Post Season Competitive Cross Country Program
This program is a 5 week endurance running program for experienced Middle and High School runners in grades 6-12.
The program gives young athletes an opportunity to experience competitive cross country running, and to give middle school and high school athletes a chance to extend their cross country season against regional and national competition.
There are no qualifying standards for cross country. However this program is not for beginners and is designed to prepare participants to experience the next level in cross country. This program is intended to provide expert instruction to those experienced cross country athletes wishing to perform on a regional and national level.
The first practice will take place the Monday AFTER your Middle/High school Regional meet or your Middle/High School State meet.
Middle School - 10/23/17
High School (non-state qualifiers) - 11/30/17
High School (state qualifiers) - 11/6/17
Program Fees: $80
In addition to program fees, each athlete is also responsible for his or her meet entry fees and travel fees.
Fee includes Team Tennessee Jersey. Please indicate jersey size when registering for program.
Early Bird Registration - $75 when registered by Oct 16, 2017
Registration Deadlines:
Practice sites:
The program gives young athletes an opportunity to experience competitive cross country running, and to give middle school and high school athletes a chance to extend their cross country season against regional and national competition.
There are no qualifying standards for cross country. However this program is not for beginners and is designed to prepare participants to experience the next level in cross country. This program is intended to provide expert instruction to those experienced cross country athletes wishing to perform on a regional and national level.
The first practice will take place the Monday AFTER your Middle/High school Regional meet or your Middle/High School State meet.
Middle School - 10/23/17
High School (non-state qualifiers) - 11/30/17
High School (state qualifiers) - 11/6/17
Program Fees: $80
In addition to program fees, each athlete is also responsible for his or her meet entry fees and travel fees.
Fee includes Team Tennessee Jersey. Please indicate jersey size when registering for program.
Early Bird Registration - $75 when registered by Oct 16, 2017
Registration Deadlines:
- Elementary and Middle School - 10/22/17
- High School - 11/5/17
Practice sites:
- Renaissance Park (meet at Pavilion) - Monday and Wednesday 4:30-6:00
- Greenway Farms (meet at Pavilion) - Tuesday and Thursday 4:30-6:00
The Chattanooga Track Club Youth Program Elementary and Middle School XC Program is an 8 week meet series for all girls and boys grades 3-8 that teaches the fundamentals of distance running. The series concludes with an area championship meet that allows athletes a chance to qualify for the TN State Elementary and Middle School XC Championships in October. In many schools surrounding Chattanooga XC & Track is not a funded school sport at the elementary and middle school levels. CTC Youth Program serves to help fund, foster, and expand a sport that provides positive health benefits to its participants. If your school does not have a program and you would like one then we can get you started! Everyone is welcome, whether your school has a program or not, you are home schooled, or just love to run!!
Please Contact us if you know of an elementary or middle school in need of a track or cross country program within the Chattanooga area.
Our program helps bring coaches into schools and is working on scholarships that assist ALL kids the opportunity to participate in cross country and track. CTCYP helps to train volunteers interested in coaching and gets them into the schools. Please contact us if you or someone you know of would love to help with this organization!
CTCYP XC Registration Info - $30.00 per athlete (4-5 meets including the Chattanooga TN State Qualifier)
What Your Cross Country Fees Cover?
We will be running at TBA in the fall on the ES/MS XC course. All times will be eligible for use as Footlocker meet entry times - should you want to continue competing through the competitive season - and will be reported on TN Milesplit. To help offset the costs of the facility, as well as fees implemented by TBA, cross country season fees will be $30 respectively for the 2018 season. Your fees will cover (fee is the same whether you run one or all meets):
- Facility rental, usage, and clean up
- Event insurance and liability insurance for coaches
- Practice Insurance
- Parking/Security representative at all meets
- Bib or hip numbers (pins for bibs)
- Awards
- Fluids and cups at meets
- Timing equipment and supplies
- Officials, Clerk of Course, Timer
- Course Supplies - marking/flagging/finish line
- PA system
Please Contact us if you know of an elementary or middle school in need of a track or cross country program within the Chattanooga area.
Our program helps bring coaches into schools and is working on scholarships that assist ALL kids the opportunity to participate in cross country and track. CTCYP helps to train volunteers interested in coaching and gets them into the schools. Please contact us if you or someone you know of would love to help with this organization!
CTCYP XC Registration Info - $30.00 per athlete (4-5 meets including the Chattanooga TN State Qualifier)
What Your Cross Country Fees Cover?
We will be running at TBA in the fall on the ES/MS XC course. All times will be eligible for use as Footlocker meet entry times - should you want to continue competing through the competitive season - and will be reported on TN Milesplit. To help offset the costs of the facility, as well as fees implemented by TBA, cross country season fees will be $30 respectively for the 2018 season. Your fees will cover (fee is the same whether you run one or all meets):
- Facility rental, usage, and clean up
- Event insurance and liability insurance for coaches
- Practice Insurance
- Parking/Security representative at all meets
- Bib or hip numbers (pins for bibs)
- Awards
- Fluids and cups at meets
- Timing equipment and supplies
- Officials, Clerk of Course, Timer
- Course Supplies - marking/flagging/finish line
- PA system
Important Coaches Info/Links
Coaches Contact Info Click Here
Coaches Info Packet Click Here
Athlete Physical Form Click Here
Coaches Contact Info Click Here
Coaches Info Packet Click Here
Athlete Physical Form Click Here