In the middle of August we'll begin another great Coyotes Cross Country season for kids ages 5 to 14 (elementary and middle school kids). Practice will be every Tuesday and Thursday at Rocky Hill Middle School from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, as well as Sunday afternoons at 2:00 -- somewhere fun -- if we don’t have a meet. We’ll participate in 6 or 7 local league meets on Sunday afternoons beginning in the middle of September. Our last regular season meet will likely be early November. Many of our kids will participate in “post season” which will include a national championship meet in late November or early December.
High school students can earn SSL hours by assisting at practices and/or meets under a lead coach's supervision. The Junior Coach commitment is super-flexible. Attend practices/meets as often or as little as you'd like. We offer a great environment for high school students to both gain coaching experience and serve younger children in the community. Students will lead warm-up runs, facilitate running drills and stretches, assist with conversational pace runs, and time the kids doing speed workouts. Are you fast? You'll likely help with our 13 & 14 year-olds. Not all that fast? You'll help with the youngest kids. Helping kids grow and achieve great things is a very rewarding experience.
What an incredible last couple of seasons we've had. Coyotes Cross Country has been AAU Maryland Team Champions in both boys’ and girls’ divisions, and our 7 & 8 year-old boys were crowned AAU National Champions. We had a team place 3rd at the Cross Country Coaches National Championship in Knoxville, TN, and around 20 of our kids individually placed in the top 25, earning big medals at the national championships. We couldn’t be prouder!
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian and must be completed outside of school hours. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns.
