It’s very unfortunate how the previous school treated him. Jamesville-Dewitt cross country is a joke & always been a joke. They (coaches) can’t seem to develop good runners. I’ve heard of horrible stories coming out of J-D. Rumors has it that if you want to get your high school running career ruined Jamesville-Dewitt is the place to go.
Name any good runners that were developed by those coaches at J-D? What have they accomplished?
Fayetteville Manlius only has 10 guys on the team this year?
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There are 1400 students at the school and you are telling me they can find 25 boys for a cross country team? I know they have a strong philosophical approach but sounds like he might need to make the program a little more fun… gets some kids out there. It’s cool they win and stuff but would it be better to get a whole lots of kids involved in running?
Also no way is Covid to blame…. I have kids, no one remembers Covid. Life went back to normal a LONG time ago.
Get those numbers up! Let’s let a few more kids into that cult now
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KindaCulty wrote:
There are 1400 students at the school and you are telling me they can find 25 boys for a cross country team? I know they have a strong philosophical approach but sounds like he might need to make the program a little more fun… gets some kids out there.
Maybe this will happen after Aris retires?
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KindaCulty wrote:
There are 1400 students at the school and you are telling me they can find 25 boys for a cross country team? I know they have a strong philosophical approach but sounds like he might need to make the program a little more fun… gets some kids out there.
also, looks like he made something a little easier.
Aris knew it would be difficult to return to the national meet and lowered the usual training volume in an attempt to keep everyone healthy. He called this season's training mileage "mundane."”
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KindaCulty wrote:
There are 1400 students at the school and you are telling me they can find 25 boys for a cross country team? I know they have a strong philosophical approach but sounds like he might need to make the program a little more fun… gets some kids out there. It’s cool they win and stuff but would it be better to get a whole lots of kids involved in running?
Also no way is Covid to blame…. I have kids, no one remembers Covid. Life went back to normal a LONG time ago.
Get those numbers up! Let’s let a few more kids into that cult now
Many people join a team because their older siblings or friends are or were on it. It will be harder because not as many people are on the team now. It’s a vicious cycle
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KindaCulty wrote:
There are 1400 students at the school and you are telling me they can find 25 boys for a cross country team? I know they have a strong philosophical approach but sounds like he might need to make the program a little more fun… gets some kids out there. It’s cool they win and stuff but would it be better to get a whole lots of kids involved in running?
Also no way is Covid to blame…. I have kids, no one remembers Covid. Life went back to normal a LONG time ago.
Get those numbers up! Let’s let a few more kids into that cult now
“Although numbers have dropped recently, the team is constantly recruiting anyone.”
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KindaCulty wrote:
There are 1400 students at the school and you are telling me they can find 25 boys for a cross country team? I know they have a strong philosophical approach but sounds like he might need to make the program a little more fun… gets some kids out there. It’s cool they win and stuff but would it be better to get a whole lots of kids involved in running?
Also no way is Covid to blame…. I have kids, no one remembers Covid. Life went back to normal a LONG time ago.
Get those numbers up! Let’s let a few more kids into that cult now
Loudoun Valley VA has fewer students than this. Around 1200.
In 2017, Loudoun Valley VA was the #1 team in the country, and 10% of the school ran XC.01 -
KindaCulty wrote:
There are 1400 students at the school and you are telling me they can find 25 boys for a cross country team? I know they have a strong philosophical approach but sounds like he might need to make the program a little more fun… gets some kids out there. It’s cool they win and stuff but would it be better to get a whole lots of kids involved in running?
Also no way is Covid to blame…. I have kids, no one remembers Covid. Life went back to normal a LONG time ago.
Get those numbers up! Let’s let a few more kids into that cult now
1400 students in grades 9-12?
Tatnall DE has about 600 students in grades PK3-12 all combined….. and has more people out for the high school team than FM in each gender.
That’s just not right
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Effort still there wrote:
KindaCulty wrote:
There are 1400 students at the school and you are telling me they can find 25 boys for a cross country team? I know they have a strong philosophical approach but sounds like he might need to make the program a little more fun… gets some kids out there. It’s cool they win and stuff but would it be better to get a whole lots of kids involved in running?
Also no way is Covid to blame…. I have kids, no one remembers Covid. Life went back to normal a LONG time ago.
Get those numbers up! Let’s let a few more kids into that cult now
Loudoun Valley VA has fewer students than this. Around 1200.
In 2017, Loudoun Valley VA was the #1 team in the country, and 10% of the school ran XC.Oh, don't let those numbers fool you about Loudoun Valley! The Hunters recruited the heck out of the local area! Did you know there are SIX+ high schools near Loudoun Valley? The Hunters had an "athlete club" for the area. Yep!
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In the VA Know wrote:
Effort still there wrote:
Loudoun Valley VA has fewer students than this. Around 1200.
In 2017, Loudoun Valley VA was the #1 team in the country, and 10% of the school ran XC.Oh, don't let those numbers fool you about Loudoun Valley! The Hunters recruited the heck out of the local area! Did you know there are SIX+ high schools near Loudoun Valley? The Hunters had an "athlete club" for the area. Yep!
And at least 3 of the LV guys that ran at NXN went to a HS from a different state before they moved
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I don't keep up with this high school scene as closely as many of you, so I can't weigh in on the latest news.. But 10 runners doesn't seem shocking to me. It sounds like a decent amount. I know the conversation has moved on, but since that's what started the thread, I figured I'd throw this out there. I bet my school had about that many my Senior year....or would have if I had joined. Might have been 8 or 9 as it was. Seems normal from my perspective.
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Only 7 allowed in a race? wrote:
I don't keep up with this high school scene as closely as many of you, so I can't weigh in on the latest news.. But 10 runners doesn't seem shocking to me. It sounds like a decent amount. I know the conversation has moved on, but since that's what started the thread, I figured I'd throw this out there. I bet my school had about that many my Senior year....or would have if I had joined. Might have been 8 or 9 as it was. Seems normal from my perspective.
I’ve seen teams with only one person total.
But 10 people is kind of low for a team that used to qualify for nationals every year until a few years ago
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