Parent MeetingDVHS Cross Country 6.20.13

Tonight’s agenda

Fall meet schedule and save the dates

Fundraising opportunities and rationale behind fundraising

Preliminary discussion of Mt. SAC Invitational 10/24-26

Summer Hydration/Diet

Student-athlete conduct

Fall Meet Schedule – Tentative Monday, September 2 – Sole Sports Running Zone XC

Festival – Scottsdale, AZSaturday, September 7 –The Peaks X-C Invite, Flagstaff,

AZWednesday, September 11 - Mountain Ridge, Notre

Dame Prep, Paradise Valley, Deer Valley @ NDPSaturday, September 14 – Adobe Invitational* Saturday, September 21 – Ojo Rojo Invitational –

Chandler, AZ*Wednesday, September 25 - Alhambra, Central,

Shadow Mountain, Deer Valley – Location TBD^Saturday, September 28 – Doug Conley Invitational –

Tempe, AZFriday, October 4 – Desert Twilight Invitational – Mesa,

AZ

Fall Meet Schedule – Tentative Wednesday, October 9 – Paradise Valley,

Coronado, Deer Valley at PV

Saturday, October 12 - Rattler Invitational – Marana, AZ

Friday, October 25 – Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational (Varsity Only) – Walnut, CA~

Saturday, November 2 – Sectional Meet (Varsity Only)

Saturday, November 9 – State Meet – Cave Creek Golf Course, Phoenix, AZ

Fall Meet Schedule – Tentative

These dates are reserved for cross country

7 quality invitationals, sectionals and state

Two of the biggest meets in the Southwest US

Vacations between August 12 and November 9

Cautionary tale

Fundraising

Why? Current balance is $1912.00

Invitationals cost $250 - $350 per team.

Invitationals are run against tough competition, on good courses, and prepare for sectionals and state

We have to pay for all but one invitational per year

Athletic department is very supportive, but we still have to pay for almost everything

Fundraising Goals – Ideal and Practical

What will we do?Fundraiser – Cookie Dough – Similar set up as

Track fundraiserSuccessful program, proven product and formulaWhen: 7/15 – 7/27Goal is for community to support, not just family

Prior attempts at fundraisingEar buds – About a dozen left. Raised $125 netNot enough immediate action by studentsKey student missing during second semester drive

Open to other alternatives as well – please suggest

Mt. SAC Invitational Trip

Mt. SAC Invitational – Premiere CC invitational in California. Walnut, CA on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College

Leave on Thursday morning

Arrive Thursday afternoon. Light practice. Check in. Team dinner

Friday – Race Day (time could change – finalized in mid October based on rankings)

Saturday morning – light team practice. Check out. Drive home

Why Mt. SAC Invite

Huge cross country invitational experience

Top competition from outside of the state/Regional competition

Tough course with many hills to mimic region course

Team bonding trip right before final stretch of the year

Costs

Entry fee of $350

Room for 7 male and 7 female athletes for two night (6 rooms for two nights)

Rooms for coaching staff – two rooms

Room for CDL driver

Transportation – District Microbird, District Minivan

$20/per diem for student athlete meals for Thursday and Friday