Frequently Asked Questions
How much are admission and
parking? – What about logistics for parking?
Do I need a coaches pass?
When are course practice times?
When are the deadlines?
How do I register?
Where do I pick up race packets?
Is the meet sanctioned and, if so, by whom?
What is the seeding process?
How do I update my team roster?
May I take photos of the meet and activities?
Admission and Parking
How much is admission?
Admission and parking are ... FREE. Parking on Saturday will be at
Spain Park High School. Enter Spain Park
on Jaguar Drive from Caldwell Mill Rd.
Jaguar Dr. at Valleydale Rd. will be closed except to bus drop offs.
Friday parking will be in the City of Hoover’s Softball lot on the east end of Veterans Park – the entrance is the next left past Jaguar Dr. when travelling east on Valleydale Rd. We suggest dropping off team equipment at the entrance to the park from Jaguar Dr. then taking the vehicle(s) to the softball lot. You can then walk back into the park over the dam and come right up to the pavilion for your packet pick up.
This sounds confusing, but will keep you out of school and ballgame traffic as much as possible.
Coaches Passes
Do coaches who are accompanying entered athletes receive coaches’ passes?
Coaches will be provided credentials (max. of two per team) that will entitle
him/her access to sections of the course that are restricted to
spectators. Admission is free for
everyone, and coaches will not need passes unless access to the restricted
areas of the course is desired.
Course Practice Times
Will athletes be able to run the course prior to the Races?
The course will be open until 6:00pm on Friday for course inspection.
Deadlines
Entry Deadlines:
Sept. 19 – High School and Middle School team entries.
Oct. 3 – Deadline for editing High School and Middle School team rosters.
– Collegiate entries due and team rosters finalized.
– USATF Individuals and Team entries and rosters finalized.
Oct. 7 – Trak Shak Coaches Challenge and All Comers 3K Open individual online entries.
Oct. 8 – Trak Shak Coaches Challenge and All Comers 3K Open individual on site entries.
Payment Deadline
All mailed payments MUST be received on or before October 8, 2010. Otherwise, payment must be made during registration/packet pickup. Non payment automatically excludes your team or individual from the competition.
Registration
Registration is on the Milesplit network. Visit (http://al.milesplit.us/meets). Click the "Enter Online Now" button.
Packet Pickup
When and where is Packet Pickup (Registration)?
Registration will be onsite in the Barn Pavilion. Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, 9:00am-6:00 pm
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 6:30 am-noon
Sanctioning
Is the event sanctioned?
The high school portion of the event is sanctioned by the National Federation
of State High School Associations (NFSHSAA). Certain states, due to various
rules, do not sanction the event and schools from those states will not be
participating. To see the list of states for whom the meet is sanctioned, go to
their web site (http://www.nfhs.org/) and
follow the links to sanctioned events or click here
for the meet. Due to their sanctioning
rules, all competing teams must be members of their State’s high school
athletic association.
Please note that for middle school races sanctioning rules require us to limit these races to 7th and 8th graders. 9th graders may also enter middle school races if the 9th grade is housed in the same building as the 7th and 8th grades at the middle school. No 6th grader may compete on a team.
The collegiate races are sanctioned by the USATF and the NCAA.
The USATF Races and the Trak Shak Coaches Challenge All Comers Open 3K are sanctioned by USATF.
Seeding
Coaches
enter their athletes into the race they feel is most appropriate for their
athletes. Bear in mind that only 10
athletes/team may be entered into the All American Championships. Meet management reserves the right to move
athletes from one event to another – however, this is not likely to occur. In the event it did happen, the affected
coach(es) would be notified prior to the race.
Updating Team Rosters
How do I update my team's roster?
Coaches may update their rosters at anytime until October 3 at 11:00 pm by
logging into the Milesplit website (http://al.milesplit.us/meets).
Click the "Enter Online Now" button which will take you into the
entry process. There, you may edit, change,
or update runner names.
Photography
The Official Photographer for the SE XC Showdown is Wade Event Photography. Anyone may take photographs during the event, but only Wade Event Photography may sell photos or videos of the race. Members of the news media may obtain Media Credentials from Meet Personnel at the Barn Pavilion. Only those with credentials will be allowed in the area restricted to spectators.
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