TEAM UNITY

                                                                                      RESILIENCE

                                                                                      MENTAL/PHYSICAL PREPARATION

                                                                                      POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE

                                                                                      INTELLIGENCE

            GUIDING PRINCIPLES/VALUES:          RESPECT FOR SELF, TEAM, AND SCHOOL

                                                                                       SELF DISCIPLINE

                                                                                       PRIDE

 PART OF THE REASON OUR PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL IS THAT WE FEEL FOUR THINGS HAVE TO HAPPEN.

 *CONSISTENT TRAINING: TO BECOME A GOOD RUNNER, YOU NEED TO RUN. BEING AT PRACTICE AND RUNNING WITH THE TEAM WILL HELP YOU DEVELOP A PATTERN OF RUNNING ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS RUNNING MUST CONTINUE BEYOND THE SEASON’S END.

*BE COMPETITIVE: WORK HARD TO IMPROVE YOURSELF AS A RUNNER. THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN WINNING RACES BUT IMPROVING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES BY PUSHING YOURSELF. REMEMBER, OTHER PEOPLE ARE WHAT MAKE YOU RUN FASTER.

*BE COMMITTED: MAKE CROSS COUNTRY A HIGH PRIORITY IN YOUR LIFE. IN ADDITION TO THE TRAINING, EAT WELL, GET YOUR REST, AND DO WHAT YOU CAN TO BECOME A BETTER RUNNER. TRADITIONALLY, CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS ARE ALSO PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD IN THEIR CLASSES. YOU WILL CONTINUE THE TRADITION.

*HAVE FUN: TO BECOME A LIFE-LONG DISTANCE RUNNER YOU MUST SEE DISTANCE RUNNING AS A GENERALLY PLEASANT EXPERIENCE. HARD WORK, GOOD PERFORMANCES, SUPPORTIVE TEAMMATES AND COACHES, AND A VARIETY OF RUNNING EXPERIENCES WILL HELP YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE TEAM HAVE FUN.