Coaches

  • Head Coach – Jonathan Gambrell –
  • Assistant Coach – Cecily Abernathy –
  • Assistant Coach – Lindsey Tyus –

Website

Team Guide

  • The Hillgrove Cross Country Team Guide is posted on the Hillgrove XC Website. Each athlete and parent will be required to sign a Team Guide Agreement Form acknowledging that they have read and understand the team guide and that they will abide by the information contained in the Team Guide.

Team Registration/Booster Club Dues

  • This year we will be using online registration.After creating a login for the website, parents will then register their athlete(s) and pay booster club dues.Logins from last year will still work for this year.
  • Our booster fee for the 2015 season is $250 and is due by August 22nd.
  • Includes membership, banquet meal for athlete and all team clothing (uniform, short sleeve team shirt, long sleeve team shirt, team sweats)
  • If an athlete has trouble paying the booster fee, please see Coach Gambrell. We do not want the booster club fee to be a reason an athlete does not participate.
  • Additional money may be needed for team trip.

Fundraiser

  • Each athlete will be asked to raise $150
  • Athlete who raises the most money will receive credit to our team store!
  • 1st - $150
  • 2nd - $100
  • 3rd - $50

Physicals

  • Athletes must have a current, up to date physical for 2015-2016 turned in to Coach Gambrell in order to participate.

Remind 101

  • Text @hhsxc to 571-384-4537. This will be our way of sending out quick reminders to the team regarding changes to practice or things of that nature.

Required Equipment

  1. Running Clothes
  2. Running Shoes
  3. Ability to take HR
  4. Training Log
  5. Wrist watch

Training Log

  1. 3 Ring Binder – log sheets will be posted on website
  2. Athletes will need to bring this to every practice. Random checks will be done – 50 push ups
  3. Online Logging – 150 push ups

Tryouts

  1. Summer Practice Attendance
  2. Time Trial
  3. Fitness Test
  4. Effort/Commitment Level
  5. Attitude

Fitness Test

  1. Time Trial
  2. Push Ups
  3. Pull Ups
  4. Planks
  5. Balance

Parent Volunteering

  • Parent volunteers will be needed to help with team operations:
  • Ice/Chocolate Milk
  • Food for Meets
  • Banquet
  • Overnight Trip

Overnight Trip

  • September 10-11
  • Furman Classic – Greenville, SC – Furman University
  • Every athlete and parent will sign a trip behavior consent form
  • Any athlete who violates any team and/or county policy will be removed from the trip immediately. Parents will be responsible for coming to pick up their athlete if an incident occurs.

Summer Training

  • A coach will always be present at these practices.
  • See summer practice schedule below.
  • Athletes who attend 75% of summer practices will be eligible to attend the overnight trip.

Hillgrove XC Summer Practice Schedule
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
31-May / 1-Jun / 2-Jun / 3-Jun / 4-Jun / 5-Jun / 6-Jun
Cheatham @ 5:15pm / Hillgrove @ 5:15pm / Cheatham @ 5:15pm / Hillgrove @ 9:30am
7-Jun / 8-Jun / 9-Jun / 10-Jun / 11-Jun / 12-Jun / 13-Jun
Cheatham @ 5:15pm / Hillgrove @ 5:15pm / Cheatham @ 5:15pm / Hillgrove @ 9:30am
14-Jun / 15-Jun / 16-Jun / 17-Jun / 18-Jun / 19-Jun / 20-Jun
Cheatham @ 9:00am / Hillgrove @ 9:30am / Cheatham @ 9:00am / Hillgrove @ 9:30am
21-Jun / 22-Jun / 23-Jun / 24-Jun / 25-Jun / 26-Jun / 27-Jun
Cheatham @ 9:00am / Hillgrove @ 9:30am / Cheatham @ 9:00am / Hillgrove @ 9:30am
28-Jun / 29-Jun / 30-Jun / 1-Jul / 2-Jul / 3-Jul / 4-Jul
DEAD WEEK
5-Jul / 6-Jul / 7-Jul / 8-Jul / 9-Jul / 10-Jul / 11-Jul
Cheatham @ 9:00am / Hillgrove @ 9:30am / Cheatham @ 9:00am / Hillgrove @ 9:30am
12-Jul / 13-Jul / 14-Jul / 15-Jul / 16-Jul / 17-Jul / 18-Jul
Cheatham @ 9:00am / Hillgrove @ 9:30am / Cheatham @ 9:00am / Hillgrove @ 9:30am
19-Jul / 20-Jul / 21-Jul / 22-Jul / 23-Jul / 24-Jul / 25-Jul
Cheatham @ 9:00am / Hillgrove @ 9:30am / Cheatham @ 9:00am / Hillgrove @ 9:30am
26-Jul / 27-Jul / 28-Jul / 29-Jul / 30-Jul / 31-Jul / 1-Aug
Cheatham @ 3:45pm / Hillgrove @ 4:00pm / Cheatham @ 3:45pm / Hillgrove @ 4:00m
KEY
Cheatham: we will meet at the normal parking off Cheatham Road
Hillgrove: we will meet at the track

2015TENTATIVE

Meet Schedule

Date / Race / Location
8/22 / Big Peach Ekiden (2 Mile) / Acworth, GA
8/29 / OFF
9/5 / Panther XC Invitational / Fayetteville, GA
9/12 / Furman Classic* / Greenville, SC
9/17 (Thur) / Ridge Ferry Invitational / Rome, Ga
9/26 / ATC Wingfoot XC Invitational / Cartersville, GA
10/3 / County (PM Race) / Acworth, GA
10/10 / Asics / Douglasville, GA
10/17 / Coach Wood / Gainesville, GA
10/24 / 2 Mile Tune Up / Powder Springs, GA
10/28 / Region 4-AAAAAA / Acworth, GA
11/7 / GHSA State Championships / Carrolton, GA
11/29 / Footlocker South Regional / Charlotte, NC
*Have to qualify to go
2015 XC Important Dates
Date / Event
6/1 / First Day of Summer Practice
7/31 / End of Summer Party
8/2 / Summer Training Logs Due (Online by 11:59pm)
8/3 / First Day of MANDATORY Practice
8/8 / TRYOUTS
9/21-9/25 / Fall Break