A few years ago, I was coaching at a school in Cleveland. It was nearly impossible to get the kids to show up for Saturday meets. Weekday meets worked best. I saw you guys at Open Door Christian running who knows which kids, but it got me thinking that I could host weekday meets and try and get teams to send their kids that never get to compete for real stakes. And, I could see if I could travel to a Bay or Woodridge and take up 30 minutes of a practice day and run a race against their 15-21 guys or even lower . I had it all worked out and then Gilmore Academy beat the girls basketball team 108 to 2 or something like that. The AD got fired and the new AD didn't return my calls or emails and I was not asked back. I still think it's a good idea and I hope to be able to make it happen someday. The kids actually loved the meets and interacting with kids from other schools.Thank you PD, we try and get many kids involved in running varsity races, so we split up, and run two events some weekends, or run second seven in
weekday events. We love the races, I think we agree that more racing is beneficial. If only duals or quads are possible this fall, sign us up for CVNP on a weekday.
Not cancelled but downsized to just teams from 3 conferences.Tiffin Carnival is canceled for 2020
I'm guessing GatorNation based his post off of the info posted on Baumspage:Not cancelled but downsized to just teams from 3 conferences.
Headline is canceled but here is their plan. (I guess they are not going the call it Carnival so by that definition it is cancelled).I'm guessing GatorNation based his post off of the info posted on Baumspage:
07-30-2020, 8:53 PM - The Tiffin Cross Country Carnival will be cancelled this year due to the current Pandemic.
The Meet will be held on the corresponding date in 2021
Hartsel said Columbian, which hosts the Carnival, is hoping to host a smaller cross country meet Sept. 12.
“We're gonna invite the surrounding conferences — the (Northern 10 Conference, the Blanchard Valley Conference and the Northern Buckeye Conference) — to participate,” he said.
It's essentially beside the point to worry about this because the OHSAA has more or less said that contact sports happening this fall is contingent on no testing requirements being in place. There's phrasing to this effect in the 7/31 memo.Has anyone seen that they are requiring now that each athlete in a contact sport to take the Covid-19 test and test negative before each competition? I don’t know how any athletic department can pay for this especially since ticket sales will be limited.
Looks like my kids will now go 1 for 3 instead of 0 for 3.Didn’t include xc in the contact sports. Wow.
Has anyone seen that they are requiring now that each athlete in a contact sport to take the Covid-19 test and test negative before each competition? I don’t know how any athletic department can pay for this especially since ticket sales will be limited.
Didn’t include xc in the contact sports. Wow.
Has anyone seen that they are requiring now that each athlete in a contact sport to take the Covid-19 test and test negative before each competition? I don’t know how any athletic department can pay for this especially since ticket sales will be limited.
I am happy with the change but shocked that they did it. I know that there are many conferences deciding to compete only in their league right now. I’m betting that they will limit how many schools can compete in one race as well even with a staggered start. But who cares if the kids can compete and the meet directors take every precaution seriously.Looks like my kids will now go 1 for 3 instead of 0 for 3.
I'm struggling with the thought of not competing against Bay... Or at least following them. They run a nice schedule.
I hope that they allow dual meets within the County and not just the league. Even against school districts that touch each other wouldn't be as bad as just league duals.
How do we make an inner squad meet fun and exciting for the kids?
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Beyond this world strange things are known
Use the key, unlock the door
See what your fate might have in store
Come explore your dreams' creation
Enter this world of imagination"
For Howard's amusement.Rush
I'm told Walsh Jesuit's Pat Ritchie Invitational is cancelled, same weekend as the Tiffin Carnival. Also, Wooster City Schools suspended athletics until Oct. 1, so it's safe to assume their invitational isn't happening. All 3 of those meets were on the same Saturday.What are the next mega meets to fall? Will a team/runner limit be set? Or will we be told to manage it at a "local" level?
As well as your own.For Howard's amusement.