Anonymous
09/22/2022 11:56
Subject: Re:Cross country alternatives
Olney Cross Country. Great coaching and it's so reasonably priced.
Anonymous
09/21/2022 23:08
Subject: Cross country alternatives
that is typically a no cuts sport including at high schools. but if your daughter is really motivated she can sign up for and run a general public road race (5k is a pretty common distance).
Anonymous
09/21/2022 22:39
Subject: Cross country alternatives
Rockville and Gaithersburg has youth cross country events. Look into them.
Anonymous
09/21/2022 20:52
Subject: Cross country alternatives
It doesn't make any sense to keep the team at 12 because you need 12 to score so if someone is sick you won't have a complete team. It's like soccer. You can't roster 11.
Anonymous
09/21/2022 19:56
Subject: Re:Cross country alternatives
Anonymous wrote:What middle school? At two different MS my kids were at, plus two others I know of from friends, they only cut kids who were there to goof off and ones who really couldn't run at all and couldn't keep up with the group for training. Yes, they only had ~15 top boys and girls who actually went to all meets. They ran the "JV" kids at the home meets (2 of them) so they got official times.
I would contact the PE department head to ask further. This seems unusual.
+1 When my daughter was in middle school they only took 12 or 14 to away meets. Everyone could practice and at home meets everyone would run. Maybe your daughter misunderstood.
Anonymous
09/21/2022 19:55
Subject: Cross country alternatives
Anonymous wrote:My daughter came home from middle school cross country try outs reporting that most kids wouldn’t make the team. She’s at a big school and they said they only had room for 12 kids plus some extra. She may still make the team- she’s got good stamina but isn’t super fast. We’re bummed out because she was really looking forward to doing this. I had assumed there wouldn’t be lots of cuts for a sport like XC and that kids could practice even if they don’t make meets, so we didn’t enroll her in other sports this fall.
Does anyone else know of other youth running clubs/programs? Bethesda Track Club is too far for us given the practice times.
Thanks much.
When my DC was in MS, the XC meets had 2 levels for each gender. One was what you described -- 12 kids from each team. The second heat/level was everyone else. Is it possible she misunderstood?
Anonymous
09/21/2022 19:50
Subject: Re:Cross country alternatives
Anonymous
09/21/2022 19:22
Subject: Re:Cross country alternatives
What middle school? At two different MS my kids were at, plus two others I know of from friends, they only cut kids who were there to goof off and ones who really couldn't run at all and couldn't keep up with the group for training. Yes, they only had ~15 top boys and girls who actually went to all meets. They ran the "JV" kids at the home meets (2 of them) so they got official times.
I would contact the PE department head to ask further. This seems unusual.
I would contact the PE department head to ask further. This seems unusual.
Anonymous
09/21/2022 18:29
Subject: Cross country alternatives
My daughter came home from middle school cross country try outs reporting that most kids wouldn’t make the team. She’s at a big school and they said they only had room for 12 kids plus some extra. She may still make the team- she’s got good stamina but isn’t super fast. We’re bummed out because she was really looking forward to doing this. I had assumed there wouldn’t be lots of cuts for a sport like XC and that kids could practice even if they don’t make meets, so we didn’t enroll her in other sports this fall.
Does anyone else know of other youth running clubs/programs? Bethesda Track Club is too far for us given the practice times.
Thanks much.
Does anyone else know of other youth running clubs/programs? Bethesda Track Club is too far for us given the practice times.
Thanks much.