To: Students & Parents of Fairview High School,
Fall is just around the corner and that means it’s time for Cross Country season! I would like to invite you to challenge yourself in this great opportunity sport. I will provide the necessary tools for each athlete to increase every aspect of conditioning through strength training, cardiovascular endurance, and distance running. Cross Country is a sport that will enable every individual to participate at their own level of skill and endurance through the various courses and runs that are available through the season. Every athlete will compete on a weekly basis. The level of skill each individual brings or improves on through the season will determine whether the runner competes on the “Varsity 7” or in the open races at each meet. The boys/girls team will train and travel together for competition. If you are just interested in improving your physical condition, cardiovascular endurance, running form, or just want to have fun with the team, come and join us this summer and fall while improving on your social and physical skills needed for a healthy lifestyle.
Our program has grown into a family over the last few years, with quality athletes that are dedicated to the team’s goals. We are looking to add to new athletes who want to be a part of our growing family. If you are interested and looking to challenge yourself, join us on July 6th, and every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday (optional @ 7:30am) and Friday for our summer conditioning runs from 8:00AM-9:30 AM. Our summer conditioning runs are expected attendance by all runners unless you and your family are away on a vacation, emergency, or an educational function. These runs prepare each runner for their distance base and supervised conditioning during the summer. Strength training and team building activities will also be involved during these sessions.
In order to participate, please have an updated Physical and EMF Form. No running experience is required. Cross Country is a life time activity that everyone can participate in to help build their over all fitness, mental toughness, team commitment & spirit, and allows each individual to set personal fitness and running goals through the season.
Prior to July 6thth, each athlete who attended our spring meeting has already received a summer conditioning program. If you were unable to make our CC meeting in May and have not received a CC program for 2016, I will leave extra copies in the high school main office. If you are interested in running this year but were late in making a decision, please contact Coach Dahler at 440-478-3062 or .
Athletes and parents: Please sign up for text alerts thought Remind 101. To receive messages via text, text @fairviewcc to 81010. This is our major form of communication. I will also post information on the CC blog.
*Some important dates/information to remember:
*Captains Sarah Guerry and Josh Holloway will coordinate JUNE RUNNING. While these are not mandatory, they are encouraged! They will provide a separate Remind101 for these notifications.
*Summer conditioning runs begin on Wednesday, July 6th from 8:00am-9:30am at the (H.S. Track).
*Summer Running Camp- July 11-22nd from 10-11:30. Athletes expected to help after practice.
*First day of fall practice is Monday, August 1st @ 7:30am (H.S. Track)
*You must have an updated Physical and Emergency Medical Form by August 1st to practice.
*Classic At Mastic 5k Race- August 10th (Scholarship race for seniors) entry form attached
*Cross Country website: https://sites.google.com/site/fairviewwarriorscrosscountry/
Jen Dahler
Boys/Girls Cross Country Coach
440-478-3062
2016 Cross-Country Meet Schedule (Coed)
Date Meet Place Time Leave Time
Aug. 22 PAC Preview Keystone- Lorain County 4:00PM 2:30
Equestrian Center
Sept. 03 Earlybird Invitational Lorain County Community 9:30AM 6:30
College
Sept. 10 Tiffin Carnival Hedges-Boyer Park 9:00AM 6:00
Tiffin
Sept. 17 Galion Festival Amann’s Reservoir Park TBD TBD
Sept. 24 JB Firestone Invitational Black River 10:00AM 7:45
High School
Sept. 30 Gilmour Academy Inv. Gilmour Academy 4:00PM 1:45
Oct. 15 PAC Championships Keystone- Lorain County 9:15AM 6:45
Equestrian Center
Oct. 22 District II Meet Lorain County Community 1:00PM 11:15
(Varsity only) College
Oct. 29 *Region II Meet Hedges-Boyer Park 9:00AM Van (Varsity only) Tiffin
Nov. 5 *State Meet Hebron- National Trail 11:45AM Van
Raceway (Columbus)
*Must be a top four team from prior meet to qualify to run as a team, or top 16 individual to run as an individual.
Middle and high school teams will take same bus. If athletes must leave meet early and will be not riding the bus home with the team, a parent must be present to sign out their son/daughter with Coach Dahler and that parent will need to transport that athlete.
Visit our Cross-Country website below for additional meet information and directions to each meet.
https://sites.google.com/site/fairviewwarriorscrosscountry/
Benefits of Cross-Country
Cross-country is a sport that teaches many life lessons that our current culture does not promote or fails to emphasize. These traits not only will help athletes perform better, but they will make their lives better, long after they have crossed the finish line for the last time. The following are examples of many of the life lessons that our great sport promotes:
1. Patience, not instant gratification – It takes months and years to develop a distance runner. Instant success is rare.
2. Hard work – There are no shortcuts to success. The magnitude of the rewards are proportional to the effort that is put into the sport.
3. Intrinsic rewards – Unfortunately, many times there is little public recognition given to even the elite performers in cross-country; however, the satisfaction that an athlete receives if he or she is truly passionate is immeasurable. Extrinsic rewards should not be neglected, but they cannot become the primary focus if long-term success is to be achieved in this, the loneliest of sports.
4. Responsibility for personal health – The body is a temple, and you are given only one; therefore it is paramount that we take care of it. Eating correctly, getting the proper amount of rest, and drinking fluids are important to success in cross-country, and they are some of the key ingredients to living a healthy life.
5. Not placing first – Being the very best that you can be, regardless of where you finish, is the goal of every runner. Getting the most out of your ability will lead to success in nearly all your endeavors.
6. Team success – Cross-country is truly a team sport. Without all of the team working together, the team will not succeed. This is also true of anything else in life.
7. Structure –Any successful team will have rules and will be well-organized. This will carry over into the personal lives of each team member.
8. Finishing a difficult task – This is one of the most demanding of sports. Long-term success requires the runners to have a vision and to be able to focus on both the present and the future, in practice and in races.
9. Mental toughness – Anyone who has ever run cross-country understands the mental toughness that is necessary to complete a work-out, a race, a season, regardless of success. The carry-over of mental toughness later in life is invaluable in a job, in raising a family, and in dealing with adversity.
10. Self-discipline – This trait is the key to success in anything. Our sport requires a great deal of self-discipline. Unlike many other sports, the coach is not always with each athlete, such as when they are doing a long run. OSHAA rules limit the coach to the number of coaching opportunities in the off-season; therefore, the runners must have self-discipline. One of my favorite quotes reflects this life-lesson. “Character is what you do when no one is watching.”