Avon Old Farms Cross Country Camp | Avon Old Farms

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Camp Overview

At the Avon Old Farms Cross Country Running Camp, campers will experience the true joy and thrill of running at one of the most beautiful campuses in New England, while gaining fundamentals and knowledge about running from our experienced staff of coaches. Runners will gain a wide-range of skills while participating in daily runs, lectures, games, and cross-training exercises. Our goal is to enrich within the runners a love of running, in all of its iterations.

Nestled in the Farmington Valley, Avon Old Farms School Cross Country Camp offers a runner's dream facility on over 900 acres. Our campus houses miles of trails, a newly-resurfaced outdoor track, and a state-of-the-art weight room. Bordered by the Fisher Meadows trails and the Farmington Heritage Trail, AOF provides endless training options in a beautiful Connecticut setting.

Camp Offerings

AOF Cross Country Camp Monday, June 23 - Thursday, June 26
Dates
  • Monday, June 23 - Thursday, June 26
  • All Campers Check In/Out: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Monday through Thursday
    • Runners should be dropped off at the Field House entrance each day at 8:45 a.m. Camp will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. Players should be picked up at 3:00 p.m.
  • Camp Ends: Thursday, June 26 at 3:00 p.m.
Ages
  • Co-ed, 7-10th grade
Staff
  • Avon Old Farms Cross Country Coaching Staff & Current or Former Students
Cost
  • $425
Lunch
  • Lunch is provided with camp tuition

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Camp Director

William Lea, Head Varsity Cross Country Coach

Mr. William Lea is the chair of the Performing Arts Department and the director of choirs at Avon Old Farms. He teaches four classes of chorus, including the Honors Chorale, and the top choral ensemble at AOF, The Riddlers, named after the founder of the school, Theodate Pope Riddle.

Outside of curricular teaching, Will serves as head coach of the varsity cross country team and has helped coach the track and field team. He is the music director for the musicals produced jointly by Avon Old Farms and Miss Porter’s School. He is also involved with student life at AOF as a dorm parent in Elephant Dormitory.

  • Has run over a dozen marathons
  • Has ran in one ultra-marathon (50K)

Camp Schedules

AOF Cross Country Camp Schedule
Time Activity
9:00 a.m. Welcome/Warm-Up (plyometrics and dynamic warmups)
9:30 a.m. Run (Alternating trail, road, & track)
10:30 a.m. Training Plan Lesson
11:00 a.m. Running Game (relay, obstacle course, scavenger hunt, etc.)
11:30 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Lecture/Lesson #2
1:00 p.m. Strength/Yoga/Form/Activity Related to lesson
2:00 p.m. Shake out run (short and slow)
2:30 p.m. Running Game (Tag, capture the flag, ultimate frisbee)
2:55 p.m. Recap/Wrap Up

Training, Technique & Race Prep

Training Plan Lessons
  • Day 1: Realistic Goal Setting - what is your VDot?
  • Day 2: Different types of workouts (long, interval, hills, tempo, recovery, cross training)
  • Day 3: Mileage Load - when to ramp up, when to step back (homework: create a rough draft summer training plan)
  • Day 4: Review/tweak training plans
Takeaways
  • Gait Analysis
  • Form
  • Nutrition
  • Sports Psychology
  • Injury Prevention
  • Equipment
  • XC Fundamentals - how meets are scored
  • Stride & Cadence - how to select the perfect running music!

Items Which Need Your Attention

What to Bring

Equipment

Runners should be equipped with...

  • Running shoes
  • Running-specific shorts and shirts
  • A personal water bottle
  • Change of clothes for after the daily run
required documents

Please make sure all required documents have been completed and uploaded to our registration system. This must be done two week prior to the start of camp. Click here to login and upload your documents to UltraCamp.

According to state regulations, we are required to have health records on file for each child attending camp. To complete the registration process, the Physical/Immunization UltraCamp form must be completed and returned prior to the start date of camp, and either a scan or hard copy of a physical exam and immunization records, any prescriptions for any medication (prescription or OTC), and a must be sent prior to the start of the camp. If your child will attend more than one AOF camp listed above, you need only submit the forms once, two weeks prior to the start date of his/her first AOF camp. If your child is attending a camp at Avon Old Farms School that is not listed above, you will need to contact that camp’s office/director for information regarding medical forms.

Required Medical Forms

We need copies of the following forms on file for each camper:

For campers with special health care needs:

Please Note: If your child has special health care needs, please read the following information and complete the appropriate forms above.

Administration and Prescription/Non-Prescription Form

Please Note: If your child will need medication during the course of his or her day, please read the following information and complete the appropriate forms above.

Below, please find our camp medication administration policy. Our summer programs wish to limit medication usage to camper self-administration (of a school age), with the exception of Epi-Pens. The program will keep the proper documentation on file. If your child brings to camp an inhaler, or other prescribed oral or topical medication, or a non-prescribed (over-the counter) oral or topical medication that may need to be provided, camper must be able to self-administer. Proper documentation should be submitted with the physical forms.

Administration of Medication Policy

Avon Old Farms Summer Camps will keep on file the following:

  • All prescribed inhalers or Epi-pens or other medications with parent’s consent and a doctor’s signature
  • Non-prescription oral medications with parent’s consent and a doctor’s signature

Parent Responsibilities:

  • It is the parent’s responsibility to inform program staff upon registration that their child has a prescribed inhaler, epi-pen, or other medication.
  • Prescription medications must be handed to the Director of First Aid by the child’s parent.
  • Medication forms are required to be signed by parent and the child’s physician before the program starts. Your child will not be allowed to attend camp if the appropriate forms (attached below) are not completed. If there are any changes to the child’s dosage/medication, a new set of forms must be completed by the child’s physician.
  • Medications must be in their original container and clearly labeled with the child’s name. A prescription label must accompany all prescription medication.

Staff Responsibilities:

  • Camp staff will maintain medications in accordance with Connecticut State Dept. of Health regulations
  • All medications, except for epi-pens, will be self-administered by the camper under close supervision of a camp staff member
  • Epi-pens will be administered by an appropriately trained camp staff member
  • Parents shall be notified of any administration errors by telephone by a camp staff member. The error will be documented in the child’s camp record
  • Camp staff will keep accurate documentation of all medications administered by completing the proper paper work, which will be kept in the program director’s files. Individual administration records shall include:
    • The date the medication was administered
    • The time it was administered
    • The dose that was administered
    • Any comments
Photo & Information Release Statement

Throughout the summer, the opportunity may arise for your child's picture to be taken for camp publications. It is assumed that the parent/guardian condones this practice unless a written note stating otherwise is received on or before the first day of camp. For safety reasons we do not publish or release the names or any other personal information about the children whose photos we use or who attend the camp. Your information is confidential and secure.

Disclaimer

For the safety and welfare for all campers, Avon Old Farms Summer Camp reserves the unrestricted right to dismiss any camper whose conduct or influence, in the opinion of the Camp Director, is detrimental to the best interests of the camp. There will be no refunds in this case.

Who Do I Contact?

Contact Information

AOF Summer Camps - Avon Old Farms School - 500 Old Farms Road - Avon, Connecticut 06001
camp@avonoldfarms.com

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Just like an Avon education has impacts that reach well beyond a student’s four years on campus, the lessons learned while attending an AOF athletic summer camp are lessons to last a lifetime.