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As coaches, we just want to thank you and congratulate each of you on your hard work during the summer. Being an XC runner isn't easy; being an XC runner is Southern Utah is definitely not easy; and being an XC runner committed to your team is absolutely not easy. Being this is a part of what makes each of you so awesome. As we go into school later this week, we'll try and work on developing a structure between school, running, sleep, and other commitments that helps you be successful and accomplish all you want to and helps our team reach our goals as well.
Some other stuff: Tuesday we will get our lockers (hopefully); also Tuesday, we will have an old gear sale in my classroom; Spirit Pack is also available until the end of the week. Nothing from the Spirit Pack or old gear sale is required; it's just PVXC swag for athletes, parents, family, supporters...
If you haven't completed your registration on registermyathlete/activate, you must get that fully complete (paperwork, physical, and fee) and be marked as "Complete". If it isn't marked "Complete" now, you won't be participating with the team until it is (races and practice). (Here is a list of those who are "Complete" as of last Thursday: Joseph, Miles, Calin, Aiden, Sebastian, Mikiah, Nathan, Nate, Finn, Kody, Hudson, Tyler, Dustin, Braxton, Bennett, Elin, Jovi, Suzy, Elsa, Claire, Ada, Jada, Jenevieve, Emberlynn - everyone else has a least 1 thing to do... so please do it!)
Our Middle School program is still getting put together. Please check back for more info. We are looking for any parents that would like to help coach. If you would like to be register for any of the races noted below (that have MS races) please reach out to Coach Holt at david.holt@washk12.org.
*An Important Note to Parents (and athletes, too)* - as we start up the race season, we'd like to go over some things that will really help your athlete be more successful.
- Please DON'T BE A COACH: your runner doesn't need another coach, they need a parent that is proud of them and loves to see their growth and bravery every day and every race. Leave the coaching to the highly paid professionals (!). Let us give them suggestions for race strategy, pacing, and all that stuff. You're role is to give lots of encouraging words and unconditional love and excitement. If, as a parent, you have worries or whatever, shoot the coaches a message and we'll talk with you about them. A short, but pertinent example... years ago we had a tremendous runner named Nick. Nick and the coaches had discussed his goals (and most definitely he had talked with his parents about them) and we created a plan that would help him achieve his goals and help the team as much as possible. For much of the season, we slowed Nick up a little in his races to help his team (because if we were going to have any chance to catch a nationally ranked DH team, we needed our Varsity to go with Nick as long as they could). Over the season, we closed the gap on DH, but Nick hadn't won any races. So a parent came to me with concern that maybe something was wrong with Nick or maybe the coaching style. We were able to go over the plan and the parent gave us full support. At State, Nick won his only race of the season, becoming a State Champion! And the team almost pulled off a huge upset and took 2nd by just 3 points. No doubt Nick's unbelievable work ethic played a role in this, but his parents' trust of our team and coaching (especially when things didn't seem to be going well) allowed Nick to perform without pressure of parents putting seeds of doubt into his mind.
- Stay in the stands (so to speak): XC is different than many sports because you have a lot of access to the athletes. At races, get out and go crazy (but don't every run along side any athlete or provide any aid, please). But before the race, leave your athlete alone so they can do all their warm up stuff and be with the team and get all prepped. And after the race, same thing. In our program, the cool is very important for the body, mind, and team aspect. We all want to come down to the team tent and give lots of hugs and congratulations (love it...) but make it a quick wave and, "I'm proud of you!" and then let your athlete get with their team to do all they need to do.
- Busing / Transportation: athletes must ride the bus to races that are out of town. Coming home from any race athletes may ride ONLY with their own parent (no trusted family friends, grandparents, or even siblings). And athletes are expected to stay throughout all our teams races to support our team. We will always have a bus for out-of-town meets, so parents can leave and athletes can stay and support the team. Any modifications of these expectations takes written notes and approvals from school administration, so it needs to be discussed well-before the needed modifications.
- School: students MUST attend the full day of school on meet days. Any need to miss (like doc appointments) must be pre-approved by school administration.
Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts. We'll introduce a new workout (30/90) early in the week and then get prepped to race well on Wednesday. Then when school starts, we'll work on getting into our new schedule. Use the Weekly Minutes form to go enter the number of days you ran and your total minutes from this past week (Week 10) - keep entering your minutes!
This Week's Schedule: bring water and a towel each day (for stretches and drills on grass)
Monday: 7:00a at PVHS (Everyone) / PM on own (White, Black: expected; Silver: optional; Maroon, Beginners: no)
Tuesday: 7:00a at PVHS (Everyone), Weights and plyos right after practice / PM on own (White, Black, Silver: expected; Maroon, Beginners: optional)
Wednesday: 7:00a at PVHS and Waffle Wednesday! (Everyone and bring a friend!) / PM on own (White, Black: expected; Silver: optional; Maroon, Beginners: no)
Thursday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS E run and weights (White, Black, Silver: expected; Maroon: optional; Beginners: no) / PM after school at PVHS (Everyone, this is our main practice)
Friday: AM - 6:00a at PVHS (Everyone, this is our main practice) / PM after school at PVHS (White: expected; Black & Silver: optional; Maroon, Beginners: no)
Saturday: on own or form own groups
Upcoming Events:
- Waffle Wednesdays - ongoing after each Wednesday am practice.
- Race: Cedar All-Comers - August 12th (Wed) at Cedar HS, 6:00p, bus time TBA.
- Race: Cedar City Invite (previously SUU) - August 22nd (Sat) at Bicentennial Park in Cedar; 7:30a MS 2 mile, 8:00a Var. Girls, 8:40a Var. Boys, 9:10a JV Girls, 10:00a JV Boys; bus time TBA.
- Race: Hurricane All-Comers - August 26th (Wed) at Washington County Legacy Park (fair grounds), 5:30p, no bus.
- Car Wash: August 29th (Sat) at Sandstone Elem, 9:00a-1:00p, more info soon... but please plan on being able to attend.
Uniform Info: See previous post for info (get shorts ordered ASAP)
PVXC Thought of the Week: "When the wind of change blows, some build walls, other build windmills."
-Chinese proverb
The beginning of school is a major change in all of our lives and schedules. School work, greater demands on our time, restricted sleep schedules, changes in practice schedules, and many other things that come with the beginning of school can definitely create obstacles to our success if we don't adjust and find ways to be successful. However, not only is it possible to work through all these changes in a positive way, many will find that you can turn this change into an advantage if you let it. So as we work through the transition back to school, make some windmills!
Athletes of the Week:
Race Reports:
Desert Relays - We had a great first meet of the season at the Desert Relays. It was very warm, but we didn't hear anyone complain. Control the controllables and keep the attitudes positive! We had two individual leg winners: both Tevye and Elliot won Leg 3, with Elliot setting a new course record! The girls really showed a great team effort and won 25 to 30, with our teams taking 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 8th. The boys race was very close (tightest race in meet history). In the end, DH got us 27 to 28. Nonetheless, we had a lot of great efforts and big pushes for our team. Results.
HOKA Relays - we'll update later
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