Alpharetta Raiders Cross Country - Ten Reasons to Join


TEN REASONS TO JOIN THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM


  1. There are no cuts or tryouts; you can be on the team as long as you are academically eligible.
  2. Everyone participates. There is no bench sitting like other sports. Everyone, whether they are varsity or junior varsity, gets plenty of opportunities to compete.
  3. Anyone can run. For cross country, you just need to be mentally tough, and have a desire to improve.
  4. You will drastically improve. New members of the team usually take anywhere from 2-5 minutes off their time from their first race of the year to their last race of the year. All you have to do is put in the miles.
  5. We have an away meet every year. The details of this race will be forthcoming during the season, but think beach!
  6. Cross Country is an inexpensive sport. Compared to other sports there is less equipment needed to participate and less expense involved with the season. What will be needed will be listed later.
  7. Great chance for college scholarships, especially smaller schools. Girls are offered running scholarships at a much higher rate over boys due to Title IX. Many schools balance out their football teams with offering more to Girl sports such as cross country and track.
  8. Cross Country is fun! A lot of the team members hang out together outside of school and practice. We have spaghetti dinners before races, the girls organize team sleepovers, and also have secret sisters, which decorate each others lockers and give small gifts (such as snacks) on the days of big meets.
  9. We are still a young team that is making great strides in our division. Both the girls and boys teams will be competitive in our AAAAA region with other North Fulton schools.
  10. The coaches personally would like to have you on the team. Some of the most fun times in my life happened when I ran cross country in high school, and I would love for you to have some cross country memories for yourself as well.