Registration for The Waltham Track Club's upcoming fall Cross Country Program is open for all girls, age 8-14 and boys, ages 11-14. Our 8-10 boy’s registration is closed - we have filled our quota for that component.
Registration will be done via teamsnap app. Use the link below to access the registration page. If you already have a teamsnap account, you will be able to access and complete the registration page directly. If you do not yet have a teamsnap account, you will need and be able to create one via this same link. Once your have a teamsnap account, you'll be able to access the registration page. Membership fee will be collected via credit card or via online checking.
TEAM SNAP REGISTRATION LINK https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/259323
Cross country involves training and competing at distances of 1.1 to 2.4 miles over grass fields and wooded trails. This is a competition program and members are expected to participate in the races listed on our schedule.
Parents of young members should be confident that their child (especially the younger 8 and 9 year olds) is emotionally and physically ready to handle the training and group interaction - sometimes it is better to wait a year to allow for such maturity - we want their first experience to be a positive one. You know your child best and we will trust your opinion, but we want you to give thought to such before registering.
PRACTICES
Pre-season conditioning practices will start on Sunday, August 8. Regular cross country training will start on Sunday, August 22.
Practices will be held every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Weekday practices will be at 6:00.
Sundays - members age 10 and younger will practice 4:00-5:15; 11-12 year olds from 5:15-6:30 13-14 year olds from 6:30-8:00. Mondays and Wednesdays will be added as needed.
We will limit the total number of members that we accept in each age group and gender. EARLY REGISTRATION IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.
Most practices will be held at Leary Field on Bacon Street in Waltham (GPS 19 Athletic Field Road), but we will also train at other sites during the season.
COVID GUIDELINES
We are constantly reviewing the latest Covid guidelines and will continue to do so to ensure the safety of all involved in our programs. Guidelines may restrict the number of members we can accept, so early registration is strongly encouraged.
If restrictions do force us to limit numbers, we will do so by accepting all Waltham resident members first and then accept other members based on when they registered (first come, first served). But consideration will also be based on balancing our genders and our age groups. Dues will be returned to any registrants that we cannot accept.
This year's program will resume many of our pre-pandemic routines, but there will still be some Covid protocols that we will keep in place. Currently, outdoor sport activities are considered low risk and participants of outdoor activities, such as cross country, are not required to wear masks.
-we will encourage the wearing of masks, especially by those members who have not yet been vaccinated, but we will not require such at this time - but this may change if guidelines encourage or mandate such
-we will still assign members to specific cohorts and specific workout stations, as we did last year, maintaining a minimum spacing of 3 feet among members
-we will monitor all local and state updates and implement any protocols that they mandate or any that we believe are prudent to mandate or our sport
Parents are encouraged to reach out to us with any concerns or questions.
