC Course!

16. Individualization for > 100 kids
Today’s sample higher end aerobic session posted on the Weebly for you to view
16 groups

17. Injuries
Not an excuse to miss practice!

18. Team fundraising
Essential to the concept of ownership of the program

19. Where does the money go? Booster Club - $2500
Meet entry fees, Bobcat rental, gas, some equipment needs, record board going up at track, etc
Our discretion spending
Slamball med balls, team water bottles, Bobcat rental, new championship unis, t-shirt rewards,

20. Meet Scoring/ rules Top 5 (7) runners score – low score wins
Runners #4 and #5 are MOST IMPORTANT!
NO GPS Watches
No Pacing – what is this?

21. How can you keep up with us?
Weekly parent s
Twitter
Remind
(meet line-ups, records, quotes, practice schedule)

22. Long term Fun! Lifelong Appreciation of Fitness
Grow as a Person – “Better People Make Better Runners”

23. Achievement Goals Part of the process of he previous 3:
Top 5 teams in state on a yearly basis
@ least 1 state title per graduating class
Take care of the small stuff and the big stuff falls into place – our jobs as coaches to have them ready at the right time