North Haven Middle School
CROSS COUNTRY
Coach: Anthony Benvenuto()
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Team Concepts and Expectations:
NHMS Boys and Girls Cross Country is open to anyone interested in competitive distance running. All grades are welcome to join. Students just starting to run for the first time along with experienced runners will all be teammates on the NHMS Cross Country team.
This team is NOT Zoom team. This is NOT the track team. If you want to be a member of the Cross Country team it is because you want to be a distance runner competitively against student athletes from other schools. Everyone’s goal during practice should be to work towards becoming a better runner, building endurance, and pushing yourself and your teammates to be the best runners you can be.
Requirements:
Again, all runners from all grades interested in participating on this team will be welcomed. However, all students MUST have a completed Sports Packet turned into the Nurse or they will not be allowed to Practice or compete at meets.
A positive attitude is also required for all athletes participating. Runners should respect themselves and others, believing that they can obtain the goals they set out, as well as encouraging teammates to achieve their goals.
Practice:
We will practice EVRYDAY until 4pm. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A RIDE HOME AT THIS TIME. Practices will be held rain or shine so please check the weather and dress accordingly. If you do not bring proper running attire you will not be allowed to run.
Practices will involve running both on and off the track. We will NOT leave the campus to run on the streets.We will run within the North Haven Campus which includes the High School, Middle School, and Athletic Complex. Students still need to be aware of their surroundings at all times. Therefore, listening to music while running will not be allowed at practices.
We will set baseline times for 2 to 3 mile runs at the beginning of the season. Once weekly we will run the course and this distance and look to continually improve upon those times. We will also have some fun practice days involving capture the flag and other competitions.
MEETS:
This team will compete in meets against other Middle School Cross Country teams. This year our meets will be on WEDNESDAYS. (See attached schedule). We will also have home meets this year for the first time. EVERYONE will be allowed to participate in home meets, as long as they have been attending practices and met the practice requirements. We will take a bus to away meets, but only a maximum of 40 runners will attend those meets due to bus restrictions. These runners will be selected by Coach Benvenuto based on performance, attitude, and effort at practices. .
Most Important:
School comes first. If any student is not in good academic standing they will not be permitted to be a part of the team. If a team member is frequently misbehaving in school or at practices they will be removed from the team. If any student does not meet NHMS athletic participation eligibility requirements, they will not be permitted to continue being a member of the team. The NHMS Student Handbook outlines our athletic code.
LISTEN TO ANNOUNCMENTS EVERY MORNING FOR UPDATES INVOLVING PRACTICES AND MEETS.