Week of Aug 6 Update

Goodmorning All,

Last week we had a tough but good week of practice. I am so excited about the potential this group of girls has to do great things. In order for that to happen we need to have everyone at practice each day. Please do what you can to help your daughter see how important it is to be present when you make a commitment to something. We can not achieve all we want to achieve if everyone is not in attendance.

Our team store is now open. I suggest you purchase a pair of spandex to race in. These are the shorts we will be competing in, both during the cross country season and for those girls who continue and compete in the track season as well. For those who choose not to purchase a personal pair, I will issue a pair when we issue uniforms. Our team store also offers a set of warm ups, a warm up tee shirt and parent support polos. All of these items are OPTIONAL, though recommended if you don't yet own shorts and a warm up. The link to our store is: https://springvalleyhsgcc18.itemorder.com/sale You will notice that the due date says 8/19. That is incorrect. Our store will close on 8/11/18.

We have lots happening this week. Monday and Tuesday of this week we will practice at 7a as we have done all summer long. Tuesday we will be finished at 8:30. On Wednesday we will move to our regular season 4-6p practice time. In the event that I cancel practice due to heat or storm I will notify you in a couple ways. First I will send message through the GroupMe app that the girls are using for general conversation. I will also post a notice on my twitter account (@mslindman and/or @SV_GirlsXC) finally, as soon as I get to a computer I will send an email (this may not happen until after the scheduled practice time).

Thursday evening we will have our team scrimmage and parent meeting. This meet will be a determining factor (in additional to attendance during the summer and first weeks of practice) to determine who will be invited to attend our preseason meet in Hendersonville NC on Aug 24-25. The girls will race at 6p and the boys at 6:30. The Girls are expected to stay and support all finishers on both the girls and boys teams in each race. We will conclude Thursday with a parent meeting at 7p. This will take place at the picnic tables near the start line.

On Friday we will have our Welcome to the Team Pool Party. Athletes should have brought home invitations to this event last week. Here are the details incase you missed them:

August 10, 2018 6:00-8:30p n

205 Park Shore Dr W, Columbia, SC 29223

Bring your bathing suit and towel with you!

Call Coach Lindman 734.846.8120 with questions.

• Returning Seniors: bring 1 package of hot dogs and 1 package of hot dog buns

• Returning Juniors:

last names A-L: bring chips/snacks to share

last names M-Z: bring a beverage - 1 gallon or 2 liter to share

• Returning Sophomores: bring desserts

• Returning Freshman: bring 1 friend out to the team

• Returning Middle Schoolers: bring 1 friends out to the team

• NEW ATHLETES - HAVE FUN!

As always, let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Coach Rachel Lindman

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