It’s that time of year again, and I hope you are ready to run! Coach Nelson will be present at all practices and meets during the season.
Fort Braden School will be hosting another meet this year. The meet will be held September 13th at 6:00 pm. It will be an opportunity for us to show off our beautiful campus, as well as our outstanding athletes. If you know anyone who would like to help, please forward the meet information along.
On the back you will find the most current meet and practice schedule. In the event that a practice needs to be canceled, students will go home as they typically would on a normal day. The Leon County School Board requires a current physical for all students who would like to participate in a sport. The physical must be turned into our Athletic Director, Mrs. Sims.
Our practices will be Monday – Thursday from 3:00 – 5:00. Athletes must be picked up by 5:15pm. Athletes will report to Coach Nelson’s room as soon as the bell rings and will have study hall/homework time from 3:00-3:30 with practice from 3:30-5:00. Students must have the proper clothing and footwear to attend practice. If they do not have the proper attire, they will have to sit out and may not practice or participate in the meets. Student athletes also need to make sure they bring water to every practice and Cross Country meet! It is HOT outside!
Jerseys will be supplied for the meets, but it is important that the athletes look like a cohesive team, so we ask that runners purchase their own NAVY BLUE shorts for the meets. Except for the Gretchen Everhart Meet, which is during the school day, ALL girls races begin at promptly 6:00pm and the boys races will follow that at approximately 6:30pm. It is important that ALL athletes are at the meet by 5:30pm in order to warm up, stretch, and to review the course map.
I look forward to working with each of you this season, and hope that it will be an enjoyable and memorable experience for everyone!
Sincerely, Coach Nelson
Meet Information:
****YOU NEED TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE MEETS FOR YOUR CHILD**** First Meet: Apalachee Regional Park 9/7/2017 5:30 (Swift Creek MS host)
Second Meet: Fort Braden School 9/13/2017 5:30
Third Meet: THIS MEET IS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED Gretchen Everhart School 9/21/2017 10:30
Fourth Meet: Montford Middle School 9/28/2017 5:30
City Championship Meet: Apalachee Regional Park 10/5/2017 5:30 (Raa MS host)