2018 St Mary’s Medical Center XC Festival

Coaches Information

 

We would like to welcome your team to Cabell Midland High School for the 2018 St Mary’s Medical Center XC Festival. We want all teams to have a great experience and will do everything possible to achieve this goal.  If you have any questions, the meet director is Chris Parsons.

 

 

Tent City is located between the baseball and softball fields.  Please be aware that tents are not permitted inside the football stadium or near the shot put/discus areas on the XC starting field.

 

The course is open for inspection and warm-up at all times unless a race is in progress.  Please make sure your teams stay clear of racing athletes to ensure that no runner is impeded.

 

There will be no formal coaches meeting.  Please fill out and return your team’s Sportsmanship Form to the Red Track Building outside track fence.

 

Packet pick-up will be at the Red Track Building outside track fence on finish line side of stadium. Make sure to check that each of your competing athletes has a race number.  If you have an athlete who needs a number, see official at the Red Track Building. If you have a number in your packet for an athlete who is not running, just ignore it because they will not be counted

 

Results will be posted on the www.midlandrunning.com.  The results will also be posted later on RUNWV.

 

Each race will start promptly at the time listed on the meet schedule.  Make sure your athletes arrive at the starting line 10-15 minutes early to make sure they do not miss the start of their race. We will use an open starting line. Pick a box and line-up 3 across the front and your remaining team members behind them.  (ONLY 7 RUNNERS OR LESS IN HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY RACES and ONLY 10 RUNNERS OR LESS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL VARSITY RACES)

 

The use of wireless communications between coaches during races is STRICTLY prohibited. Also, runners may NOT wear GPS or any watch that indicates pace. The watch should only display time in a stopwatch form.

 

Coaches and spectators MAY NOT go up the hill using the entrance that the athletes use.  There are two spectator paths that will allow you to get up to the upper part of the course to watch the races.  One is behind the barn on the band field; the other is behind the press box inside the football stadium that is equipped with stairs to help make getting there easier.  Please do not attempt to use the hill the athletes use so no interference occurs with competing runners.

 

The awards ceremonies will be held in the gymnasium due to re-surfacing of track.  Team and individuals finishing in top ten in their races will be given awards at this time. Medals for runners finishing beyond 10th place will be given out at the end of the chute.

 

Due to the re-surfacing of the track, absolutely NO spectators or Coaches will be allowed inside the track fence. To get from one side of track to the other, you must go around the brick building.

 

Meet Schedule

6:00pm            Middle school Boys & Girls JV

                                                                        6:30pm                        Middle School Girls

                                                                        6:55pm                        Middle School Boys

Awards for Middle School races immediately following MS boys race in end zone bleachers

7:20pm            Girls JV

                                                                        8:00pm                        Boys JV

                                                                        8:35pm                        AA-A Girls Varsity

                                                                        9:15pm                        AA-A Boys Varsity

Awards for AA-A Varsity and reserve races immediately following Girls Reserve race in end zone bleachers

                                                                        9:50pm                        AAA Girls

                                                                        10:30pm          AAA Boys

Awards for AAA Varsity races immediately following AAA Boys race in end zone bleachers

 

All WVSSAC Rules will be in effect

 

Good Luck with your team & let me know if there is anything you need.

 

Coach Parsons

(Cabell Midland AD/ Cross Country Coach)