We rely on parents/guardians for the success of the team. How can parents help their Angel?

1. Make certain your student-athlete makes it to practice. Please avoid scheduling other activities and appointments during practice time. The season is short – every practice and meet matters.
2. Feed your student-athlete. Your runner needs a lot of calories. A calorie deficient runner will not recover from workouts or races and won’t be ready to improve with the next workout or race. Make certain your runner is not skipping meals or snacks.
3. Keep your student-athlete hydrated. A water bottle should be with your runner more or less all the time.
4. Tuck your athlete in. At least figuratively. Sleep may be the most essential secret ingredient to success during the cross country season. Eight hours is great. Nine hours is better.
5. Congratulate them on completing a hard workout (even an easy run on a 95 degree is hard!).
6. Make it to our meets. Cross Country meets are quick compared to other sports. Bring a sibling, a grandparent, a friend. Wear your running shoes – you will want to run from spot to spot on the course to cheer on our Angels. Show your colors! We want the course lined with red clad Angel fans.
7. Follow the website and calendar so you can keep up what is going on. (And encourage your Angel to follow the website, even if it is so GenX). Check out the parent involvement tab.

The team relies on parent volunteers for an amazing season of activities. 

UNIFORMS. Parents assist coaches in sorting and distributing uniforms at the beginning of the season and collecting, washing, and putting away uniforms at the end of the season. If you can help, contact Sara at sara.struckman@gmail.com.

PHOTOS. Can you help collect and manage team photos from the meet each season? You can also upload your photos, view, and download at the team’s Memento site.

TENT TRANSPORT. The team needs help transporting the tent from meet to meet. Sign up to help with TENT TRANSPORT here.

MERCH SALES. Team merch is available and typically sold at the Season Kick-off Potluck and the End-of-Season Banquet. If you’d like to be involved in ordering and managing merch, contact Sara at sara.struckman@gmail.com.

RESTAURANT FUNDRAISERS. Parents schedule restaurant fundraisers for the team and promote the events on the website, Facebook, and through email reminders. Typically, the team hosts a restaurant fundraiser after the City meet. If you are interested in helping out, contact Kate at kshiroff@gmail.com.

END-OF-SEASON BANQUET. Typically parents of senior runners organize the banquet, but it’s open for anyone to help. This includes setting a date, securing a venue, organizing volunteers, collecting items for a silent auction, decorating, etc. If you’d like to help, contact Shane at shane_oboyle@yahoo.com.

Questions about volunteering? Contact Sara at sara.struckman@gmail.com.