Cross Country Parent Night! Tuesday August 28th 6:30pm - located a the Bow PE Classroom. We will discuss our team guidelines and the Titan schedule ( we our first competition on Thursday 8/30 @ 4pm). In addition to team talk, I have invited a rep from Fleet Feet to help with updating your shoes, a Physical Therapist from Agile PT, and a collage scout! Looking forward to meeting the parents of these amazing athletes!
All athletes must complete an online Athletic Registration Registration is available online here. If an athlete has already participated in a sport at Gunn this school year, then the athlete does not need to complete another registration.
We recommend a $200 athletic donation (payable to Gunn High School). This fee covers the expenses for transportation, meet entry fees, and other items in the athletic department budget.
We practice after school every day 20 minutes after the last bell, Monday through Friday. All practices are mandatory. Any non-illness absences (medical appointments, tutoring sessions, etc.) should be cleared in advance, preferably in writing. If an athlete has to miss practice for a non-illness related reason, he or she is expected to complete the workout on their own either during their prep period or in the evening. For freshmen and sophomores, unexcused absences are counted as a “cut” for their PE class. Repeated unexcused absences will lead to dismissal from the team.
Practices on school holidays during the week are “recommended” and “highly recommended” for the varsity level athletes. Saturday practices are optional, but “highly recommended” for the varsity level athletes (or those aspiring to be).
All league meets are mandatory. As with practice, all non-illness absences must be cleared in advance. This is a team and not a conditioning class.
When competing, athletes must wear school issued uniforms. Additional garments (spandex shorts or tights, short or long or long sleeve tops, athletic bras) must be a solid color and worn beneath the uniform. All relay team members’ uniforms must be identical. Jewelry is not allowed (earrings, rings, necklaces, bracelets, etc.). Sport watches and prescription eyeglasses are considered equipment and are acceptable. Medical alert tags and religious items may be worn, but must be taped to the body.
Shoes: Athletes are required to provide their own training and racing shoes. It is extremely important that an athlete get a pair from a qualified running store to make sure that they get a shoe that fits properly, is designed for his or her type of foot, and is event appropriate. Otherwise, you are likely to get injured. Most stores give discounts to high school athletes. We have several great stores in our area (A Runner’s Mind, in down town Los Altos; Fleet Feet on Santa Cruz Ave in Menlo Park; Zombie Runner on Cal Ave; Nike Store at Stanford Shopping Center). Sprinters/jumpers/hurdlers must also have spikes and racing shoes/spikes are highly recommended for distance runners. Throwers should talk to your coach about proper footware.
To earn a varsity letter, an athlete must satisfy at least one of the following: