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Dear Storm Family,
This will be, I
think, the 8th year
to start a new XC
season and I can
hardly believe how
old all of you are
looking!! To show
up this morning
after being gone all
week, I saw the team
and just can't
believe it, where
we've come. 8 years
ago I stepped in as
head coach and I am
so proud, in a good
way, of this team.
Alan and Elaine and
I have 1 primary
goal, the success of
your athlete. They
have led that charge
and I am fortunate
to be a part and to
work with so many
great kids and
parents. Here's to
another great year
we are going to
have!!
To the new parents I
offer a huge welcome
to our family. You
are in for a treat
in youth sports like
you've never
experienced. I
encourage you to
dive in with us, be
a part of all of the
kids' lives, to
encourage and be a
role model for
them. As for the
returning parents,
it's easy, let's
build on the
greatness we already
have established.
With that said,
let's get going!
There are some
important items to
cover at the end of
this first week:
- Thanks to coach
Elaine for heading
up the week in my
absence. I heard a
lot of coaches and
parents saying it
was smooth, the kids
just stepped right
into the practices
like they never
stopped. Thanks
coaches, parents and
athletes!
- I need all
parents wanting to
run to email me a
couple things: what
practices during the
week you know you
can be at
consistently (not
going to hold you to
it but need an
idea), and what pace
you can run or group
you feel confident
you can train with.
I have parents in
lead roles for the
groups already but
knowing who I have
as potential backups
or to fill some gaps
will be a huge help
to me.
- It's going to
get hot this week,
supposed to hit 100
which really means
103+. Please help
your kids by
reminding them to
drink water
throughout the day.
For most, school
starts this week so
again remind them of
drinking a couple
sports bottles of
water while at
school. Also bring
water or an
electrolyte to
practice, and again
put your name on the
bottle and remind
your athlete to
bring it home.
- I'm feeling like
I'm forgetting
something... oh
well, it'll come to
me this week if it
was important.
Thanks again for a
great first week.
Oh, I just
remembered, this
Tuesday at practice
we will be running a
mile time trial. I
know it's a little
early for that but I
really want to get a
sense of where the
kids are so I can
make sure we have
them running the
right workouts. So
please make sure you
plan on being there
Tuesday night. It
will help them to be
tired so they sleep
good for the first
day of school. For
the elementary kids
anyway.
Alright, that's it
for now. See you
all Monday night at
West Creek Park!!
Coach Jeremy
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Cross Country
Sign Ups
Our last day to
accept new sign ups
will be Thursday
August 13 for the
2015 Cross Country
Season. If you know
anyone who wants to
join, please let
them know that after
Thursday we will not
be accepting new
athletes.
The cost is $150.00
per athlete for the
first 2 athletes per
family and $90.00
for each athlete
after that. Uniform
not included,
purchase only if
needed.
There is a price
list in the packet
on page 2.
Our calendar is
still in the process
of being updated, so
it will be posted
soon.
Click here for New
Athlete Sign Up
packet
Returning 2014 XC,
2015 TF Athletes
Click here
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Storm Spirit
items
We will be
ordering our
spirit wear
in the next
few weeks,
bring order
form and
payment to
practice by
August 24th
for the new
warm up
clothes and
the cross
country
shirt. we
also have
forms
available at
practice.
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This Weeks
Practice Locations &
Times
Cross Country will
practice at the
following locations:
Monday -
West Creek
Park - at
6:00 - 7:15
pm
24247
Village
Circle
Valencia,
CA 91354
Tuesday
-
Central
Park -
at 6:00
- 7:15
pm
Near
Basketball
Courts
Thursday
-
College
of the
Canyons
- at
5:30 -
6:30 pm
Near
Baseball
Diamonds
Behind
Track
Stadium
(purchase day
parking
pass at
kiosk
for $3.00,
COC does
issue
parking
tickets
from
time to
time.)
Saturday
-
Carpenteria
State
Beach -
at 10:30
am -
12:00
noon
We will
be at
Carpenteria
State
Beach
Closing
out the
week
we'll
have our
first
beach
day.
Saturday's
practice
this
week is
going to
be at
10:30 at
Carpinteria
State
Beach.
The
details
are as
follows:
we'll
meet at
the life
guard
station
at the
end of
Linden
Ave,
near the
volleyball
courts.
Exit 86,
go left
to
Carpinteria
Ave, go
right to
Linden,
then
left to
the end
of the
road.
Parking:
there is
free
parking
at the
end of
Linden
or side
streets
by the
houses,
or you
can pay
$8 to
park in
the
state
beach
parking
[Go left
on Palm
Ave from
Carpinteria
Ave
which is
before
Linden
follow
signs to
the
campground].
The plan
will be
to start
practice
at 10:30
which
gives
you time
to sleep
in a
little.
It takes
about an
hour and
thirty
minutes
to get
there.
By the
time
practice
is over,
it
should
be prime
beach
weather.
Bring
your
umbrella's,
beach
balls,
and
boogie
boards.
And
picnic
food for
your
family.
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Conference
Pre-Season Race
There is a 2k (8 and
under), a 3k (9
through 12), 4k (13
and Older), 5k (High
School/Adult) cross
country race planned
for September 5th,
2015 at El
Cariso Community
Regional Park. (Registration
opens at 7:00 am)
First Race will be
at 7:30 am. I will
post a flyer when I
get it and will
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Uniform Pick Up -
Monday
Please be sure to
pick up your
uniform. If you have
not yet paid, please
be sure to bring
payment with you in
either cash or
check.
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Volunteers Needed
Jelly Bean/Jolly
Rancher coordinator
needed - We need a
parent who can bring
the candy to and
from our practice
daily and who can
schedule people to
cover this very
important task so
the kids get their
Jelly Beans/Jolly
Ranchers every
practice. The candy
will be provided.
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Birth
Certificates
New athletes, If you
did not include a
copy of your proof
of age, we need that
this week. You can
scan and email it to
me at this email
address, or you can
take a picture of it
and text it to me at
661-755-6197 I will
then print it at
home for you. Note
the the conference
will not accept
hospital birth
certificates, it
must be a state, or
county issued birth
certificate. In lieu
of a birth
certificate, a
passport or state
issued ID card, or
school registration
(cum file) from
their school will be
accepted.
We are missing 13 of
the new athlete's
proof of age, and we
must have that in
order to certify our
roster.
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Trinity Cross
Country
We would like to
welcome the Trinity
Knights to our
practice. You may
have seen some of
the kids practicing
with us. They are
the Trinity Knights,
a local private
school that we have
partnered with the
past 2 years to help
them start a cross
country program.
This allows their
kids the ability to
break up in groups
with our kids and
give a better
overall training for
all kids. While the
2 programs train
together, they are 2
separate teams.
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Newsletter Lists
This is the last
newsletter that is
going out to the
"Cross Country" and
"Track &
Field" newsletter
list. Please check
the link below
"update
profile/email
address" link below
at the bottom of
this newsletter and
make sure you are on
the "Cross Country"
list.
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Sincerely,
Alan Bingham
Santa Clarita Track
Club
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