2009

Poway Cross CountryTeam Rules

The Road to Success in Poway CrossCountry

1.            You are amember of an intrascholastic competitive Cross Country team. You must bededicated to Poway High School, to the Poway High School Athletic program, toyour Cross Country coaching staff and all your teammates.

2.            Your greatestgoal should be personal improvement and helping your teammates, both girls andboys, to their improvement.

3.            Cooperationwith everyone involved with everyone involved in the Poway High School Cross Countryprogram is the only way we can reach our potential.

4.            Team Loyaltykeeps the team running in the right direction towards success. Criticism of anyteammate will stop us cold in our tracks and is never acceptable.

5.            Team Pridecomes from watching each and every athlete improve as a competitive runner.

6.            Our TeamCaptains are your communicators. Please discuss any plans or problems,involving your team, with them. Your Captains will be selected in the summerand added throughout the season.

7.            Our team, boysand girls, workout together each and everyday. Be there on time ready to getbetter as a racer.

8.            If we worktogether as a team we improve both as teammates and individuals.

9.            Dedication todo your best will come through hard work with everyone around you.

10.         What we ask ofyou is what we ask of ourselves, to give to your team 100% effort in everythingwe do. When it’s a hard workout do it hard, if it’s a resting day, rest. Wepractice to be competitive. Each and everyday is clearly designed to make usmost competitive when we need you most competitive. We can only reach our bestby working together.

Rules for Each andEvery Poway Cross Country Runner

1.            All athletesmust know and obey each and every rule as stated in the Poway High SchoolAthletic Handbook. Play special attention to Rules II and III. If you miss apractice, you must inform Coach Schaitel, if you are varsity or Coach Embrey ifyou are a lower level boy and Coach Whitfield if you are a lower level girl.All coaches can be reached through school email or voice mail.

2.            If you have tostay for tutorial or detention, you come to practice as quickly as possiblewith a note in hand. Athletic Department Rule IV.

3.            Daily practicewill begin approximately twenty minutes after the last school bell. All athletesshould report at the North end of the stadium. Be on Time! All athletes willparticipate in the daily stretching routine. If needed, you will be sent to theAthletic Trainer for an injury evaluation.

4.            The coachingstaff will determine, from the Athletic Trainers evaluation, if you shouldcontinue your workout. In some rare cases, you might be asked to go home andstudy and get well. Never leave any part of practice without the permission ofyour coach.

5.            All athletesshould report to all practices in workout gear. Never practice in meetuniforms. (Rule IX) Do not wear uniforms to school except on meet days. Makesure you wear sweats when needed.

6.            If you miss apractice session, without informing your coach before hand, you will besuspended from the next competition. The Three Strikes Rule will be enforced.(Rule IV)

7.            Any unexcusedabsences from a practice session will prohibit competition, at your highestlevel, for that week. This counts against your varsity letter.

8.            Any missedcompetition will result in being suspended from the team and loss of your teamstatus. All excused competitions, MUST be done through Coach Schaitel.

9.            Poway HighSchool Intrascholastic Athletics will take precedent over all outsideactivities. (Rule II and III)

10.         I ask of you,is what I ask of everyone involved in Poway Cross Country, you must give as100% in everything we do. Days of hard workouts are to be done hard. Days ofrest, you rest. Your seasonal workout routine is carefully designed to have youperform when you need to perform at you best. Never try additional runningworkouts during the Poway Cross Country season. Those who wish to participatein other sports during the Cross Country season, MUST have a signed dual sportcontract on file.