Athletics

Each participant must have:

• a current physical (one dated after May 1)
• a concussion form
• a substance abuse policy form
• a transportation form on file

These must be completed before they can try out for a sport. Forms can be downloaded and printed from the Forms page or you may pick them up in the school office.

Required Athletics Forms

• All physical forms, concussion forms, and substance abuse forms need to be completed and submitted to the school nurse no later than Dec. 15.
• Students will not be able to participate without the physical forms completed.
• The physical must be dated after May 1.

Each participant must have:

• a current physical (one dated after May 1)
• a concussion form
• a substance abuse policy form
• a transportation form on file

These must be completed before they can try out for a sport. Forms can be downloaded and printed from the Forms page or you may pick them up in the school office.

Required Athletics Forms

• All physical forms, concussion forms, and substance abuse forms need to be completed and submitted to the school nurse no later than Monday, Oct. 3. 
• Students will not be able to participate without the physical forms completed.
• The physical must be dated after May 1.

All practices are mandatory. Leaving practice and/or missing practice for another outside sport is not an option. Please consider this when choosing whether to try out.

All games will start at 3:45 p.m. unless noted otherwise.

Each participant must have:

• a current physical (one dated after May 1)
• a concussion form
• a substance abuse policy form
• a transportation form on file

All required paperwork must be turned in to practice. You have to attend 12 practices to run in our first meet on Sept. 6 (our only Friday meet). This is a rule set by KSHAA and we don’t have much wiggle room with days from when we start practice to our first meet, so it’s important to be at every practice so you can get your 12 in and can run in the first meet.

Required Athletics Forms

• All physical forms, concussion forms, and substance abuse forms need to be completed and submitted to the school nurse no later than Monday, Aug. 19.

• Forms and the physical have to be completed/uploaded online via InTouch before you can practice. Even if your physical is completed but not uploaded online, we cannot allow you to practice.

• The physical must be dated after May 1.

Students should join Google classroom with the code kvyafgri.

Parents and students should visit the Cross-Country band site.

What to Bring to Practice:

1. All required forms
2. Comfortable running shoes and appropriate running clothing (shorts and shirt) for the weather.
3. You will be given a uniform to wear during the meets. You will turn this in at the end of the season. You will need black shorts for meets.
4. If you use an inhaler, bring it daily.

What will practice look like:

Warm up/ cool down, stretching, running form, long runs (appropriate to raced distance), intervals, hill work, etc.

The first day of practice is Monday, Aug. 19.

• Monday through Friday
• 3:40-4:40 p.m.
• Starting Sept. 4, Thursday practices will be before school, starting at 7:15 a.m.
  • This allows students to attend football games Thursday afternoons.

Meets occur during the months of August and September and we will have buses to take us to meets and bring us back to California Trail for pickup. You can also take your child home from the meets after letting one of the coaches know. We will end the cross-country season with our city meet on Sept. 29.

Monday-Friday after school from 3:30-4:40 p.m. Roll will be taken, but attendance is not mandatory (you must have been to 12 practices before you can compete). We want to coach you and make you better, but we can only do that if you are at practice. Bring a water bottle!

Sixth and seventh graders will race a 1-mile course; eighth graders will race a 2-mile course.

Off campus runs:

On some of our long run days we may run off campus. During those days, we will have a coach at the head of the line and one at the end of the line. Because we can’t be next to the entire group the entire time, make sure to have appropriate behavior during these runs. Failure to maintain appropriate behavior could lead to removal from long runs off campus.

Purchase cross-country spirit wear online.

Each participant must have:

• a current physical (one dated after May 1)
• a concussion form
• a substance abuse policy form
• a transportation form on file

These must be completed before they can try out for a sport. Forms can be downloaded and printed from the Forms page or you may pick them up in the school office.

Required Athletics Forms

• All physical forms, concussion forms, and substance abuse forms need to be completed and submitted to the school nurse no later than Monday, Aug. 15.
• Students will not be able to participate without the physical forms completed.
• The physical must be dated after May 1.

Optional spirit wear is available for purchase online, but the site closes Aug. 13.

• When: Wednesday, Aug. 13
• Time: Eighth grade – 1:30-2:30 p.m. (Do not arrive before 1:25 p.m.); seventh grade – 2:30-3:30 p.m. (Do not arrive before 2:25 p.m.)
• Where: Auxiliary Gym (new gym)

During equipment checkout, each player will receive a helmet, shoulder pads, practice jersey, practice pants, mouthpiece, and locker. During equipment checkout, please note that there is usually a wait time due to the number of players. Players must place all their football materials, except their mouthpiece, into their lockers after checkout. Mouthpieces must be molded before our first practice; instructions are on the package.

Players must purchase a football girdle. We offer the opportunity to order them through BSN Sports. BSN girdles are well-made and provided at the lowest possible price. Girdles will be delivered to the school before our first full-contact practice if you buy them through BSN. Purchase girdles from BSN before the site closes Wednesday. Aug. 13. The girdles should arrive the following week. We do not have practice with full pads until Friday, Aug. 22.

Players need to purchase rubberized cleats. No metal cleats. Players can also buy a different mouthpiece if they want. If you have any questions, please e-mail Coach Ruiz.

If a player doesn’t attend our planned Saturday, Aug. 23, or a potential Labor Day practice, we have 12 practices before our first game. A player must participate in 12 practices before he can play in a game. Therefore, players must attend practice and participate to be eligible to play in the first game.

The first practice is 3:40-5:40 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18. We practice Monday through Friday from 3:40-5:40 p.m. before our first game. After our first game, we may move Friday practices to the morning. Players will need shorts, a T-shirt, cleats, a helmet, and a mouthpiece for the first four days of practice.

• Days 1 and 2 — Helmets only
• Days 3 and 4 — Helmets and shoulder pads
• Day 5 — Full pads, live action

If your child uses an inhaler, they must bring it daily. A player must bring a jug of water with enough water to hydrate him for a two-hour practice. The coach recommends buying several short-sleeved moisture-wicking shirts made from synthetic materials or blends, like polyester or nylon.

Assistant eighth grade coach:
Bob Svec

Assistant seventh grade coaches:
Russ Henke
Adam Goad

Each participant must have:

• a current physical (one dated after May 1)
• a concussion form
• a substance abuse policy form
• a transportation form on file

These must be completed before they can try out for a sport. Forms can be downloaded and printed from the Forms page or you may pick them up in the school office.

Participants are required to have a physical on file dated May 1, 2024 or after the current school year. Please go onto InTouch and upload the Physical, all five pages, and sign the online forms for substance abuse, concussion, and transportation.

Required Athletics Forms

• All physical forms, concussion forms, and substance abuse forms need to be completed and submitted to the school nurse no later than Monday, March 6.
• Students will not be able to participate without the physical forms completed.
• The physical must be dated after May 1.

Practices are held Monday-Friday from 3:30-5:30 p.m. until the first meet, then practices will be Monday-Friday, 3:30-4:45 p.m. Roll will be taken daily in the MPR/Gym prior to practice.

Boys Assistant Coaches:

Justin Camp
Anthony Ruiz
Bob Svec

Girls Assistant Coaches:

Devon Bernica
Jen Bruse

Each participant must have:

• a current physical (one dated after May 1)
• a concussion form
• a substance abuse policy form
• a transportation form on file

These must be completed before they can try out for a sport. Forms can be downloaded and printed from the Forms page or you may pick them up in the school office.

Required Athletics Forms

• All physical forms, concussion forms, and substance abuse forms need to be completed and submitted to the school nurse no later than Monday, Aug. 15.
• Students will not be able to participate without the physical forms completed.
• The physical must be dated after May 1.

Get information from the coaches and roster details