Participation in high school athletics is not a right but a privilege; while we support all athletes, regardless of ability level, we feel that to earn the privilege of being on the team, all members must be willing to make an equivalent commitment. While we certainly encourage the development of well-rounded individuals, we also recognize that the value of athletics cannot be truly realized if the athlete is unable to make a full commitment to his sport. This may require that athletes have to make some difficult choices, but the team will derive strength from the shared sense of commitment that all individual members are making.
Excused Absence
1. Illness (absent from school)
2. Family Emergency
3. Observance of Religious Holiday
4. Meeting with a teacher for academic reasons (however, athlete is to report directly to practice after the meeting, with a pass from the teacher).
Provisional Absence – We will work with you, however, you must let us know well in advanced.
1. SAT/ACT test prep courses
2. Drivers Education course
3. Band or orchestra concert
4. Vacations (freshman only)
5. Family celebrations (weddings, anniversary parties, etc.)
6. Orthodontist/Dental/Doctor appointments (please try to schedule around practice)
7. College Visits (cease September 19th or XC and April 6th for T&F )
8. Leaving practice early for another commitment – you will have multiple things that are important happening on the same day for the rest of your life, here you can learn how to balance.
Unexcused Absence
1. Oversleeping
2. Haircut appointments
3. Birthday parties
4. Concerts or professional/college sporting events
5. Extended Prom Weekends/Senior Skip Days
6. Vacation (soph-senior)
7. Job or volunteering
8. Staying home to do homework/working on a group project (should be scheduled around practice)
9. Practice for any other sport
10. Club/Activity (for example, missing practice for ‘radio club’ is unexcused)
11. Missing practice for any of the reasons listed under “provisional” without notifying coaches ahead of time
Tardies
Athletes are expected to be at all practices and competitions on time. Weekday practices begin at 2:45pm. Students arriving after this time should have a pass from a teacher. Weekend practices will usually start at 9:00am – we will post the practice time on our team website. Any student arriving after the scheduled practice time who does not have a pass will be considered tardy.
INJURIES – If an athlete is injured, attendance is still expected at practices and meets. If unable to run, the athlete can still keep in shape in a variety of ways under the advisement from the athletic trainer or doctor. If the athlete is taken out of participating by a doctor, please provide a note from the doctor explaining the nature of the injury. The athlete will not be able to resume participation until we receive a written notification from the doctor stating that the athlete is clear to do so.
ATTENDANCE
TARDIES
DON’T BE LATE! Bring a parent note or teacher pass if you are.
INJURIES
Doctor’s note is required to be excused from and returned to full participation.
NEXT TEAMMATE UP
Your absence = someone else’s opportunity to take your place.
In other words...
Practice and meets are mandatory. The only exceptions are illness (home from school), a family emergency, or an unavoidable circumstance that the coaches have been notified of well in advance.
Clothing: Athletes need to be prepared to practice both indoors and outdoors throughout the entire season.
Indoor apparel consists of short sleeved shirts and shorts.
Outdoor apparel should consist of long sleeved shirts, workout jackets, sweatshirts, running tights, running pants, hats/headbands, and gloves. Short sleeved shirts and shorts are acceptable when the weather is determined appropriate by your coaches.
Shoes – a good pair of running shoes is necessary for all athletes. Naperville Running Co. and Dick Pond Athletics are great places to purchase shoes.
Naperville Running Co. North
34 West Jefferson
Naperville, IL 60540
Naperville Running Co. South
3416 S Route 59, Suite 116
Naperville, IL 60564
Dick Pond Athletics
303 N. 2nd Street (RT 31)
St. Charles, IL 60174
Dick Pond Athletics
2775 Maple Ave
Lisle, IL 60532
Spikes and Competition shoes: For running events, rubber bottom spikes are best. They can be worn indoors and outdoors. Event specific shoes are also a very good option. The coaches and/or employees at the running store can help determine the best shoes for you.
Meets: We will travel to and from the meets together on the team bus. Athletes must wear their uniform and school issued warm-ups. All Oswego East XC and Track and Field gear that is purchased is also acceptable to wear. If athletes choose to wear garments under their uniform (compression shorts, tights, and long sleeved shirts) they must be navy bottoms and white tops.
The cross country and track & field meets are a time for your sons to compete. That takes a tremendous amount of focus and mental preparation before an event. Please allow them the time to do that while we are at a meet. After the event it is vital that the coaches are the first to give immediate feedback to the boys. Once the boys have finished their event they need to remain near the finish area with their team until we have finished discussing their effort.
Meets are mandatory. The only exceptions for missing a meet is a family emergency or an unavoidable circumstance that the coaches have been notified of well in advance.
Health: It is very important that each athlete eats a well-balanced diet consuming fruits and vegetables while drinking plenty of water daily. You must eat THREE meals a day. It is also necessary to take a multivitamin WITH IRON. It is very common for distance athletes to use a lot of their iron up, so it may be necessary to check with your doctor about low iron if symptoms become present. Having your doctor do an iron test every six months is a good idea to establish a baseline.
After a workout/race it is important to help your body recover. Although drinking water is optimal during the day before you run, drinking a bottle of Gatorade afterwards is very beneficial. Drinking a glass of chocolate milk is the best thing to drink once you get home from practice or a race. You need to put things back into your body that you used. The sooner that you can eat and drink, the better. The most important and best time to eat is within 30min of when a workout or race ends. www.oswegoeastmensxctf.com/nutrition.html
Injuries are part of every sport including ours. We do many things to prevent injuries. Eating properly and getting 8-hours of sleep a night is something that needs to be done by every athlete to prevent injuries. The body requires the 8-hour sleep cycle to repair itself daily. This not only helps prevent sports related injuries but studies have also shown that the proper amount of sleep improves classroom performance tremendously.
If anyone is going through an injury during the season they are still expected to be at practice and attend all team events and meets. Contributing to the team consists of more than participating in competition. Everyone is needed to support one another.
Sport specific doctors: Your coaches can suggest the best doctors for particular sports related injuries. Based on experience and many years of working together we may recommend seeing a specific doctor. You are in no way obligated to see our doctors, but understand that we recommend them based on our first-hand experience. With most injuries in our sport, there is no overnight cure. Our doctors allow our athletes to keep competing safely while they are being treated under a doctor’s care.
Season: The Oswego East Boys Distance XC Season begins in the Summer through our Summer Running Program. All XC members are to participate from June 13th - August 7th. There will be a period where the Seniors organize and lead the team's practice from August 1st - August 7th. Official team practice will resume August 8th - November 5th with the conclusion of the IHSA State Cross Country Championships. The Oswego East Boys Distance T&F Season begins with preseason conditioning on January 9th and comes to a finish May 25th with the conclusion of the IHSA State Finals. We will practice as a team throughout this entire period, no exceptions. It is very important in life to see things through to the end.
After the conference meet, only the team’s top 7 boys (plus alternates) in cross country and the top 2 in each individual events plus relays in track & field will participate in the state regional/sectional meet and beyond. All non-participating team members will continue to attend practice. Missing practice with an unexcused absence will result in the forfeit of any end of season awards. Please, take note of the entire season schedule as attendance is expected at all meets and practices whether you are participating or not. A team bus will be available for the post conference meets.
There are many opportunities to compete during the off-season. The team will continue to train throughout the year.
XC: No Frills XC Series, Detweiller at Dark, Nike Cross Midwest Regional, Footlocker XC Midwest Regional, Nike Cross Nationals
T&F: Magis Miles, Midwest Distance Festival, New Balance Nationals, Many local Summer Track Meets (AAU/USATF/Open)
Spring Break: WE HAVE PRACTICE!
Spring Break is a time period that is crucial to the success of your son’s track season. It is very important that they are practicing with the team. History has shown that the athletes who miss Spring Break practice are not as successful as the athletes who attend.
*Your coaches are teachers and have the same Spring Break. Your coaches do not take a vacation over Spring Break so that your sons may still have practice and remain competitive. Remaining competitive allows your sons to achieve their goals, a very important part of life.
*There will be an allowance for the number of Spring Break practices an athlete may miss. Athletes are allowed TWO days off from practice. Missing more than TWO days of practice will result in a suspension from meets. You will sit out the number of meets for the number of days missed beyond the TWO allowed.
College Visits: Looking at colleges and universities first-hand is an important part of the
college selection process and is highly encouraged. Selecting appropriate times to view these schools is just as important. Since, your sons are in season you will want to schedule these visits on a limited basis. Days off of school after practice are great times to see a school and weekend after practice. Practice tends to be shorter on those days taking that into account. As we approach the end of the season, where the time calls for greater focus on the meets (and coincides with Finals/End of the year activities) we ask that visiting schools be postponed until the season has ended.
Visits should cease September 18th for XC and April 6th for T&F
Website: Our team website is www.oswegoeastmensxctf.com
Excused Absence
1. Illness (absent from school)
2. Family Emergency
3. Observance of Religious Holiday
4. Meeting with a teacher for academic reasons (however, athlete is to report directly to practice after the meeting, with a pass from the teacher).
Provisional Absence – We will work with you, however, you must let us know well in advanced.
1. SAT/ACT test prep courses
2. Drivers Education course
3. Band or orchestra concert
4. Vacations (freshman only)
5. Family celebrations (weddings, anniversary parties, etc.)
6. Orthodontist/Dental/Doctor appointments (please try to schedule around practice)
7. College Visits (cease September 19th or XC and April 6th for T&F )
8. Leaving practice early for another commitment – you will have multiple things that are important happening on the same day for the rest of your life, here you can learn how to balance.
Unexcused Absence
1. Oversleeping
2. Haircut appointments
3. Birthday parties
4. Concerts or professional/college sporting events
5. Extended Prom Weekends/Senior Skip Days
6. Vacation (soph-senior)
7. Job or volunteering
8. Staying home to do homework/working on a group project (should be scheduled around practice)
9. Practice for any other sport
10. Club/Activity (for example, missing practice for ‘radio club’ is unexcused)
11. Missing practice for any of the reasons listed under “provisional” without notifying coaches ahead of time
Tardies
Athletes are expected to be at all practices and competitions on time. Weekday practices begin at 2:45pm. Students arriving after this time should have a pass from a teacher. Weekend practices will usually start at 9:00am – we will post the practice time on our team website. Any student arriving after the scheduled practice time who does not have a pass will be considered tardy.
INJURIES – If an athlete is injured, attendance is still expected at practices and meets. If unable to run, the athlete can still keep in shape in a variety of ways under the advisement from the athletic trainer or doctor. If the athlete is taken out of participating by a doctor, please provide a note from the doctor explaining the nature of the injury. The athlete will not be able to resume participation until we receive a written notification from the doctor stating that the athlete is clear to do so.
ATTENDANCE
- Contact coaches for any and all absences. We do not get a report from the attendance office, you must notify us directly.
- Contact coaches directly in the event of emergency.
- Written excuse must be provided in advance for all non emergency absences.
- You will be notified of any changes to the schedule.
TARDIES
DON’T BE LATE! Bring a parent note or teacher pass if you are.
INJURIES
Doctor’s note is required to be excused from and returned to full participation.
NEXT TEAMMATE UP
Your absence = someone else’s opportunity to take your place.
In other words...
Practice and meets are mandatory. The only exceptions are illness (home from school), a family emergency, or an unavoidable circumstance that the coaches have been notified of well in advance.
Clothing: Athletes need to be prepared to practice both indoors and outdoors throughout the entire season.
Indoor apparel consists of short sleeved shirts and shorts.
Outdoor apparel should consist of long sleeved shirts, workout jackets, sweatshirts, running tights, running pants, hats/headbands, and gloves. Short sleeved shirts and shorts are acceptable when the weather is determined appropriate by your coaches.
Shoes – a good pair of running shoes is necessary for all athletes. Naperville Running Co. and Dick Pond Athletics are great places to purchase shoes.
Naperville Running Co. North
34 West Jefferson
Naperville, IL 60540
Naperville Running Co. South
3416 S Route 59, Suite 116
Naperville, IL 60564
Dick Pond Athletics
303 N. 2nd Street (RT 31)
St. Charles, IL 60174
Dick Pond Athletics
2775 Maple Ave
Lisle, IL 60532
Spikes and Competition shoes: For running events, rubber bottom spikes are best. They can be worn indoors and outdoors. Event specific shoes are also a very good option. The coaches and/or employees at the running store can help determine the best shoes for you.
Meets: We will travel to and from the meets together on the team bus. Athletes must wear their uniform and school issued warm-ups. All Oswego East XC and Track and Field gear that is purchased is also acceptable to wear. If athletes choose to wear garments under their uniform (compression shorts, tights, and long sleeved shirts) they must be navy bottoms and white tops.
The cross country and track & field meets are a time for your sons to compete. That takes a tremendous amount of focus and mental preparation before an event. Please allow them the time to do that while we are at a meet. After the event it is vital that the coaches are the first to give immediate feedback to the boys. Once the boys have finished their event they need to remain near the finish area with their team until we have finished discussing their effort.
Meets are mandatory. The only exceptions for missing a meet is a family emergency or an unavoidable circumstance that the coaches have been notified of well in advance.
Health: It is very important that each athlete eats a well-balanced diet consuming fruits and vegetables while drinking plenty of water daily. You must eat THREE meals a day. It is also necessary to take a multivitamin WITH IRON. It is very common for distance athletes to use a lot of their iron up, so it may be necessary to check with your doctor about low iron if symptoms become present. Having your doctor do an iron test every six months is a good idea to establish a baseline.
After a workout/race it is important to help your body recover. Although drinking water is optimal during the day before you run, drinking a bottle of Gatorade afterwards is very beneficial. Drinking a glass of chocolate milk is the best thing to drink once you get home from practice or a race. You need to put things back into your body that you used. The sooner that you can eat and drink, the better. The most important and best time to eat is within 30min of when a workout or race ends. www.oswegoeastmensxctf.com/nutrition.html
Injuries are part of every sport including ours. We do many things to prevent injuries. Eating properly and getting 8-hours of sleep a night is something that needs to be done by every athlete to prevent injuries. The body requires the 8-hour sleep cycle to repair itself daily. This not only helps prevent sports related injuries but studies have also shown that the proper amount of sleep improves classroom performance tremendously.
If anyone is going through an injury during the season they are still expected to be at practice and attend all team events and meets. Contributing to the team consists of more than participating in competition. Everyone is needed to support one another.
Sport specific doctors: Your coaches can suggest the best doctors for particular sports related injuries. Based on experience and many years of working together we may recommend seeing a specific doctor. You are in no way obligated to see our doctors, but understand that we recommend them based on our first-hand experience. With most injuries in our sport, there is no overnight cure. Our doctors allow our athletes to keep competing safely while they are being treated under a doctor’s care.
Season: The Oswego East Boys Distance XC Season begins in the Summer through our Summer Running Program. All XC members are to participate from June 13th - August 7th. There will be a period where the Seniors organize and lead the team's practice from August 1st - August 7th. Official team practice will resume August 8th - November 5th with the conclusion of the IHSA State Cross Country Championships. The Oswego East Boys Distance T&F Season begins with preseason conditioning on January 9th and comes to a finish May 25th with the conclusion of the IHSA State Finals. We will practice as a team throughout this entire period, no exceptions. It is very important in life to see things through to the end.
After the conference meet, only the team’s top 7 boys (plus alternates) in cross country and the top 2 in each individual events plus relays in track & field will participate in the state regional/sectional meet and beyond. All non-participating team members will continue to attend practice. Missing practice with an unexcused absence will result in the forfeit of any end of season awards. Please, take note of the entire season schedule as attendance is expected at all meets and practices whether you are participating or not. A team bus will be available for the post conference meets.
There are many opportunities to compete during the off-season. The team will continue to train throughout the year.
XC: No Frills XC Series, Detweiller at Dark, Nike Cross Midwest Regional, Footlocker XC Midwest Regional, Nike Cross Nationals
T&F: Magis Miles, Midwest Distance Festival, New Balance Nationals, Many local Summer Track Meets (AAU/USATF/Open)
Spring Break: WE HAVE PRACTICE!
Spring Break is a time period that is crucial to the success of your son’s track season. It is very important that they are practicing with the team. History has shown that the athletes who miss Spring Break practice are not as successful as the athletes who attend.
*Your coaches are teachers and have the same Spring Break. Your coaches do not take a vacation over Spring Break so that your sons may still have practice and remain competitive. Remaining competitive allows your sons to achieve their goals, a very important part of life.
*There will be an allowance for the number of Spring Break practices an athlete may miss. Athletes are allowed TWO days off from practice. Missing more than TWO days of practice will result in a suspension from meets. You will sit out the number of meets for the number of days missed beyond the TWO allowed.
College Visits: Looking at colleges and universities first-hand is an important part of the
college selection process and is highly encouraged. Selecting appropriate times to view these schools is just as important. Since, your sons are in season you will want to schedule these visits on a limited basis. Days off of school after practice are great times to see a school and weekend after practice. Practice tends to be shorter on those days taking that into account. As we approach the end of the season, where the time calls for greater focus on the meets (and coincides with Finals/End of the year activities) we ask that visiting schools be postponed until the season has ended.
Visits should cease September 18th for XC and April 6th for T&F
Website: Our team website is www.oswegoeastmensxctf.com
