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Over Hill and Dale 

May 2009

By:  Dave Chatelaine,

       President, Minnesota High School Cross Country Coaches Association

       Owatonna, High School

 

Another school year is about to become history and many of us are looking forward to a much-needed break during the summer.  We may not have students in our classrooms during the summer or athletes to coach, but we are still involved with planning for the next school year and Cross Country season.  As you are planning and preparing for the upcoming Cross Country season, I encourage you to consider participating in our summer clinic on August 11th at Champlin Park High School.  Kevin Morehead is in the process of coordinating some very informative sessions that would be beneficial to any coach.  We will also be discussing an at-large team-qualifying proposal for the state meet at our coaches meeting as well as other issues that our association members may have.

 

     Clinic registration information is located elsewhere in this publication. I have enjoyed attending our summer clinic during many of my years of coaching not only for the information I received from the speakers but even more so for the camaraderie with other coaches.  If you have a special topic that you would like to have presented at the clinic, please contact Kevin Morehead or myself.  There is room in our clinic agenda for another speaker.  We will present Coach of the Year and Hall of Fame awards during the clinic lunch.   

 

     In addition to planning workouts and team activities during the summer, many of us like to meet with our athletes for some running and team building.  The MSHSL would like to remind us to make sure we file a summer practice waiver with our Activities Director. As you may know, the MSHSL is also considering making some changes in the number of contests, out of state travel for competition, non-contact periods during the summer and holiday season and extending the spring sports season into the summer.  Most of these changes will not have much of an effect on our sport, but if you have any comments about this, please feel free to contact me so I can forward your input to the MSHSL.  We should know by the beginning of June if our proposal for awarding additional medals at the state meet is approved by the MSHSL.

 

     Good luck with the rest of the school year and your spring sports.  I am looking forward to seeing you at our clinic in August.  Please feel free to contact Kevin Morehead or myself with any questions or suggestions you may have and if you need help with the clinic registration.  I would also like to remind you to renew your membership in the MSHSCA and our Cross Country Coaches Association before the 2009 season begins.  You should be able to complete your registration on-line.  Registration can also be taken care of at our clinic.  Thank you for your work in promoting fitness, health and the great sport of Cross Country!

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