6/11 update

Braves,

Our first week of practices was a huge success. We had over 60 kids come out, with nearly 40 each day. Even better than the numbers was the outstanding effort put forth by the team. If we continue on this path we will have an excellent season. Though off to a good start, we have a long way to go to reach our goals of region titles.

This week will be slightly different with practices only Monday and Wednesday. We will also be having a team trail run on Friday at mueller park canyon (elephant rock) with chocolate milk afterwards. There may be some rain this week, but don't let that deter you from practice or running on your own.

Even though we will only meet three times, you should still get out and run six days. We need to continue to increase our weekly milage, so don't hesitate to go on long runs. Reasonably, for our experienced runners you should be shooting for 40+ miles this week. For some of our new runners 20-30 is more reasonable. Make sure you take care of any aches and pains, typically with ice, and communicate any concerns with the coaches and we can give you some advice.

We definitely recommend running in groups even on days without organized practices. Feel free to use the strava app to communicate any plans, like trails, or any other ideas. Speaking of strava, please download the app, or make an account on a computer at strava.com and join the club "Braves XC" then be sure to log your miles so you can be accountable for what you have done.

Lastly, the fees for summer conditioning are due tomorrow ($25 in the main office). Please indicate the shirt size you want as well, as I am making that order tomorrow. About 20 of you paid but didn't tell me what size shirt you want. Please respond to this email with your desired size. In the event you can't get the fee paid by tomorrow, let me know and I can enter it as a fine, which would still be $25. It will be unlikely that you get a shirt unless you pay by tomorrow. The clothing order is also due tomorrow, so if you choose to order any additional items please pay in the office and leave the order form in my box there in the office.

Let's keep getting better and make this an awesome week.

Coach Jacobson

6/5 update

Braves,

Tomorrow is our first practice of the summer. We will be starting at 7:30 AM at the track, please be on time, so we can begin on time to try and help those that have jobs or other responsibilities get finished with the workout before needing to leave.

We are very excited for this upcoming season and the opportunities that are ahead of us. We have an awesome group returning from last season, and some great kids joining us. I have talked to many of the new kids joining us, and you all will be an awesome addition to our team and will make the team better, and the experience of the season better. We look forward to a fun summer filled with tough training and fun experiences/memories with your teammates. Cross country is a sport unlike any other in part because of how hard you work with and for each other over the course of a long season. Our season is one of the longest, spanning from the beginning of summer to late fall. It is such a fun season that we are lucky to be a part of.

There are a few things to know heading in to this week, so take a few minutes to read through it and let me know if you have any questions about anything.

We will be practicing every day this week only. After this week it will be Monday/Wednesday/some Fridays. Several people have communicated with us that they will be missing certain day(s) this week, and we appreciate that. We realize people are vacationing, so if you know you are going to miss, let us know, and make sure you are still running even while you’re gone.

There is a $25 fee for summer conditioning, that fee includes a t shirt, chocolate milk, Gatorade, and coach’s pay. I just ordered a mountain of Gatorade mix through Gatorade that should last the summer (I will order more if needed). Please have that fee paid by Friday. The office is open all week, and you can pay any of the secretaries, just tell them it is for summer cross country. Make checks out to bountiful high, and don’t bring them to the coaches, because we cannot take them.

Each of you participating this summer will be getting a t shirt. Those shirts will be light weight, red, with our logo printed on the left chest corner, and another logo on the back. These shirts come in men’s and women’s cut, so I will need your preferred sizes.

I will order those t shirts on Monday 6/12 (I am waiting a week to order them so that those who are out of town have a chance to pay/get their sizes in). Along with the t shirt, there is an OPTIONAL clothing order form that I have attached here. You can order nothing, one thing, or multiple things, and that is not a problem at all. Nobody is required to purchase anything, but for those who are interested this is an option. I will send the first round of orders in on Monday 6/12. We will do another round of orders at the end of the summer to accommodate those who missed the summer training. There is a t shirt on the order form that is 50/50 cotton/poly that is different in design and material from the one you all will receive for the summer program, so be aware of that. Even if you don’t order anything, but are doing summer training, please bring me the order form with your size for the summer t shirt. Let me know if you have any questions about any of the items.

I know this is a lot, and we haven’t quite yet started, I am just getting too anxious to wait. We are excited for tomorrow and look forward to a great first day.

Clothing Order

Coach Jacobson

First practice

Braves,

We have an extremely promising season ahead of us. If we put in the work then we will have a chance at the region titles in October. That seems like a long time from now, but when it comes to preparing ourselves and our team to be able to run the times that we will need, every single day counts.

Our first practice will be Monday, June 5th, at 7:30. We will be meeting at the track. This week only, we will be meeting everyday at that time, Monday-Friday to practice. We will begin going Monday/Wednesday/some Fridays the remainder of the season.

The following link is the hand out from our first meeting. If you have any questions feel free to contact Coach Caitlin or Coach Jacobson.

XC meeting

First Cross County Meeting

Braves,

I have had a lot of people contacting me about the upcoming cross country season. We are extremely excited and anxious to get going with our season. We have some great kids returning and have a bunch of new faces joining our team which will really add to our team's success and the overall enjoyment of the season.

We will be holding our first meeting on Thursday, 5/25, @ 4:30. The meeting will be at the amphitheater, behind the field house, near the track.

Coach Jacobson

11/1 update

Braves,

We will be having our banquet on November 9^th at 5:30 PM at the pizza pie café here in Bountiful. I hope you will all be able to make it out as I think it will be a fun event with some awards being presented, including the lettering certificates for the xc season. We also want to do the most likelys, which are kind of funny, so I have included those so you can respond if you haven’t yet.

Uniforms:

Bring me your uniforms please from xc to my room any time, or bring them to the banquet. I will be entering fines into the system after the banquet for unreturned uniforms.

Indoor Track:

It will begin with our meeting on 11/29. I hope you all will be able to do it, as this season is going to be a blast. We are really looking forward to it, including the Simplot Games at the end of the season, which is an indoor meet that is one of the best in the nation at Idaho State University. I reserved some hotel rooms for members of our team who qualify to go. It’s going to be awesome.

I’d recommend getting back into the running habit with indoor right around the corner. I’ll be in the weight room Monday, Wednesday, Friday after school for all who are interested, and you ought to be running again every day and putting in miles to build your base so we are prepared for the outdoor track season, and next year’s xc season.

Big things are coming.

See you next week.

Coach Jacobson