Words From Coach Watson: November 2013

Monday, November 25, 2013

Thanksgiving Break Workout Schedule

—Happy Thanksgiving Break – enjoy your holiday AND please get some running in too!

—Wednesday: easy 30 minutes jogging, riding bike, or treadmill

—Thursday: gobble gobble =YUM

—Friday: 30 minutes HARD run

—Saturday: Easy 30 minutes

—Sunday: 5 min easy, 5 min hard, 5 min

break walking - Repeat 2 x

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Cross Country Meet One: Landrum Middle

All - our first CC meet of the season will be at Landrum Middle School

Landrum Middle School

2200 Ridgecrest Dr, 77055

Directions - cut and paste in your URL
http://mapq.st/1j7zBH7

Athletes:
Please meet in my room 307 dressed at 3:45 -- we will look at the meet course on the active board

Uniform:

Team shirt that you ordered or MMS PE SHIRT
Black athletic shorts or black Nike shorts
School issued sweats
Water bottle
You must be in uniform or you will not be able to go to the meet

We will leave MMS at 4:00pm by bus as a team

Races begin at 4:45 and proceed on a rolling schedule.

Meet Race Order

8th grade girls 4:45

8th grade boys

7th grade girls

7th grade boys

We will return to MMS no later than 6:30 -- your parents must be at the school to pick you up at 6:30 PM (Bus LOOP side)

Athletes may only ride home with their parents
1. if prior notice is given to the coach
2. written note/signed note is provided
3. leaving the meet early ONLY due to additional commitments
For example: club soccer practice, tutoring, band/orchestra, other MMS sport, etc.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

2013-2014 Cross Country Schedule


Date	Day	Host School	Time
*Meets*
19-Nov-13	*TUESDAY*	Landrum Middle	4:45pm
		8G, 8B, 7G, 7B

25-Nov-13	*Monday*	Spring Forest	4:45pm
		8G, 8B, 7G, 7B

3-Dec-13	*TUESDAY*	Memorial MS	4:45pm
		8G, 8B, 7G, 7B

10-Dec-13	*TUESDAY*	Spring Woods	4:45pm
		8G, 8B, 7G, 7B

		Christmas Holidays

14-Jan-14	*TUESDAY*	Northbrook MS	4:45pm
		8G, 8B, 7G, 7B

21-Jan-14	*TUESDAY*	Spring Oaks MS	4:45pm
		8G, 8B, 7G, 7B

*District*
28-Jan-14	*TUESDAY*	Spring Branch @	4:45pm
		Nottingham Park
		8G, 8B, 7G, 7B

Thursday, November 7, 2013

FRIDAY AM PRACTICE

All - Please make sure and wear sweats or some kind of jacket tomorrow to AM practice. Today it was 49 degrees at 7:00 AM.
Remember to come in the 8th grade building and drop your stuff off in room 307 and then go out to the track.
Sign up on the white board in my room for a chicken biscuit (you may have more than one) $3.oo each.
First come, first served. The chicken biscuits will be delivered at 7:45 and brought to my room.
Friday is the LAST day to order a team shirt. You may place your order without payment and pay upon pickup if you forget your money.
NO Friday afternoon practice. Only Friday AM ... all season long
YUM

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Welcome to the 2013-2014 Memorial Eagle Cross Country Season

All,
We are so excited about Cross Country this year and thrilled that you/your child have/has signed up for the team.

Practice started Nov 5th and the first meet is scheduled for November 19th at LMS.

Just a few items to note

T - shirt Forms are due no later than this Friday.

Cross Country practice begins M - Thursday at 3:45. Stop by 307 to drop off your back pack and head out to the track for warm - ups. Pick up is by the New Gym circle drive. Pick time: 4:45
Friday AM: practice is at 6:55 in the morning -- again drop by 307 and then head to the track.
Friday AM: Team breakfast in Coach Watson's room after practice. You may purchase a Chick Fil A chicken biscuit $3.00 to have for breakfast after practice or bring your own breakfast.
All district athletic paper work must be on file in order to practice/compete. Please see www.SBISD.com under athletics to print out the mandatory forms to be filed out.
WATCHES and WATER BOTTLES. WE would be THRILLED if each athlete had a running watch and a water bottle each day at practice.
Parents Meeting TBA

WE are looking forward to an AMAZING SEASON,
Coach Watson and Coach Bormann

Have questions? Please email Coach Watson at: megan.watson@springbranchisd.com

Words From Coach Watson