UIL Athletics: Cross Country
Welcome to Carnegie’s Cross Country Team! I am happy to have you join us. Here are some important
things you need to know about this course:
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Yes, this counts as your PE credit! You can cross that off your graduation requirements.
Yes, you can take this course even if you have already taken PE. It will count as an elective.
Yes, there are grades associated with this class.
If you are registered to this course, you are on the cross country team. As such, you are
expected to participate in all cross country activities, including:
o Daily practice
o Meets on Saturdays beginning Sept. 13. See attached schedule.
o Fundraising for the team (pays for uniforms, buses, and meet entry fees)
Practice
Practice will happen every day at the Allen Parkway Bayou.
Aug 26- Nov 1: In-season practice
Some of these practices may happen after school, and most days you will be too late to catch your bus
when we return at 4:15, so please arrange a ride. If this will be an issue, we will try to make
arrangements for you to be back for your bus, but understand that we have 45 minutes to get dressed,
check-in, run to the bayou, work out, and run back!
Practice schedule:
M—speed/hills
T—Distance
W—speed/hills
TH—Distance
F—Cross train/weights/circuits
If you miss practice (absence or after school excuse), you are responsible for running on your own.
Nov 1- May 22: Off-season practice
We will continue to have practice in the off-season, but we will cut back on intensity and you should be
able to catch your bus on time. You are still expected to participate and train in order to receive PE
credit.
Grades
Grading for this course will be based on participation rather than specific skill demonstration. Students
are expected to engage in appropriate activities every day.
Practice
50%
(attends and participates in practice or provides reasonable excuse such as injury; makes reasonable effort to learn
and apply mechanics of running to improve technique)
Workout Planning and Tracking
35%
(uses provided tools and guidelines to create and implement an individualized training plan for in-season and offseason training; tracks workouts and PRs)
Teamwork and Leadership Skills
15%
(Demonstrates understanding of group team dynamics through appropriate interaction and implementation of
practice structures such as team warm up and UIL policies)
Did you come to practice or provide an appropriate excuse every day? Did you participate? Did you act
at all times in the best interest of your team and help to provide leadership? Did you turn in a workout
plan and log twice per cycle? Congratulations, you got 100!
UIL Documents
UIL sport participation requires MANY documents to be signed and turned in. Please make sure you
have turned in the following documents:
Physical form completed by a physician (cannot practice without this!!)
Insurance waiver (or pay for school insurance)
UIL Parent Approval
Acknowledgement of Rules
Steroid agreement
Media Release form (yes, the one for school is fine)
Previous Athletic Participation Form (PAPF)—YES, this MUST go to your middle school if you have
previously participated in any UIL sports.
Permission form to run to the bayou