Cross Country

Deadline for registration: October 1, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

• All meets are held at Fort Henry Hill CFB Kingston.
• Cross country is for students in Grade 3 to 8.
• Age categories for the 2025 XC Meets:
• • Senior: students born in 2012 or earlier
  • Bantam: students born in 2014 or 2015
  • Atom: students born in 2016 or 2017
• Senior and Bantams run approximately 2.5 kms
• Atoms run approximately 2kms
• No canteen will be available.
• There is an $8 registration fee per athlete
• The top 30 finishers and top 4 members of the medaling teams in each race will advance to the District Championship Meet
• Reminders about garbage pick up and first aid kits.
• Parking is available either at the top of the hill in the parking lot, or at the bottom of the hill. Absolutely no parking on the grass or the side of the road. Parking is monitored and these vehicles will be ticketed or towed.

LDSB Regional Cross Country Meets: October 14, 15, 16, 2025 - start time 10:30 a.m. at Fort Henry Hill CFB Kingston.

LDSB District Championships: October 22, 2025 - start time 10:30 a.m. at Fort Henry Hill CFB Kingston.

** The top 30 from each region as well as the top 4 team members advance to the District Championships on October 22 at 10:30 a.m. at Fort Henry Hill CFB Kingston.

All spectators at LESAA sanctioned events are expected to adhere to the following expectations:

• Students are number one.
• Participation and fun, not winning, are everything.
• Fans only cheer, coaches only coach, referees only referee.
• No yelling in anger.
• Respect the volunteer referees (often youth).
• No swearing.
• Set a proper example for good sportsmanship.

The following resources have been collected from various websites.  The content included is to provide coaches with a starting point:  

• Warm Up and Stretches
• • Standard Warm-Up
  • Dynamic Warm-Up
  • Best Stretches for Runners

Extracurricular Participation Permission Form

First aid or concussion process

In the event of a potential concussion or first aid incident

• First Aid Incident Report
• Tool to Identify A Suspected Concussion
• Flow Chart of LDSB Concussion Protocol

After a concussion has been diagnosed, return to complete:

• Documentation for a Diagnosed Concussion Return to Play
• Documentation for Medical Examination
• Script for School Contact to parents when a Concussion Has Been Diagnosed

Information and background knowledge

• Concussion Management Procedures and Return to Learn to Physical Activity
• General Concussion Memo - 142
• Sample Concussion Prevention Strategies