Northside College Prep Mustangs Cross Country

www.mustangsxc.com Head Coach Jon Gordon 655 W. Irving Park #151 ! Chicago! I""inois 6 61# $e"e%hone &&#.'#5.161& (ax #1).#*6.1#'+

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I.m writing -ou this "etter to we"come -ou to /orthside Co""ege Pre% and invite -ou to 0oin the /orthside Co""ege Pre% Cross Countr- $eam. Cross Countr- o11ers man- 2ene1its to an ath"ete that 1ew other s%orts can %rovide. It deve"o%s -our aero2ic s-stem! strength! menta" disci%"ine! and menta" toughness. $he $34, trains 1ive da-s a week! and is in the Weight 5oom a1ter ever- %ractice. $he ma0orit- o1 our races take %"ace on 6aturda- mornings. $he /orthside Co""ege Pre% Cross Countr- $eam is the "argest (a"" 6%orts $eam at /orthside Co""ege Pre%. $he $eam has Pasta Parties the night 2e1ore meets 1or the ath"etes and $ai"gate %arties a1ter severa" races 1or 2oth ath"etes and %arents. In ) &! 7"-m%ic Go"d ,eda" Winner 8i""- ,i""s! 1eatured in the movie! 95unning 8rave:! trave"ed a"" the wa- 1rom Ca"i1ornia to visit the high"- motivated ,ustangs the night 2e1ore the Cit- Cross Countr- Cham%ionshi%s. 7"-m%ic 4th"etes that have visited the /orthside Cross Countr- and $rack $eams 1rom ) 6;) ' inc"ude< $odd Wi""iams! Jamie /ieto! Jon =rummond! and Ha>e" C"ark. $he /orthside Cross Countr- $eam wi"" 2e having a $eam ,eeting on $uesda-, May 26, 2009 in the /orthside Ca1eteria at 4 pm to distri2ute team training "ogs! and to ta"k a2out summer training. 4s an incoming (reshman! $;shirts are awarded 1or running # mi"es or more during the summer. 6ummer $raining activities that wi"" he"% %re%are -ou 1or the season! 2egin on ,onda-! June 15, 2009! in 1ront o1 the main entrance at /orthside! at 6<# am. 4 week"training schedu"e wi"" 2e %rovided at www.mustangsxc.com. 6ummer training activities inc"ude< morning runs! weight training! $eam 2reak1ast runs to IH7P! ?"timate (ris2ee! and Ca%ture the ("ag. 4s an incoming (reshman! %reseason $eam activities %rior to the start o1 schoo" give -ou an ma0or advantage on the 1irst da- o1 c"asses @6e%tem2er )! ) 'A. 8- 0oining the Cross Countr- $eam! -ou wi"" a"read- know over 1 %eo%"e 2e1ore c"asses 2egin! which makes the ad0ustment to High 6choo" much easier 2ecause -ou wi"" a"read- 2e a %art o1 a team where -our teammates care a2out -ou and de%end on -ou.

711icia" %ractice starts on Wednesday, ugust 12, 2009! at #<*5 %m. We wi"" meet in 1ront o1 the main entrance o1 the schoo" during %re;season training. $here is no such thing as 2eing too short or not 2eing 2ig enough or strong enough or 1ast enough to 0oin the $eam. 3ver- ath"ete that 0oins our %rogram wi"" ex%erience success. 3ver- ath"ete I have ever coached has seen dramatic im%rovement in endurance! and strength. We wi"" make -ou GreatB In (a"" ) 1! I coached at 6t.Johns in 7range Park! ("orida. I had an ath"ete on the Carsit- 8asket2a"" $eam! ,ichae" James! 0oin the Cross Countr- $eam 1or conditioning %ur%oses. ,ichae" James cou"d run no 1urther then to his mai" 2ox when he 1irst started! and he ended his High 6choo" career at the 6tate Cross Countr- ,eet! and earned a D5! . 6cho"arshi% to Harvard 1rom Gatorade as /ationa" Cross Countr- ath"ete o1 the -ear. He a"so had the 2est 2asket2a"" season o1 his high schoo" career a1ter deve"o%ing his aero2ic s-stem and strength through Cross Countr-. In addition to 8o-s and Gir"s 8asket2a""! Cross Countrwi"" a"so %ut ath"etes over the to% in %re%aration 1or Gir"s 6occer. =uring m- coaching career! I.ve coached at 2oth the high schoo" and co""egiate "eve". I.ve had the %rivi"ege and honor o1 coaching 6tate Cham%ions! 4"";4mericans! and /ationa" Cham%ions. $he ke- to success is having a %ersona" motivation to im%rove and succeed. Without %ersona" motivation! it is di11icu"t to make the sacri1ices and a%%"- the dedication needed to 2ecome a Cham%ion. Eou must know what -ou want to achieve and that is the 1irst ste% toward reaching the to%. Winning isn.t ever-thing! 2ut wanting to win isFEou must 9want it: and 2e wi""ing to work ver- hard to achieve it. Eou must deve"o% su%reme con1idence in -ourse"1! and -our own a2i"ities. Eou must have determination to 1o""ow through! regard"ess o1 o2stac"es! criticism or circumstances or what other %eo%"e sa-! think or do.

7n Wednesday, ugust 19, 2009! a1ter %ractice! we wi"" have a $eam G Parent Pasta Part- at 6!"0 pm. Ci""a Pa"ermo Catering wi"" %rovide the ,ustangs and %arents with Gri""ed Chicken Penne Pasta! Chicken 4"1redo Pasta! Penne Pasta with ,arinara! (resh 8read! Garden 6a"ad! and 2ott"ed water. 4"" ex%enses are 1 H %aid 2- the /orthside Cross Countr- Coaching sta11. 4t the Pasta Part-! we wi"" introduce the coaching sta11! and %rovide ath"etes and %arents in1ormation a2out the u%coming season. In ) +! the /orthside Cross Countr- team %ut the 1irst IH64 5egiona" Cham%ionshi% 8anner on the g-m wa"" in /orthside histor-B In ) '! our goa" is to %ut the 1irst 8o-s and Gir"s 6tate Cross Countr- Cham%ionshi% 8anner on the g-m wa"". I1 -ou want to 2e a %art o1 it! come 0oin us at our $34, meeting on #uesday! May 26, 2009! at *< %m! in the /orthside Co""ege Pre% Ca1eteria. 4n- mi"es -ou can run this summer! 2e1ore our 1irst %ractice wi"" give -ou a ma0or advantage in -our (reshman season.

I1 -ou want to 0oin the $eam and he"% us win a 6tate $it"e this -ear! %"ease emai" me -our name! %hone num2er! height! shoe si>e! and uni1orm si>e to JonGordon'Iao".com. $hanks. ;Coach Jon Gordon

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