Dos Pueblos Cross Country 2019 / DP Track (Distance) 2019

Parent Meeting on Sept. 12 at 6:30pm at Dos Pueblos. Exact location to come.
Meet Coaches Nash, Libby, and Jen.
Meet other parents of cross country kids.
Learn about team expectations and goals.
Learn about financial needs and fundraising.
Learn about logistics related to our upcoming meets and volunteering in our program.
See you there!

nashjimenez@hotmail.com
libbygansdpxc@gmail.com

Coach Micks and Coach Kaplan stepping down
Will be at spring practices until end of May, but not returning for 2019 cross country season. His message.
 Coach Kaplan will not be returning to coach the 2019 XC season. 

Summer practices will start Monday, July 8
Monday-Friday, 9am.   
Incoming 9th graders welcome and encouraged to attend.

Locations for summer practice: 
Monday- Shoreline Park (meet in parking lot up the hill from Leadbetter)
Tuesday- DPHS Track
Wednesday- S. Patterson Avenue and the bike path (meet in the parking area on S. Patterson)
Thursday - Ellwood Bluffs (meet in parking lot)
Friday- Goleta Beach

Mammoth 2019
August 6 - 11 (Tuesday - Sunday)
Checks ($350) and trip authorization form due by Monday, June 3.
Trip info (1st page) and Trip form (2nd page) are HERE.
Returning team members welcome. Incoming Freshman or new team members must attend summer tryouts and summer practices to be eligible to attend Mammoth training camp.

First day of school (2019-20 school year) - Tuesday, August 20

DP Track and Field website is HERE.
Has info for entire track team (distance, sprints, throws, jumps)
Such as on forms, Spring track schedule, etc.

Cross Country Runners of the Week
Runner of the Week for 2018 season (Coaches and Captains' choice) are here.  

Practice for cross country/distance lasts approximately 2-2.5 hours. 
Exact amount of time depends on how far you have to run,
which is different for each runner depending on age and experience.

During school year (school starts Wednesday, August 22):
Monday:        practice starts at 2:15 (during 6th period).  Meet at the track.  Goes til about 4:00-4:30.
Tuesday:        practice starts at 2:15 (during 6th period).  Meet at the track.  Goes til about 4:00-4:30.
Wednesday:  practice starts at 3:15 (after school.  Meet at the track.  Goes til about 5:00-5:30.
                        Though there is no 6th period, all runners are required to participate in Wednesday practice.
Thursday:      practice starts at 1:40 (during 6th period).  Meet at the track.  Goes til about 3:30-4:00.
Friday:           practice starts at 2:15 (during 6th period).  Meet at the track.  Goes til 4:00-4:30.
Saturday:      run on your own (see recommendations from coaches).
Sunday:        on your own (see recommendations from coaches).

Meet schedule:    click 'Schedule' tab above for the 2019 Cross Country schedule.

For individual recommendations, go to Training Schedule tab and click the download links there.
Cross Country - Race Preparation:  go to the Training page to get the one-page document.
Cross Country Mental Preparation:  there is a link on the Training Schedule page to the document that Coach Micks used for his talk in Mammoth.
     

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Contact Information
Coach Nash (Nash Jimenez) - Boys and Girls Head Coach for 2019 - nashjimenez@hotmail.com
Coach Libby (Libby Gans) - Assistant Coach - libbygansdpxc@gmail.com
Coach Jen (Jen Brown) - Assistant Coach - jenbrown1332@gmail.com
Forms, etc.:  Give to coaches at practice.