Calgary Catholic Junior High School Athletic Association CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION PACKAGE

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1 Calgary Cathlic Junir High Schl Athletic Assciatin CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION PACKAGE COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Elizabeth Bennett Principal Liaisn (Gd Shepherd), Keith Andersn (Assumptin), Tanya Brwne (Msgr. JJ O Brien), Kevin Buck (Madeleine d Huet), Paul Chamberland (B. Cardinal Newman), Sean Craig (Madeleine d Huet), Cary Cummins (St. Isabella), Chris Daniher (St. Albert the Great), Jennifer DeMerchant (Our Lady f Peace), Zack Dennis (St. Basil), Suzanne Dias (Hly Crss), Jeff Earle (Christ the King), Simn Giassn (St. Gregry), Allan Gillis (Our Lady f Peace), Erin Klla (St. Jseph), Rb Lindberg (St. J. Brebeuf), Greg Mattern (Ascensin f Our Lrd), Nel McArdle (St. Bnaventure), Sean McDnald (St. James), Mike Murray (Our Lady f Grace), Rbert Prterfield (St. Jan f Arc), Shannn Pulsen (St. Basil), Chris Prsciak (St. Mary s), Kathryn Prsciak (St. James), Heather Rasku (Ascensin), Rui Reis (Bishp Kidd), Della Richards (St. M. de Prres), Barry Rutledge (St. Stephen), Aimey Sashuk (Bishp Kidd), Justin Schreiner (Ascensin), Kristina Siefert (St. Margaret), Rb Walker (Christ the King), Jann Williams (St. Jhn XXIII) IMPORTANT NOTES FOR THIS YEAR: All schls need t bring garbage bags t clean up their area and take the bags back t their schls. Schls must bring a first aid kit with them. Any student wh requires an asthma inhaler shuld carry it with them at ALL times. Any students wearing, I-Pd/MP3 r ther devices will be disqualified. (SAFETY) 12 minutes is the cut-ff time students MUST be able t cmplete the curse in 12 minutes. All runners will wear bibs (pick-up at tday s Caches Meeting) Apprpriate dress is schl gym strip r unifrm. NO SHORT-SHORTS and NO JEANS n the curse! Ensure students wear prper ftwear. If schls have running singlets, they may be wrn prvided there is a shirt underneath with apprpriate cverage. Be prepared fr any weather cnditins. City Champinship Octber 4 at ASCENSION SCHOOL (2:00 PM) All NORTH Schls need t prvide (1) Marshall fr safety this year. Caches are respnsible t buy pins. SYDEX System entries cmpleted 1 week prir t meet. Distance Tl: Please d nt bring Cheerleader Pm-Pms r any ther material that will leave litter at the park. Parents wh will be vlunteering will wear vlunteer lanyards (prvided). Please DO NOT BRING VALUABLES (i.e., i-phnes) t the meet. Caches must carry cntact infrmatin with them t the events.

2 SCHEDULE DATE TIER LOCATION (ADDRESS) Mnday, September 24, 2018 Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Wednesday, September 26, 2018 Thursday, September 27, 2018 CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS (TOP 10 FINISHERS): Thursday, Octber 4 (2:00 pm Start) at ASCENSION SCHOOL (Lcatin: 509 Harvest Hills Drive N.E., Calgary AB) PARTICIPATION In rder t prvide adequate supervisin, safety and time fr the event, criteria have been set by cmmittee in rder t balance between participatin and cmpetitin. Prjected team size is set by identifying the schl s divisin and the ptential team size shuld a schl submit a cmplete rster fr each categry. The lcatin and schedule fr each race prvides: Based n schl size, eligible scring is determined by setting a maximum # f runners per categry that wuld scre pints fr the schl. This system will ensure bnafide runners attend race and will ensure the event will be cmpleted n time. TIER STRUCTURE TIER1 ( 325+ students) Schls wuld be allwed t enter up t 30 RUNNERS PER CATEGORY/PER GENDER X 6 race categries fr a TOTAL OF 180 RUNNERS. (i.e., 30 Grade 9 Girls, 30 Grade 9 Bys, 30 Grade 8 Girls, 30 Grade 8 Bys, 30 Grade 7 Girls, 30 Grade 7 Bys) TIER 2 ( 230+ t 325 students) Schls may send up t 25 RUNNERS per categry. TOTAL OF 150 RUNNERS TIER 3 (Under 230 students) Schls may send up t 20 RUNNERS per categry. TOTAL OF 120 RUNNERS TIER 4 (Under 140 students) Schls may send up t 15 RUNNERS per categry. TOTAL OF 90 RUNNERS Please adhere t apprpriate Safety Guidelines f 1/12 rati due t the significant number f participants. XC Inf

3 RESULTS Individual runners cmpete against all ther students in the race. Aggregate scres cmpare t aggregate ttals versus ther schls within the same Tier. This als means that runners cmpete against all ther runners/schls in same tier (even thse running at different event n different day). Fr instance, St. Rse f Lima scres are cmpared t ther Tier 1 schls nly nt the schls at their races. TOP 10 FINISHERS in every race qualify fr City Finals. Srry NO alternates!! Student representing schl must have teacher with them. Pints fr Aggregate Ttals are as fllws: Tp 10 Finishers 150 Pints Tp 25% f Runners (% includes tp 10 finishers) 100 Pints Next 25% f Runners 50 Pints Next 25% f Runners 25 Pints Last 25% f Runners (finishing under 12 minutes) 10 Pints SCHOOL SPIRIT AWARD Selectin fr the Schl Spirit Award is dne n-site with a presentatin at the cnclusin f the races. Criteria fr this award are based n the fllwing: Schl pride demnstrated at event Schl behavir, supprt and cperatin f students and staff Schl leadership and acts f sprtsmanship and kindness ORDER OF RACE LENGTH OF RACE 12:00 Grade 9 Bys km 12:10 Grade 9 Girls (All distances are apprximate) 12:20 Grade 8 Bys km 12:30 Grade 8 Girls (All distances are apprximate) 12:40 Grade 7 Bys km 12:50 Grade 7 Girls (All distances are apprximate) XC Inf

4 START AREA INFORMATION As races decrease in length frm Grade 9 t Grade 7, start areas will mve up with each grade. Runners will be marshalled in a central lcatin and then mved up fr each race start. As well, tp runners frm schls will be placed at the frnt f the start area fllwed by ther runners frm their schl. Example: MARSHALLING Grade 9 Bys & Girls START LINES Grade 8 Bys & Girls Grade 7 Bys & Girls XC Inf

5 JUNIOR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY EVALUATION STANDARDS (FOR TEACHERS AND COACHES) Name: Grade: Effrt N effrt t run (walks Pr effrt t walk r run des nt exert self Average effrt, may walk r turn sme exertin Gd effrt sustained thrughut run exerted Very gd sustained effrt thrughut run, pushes self Excellent sustained effrt, pushes self entire run Pace Walks very slw tends t visit and walk t friends Pr pace alternates between walking and jgging Average pace may walk r run, fairly cnsistent pace Gd pace, des nt stp running with cnsistent speed Very gd pace, pushes the pace during prtin f the run Excellent pace, pushes the pace entire run Mtivatin Nt mtivated t try Pr, needs teacher s supervisin and prmpting Sme, needs prmpting sme days Gd mtivatin, des nt need prmpting Very gd mtivatin t run Excellent, self mtivated Speed Walking Walking plus jgging nt cnsistent Jgging, sme walking, cnsidered slw Gd speed, cnsidered mderate pace Very gd speed, cnsidered race pace Excellent speed, cnsidered winning race pace XC Inf

6 Calgary Cathlic Junir High Schl Athletic Assciatin CROSS COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS / ROSTER SUMMARY Each schl must prvide a minimum t TWO adult vlunteers. Please have the vlunteers at the site fr 11:30 am. Vlunteer Lanyards will be prvided. PARTICIPATION BY ENROLMENT In an effrt t ensure adequate supervisin and cmpetitin, schls are limited in the number f runners allwed in each categry based n schl size. TIER 1 ( 325+) maximum 30 runners/categry (6) 180 TIER 2 ( students) maximum 25 runners 150 TIER 3 (under 230 students) maximum 20 runners 120 TIER 4 (under 140 students) maximum 15 runners 90 Example; St. Jseph (Tier 2 ppulatin) can bring up t 25 runners / categry (max.150). 23 Gr.7 Bys; 25 Gr.7 Girls; 21 Gr.8 Bys; 20 Gr.8 Girls; 12 Gr.9 Bys; 25 Gr.9 Girls = 128 runners. Yu CANNOT bring mre runners t the event, even if yu dn t fill team categries. Please fax back the fllwing infrmatin by Tuesday, September 18, 2018 [Fax: ]. SCHOOL: CROSS COUNTRY CONTACT: Cach / Cntact # f Runners Grade 7 Bys Grade 7 Girls Grade 8 Bys Grade 8 Girls Grade 9 Bys Grade 9 Girls GRAND TOTAL Schl Ppulatin % f Crss Cuntry Runners XC Inf

7 Crss Cuntry Schedule and Imprtant Infrmatin MON.SEPTEMBER 24/18 TUES.SEPTEMBER 25/18 WED.SEPTEMBER 26/18 THUR. SEPTEMBER 27/18 Hly Crss Blessed Cardinal Newman Ascensin f Our Lrd Apstles f Jesus Light f Christ Christ the King Bishp Kidd Blessed Marie-Rse Mnsignr J.S. Smith Our Lady f Peace Father Scllen C. Jewish Academy Our Lady f Grace St. Albert the Great Father Whelihan Dn Bsc Prince f Peace St. Ambrse Madeleine d Huet Gd Shepherd St. Augustine St. Basil Mnsignr J.J. O Brien Hly Child St. Brigid St. Bnaventure St. Elizabeth Setn Our Lady f the Assumptin St. Isabella St. Gabriel the Archangel St. Gregry Our Lady Queen f Peace St. Jseph St. Helena St. Jean Brebeuf St. Alphnsus St. Michael St. Jan f Arc St. Martha St. Cyril St. Rse f Lima St. Jhn XXIII St. Martin de Prres St. James St. Timthy St. Stephen St. Matthew St. Margaret St. Vincent de Paul Ste. M. Burgeys St. Mnica Revised: June 2018 PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE ON SITE BEFORE 11:30 DEPARTURE TIME: 1:15-1:30 DIRECTIONS TO OPTIMIST PARK: Frm Sarcee Trail, East n Richmnd Rad, Nrth n 37 Street, West n 26 Avenue IMPORTANT INFORMATION Set-up takes place 8:30 t 11:30 am. Subs are prvided fr selected cmmittee members. Athletic therapists are prvided t handle first aid; schls shuld have respnse plan set and carry a first aid kit. All schls must fllw guidelines laid ut by cmmittee and District fr ff-site activities. City Champinships are Octber 4 (2:00 pm) as a final race at Ascensin Schl. This wuld include ONLY tp 10 runners in each divisin race. N Substitutins Supervisin is the schls respnsibility. This is imperative with numbers in excess f 1000 n many dates. Please bring yur wn garbage bags and transprt yur garbage back t yur schl with yu. XC Sched Impt Inf