2019 Cross Country & Sprint Squad:
2019 Junior Olympic Season Registration is now Open!
We are excited to offer our Fall XC program as an after school program again this year for Reed Intermediate students. Our coaches will meet our Reed Intermediate students after school in the cafe and escort them to our practice field at Reed. Reed students will combine with the rest of our group at 4:30pm and our practices will end at 5:30pm.
Our 2019 cross country season will run September 3rd through November 2nd for grades 1st-12th ($225).
We are excited to announce that Nutmeg Striders is now an official AAU recognized team! Part of your registration is acquiring an AAU Membership ID, instructions below. PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR AAU MEMBERSHIP AFTER AUGUST 15TH AND IT WILL BE GOOD THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2020.
*Registration for our cross country season ends on 9/2.
Cross Country/Sprint Squad Head Coaches:
George Ferris
Sean Ramsey
Mike Scappaticci
Faith Kulis
PRACTICES AND MEETS ARE NOT MANDATORY TO JOIN NUTMEG!
SEASON PRACTICES:
Monday through Friday at Reed Intermediate, 4:30-5:30pm
REED INTERMEDIATE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM:
Monday through Friday at Reed Intermediate, 3:30-4:30pm
Directions:
Reed Intermediate: 3 Trades Lane, Newtown (meet behind school)
* There is no practice on meet days or Holidays:
9/10 - Newtown High School Meet
9/30 - Rosh Hashanah
10/2 - Newtown High School Meet
10/9 - Yom Kippur
10/23, 24, 25 - NO Reed after school practice ONLY 4:30 - 5:30 practice
10/31 - Halloween
MEET SCHEDULE:
Click here for our meet schedule
Home Meets: Middle School Girls start at 4:15pm, Middle School Boys 4:45pm, Coed Elementary 5:15pm
WHO CAN JOIN:
There is no physical fitness or ability level requirements to join. We encourage kids of all ability levels to participate! Residents in any town in Connecticut are welcome to join and can participate in as many practices and meets as they want. Our program recognizes athletes for their sportsmanship and prides itself on the community of people we have cultivated.
ABOUT NUTMEG CROSS COUNTRY:
Cross country is distance running on trails. We divide our runners into two training groups based on a mix of age and ability. The Nutcracker group is for our new runners and grades 1-4. The Nutcrackers typically run a mile per practice with frequent breaks. The Strider group is for our experienced runners or grades 5 - 8. The Strider group typically runs 2-3 miles per practice. Both groups start and finish together with dynamic warm-ups, strength and core conditioning, and cool down stretches. Our younger athletes get paired with a Wingman Buddy for warm-ups and cool downs. Our Wingman Buddies are our older kids on our team.
ABOUT NUTMEG SPRINT SQUAD:
The Sprint Squad is for athletes who want to work on sprint specific technique to improve their running efficiency and speed. Sprint Squad athletes interested in competing will race in our cross country meets. (Register and pay for the cross country seasons below. There is a spot on the registration form to select the Sprint Squad)
Uniform Order:
*REQUIRED ONLY IF YOU PLAN ON COMPETING IN MEETS: Augusta tank and shorts are required to participate in meets. Girls who wear adult sizes should select the women's specific tank and jacket. Sizing charts are available on the team store for most items by clicking on the item and then clicking on the size chart above the sizes. You can also order and use the compression shorts instead of shorts.
**Optional Items: Shirts and Jackets are optional. Parents are welcome to purchase team store items to wear at our meets.
CLICK HERE TO ORDER
*REQUIRED ONLY IF YOU PLAN ON COMPETING IN MEETS: Augusta tank and shorts are required to participate in meets. Girls who wear adult sizes should select the women's specific tank and jacket. Sizing charts are available on the team store for most items by clicking on the item and then clicking on the size chart above the sizes. You can also order and use the compression shorts instead of shorts.
**Optional Items: Shirts and Jackets are optional. Parents are welcome to purchase team store items to wear at our meets.
CLICK HERE TO ORDER
There are THREE simple steps to nutmeg striders registration:
1. Become a registered member of AAU.
2. Complete and submit Nutmeg Striders Team Registration Form
3. Pay membership Online
1. Becoming an aau member:
1. Click HERE to become an AAU member. Follow the online directions, our sport is Track & Field, be certain to select the EXTENDED COVERAGE for $16.00 and when prompted, enter our Club Association number: WYAY89.
Your AAU annual membership runs September 1 - August 31. If your purchase your membership before August 15th it will expire on August 15, 2019.
PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR AAU MEMBERSHIP AFTER AUGUST 15TH!!
* YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE OR MEETS UNTIL YOU ARE A REGISTERED AAU MEMBER! *
Your AAU annual membership runs September 1 - August 31. If your purchase your membership before August 15th it will expire on August 15, 2019.
PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR AAU MEMBERSHIP AFTER AUGUST 15TH!!
* YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE OR MEETS UNTIL YOU ARE A REGISTERED AAU MEMBER! *
2. nutmeg striders registration Form:
Once you have your AAU membership number in hand, please complete the form below. Complete separate registration forms for each athlete and then submit one payment:
3. Payment
2019 Fall Cross Country Season 9/3 - 11/2