I am sure you have all seen the forecasted heat for the rest of the week. We have decided to change the times for the meet on Saturday in order to keep everyone safe. We will also combine the Subs and Gremlin girls and boys to one race. We may also combine the girls and boys 4k. depending one the heat and numbers. This will be a very big event and we want to make sure everyone is safe.

For practice tonight we will modify the work out and only do a short run. Please decide for your own child if you have any concerns. We also recommend you bring spray bottles of water to practice and the meet to help keep them cool! Please see volunteer duties below

I recommend you arrive at 6:45 the races will be going very quickly and will over lap! this should have all athletes done by 10:00 am!!!

Most of the Storm merchandise ordered will be at practice tonight If you ordered please pick it up!!

Here is the new schedule for Saturday:

Arrive at 6:45- 7:00

7:20 Coaches Meeting

7:30 – Sub and Gremlin girls and boys

7:45 – Bantam Girls

8:05 - Bantam Boys

8:25 – Junior Girls

8:45 – Junior Boys

9:05 – Youth &Inter. Girls (may be combined with boys)

9:25 – Youth and Inter. Boys (may be combined with girls)

This is a great course but the parking is bad. Please arrive early, if the lot is full you can park in the neighborhood. Please obey all parking rules and do not block neighbor's drive ways. They will tow or ticket your car. Please allow for extra time to walk up the 1/4 mile hill to the start line location!

We are the only organization that gets to use this park and we have worked very hard to keep it. The trails are not closed to hikers so we have to remember that they do not have to move off of them during the races. We need to be courteous at all time and have no altercations with the public. If you have any problems, please see me. The Pacers will host this meet, but we will still have volunteers duties. 

Meet Volunteer needs this week :

Tent set up -6:45 - set up team tents -2 people

Tag table- 7:00 - help hand out athletes tags - 2 people 

Finish Line / Timers - Finish of each meet 4 people

Races - Rabbits to lead the races( bike ok) Turtles parents to follow the last runners in each race ( parents will not be allowed to run on the course during the races with their children)

Clean up - 2 people, help clean up and load tents

Please sign up at practice or email the job you are able to do!



Storm Spirit Merchandise

Most of the ordered merchandise will be at practice tonight for pick up. There are a few items that will be ready for next week. Please pick it up tonight!!

https://www.jetblackchain.com/online-store/Santa-Clarita-Storm-c162594001

Proper Practice Attire - All athletes should have on good running shoes, light shorts, and loose fitting tank or t-shirt, No midriff running tops or sports bra. Please be sure that shirts covers the torso's for girls, and boys should have on a shirt.

Action Photo Opportunity

Saturday's Race Schedule - Updated times

All times are approximate, with a rolling start -  races will over-lap

Please meet your coach under the tent at warm up time.

7:00 -arrive and pick up tag

7:10 -Coaches meeting

7:15 - all athletes meet Coach Jeremy at the Storm Flag

Gremlins and Sub Gremlins 5/6 and 7/8 Will run together

Race Time -7:30 - Girls and Boys -warm up 7:00

Race Time -7:30 - Boys - warm up 7:00

Bantams -9/10

Race Time- 7:45 - Girls warm up 7:15

Race Time -8:05- Boys - warm up 7:35

Juniors -11/12

Race Time -8:25- Girls - warm up 7:55

Race Time -8:45 -Boys - warm up 8:15

Youth and Intermediate 13/14 and15-18

Race Time -9:05 - girls - warm up - 8:35 **

Race Time -9:25 - Boys - warm up - 8:55**

**4k races may be combined check with your coach

Cross Country Practice Schedule Sept. 2nd -7th

Monday -September 2nd 6:00 pm - West Creek Park 24247 Village Circle Dr. Valencia. Meet at the Pavilion

Tuesday -September 3rd -6:00 Pm - College of the Canyons

Thursday -September 5th 6:00 pm - Central Park- Field 13/14

Saturday- September 7th - First League Meet at O'Melveny Park 17300 Sesnon Blvd. Park Granada Hills

Message from Coach Jeremy

Congrats to all who competed on Saturday! From the seasoned pro’s to the first timers, I saw some amazing efforts all the way to the finish line

I don’t like to dwell too much on post-race review, but it is always beneficial to think about the good and bad after every race, and give immediate feedback!

The fact is, feedback is important for success and if channeled correctly will help every athlete improve. I thought I’d share a few tips as we kick off the racing season to guide you in this process. 

1. Post-race review should be a POSITIVE experience. This isn’t the time to point out all the things that went wrong, although there is always something to improve on.
2. Break the race down in the following sections with some questions to ask:
3. Pre-Race: how was my: nutrition, sleep, morning of, and warmup
4. Race Start: did you go out fast enough, or too slow, were you ready for battle mentally?
5. Mid-Race: did I give up, did I work harder, did I drop my competition?
6. Finish: did I give my all, am I proud of myself, WAS IT FUN?
7. As parents we can often harshly critique and want to review too much.
8. I am a parent of 4 so I’ve unfortunately made this mistake. 
9. Choose just a couple questions, from different sections, mix it up. 
10. Then let your athlete share. Believe me, they’ll be hard on themselves if they could have done better.
11. Sometimes, you don’t need to bring up anything other than: Great Job, I’m proud of you!
12. Our primary job as parents in this case is to encourage.
13. I’ll reiterate: WAS IT FUN?
14. Battle is fun
15. Racing is fun
16. But both are exhausting mentally and emotionally, as well as physically.
17. Keep it all in a healthy perspective.

I still want to win! I want to kick my competitions butt’s! But most important for our athletes is the process, what you learned during the process, and to be a great teammate and competitor.

See you this week at practice. 

Coach Jeremy,