Use this link to access the online registration for participation in cross country this fall. It is the expectation of the Athletic Department that all registration will be taken care of PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Using the online system is so much better than having a bunch of papers to fill out and file, potentially lose, and do over. We are grateful to the Technology Department and the Athletic Department for generating this system of registration.
LINK TO ATHLETIC REGISTRATION
You will also be able to get many details about the athletic program off of this new site. The link to register is near the top, on the right.
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Cole's Run is Coming Up on July 9th! Come Join Us
The IHSA allows for 25 "contact days" to practice the skill of the sport of cross country. Our 25th day may be the most special of all.
Cole Rutter, a senior on this fall's team, will be leading a fund raising team on Saturday, July 9th at Gunnar Anderson Forest Preserve in Geneva. "Cole's Crew" has a LINK to register for this 5K Walk/Run. Adults who register will pay $20, and students are $15. This price includes a shirt, and a lot more fun at the event. Children, and young children are FREE!
It would be a very awesome start to our July training, if we could have as many team members as possible come and run to support Cole and his family.
If you have any questions, please contact Julie Rutter (Cole's Mom) at 630-347-5118 or Dan Rutter (Cole's Dad) at 630-802-0028.
Gunnar Anderson Forest Preserve is just off of Rt. 31 in Geneva, in the back parking lot where many of us pay our tax bills. The address is 719 S Batavia Ave, Geneva, IL 60134
You can register the day of the event, but using the link above is best. Plan on arriving at the forest preserve at about 8:20.
Cole Rutter, a senior on this fall's team, will be leading a fund raising team on Saturday, July 9th at Gunnar Anderson Forest Preserve in Geneva. "Cole's Crew" has a LINK to register for this 5K Walk/Run. Adults who register will pay $20, and students are $15. This price includes a shirt, and a lot more fun at the event. Children, and young children are FREE!
It would be a very awesome start to our July training, if we could have as many team members as possible come and run to support Cole and his family.
If you have any questions, please contact Julie Rutter (Cole's Mom) at 630-347-5118 or Dan Rutter (Cole's Dad) at 630-802-0028.
Gunnar Anderson Forest Preserve is just off of Rt. 31 in Geneva, in the back parking lot where many of us pay our tax bills. The address is 719 S Batavia Ave, Geneva, IL 60134
You can register the day of the event, but using the link above is best. Plan on arriving at the forest preserve at about 8:20.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Summer Mileage Logs Going Google
In order for coaches to be able to monitor the progress of athletes while training, athletes can keep us up to date by using the LINK to our new Google Doc Training Log. Summer runners should open up the Google Doc, go to File - Make a Copy, then add their own name to the top of the document and SHARE it with the coaches.
There will be paper calendars shared with runners to help keep that visual reminder out in the kitchen, bedroom, or wherever your athlete decides to showcase his summer efforts. We encourage parents to look at the calendars and the subsequent mileage totals, keeping in mind that miles should not increase by more than 10% from one week to the next.
Remember also that "soft miles" of sustained biking or swimming for 15 minutes will count toward a mile on the total. These are great ways to cross train this summer, and are highly encouraged. Athletes should look to add to their totals DAILY with these opportunities.
The end goal is a well developed base for training when the cross country season begins on August 10th. As always, if you have questions, please contact your coaches.
There will be paper calendars shared with runners to help keep that visual reminder out in the kitchen, bedroom, or wherever your athlete decides to showcase his summer efforts. We encourage parents to look at the calendars and the subsequent mileage totals, keeping in mind that miles should not increase by more than 10% from one week to the next.
Remember also that "soft miles" of sustained biking or swimming for 15 minutes will count toward a mile on the total. These are great ways to cross train this summer, and are highly encouraged. Athletes should look to add to their totals DAILY with these opportunities.
The end goal is a well developed base for training when the cross country season begins on August 10th. As always, if you have questions, please contact your coaches.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Pop Up Storm This Morning - Camp Canceled
There's a pop up thunderstorm heading toward Virgil and Lily Lake where we are to run. It's small in size, however with the lightning accociated with it, we are going to cancel. Families and athletes counting on work near 8am would be impacted as well. Please get out and run for 40 minutes today, or get soft miles by biking and swimming for an hour.
We will reconvene at KHS on Thursday at 6:00am, with high schoolers doing weights afterward.
We will reconvene at KHS on Thursday at 6:00am, with high schoolers doing weights afterward.
Monday, June 13, 2016
How To Connect With Our Camps
The process of getting registered for the summer conditioning camp should be easy. Finding the links and forms seems to be a bit of a struggle these days, as everything goes electronic. If you already have online accounts with the school district, please use this LINK to the Summer Recreation page on the high school website to get registered.
Others may like to go "old school," and simply use the paper form. What you will need for this similar registration, you can find here: CAMPS LIST AND PAPER FORM
Once you have gotten registered, please use the following ways to stay connected to our program for camp details, reminders, weather updates, and team plans:
1. TEAM TEXTS: Receive texts from Coach Clarey regarding the details above by doing the following on your cell phones:
Others may like to go "old school," and simply use the paper form. What you will need for this similar registration, you can find here: CAMPS LIST AND PAPER FORM
Once you have gotten registered, please use the following ways to stay connected to our program for camp details, reminders, weather updates, and team plans:
1. TEAM TEXTS: Receive texts from Coach Clarey regarding the details above by doing the following on your cell phones:
2. FOLLOW COACH ON TWITTER: After setting up a Twitter account (super easy, and SO valuable!) you can make Coach Clarey your first "follow." You will search for @coachclarey and then simply click "follow." You'll get many more team related updates, news, pictures and more with this technical connection. It's well worth your time to add this to your computer's bookmarks or your cellular device. If you're not sure how to get a Twitter account, simply ask your son or daughter to help you. It's similar to signing up for an email account.
3. KEEP THIS TEAM WEBSITE BOOKMARKED: As often as possible, but more likely a weekly endeavor (unless it storms), there will be posts, news, and more added to this team blog dedicated to Kaneland Cross Country.
As always, you have access directly to coaches using the other phone numbers provided as well.
Looking forward to a great summer and fall with these Knights!
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Welcome to Summer Running!
The Kaneland Cross Country program begins another historic season, at both middle school and high school levels, this week. The foundation of our success is built upon a great summer of conditioning. Your coaches will continue to work with all athletes, to help them create the best balance of summer training so that the fall meets your expectations. Every runner working toward a personal best is the simple philosophy of this summer work.
Please talk with your coach about what approach you should take to your miles for the summer. Our goal is to get runners in shape, and to build a base upon which our fall miles will sharpen and allow for peak performances in October and perhaps November.
This summer, please come back to the blog for articles related to running, and also for updates on camp. There could be days that we do not run due to inclement weather. Please consult the blog, or follow Coach Clarey on Twitter: @coachclarey
Let's start the summer running program with consistency, by making it all four days each week. This is what makes the biggest difference between a good summer and a great one!
Please talk with your coach about what approach you should take to your miles for the summer. Our goal is to get runners in shape, and to build a base upon which our fall miles will sharpen and allow for peak performances in October and perhaps November.
This summer, please come back to the blog for articles related to running, and also for updates on camp. There could be days that we do not run due to inclement weather. Please consult the blog, or follow Coach Clarey on Twitter: @coachclarey
Let's start the summer running program with consistency, by making it all four days each week. This is what makes the biggest difference between a good summer and a great one!
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Applied PE or PE Waiver???
There has been great discussion of what athletes should do now that the district has invested in the upgrade of our fitness centers at the high school campus. As your cross country coaches, we have taken all angles into consideration for why the new Applied PE course is a plus for students. Please note some of the things Coach Franklin and I have discussed regarding this excellent new course offering for student athletes. Please also read to the end of this so you can FULLY understand how we feel this impacts cross country, specifically:
The Applied PE course, (as Coach Clarey understands it), will be for juniors and seniors who are participating in an "in season" sport at KHS. During this course, athletes would be doing sport specific conditioning activities, like prescribed core fitness exercises, weight lifting, and cardio training, designed by the coach as it pertains to their sport. Coaches will likely develop lesson plans and or workouts which the instructors would likely maintain coordination of in their jurisdiction as the teachers of the class.
The Applied PE course would likely take the place of our after practice work we do in the weight room, wrestling room, or out in the grass. There are some student athletes who might need to leave practices at 5:15pm in order to work, or attend another commitment; and we can see the advantages for these older athletes to have this class as a means to meet their core strength goals for training. However, this is also a crucial time where our team is together to learn from one another, and from the coaching staff. You've all been through a season of cross country at this point. Can you imagine what it might be like without that core fitness component as a team? Or the days without weights, teammates, quick meetings, and chocolate milk? Seniors in particular utilize this time to develop their own leadership skills, to connect with the younger runners, and help them learn and appreciate the rigors of our sport in a personal way. Coaches use this time to do the same thing .
The alternative to Applied PE would be to take a PE Waiver. In doing so, an upperclassman could then take an extra class in an elective that he may need. If dual credit courses are available at Kaneland HS, this is an excellent opportunity to enroll in one and get credit at the high school AND collegiate level. Imagine getting an A in a dual credit course, and starting college with a 4.0 GPA already on the books! Because you are getting your physical education component completed as an athlete, you are giving yourself the gift of time to pick up an extra class in a foreign language, or English, math or the arts. As coaches, looking at your future, we like this opportunity for you, as much or more than taking the Applied PE credit.
The choice is absolutely YOUR decision. We know that you and your family are taking all the angles on this same subject at home. Please consider the details above as a quick snapshot of what the whole could entail. As coaches, we enjoy the time spent with you in the weight room, up in the wrestling room, and out on the lawn doing our core. It is an essential piece to what makes our team a family, because we all get to be together in one place, not spread out across campus. It's not unlike the family eating at the dinner table.
If you have any questions about dual credit classes, Applied PE, or PE Waivers, please contact Coach Franklin or your guidance counselor for details. We will help you with any of these choices as you move forward in scheduling your coursework for next fall.
Miss you guys. Keep in touch.
Your Coaches
The Applied PE course, (as Coach Clarey understands it), will be for juniors and seniors who are participating in an "in season" sport at KHS. During this course, athletes would be doing sport specific conditioning activities, like prescribed core fitness exercises, weight lifting, and cardio training, designed by the coach as it pertains to their sport. Coaches will likely develop lesson plans and or workouts which the instructors would likely maintain coordination of in their jurisdiction as the teachers of the class.
The Applied PE course would likely take the place of our after practice work we do in the weight room, wrestling room, or out in the grass. There are some student athletes who might need to leave practices at 5:15pm in order to work, or attend another commitment; and we can see the advantages for these older athletes to have this class as a means to meet their core strength goals for training. However, this is also a crucial time where our team is together to learn from one another, and from the coaching staff. You've all been through a season of cross country at this point. Can you imagine what it might be like without that core fitness component as a team? Or the days without weights, teammates, quick meetings, and chocolate milk? Seniors in particular utilize this time to develop their own leadership skills, to connect with the younger runners, and help them learn and appreciate the rigors of our sport in a personal way. Coaches use this time to do the same thing .
The alternative to Applied PE would be to take a PE Waiver. In doing so, an upperclassman could then take an extra class in an elective that he may need. If dual credit courses are available at Kaneland HS, this is an excellent opportunity to enroll in one and get credit at the high school AND collegiate level. Imagine getting an A in a dual credit course, and starting college with a 4.0 GPA already on the books! Because you are getting your physical education component completed as an athlete, you are giving yourself the gift of time to pick up an extra class in a foreign language, or English, math or the arts. As coaches, looking at your future, we like this opportunity for you, as much or more than taking the Applied PE credit.
The choice is absolutely YOUR decision. We know that you and your family are taking all the angles on this same subject at home. Please consider the details above as a quick snapshot of what the whole could entail. As coaches, we enjoy the time spent with you in the weight room, up in the wrestling room, and out on the lawn doing our core. It is an essential piece to what makes our team a family, because we all get to be together in one place, not spread out across campus. It's not unlike the family eating at the dinner table.
If you have any questions about dual credit classes, Applied PE, or PE Waivers, please contact Coach Franklin or your guidance counselor for details. We will help you with any of these choices as you move forward in scheduling your coursework for next fall.
Miss you guys. Keep in touch.
Your Coaches
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