Team Roles

Captain

Captains are leaders on the team that motivate others and act as extensions of the coaching staff. They are mentors, organizers, and work hard both at team events and in their everyday life. Captains should expect to uphold and reinforce values of the team.

Each season, the coaching staff will advertise the number of positions that may be awarded by:

Coach's Choice - Athletes will be immediately named a captain due to exceptional work ethic and leadership.
Team Vote - Each season at least one captain will be chosen by a blind team vote.

If a named captain fails to uphold the values of the team, their captainship may be revoked. This is a rare circumstance that will involve meetings between the athlete and coaches prior to this termination with the exception of extreme circumstances that will result in immediate revocation.

While team votes will be instituted, coaches reserve the right to nullify a vote if they feel it has been conducted in bad faith. In these situations, coaches will nominate a pool of athletes and another vote will be had.

Varsity

In order to earn varsity standing, an athlete should meet the following requirements:

Athlete is in good academic standing at the conclusion of the season.
Athlete is in good standing with the team.
Athlete has participated in at least 90% of practices and all competitions (excused absences not included. MSAD60 academic events are also excused, but non MSAD60 extracurricular i.e. club events are not excused).
Season specific:
1. Cross Country: Athlete is among the lowest 5* athletes in scoring.
2. Indoor Track: Athlete has earned 12** points in their respective division during qualified competitions***.
3. Outdoor Track: Athlete has earned 10** points in qualified competitions***.

* This may be adjusted depending on the size of the team.

** Points earned during a relay are divided amongst the relay participants.

*** Qualified competitions will be defined at the start of the season and will typically exclude preseason and invites.

Coaches reserve the right to elevate athletes to the varsity roster if they feel they have otherwise earned it as competitions are not the only way to measure success.

Junior Varsity

All athletes that do not qualify for other roles are our Junior Varsity athletes. We encourage everyone to continue working hard and strive to make the next step!

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