Looking back over the 2013 season, I wanted to take a few minutes to store up the good things that happened.
1. All runners on the team were faster at the end of the season than they were at the beginning of the season.
2. We had great weather this season with it staying warm and dry all but 3 or 4 days.
3. We had two all conference runners - Wendy Deptula was named to the 2nd team All Conference and Amanda Fadden was named to the 3rd team All Conference!
4. We moved one step closer to becoming a better team in the NCAA South/Southeast Region.
5. All of the runners on the team will be back in 2014! Sophia Stone will also return for her senior season.
So those are definitely things I will store in the MBC Cross Country Drey!
I also think it is important to put 2014 Planning in the Drey - Whether the winter is harsh or not, coaches have a lot of time to consider how the season went and plan for the next season.
So here is what I am putting in the Drey
1. I am meeting with all runners to give them winter program ideas
2. We will begin our non traditional season Mar 17th
3. We hope to compete in the Bridgewater Track meet on March 29th and run the Park to Park 1/2 marathon April 26th
4. We need to look closely at the Fall 2014 Course Offerings List and consider when we would like to have practices. This year we were never able to have all athletes together at practice and T,W,Th there were two practice times. I would like to see us practice mainly in the afternoon and spend more time training with a championship in mind.
5. In order to be champions, we need to practice together and bond together - this is difficult when we all don't see each other at the same time each day.
6. Recruiting, recruiting - I will continue to work on getting quality runners to add to the squad. We need student athletes dedicated to running and wanting to improve and be great team members!
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