GCAC Family,

Reminders for Elementary Cross Country starting on Monday July 22 @ 10:30am (with parent meeting @ 11:30am):
http://grovecityac.org/index.php/announcements2/70-2019-gcac-elementary-cross-country-starting

**NOTE: Notify us immediately BEFORE practice if your child's health status has changed since registering your child for the Grove City Athletics Club.

Tentative Schedule is here:
http://grovecityac.org/index.php/youth/elementary-summer-fall-cross-country

**While we put this past Friday as a registration deadline for cross country, we will still accept registrations throughout the summer.  Please forward this link on to those that are interested:
https://secure.getmeregistered.com/GroveCityAthleticsClub19

See many of you tomorrow!  Bring water, running shoes, and sun protection!

Grove City Athletics Club
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Grove City Athletics Club,

Some reminders:

1) Monday, July 22 @ 10:30am-11:30am starts our Elementary Cross Country practices.  Remember, the first practice of the week is 1 hour and meets at the cross country course and the second practice of the week is 1hr 30min and meets at the Keystone Pavilion.  More info:

Mondays – 10:30-11:30am - cross country course (by the softball field within Grove City Memorial Park behind the Armory)

Thursdays – 10:30am-12pm – Keystone Pavilion within Grove City Memorial Park (across from the basketball courts near the park pool)

Here is the cross country schedule:

http://grovecityac.org/index.php/youth/elementary-summer-fall-cross-country

2) There is a parent meeting directly after the first practice (July 22) at 11:30am.  Please be there.

3) NOTE: Please remember the GCAC Elementary Cross Country program is for rising 2nd-6th graders.  We have had some children younger than this participate because we don’t like to turn away a child who WANTS TO BE THERE (is not being forced to attend by a parent/guardian).  However, the activities are designed for 2-6th grade and are not always developmentally appropriate for younger children.  We don’t want younger kids to get frustrated because they can’t do something and then not like cross country or track & field because this de-motivates them.  Younger children have less experience following structured directions, a reduced capacity for understanding, and shorter attention spans, and this sometimes leads to “behavior issues” during training session explanations.  Also, particularly during cross country, younger children have a reduced capacity for running longer distances and it is a safety concern for trail running and supervising 60-80 children with few volunteer coaches. 

Therefore, if you have a child younger than a rising 2nd grader and they want to participate, YOU must stay the entire duration of practice and supervise.  We prefer that this parent/guardian participates with the practice as a volunteer coach.

4) We are always welcoming coaching volunteers.  No experience necessary.  However, we will need you to pass 2 background checks prior to participating (these are the same for attending a school field trip).  More info here:

http://grovecityac.org/index.php/youth/gcac-volunteer-background-check-cpr-requirements

5) We also now have a GCAC Middle School/High School cross country program.  This is for rising 7-12 graders who cannot participate for Grove City Area School District (GCASD), including Grove City Christian Academy students and homeschool students not residing within the GCASD.  Please contact Coach Ryan Wells (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for more info.

6) The second Runner’s High Twilight Quad Series 5k with 1/2 mile kids race is Wednesday (July 17) in Greenville.  Upcoming GCAC club events here:

http://grovecityac.org/index.php/events-programs/upcoming-events

7) Registration for the 2019 Grove City Athletics Club:

https://secure.getmeregistered.com/GroveCityAthleticsClub19

Have a great week!

Grove City Athletics Club

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Grove City Athletics Club,

GCAC Elementary Track Parents - tomorrow reminders:

Wed, June 12 - Slippery Rock University Family/All-comer's community track meet & GCAC Elementary Track post-test 1 mile Race:

https://rockathletics.com/documents/2019/5/8//2019_Summer_Track_Meets.pdf?id=3284

**Field events start at 5pm and track events start at 6pm.

**If you have a child in the GCAC Elementary track program, we recommend coming no later than 5:30pm so you have time to register (pricing listed below) and warm-up for the 1mile post-test time trial which starts at 6pm. If you or your child is wanting to do a field event (e.g., long jump, triple jump, shot put, javelin), we recommend arriving by 4:30pm to register. We will meet as a group around 5:40pm to warm up for the elementary GCAC mile.

**Please make an effort to come (and bring the family)!!!

- $15 per individual (unlimited event entries). *GCAC-Discounted Family Rate: $25. All payable at meet.
- LOCATION @ SRU Track (Mihalik-Thompson Stadium) - this is ALSO the Football Stadium (on the hill to the right after entering the main entrance off Keister Rd).
- *June 12 meet @ 6pm will include: GCAC Elementary Track Program-only 1 mile post-test!
- This will act as a type of post-program time trial to track fitness gained!
- There is also another meet the following week - Wed, June 19.
- Both meets are open to anyone of any age (bring the entire family)!
- Events range from 50m (elementary-only) to 5k track races + hurdles + jumping + throwing events

Other GCAC events:
1) There is also another SRU Community Track Meet with the same schedule (minus the GCAC post-test mile) next week - Wed, June 19.

2) GCAC Elementary Cross Country starts Monday, July 22. There is no separate sign-up if you are already a GCAC member. However, encourage others to join the GCAC with a household membership or individual!

View the Cross Country schedule here:
http://grovecityac.org/index.php/youth/elementary-summer-fall-cross-country

3) The Runner's High Twilight Quad 4 race series starts soon with the June 26 Strawberry Days 5k. Each of the Quad races also have a kids 1/2 mile race. 5k's start at 7pm and kid's races start at 7:45pm.

Click Application here:

http://runhigh.com/events/applications/QUAD%20APP%202019.pdf

4) Other upcoming GCAC events:

http://grovecityac.org/index.php/events-programs/upcoming-events


See you all tomorrow at SRU for the All-comer's track meet (remember to register when you arrive)!

Grove City Athletics Club
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