No dry-land practice  Mon, Tues, Wed.  Next practice for returning athletes on Mon Nov 30, beginners Tues Dec 1.

Remember Athletic Code Night Monday 23 Nov 6pm Baggett.  Mandatory for all athletes.

It often takes a little while for new comers to the team to get in the habit of signing up on Doodle.  This is the way we keep our event organization simple and transparent.  Before this we spent a lot of time on the phone, with out of date lists on whiteboards.  If you are not signed up you may not get a seat.  If you sign up and don’t show then you may not get a seat the next two events.  Parent volunteers get understandably irritated if they come to drive and they are not needed.

A lot of people do not immediately realize that they can edit their entries on Doodle.  If you go to the far left of your line an editing symbol will pop up.  Doing this helps stop the table getting bigger and bigger.

If conditions permit we will have our first on snow practice at the Auburn Ski Club Training Center after school on Wednesday Nov 18.  We will return to school by 8 pm ( normally 7:30 pm).   Equipment will be distributed on Monday and Tuesday after school.  More details in the Team Email sent out tonight.

After this weekend we will  be in regular practice mode.  To give the Cross Country runners who have Section Champs on Saturday a chance to have a dedicated  beginner session I have set one for 9 -11 am Sunday Nov 15 in Room B-3.  It will probably be raining so we will stay in room B-3.  If you plan to attend sign up on Doodle.

At present I have 31 names on my roster.  As of this morning 5 of these are still not cleared for sport.  You will not be able to practice on Monday unless you bring the pink sheet signed by Debbie Schorcht  (Student Store) to the practice.  I have uploaded a table showing the  current state of paperwork.  Please look at this.  I still have not received a number of Consent to Treat Forms (it is possible that there are some in my box that I have not seen yet).  You need to get me a consent to treat before you can practice.  The column in the table headed CTT shows those that are missing.

In addition I am still waiting for some contact information and some athlete size information.   After practices get under way we will deal with some additional paperwork such as the Equipment Agreement,  Parent Chaperone Form and the Auburn Ski Club Membership Package.  These are not needed to start practice.

For High School Racers the ASC Membership Package is available.  Please talk to the coach if you have any questions.  This must be completed and turned into coach before you go to the snow.

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (Nov 3,4,5) there will be Beginner Sessions in B-3 after school for those athletes who are not still involved in Fall Sport.  Please sign up on Doodle and remember to bring your Sport Clearance, Consent to Treat and a helmet.

If you want to join the Team for the 2015-16 Season the Deadline is Friday October 30.  After this date we do not want to add any new names to our Roster.  Make sure that you complete the sign-up as soon as possible.  If we have any equipment shortages those who sign up earlier will get priority.

Regular practice starts directly after school on Monday November 9.  You must be cleared for sport by the school and bring a completed Consent to Treat Form to the Coach.   A few athletes will still  be busy with the Fall Sport Postseason – Good Luck.  Please keep us informed.

I only found out this morning that the Cross Country Runners are training at 9 am Mon, Wed and Fri over the Fall Break.  I have rescheduled the Beginner Sessions on Mon, Wed and Fri to 5:00 – 6:30 pm.   Sign up on Doodle.

Here is a PDF of the material I presented at the parent meeting Oct 8.  No video unfortunately.

A number of people communicated with me before the meeting about not being able to attend.  Please make sure that I have up to date contact and sizing information.  The on-line form is not editable, but I can easily handle multiple submissions if you have additional information.  All submissions are time stamped so I simply merge your entries with the latest information over riding any early information in the same slot.

We now have 36 athlete names on our roster and on the email list. Please get me additional information as soon as possible.  Returning athletes should get me any size changes ASAP and if nothing has changed please confirm by email.

If you are a beginner please try and fit in some of the Beginner Clinics before the season starts.  You must be signed of for school sports.  Sign-up for a particular session on Doodle.

Returning athletes who are not doing a Fall Sport should be getting their conditioning under way immediately.  Roller skiing over the break will be at 10:30 am each day – contact me if you plan to attend.  Returning athletes should make sure they have all their paperwork complete – I will try and get a table up on the web-site this weekend showing your status.