The Booster Club gives parents and family members a chance to support the athletes, raise funds to help with team
activities and scholarships, promote school spirit and get to know other families and their athletes. Booster Club
parents volunteer for various meets throughout the season, assist with the banquet at the end of the season, hold pasta
nights before big events and are an essential part of the CHS Cross Country ant Track Teams. We encourage you to
join for $20 and attend the meetings for more information during the season. Questions about the booster club?
Contact our president Steve Gold at skgmgnt@ca.rr.com and kkennedygo@ca.rr.com or call him at 296-4798 (home
phone)
Cross country is a team running sport that takes place in the fall on a measured course over varied surfaces and terrain. The runners condition over the summer months at CHS and various locations in the SCV, and are encouraged to attend the week-long away conditioning camp in August (Varsity team members have an additional July camp). It is a challenging, but highly rewarding sport and the camaraderie is great.
Time. Dedication. Perseverance. Time to learn, train, eat, sleep and recover … time in the early morning, evenings and weekends. Students have busy academic schedules and Cross Country adds to that already busy schedule, but it is time well spent and your athlete will make many friends on the team – so their dance card is filled once they commit to Cross Country! Cross Country team members devote a lot of time to their sport, so to be successful is to be dedicated to giving that time necessary to the sport.
Every athlete needs a well-balanced, nutritious diet with adequate hydration. Cross Country runners also need to increase their complex carbohydrates, as it used as the primary fuel for the body and increases endurance. Small portions of easily digested foods eaten at least 3 hours before running are best. It’s best to avoid fatty and fried food, carbonated or acidic drinks – especially on race days, instead try bananas, bagels or similar high carbohydrate, low fat and low protein foods.
Carbohydrates give your muscles and liver larger fuel reserves of glycogen. It also is helps the body naturally retain water, which is vital to an endurance athlete during a race. The night before a meet it’s good for the athletes to “carbo-load” and Pasta Nights are held as a way to help the athletes do this, plus they’re a great opportunity to build team spirit!
Buy your athlete’s shoes at a reputable store that deals primarily with runners. Here in the SCV we have two great stores, Running Wild [26943 Ruether Ave., C.C.] or Runners Lane [26236 Bouquet Cyn. Rd., S.C. www.runnerslane.com] that can help you choose the right shoe and the right fit. Runners should wear running shoes for running only. It is the best way to prolong the life and function of a shoe. Shoes can be expensive, but remember that they are your athlete’s most important piece of equipment. Shoes are usually worn out by the end of competition season and will need to be replaced.
T-shirts and running shorts are adequate for daily training. On race days, the athletes wear the team uniform, which consists of team running shorts and a race shirt. Team warm-up jackets and shirts are fine to wear before the race, but on the course they run in their shorts and race shirt. [On cold days personal sweatpants can be worn, but not on the course.] On campus, midriffs must be covered. Be mindful of the CHS dress code.
No jewelry is worn during meets. Runners may, and are encouraged to, wear watches during weekly practices. Suitable sports watches can be purchased at Wal-Mart for under $10.
A bottle of water should always be part of your athlete’s gear.
Practices are held every day, but early in the season when it’s so hot the coaches will hold evening practices. Your athlete is informed of these practices, but you can also check the website for days and times.
Unless the school provides transportation, parents are responsible for the transporting their student–athlete to and from meets and off-campus practices. If your athlete makes other arrangements for transportation, they must communicate these arrangements to you and their coaches to insure their safety.
What about injuries?
Injuries are usually minor in nature, but the most common are shin splints, blisters and various overuse injuries. Wearing properly fitted shoes and socks can prevent blisters and most other injuries. Overuse injuries can be avoided as long as the athlete has an open line of communication with the coaches.
One source of discomfort for runners is Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), which usually occurs 24-48 hours after exercise and subsides within 72 hours. A few helpful ways to alleviate the aching: icing the sore areas, stretching before AND after running, soaking in Epsom salts and massing the affected muscles.
The Booster Club gives parents and family members a chance to support the athletes, raise funds to help with team activities and scholarships, promote school spirit and get to know other families and their athletes. Booster Club parents volunteer for various meets throughout the season, assist with the banquet at the end of the season, hold pasta nights before big events and are an essential part of the CHS Cross Country Team. We encourage you to join for $20 and attend the meetings for more information during the season.
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