2011 MHS Cross Country Runner Survey

1. What grade are you in and what is your gender?

What grade are you in and what is your gender? 8th Grade

Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

Male

Female

2. What were some of the things you enjoyed about Cross Country this season?

What were some of the things you enjoyed about Cross Country this season? After school Practices

Meets and Competition

Overnight Trip to Jekyll

Running itself

Coaches

Team Dinners on Friday Nights

Pasta Dinner before Region

Fitness you gained

Camaraderie among teammates

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3. What were some things about Cross Country you did not enjoy and would change if you could? Please make suggestions to improve the team.

What were some things about Cross Country you did not enjoy and would change if you could? Please make suggestions to improve the team.

4. If we could not go to Jekyll Island next year where would you want to go for the Entire Team overnight Meet?

If we could not go to Jekyll Island next year where would you want to go for the Entire Team overnight Meet? Savannah, Ga (Late August)

Pensacola, FL (Early October)

Albany, GA (Early October)

5. Please check off the training concepts or workouts you DO NOT UNDERSTAND fully.

Please check off the training concepts or workouts you DO NOT UNDERSTAND fully. Threshold (Tempo) Runs

Cruise Intervals

Short Hills

Long Hills

Repetition

Long Intervals (1200-1600 meters)

Fartlek

Short Intervals (400-800 meters)

Long Run

Easy Runs

Phases of Training

Nutrition

Sports Medicine

6. Which of the following workouts seemed to help you the most to improve (whether you liked them or not)?

Which of the following workouts seemed to help you the most to improve (whether you liked them or not)? Long Runs

Easy runs in the park

Fartlek on the Trails

Long Intervals on the track

Repetitions on track

Short intervals on the track

Cruise Intervals

7. After school tutoring is usually an issue on the team. How do you think it should be addressed by by the coaches?

After school tutoring is usually an issue on the team. How do you think it should be addressed by by the coaches? Coach should have one late practice day (4:00PM) for tutoring and then require the team to be on time the other days

Tutoring is a personal issue each runner should work out on their own

Coach should start practice later (4:00) every day so we can go to tutoring daily.

8. How should tryouts be handled next year?

How should tryouts be handled next year? A set time standard should be made for all new comers to meet while all returners must meet a tougher standard

One set time standard for everyone trying out to meet

Coaches discretion as to who makes the team based on a timed run in August

9. What do you feel we need to do to make our teams more competitive at the state level?

What do you feel we need to do to make our teams more competitive at the state level? Run bigger races during the season

Train more in the off season as a team

Recruit more people on the team

Allow more people to do another sport while running Cross Country

10. What was the highlight of the Cross Country Season for you?

What was the highlight of the Cross Country Season for you?

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