Rockford
Wildcats Youth Running Club
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The Wildcats is a Youth Cross Country Team
that started running in 1997. The program is designed to let kids have fun
while learning about running. The ages of our runners range from 5-18. The
program is open to all who might be interested in running. We compete in a
series of cross-country meets during the fall, beginning in early October.
The Wildcats host a meet on October 29, 2011, which is open to all youth
runners. The Wildcats are a part of the Rockford Road Runners, a Road Runners Club of America organization
member club. Rockford Wildcats are also affiliated with AAU and USA Track and
Field. Parents do need to fill out a release form
use the link below to obtain a form or click
here. You can join us at any practice – practice locations & schedule click here There is no cost to join, this makes it
easy for children ( and parents ) to give the sport
of running a try. And while there is no cost to join there are nominal race
and meet fees should a child decide to participate in an event that we are
using either as a goal or in our fall series of cross country meets. We also encourage parents to participate
by in running with one of our groups and assisting our coaches in taking the
children out on runs. We have other ways that non-running parents can assist
as well. For those bringing very young children, (5,
6, 7) bring your walking shoes we often find that very young children are not
ready to start running even for the short distances that we take them. We are
very careful with the young children as we never ever want to give them any
reason to dislike running. So we do ask that parents just walk behind they
need not keep up but at least are there in case a child decides they really
would rather not be out running. We have found and seen over the years a
number of 5 & 6 year olds who were not ready but were back and running
regularly as 7 & 8 year olds. If you have additional questions send us
and Email or check our Wildcat Handbook |
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