Update

We will not be travelling offsite for practice tomorrow. All athletes should report to woodman for practice at 8am. Also, if you are going to miss practice athletes should send an email to montclaircrosscountry@gmail.com. As much as we love hearing from parents, the athletes are young adults and need to start learning to be accountable for themselves.

Week of 8/19

Families please utilize the blog for practice information. The practice information on the athletic site is wrong. Tomorrow all athletes should report to Woodman field for practice at 8am the only day we will travel offsite for practice this week is Wednesday and the bus will leave from Woodman at 7am.

Impact Test

The ImPACT testing make-up session is tomorrow (Wednesday, August 14th) at 1PM in room 500A of the Annex. 

Week of 8/12 & Clearance

This week we will meet at woodman field everyday at 8am for practice. As stated in previous blog post, during the summer we will only meet Monday through Friday. Athletes make sure that you are staying hydrated throughout the day not just during practice. Also, the most up to date clearance list has been posted.

Parents, when you are dropping your children off in the morning please drop them off in the circle and have them walk to the track. The parking lot is very busy and we need to keep it clear.

Athletes, if you are not running the Midland Mile we would like you to volunteer. We have a great relationship with fleet feet and they take care of the team throughout the season and this is a great way for us to give back and a great way for you all to get volunteer hours. Please click on the link below and choose your time and spot to volunteer.

https://runsignup.com/Race/Volunteer/NJ/Montclair/FleetFeetsMidlandAvenueMile

Practice

Day 1 of the cross country season will be Monday August 12. All athletes should report to woodman field at 8am, if you are not cleared you can still come and gain all the information from the team meeting. However, you will not be able to practice with the team until you are cleared to participate. If you have not sent an email in regards to why you aren't cleared we will go over this as well on Monday. The most up to date clearance (as of 2pm today) has been posted.

For those of you still on vacation, the number of weeks you are missing is how far back you should go in the summer training plan. I.e if you are missing week one of practice do week 6, if you are missing two weeks then start at week 5 and so on. Athletes make sure you bring water to practice, I would suggest everyone purchasing water bottles this weekend. Enjoy your weekend and see you all Monday morning.

Impact Test

Any athlete still in need of an impact test; the athletic department will be administering them on Wednesday (August 7th) at 1pm in the Annex. Also, just a reminder if you are missing any paperwork you need to email Ms. Covello (kcovello@montclair.k12.nj.us) ASAP to set up an appointment to see her and get them in.

Clearance

As the beginning of the season is vastly approaching, we hope that everyone is getting their training in. To the right you will find the most up to date clearance list, if your name is not on the list it could be due to one of the issues below;
1) you did not turn in any paperwork
2) your physical and/or impact test are outdated
3) the parent portion on genesis was not completed

As new lists are received from the athletic office the list on the blog will be updated. If your name is not on the list and you plan on being a part of the team please direct all your questions to montclaircrosscountry@gmail.com.

Also, just a reminder the first official day of cross country practice will be August 12th, if you are unavailable that week it is highly suggested that you do the last week of the preseason training plans posted for each level of athlete to the right.