Our final meet was so fun yesterday! The athletes all did so well and we had so much support. Thank you all for helping run the, meet and a special thanks to Amy Archie for coordinating our snack bar, it was a huge success Our set up crew and finish line crew was awesome too, just too many to list.  

Coach Jeremy and all the coaching staff have done phenomenal job getting our athletes to the Championship meet!!  

If you are going to run Post Season with the Valley United Striders please visit the valleyunitedstrider.com website for registration information. I need your confirmation by tomorrow at practice. There is no practice tonight. 

If your athlete will be competing in the All Valley Jr. High cross country meet, they are welcome to keep training with the post season team!  

We have a ice chest left from the concession stand it will be at Central park on Tuesday for pick up! 

Team Banquet 

You should have all been sent an invitation to attend our team Banquet this Sunday evening Nov. 6th at 6:pm. This will be at City of Santa Clarita  Activities Centre 20880 Centre Pointe Pkwy. Each family was assigned a item to bring Please refer to the invite asap. Storm will be serving Stone Fire for dinner., and we need to have a final count by Wednesday to order the food! We will be giving awards and recognitions to the athletes     

Post Season Schedule and Hotels:  

Team Practice-  Saturday Nov. 5th - West Creek Park 

USATF Association - Nov.13th - Central Park Top 5 teams advance to Las Vegas 

USATF Regional - Nov. 20th Craig Ranch Park North Las Vegas - Top 5 team advance to Texas 

USATF National Jr. Olympics - College Station Texas Dec. 8-11th 

 If you are considering trying to go to Post season this year you may want to book a room at these hotels. I have a group booking at the Hampton Inn in North Las Vegas Speedway. It is very near the Craig Ranch Park where the meet is. Here is the details Please book asap, as I will also open this up to the rest of the teams later this week. The race is on Sunday Nov 20th so you can book only on Saturday if you want. 

Here is the link for Valley United merchandise for Spirit wear and warm ups! 

https://vustriders.p3gear.com/

Las Vegas -

Please have guests call the hotel directly at (702) 655-0111. When they hear the recording, please dial "0" to reach the front desk directly. If they dial "1", they will be transferred to a central reservation system that cannot make reservations for the group. Please mention group code: XCC or Valley United Cross Country Striders to link to your group and rate. 

30 rooms

November 19-21

Bulk of the guests for just November 19, but some might stay over

Rate: $144 plus tax per night

Group Code: XCC

College Station Texas-

 I have a reserve of 5 rooms please let me know if you will be attending and do not have a room yet or need a extra room. 

Embassy Suites by Hilton College Station

201 University Dr. E | College Station | TX 77840

Main: 979-260-6000 | Direct: 979-485-5605 | Fax: 979-260-6001

Embassy Suites College Station

Sunday 

Practice For Post Season Athletes 

Monday -No Practice, Happy Halloween  Post Season athletes should run a recovery run on their own 

Tuesday - Central Park - 6:00 -7:15     

Thursday - Central Park - 6:00 - 7:15 -   

Saturday  - West Creek Park - 8:00 am - Combined Valley United Practice 

Coach Jeremy's Notes to the Team

Hey team,

Congratulations on a great season!! What an amazing season, capped off with some great weather and racing yesterday!

I talked with so many athletes who had amazing PR’s and they just killed it out there!

Thanks to all of the families who showed up to get the stage set for the great day, and helped tear down!

As we have now wrapped up the regular season, we barely take a breath and are catapulted into the post season.

Here are some final thoughts and then some instruction for post season athletes:

1. Make your plans for the banquet this coming Sunday night!! Always a good time to reflect on the season and give some awards. And don’t forget about just hanging out with other friends and families, which at the end of the day is one of the best parts of this team.
2. Post Season kids: I know it’s Halloween, but you gotta get out there for an easy recovery run if you can before loading up on candy.
3. We’ll be back at it tomorrow night!
4. Not sure if you are on the Post Season team, if you consistently placed in the top 16 then you are in consideration for either the A-Team or B-Team
5. So please show up to practice tomorrow night, same Bat channel, same Bat time… (for all you original Batman fans!)

Final thought to athletes: be proud of what you accomplished this season. Although it is a long season, it goes by so quick, reflect on the process to get to yesterday’s race and realize the commitment, effort, focus, preparation, and attitude were all important. That is real growth for each of you! Running well is fun, improving is fun, but those 5 keys I just mentioned are what make you a better person, and that is a huge key in your short lives so far. 

Final thoughts for parents: thanks for having kids and letting us coach them! And for your commitment to help make this team the best!

Final thoughts for coaches: you all are amazing and I am grateful for your commitment, support, and dedication to the athletes!

Awesome season everyone, I look forward to celebrating this Sunday!

Thank you all,

Coach Jeremy