Announcement
Details from the Mandatory Parent Meeting
On Aug. 27, the parent meeting was held in the MV Theater. If you did not attend, please email team parent, Courtney Corda.
Here is a brief recap:
Coach Davis introduced the coaching staff and welcomed new and returning team members. The coaches then discussed team goals, coaching styles, key rules and policies, including the attendance policy. Coach Davis explained why it is extremely important for every runner to REGISTER ON XCSTATS.com, where runner performance statistics are tracked. XCStats accounts are FREE and XCStats is the primary method for coach-to-parent and coach-to-runner email communication. The coaches did an overview of the team schedule and how meets work, explained nutrition for runners, and discussed the team uniforms and proper footwear. The budget was discussed at length; in particular, the team is almost 100% parent supported since all costs including buses, race fees, and coaches' stipends are paid for with parent donations. The school district only covers the head coach's stipend. Parents are asked to donate $260 per athlete and, in addition, to purchase a cross country uniform if your runner does not already own one. Doug Nesbit, our liaison to the MV Athletic Boosters Club gave a brief presentation about the role of the Boosters club which funds all sports OTHER THAN football and raises money to buy expensive equipment needed for various sports such as specialized timing systems. The coaches asked for parent volunteers for running various meets. Volunteer sign ups are handled on SignUpGenius.com and the links for each event can be found on this website on the VOLUNTEERING page.
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BUDGETS, UNIFORM ORDER FORM, PARENT CONTACT / VOLUNTEERING / DONATION FORM, XC STATS INTRO, and TEAM SCHEDULE HANDOUTS BELOW.
