Hey Caimans! 

Cross Country season is creeping up on us fast! Welcome everyone that is  interested in joining the team. Official season will begin on August 7th. Before then we will begin summer training to get that cardio worked up. 

Pre-season workouts are entirely optional and will not affect your placement on the team. However, with that said, it will tremendously help you out with your performance in the season. The more ahead you can get on building cardio the better. We are competitive runners afterall. I heavily encourage everyone to come out and run, especially those of you new to running or sports in general. I can 100% guarantee you will have a huge edge in competition against other new athletes if you start running before season. Pre-Season will begin on 07/11, yes we can get slurpees after ;). Training will be on T/W/Th at Kit Carson Park in Escondido. We meet in front of the snake by the girl scout building. Time is TBD, but will most likely be from 4:15pm-5:30pm. 

Supplies you will need to have are shoes and lots of water. I recomend staying away from generic athletic shoe companies like Nike, Adidas, Under Armor, Puma, etc. These are not bad shoes necesarilly, but they will fail much faster than a dedicated running shoe from a running company. Examples of these companies are Brookes, Asics, Saucony, Hoka, etc. These shoes have a much stronger insole that will last longer and prevent injuries better via proper support. Do not wear these shoes except to run in! Walking in them takes off miles from the shoes integrity. 

Athletic Clearances need to be completed ASAP please! You cannot officially practice until you are cleared. Clearance is good for one calendar year from when you got it. If you know it is going to expire shortly after season starts, get it done before then! Don't wait and make me have to be the meany not letting you practice. You can find all the info about clearances here. Everything you need is also on Caiman Sports. 

CIF No Contact Period:

Many of you returning have been running together I'm sure already. That is awesome and I want you to keep doing so! Unfortunately, according to CIF ruling we do need to have two weeks of "no contact". This means there can be no official team activities/practices. Both coach and student led practices are prohibited during this time. No athletes may contact coach in this period about the upcoming season or training. Our no contact period will be from 06/23 to 07/06. Please honor this time, there are heavy penalties against our team and CAHS as a whole from CIF is neglected. 

I know many new parents have questions about the season and sport. If you need to reach me about supplies and a general schedule, that is fine. Please note this is only the case for PARENTS, NOT ATHLETES. 

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I will send out more info about official practice times for pre-season as we get closer. I will hopefully have the season schedule finished up on athletic.net as well. 

If you need anything at all just reach out. Always here to help. Im excited for our best season yet! 

-PJ Musselman

Cell: 760.717.9461

Email: peterjohnmusselman@gmail.com