High school xc tryouts
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Anonymous
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XC is often no cut and coaches like to cast a wide net for potential talent. So most won't care about perfect attendance at summer practices. Many will take anyone that shows up at any point in the first weeks of school even. Though I would not advise, and if you are a returning athlete, you won't get as much rope.
At big meets its often just 7 varsity per team with various limits (or not) on JV races. "Varsity" can also vary during the season. You may be only as good as your last race if you are the 5th, 6th 7th runner. JV guys are chomping at the bit to displace you. |
Anonymous
| It's my kid's third choice for a fall sport. If they get cut from their first choice, they plan on begging the second choice coach to try out. If that doesn't work, they'll show up to xc along with the other kids cut from different sports |
Anonymous
It is my kid's first choice sport, but the above is very true for many kids. |
Anonymous
| Our XC coach won’t allow kids to miss the August practices but it is worth having your kid reach out and explain. If they are a talented runner there might be more flexibility. |
Anonymous
XC at our school is no cut. For boys, its the kids who want a sport and don't want to play football (also no cut). For the girls, a lot are volleyball cuts who settle on XC just to have a sport |
Anonymous
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Our school says no cut other than a baseline expectation of being able to run three miles. No speed requirement but you can't show up and expect XC to be a couch to 5K program. The schedule has been released and it looks like a mix of meets just for the top 10 kids and meets for the entire team.
My rising freshman wanted a fall sport and is trying XC for that reason with no expectations. I think being new to something if the team and coach are supportive might actually end up motivational because you'll likely see so much improvement from the baseline you start with. |
Anonymous
They say that, but if it's anything like our team, there will be plenty of very un-athletic kids who want a sport for college applications walking that 5k. There are plenty of kids who care and are fast, but there is also a contingent abusing the no cut policy |
Anonymous
| On my kid’s team, the varsity 7 run in the varsity race but I can’t think of a meet where the other kids didn’t have an opportunity to run in other races: varsity B, JV, freshmen etc. so at my kid’s school everyone got to run every week. |
Anonymous
Definitely true. My DD cut over 4 minutes from the first meet to the end of the season freshman year. |
Anonymous
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Our HS is changing the XC policy and this year will limit the team to the fastest 40 girls and 40 boys based on time trials that happen the first week in August.
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Anonymous
Thats a bummer. There arent really other no cut sports (besides football which is problematic) |
Anonymous
| my HSer thinks there will be a lot less goofing off with this new rule. But 80 is still a lot of kids. |
Anonymous
That sucks. I wonder how they keep the balance between boys and girls with football being a no cut sport for boys and girls not having an equivalent |
Anonymous
Girls have field hockey and volleyball in the fall |
Anonymous
Both of which have huge cuts. This seems like the kind of thing where a determined parent could get the policy changed back if they pushed the principal and their school board rep |