BHS Cross Country - Team Commitments
Care and Respect:
- We take care of each other and treat all
athletes, coaches, fans, and meet officials with respect.
- We strive for quality work each day in practice
and in competition. We work to
improve on our personal and team bests.
- We adhere to the Bellingham
School District Athletic Code.
Commitment:
- We make a commitment to ourselves, our
teammates, our coaches, and to our school.
- We know the season schedule and commit to full
participation in all practices and meets.
(Know the league and invitational meet
schedule!) Our team will be
going to the state championship meet in Pasco on November 4: varsity
athletes should plan accordingly.
- We are students first. Athletes must be in school every period of every day to be
eligible to practice and compete.
Practice:
- We value practice everyday. (You must tell Coach
McClement in advance if you must miss practice for any reason.)
Prior
notice? 1st=ok, 2nd=review
status with head coach - could miss next meet.
- Unexcused absences? 1st = miss next meet, 2nd = removal
from team.
- We arrive prepared with a water bottle and a
hooded sweatshirt or hat. We begin
on time at 2:35 pm and end at 5:15 pm (at the practice site) with a
handshake from the head coach.
- Coaches plan workouts: No “free agent”
practices.
Competition:
- We wear only Bellingham High School gear at
every meet, and we arrive in full uniform ready to compete.
- We support each other. We meet as an entire team at the end of each competition to
acknowledge and celebrate our efforts. (Athletes are dismissed only after
this meeting by shaking the hand of the head coach.)
- We ride Bellingham School District provided
transportation to and from each meet.
- Coaches decide who competes in which races.
Lettering:
- Earning a varsity letter is a symbol of
dedication. Varsity letter
earners: adhere to the athletic code, are dependable and complete the
entire season with a positive attitude, meet team time goals, and score in
three league meets or qualify and compete in the district and state
championship meets.
- OR…adhere to the athletic code, are dependable
and complete the entire season with a positive attitude, and have
completed 3 full years of dedication to the BHS Cross Country program.
- Junior Varsity letter earners: adhere to the athletic code, are
dependable and complete the entire season with a positive attitude, meet
team time goals, and place in the top 14 (on the team) in 4 meets or place
in the top seven (on the team) in the NW League JV championship race.
- C Team participants: adhere to the athletic code, are dependable and complete the
entire season with a positive attitude, and compete in 3 meets.
Guidelines for Parent Support:
- Cross Country is a TEAM sport.
- Team camp area at meets is for coaches and
athletes only. Please respect our “locker
room.”
- Parents are encouraged to be involved in hosting
home meets (at Lake Padden) and by cheering for all athletes at every
meet.
