Cougar 2-Mile Meet Instructions

 

Safety Protocols

When coaches pick up their number packet, they will be asked to do the following:

• Verify that all athletes have completed a MHSAA Sports Health Questionnaire.
  • https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/Documents/health%20safety/healthquestionnaire.pdf
• Verify that all athletes had their temperature checked prior to arrival and all are below 100.3.
• Verify that all athletes have been informed of all course meet rules and protocols.

 

All athletes and coaches must wear masks at all times except during races.

All athletes must wear their uniform with a visible number at all times.

Middle school athletes are not permitted to compete in a uniform but must wear their number at all times.

Athletes are only permitted in the warm-up area and their designated team camp area when not racing.

Athletes who violate these rules will be disqualified and risk forfeiting team and individual awards of the entire team.

Coaches must wear clothing visibly identifying their school.

The designated warm-up area is the only place athletes will be allowed to warm-up. Athletes are asked to run clockwise on the loop, try and stay together as a group and not mix with other groups.  There are segments in the warm-up area that teams can use for stretching and drills.  Please emphasize to your teams that this is the only area allowed for warm-up. Athletes must wear masks and have their uniform and numbers visible when in the warm-up area.

Teams are responsible for bringing their own water.

 

Team Arrival

Busses will unload at the retreat entrance near the entrance to the course and the warm-up area. Team should be prepared to unload athletes, and tents and equipment quickly.

Coaches will be given a number packet and distribute numbers to all team members before entering the course.

Number packets will also give each team their designated team camp location and box number. It is imperative that teams use their assigned camp areas and box numbers. In the unlikely event that any contact tracing is necessary, following these protocols will be very useful in verifying if any of your team was exposed.

Individuals arriving by car should be met by a team representative at the table and escorted to the team camp. Individuals are responsible for contacting their team representative. Personnel at the table will not be able to page or call team reps.

Busses can park in the paved parking lot at the end of the drive.

Middle school coaches will follow the same protocol as above. MS runners should not arrive before 5:00 p.m.

 

 

Starting and Finishing Protocols

Each team must have a designated team representative for each race. The team representative must accompany all runners to the starting line and then must report to the finish area.

Once in finish area the representatives will be given instructions of how to gather each runner after the race and escort them back to the team camp area.

Team representatives must have clothing identifying their school and wear a mask.

Coaches are responsible for recording all middle school times but all other starting and finishing protocols are applicable.

 

Parking/Spectators

Parking is $5.00 per car.

If dropping off a runner a team representative must meet the runner at the entrance table and accompany them to the team camp.

Once a car is parked, the occupants cannot leave the parking area and are expected to wear masks when outside of cars. Spectators must practice social distancing. The course passes the parking area twice during the race.

Spectators: Do not exit the parking area to go onto the course. Anyone doing so will be asked to leave the grounds and could jeopardize their team’s results.

There will be porta-johns within the parking area.