TO: All X-C Coaches Assigned to Lakeland C.C.

FROM: Doug Pohto, Meet Manager, Jim Pelich, Assistant

Manager and Stan Kasserman, Referee

Due to the constant poor weather, meet management has put a plan in place for inclement weather the day of the meet and/or during a race. We will monitor the weather the day of the meet and have an air horn, which will be blown by the referee if thunder or lightening is detected. At that time all coaches will be expected to get all their athletes on their bus. If competitors hear the horn during a race, they should leave the course immediately and make their way to their bus. All course umpires will be notified of this as well. At that time, the 30 minute guideline will go into effect. If this happens during a race, that race will be rerun, in its entirety, at a time deemed appropriate by the Referee.

We’ve decided to cancel the practice sessions scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 18^th and Thursday, Oct. 20^th. Due to the amount of rain we’ve experienced, parts of the course would not stand up to being used by a large number of athletes leading up to the competition. This is not a decision meet management took lightly. We ask for your cooperation with this decision. We have scheduled these days in the past, because we thought it was the correct thing to do, in spite of the NE Board’s policy of not permitting such days. To quote the Meet Manager’s guidelines provided by the NE Board, “There will be NO PRACTICE SESSIONS permitted at any district sites other than pre-race warm-up”. The NE Board has had this policy in place for years.

These steps are being taken because we feel that they are in the best interest of the kids/competitors. This addresses their safety and will give them the best possible course come race day. These decisions will only work if all 56 teams cooperate!