Cross Country Team

CORRECTION-The date of the fall sports banquet has been changed!

THE FALL SPORTS BANQUET IS SCHEDULED FOR 10/26/11 FROM 6:30-8:00 PM.  IT IS A DESSERT BANQUET.  PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING A DESSERT.

IF YOU HAVE NOT TURNED IN YOUR CROSS COUNTRY UNIFORM, PLEASE BRING TO THE FALL SPORTS BANQUET OR TURN INTO MR. STRAKA AT MAPLE STREET. THANKS! THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE NOT TURNED IN THEIR CROSS COUNTRY UNIFORMS:

MAYA VEEDER

ALEXANDER JOHNSON

ANDREW DEHAN

WILLIAM BRIGGS

MAX LINK

THOMAS MAYER

IAN MCLEOD (HAS TWO UNIFORMS)

WILLIAM MOSS

MAXWELL OFFERMAN

NATHANIAL ROBERTS

MIGUEL SANTOS

VAUGHN TAYLOR

ABRAHM WARD

Rules and Expectations for athletes are as follows:

1. Team objectives for the season
   
   1. knowledge/rules/strategy
   2. fitness
   3. physical skill development
   4. team unity
   5. sportsmanship and fairness
   6. Captains
      
      1. All 8th grade students who ran cross country last year will be made captains (unless otherwise prohibited due to conduct/GPA
2. Expectations of athletes
   
   1. academic grade point of 2.0 or higher
      
      1. academics come first—can be excused from practice for academic concerns/needs (tutoring, etc) with note from parent or teacher.
   2. attendance/punctuality in school and at practice/meets
   3. attitude and effort “make an effort, not an excuse”
   4. communicate to coaches- absence, ill, injured, etc.—must have a note from teacher or parent to be excused from practice
      
      1. If unexcused to practice—will not run in meets
   5. Nutrition- Eat lunch—bring a snack and water to practice/meets
   6. Injuries-must stretch to prevent injuries
      
      1. Dress appropriately—appropriate shoes and clothing to prevent injuries
   7. athletic code of conduct
3. Expectations of parents

1. Transportation- please be on time to pick up your child
2. athlete and team support
3. sportsmanship as spectators toward officials, our team and opposing team
4. nutrition support of athletes
5. communicate to coaches via school phone, email or cell phone 

As leaders of the team, these are the responsibilities of the Captains: 

1. Maintain a grade point of 2.0 or higher
2. Always give 100%:  be prepared, give best effort
3. Attend school, practice and meets regularly and be early
4. Always demonstrate good sportsmanship to everyone
5. Encourage positive behavior within the team
6. Lead team warm-up/cool-down
7. Gather equipment to take to practice and meets
8. Fill water jug and take to practice and meets
9. Take first aid kits to meets
10. Check locker rooms at beginning and end of practice and make sure doors are locked.

Jennifer Smith is the name of the head coach--she can be reached at 419-509-6592 (cell) or at her office at Parkwood Upjohn (269-337-0720). Her email is smithjs [at] kalamazoo [dot] k12 [dot] mi [dot] usTerry Hess will also be helping out with coaching when Coach Smith is not available.

The following paperwork must be on file before athletes can practice/compete officially with the team:

-$15 insurance fee

-emergency medical form on file in the last year (can be received from Coach Smith, picked up in the office at Maple Street or will be posted online soon).

-physical form (any form from MD will do)

Practice Schedule:

Practice schedule is subject to change, but coach will inform players first. Practice will be cancelled if Thunder and Lightening are spotted, but we will practice in all  other weather, so dress accordingly.

NEW MEET INFORMATION: Students will take the bus to meets from Maple Street Middle School.  Students are to report outside the gym at 2:30 pm (just like on practice days). Students are responsible for bringing their uniforms and water bottles. Captains to grab the orange water cooler from Ms. Melvin's (Chockley's) office and fill it with water.

PARENTS: ARE YOU COMING TO THE MEET? Please see Coach Smith to sign up to bring snack -- two parents should bring snack for each meet. 

And here they are, your 2011 Maple Street Cross Country Team Roster!

Eighth Grade Boys:

*Miguel Santos

*Christopher Hybels

*Colin High

Max Offerman

Will Moss

Eighth Grade Girls:

Isabelle Tavares

Seventh Grade Girls:

Sierra Roe

Lauren Hybels

Hannah Lee

Seventh Grade Boys:

Nathanial Roberts

Vaughn Taylor

Andrew DeHan 

Sixth Grade Girls:

Maya Veeder

Kennedy Rabb

Bria Gibson

Sixth Grade Boys:

Ian Mcleod

Jack Sandstrom

Theodore Lester

Thomas Mayer

Grant Multhauf

Mitchell Mansfield

Max Link

Victor Moss

William Riggs

Cleve Westbrook

Alexander Johnson

*Team Captains

Portage Invitational Results: