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Danbury Flyers Prepare For 2018 Cross Country Season!
Registration open for our 5th Cross Country Season. Now accepting on-line registrations for athletes age 5 to 8th Grade!
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Preparations are underway for the 5th season of the Danbury Flyers Youth Cross Country running team! The team is comprised of boys and girls from Danbury and surrounding towns ages 5 through 8th grades. This season promises to build off of the success of last year's campaign. The Flyers are proud members of the WCC Middle School Conference , as well as the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and USA Track and Field (USATF) national organizations. Cross Country is for all ages from 5-14! Our 5-8 year old athletes will take part in the successful "First Flight" program, designed for newcomers as a fun way to be introduced to running!
The Danbury Flyers Cross Country program is designed to provide an opportunity for the youth of our community to develop an interest and passion for running for fitness as well as for competition. The program can benefit beginners as well as advanced runners, and is a great way for multi-sport athletes as well as those track and field athletes who are not distance runners to keep in shape either during their off-season or as supplemental in-season training.
Best of all, the Flyers have no bench and everyone can actively participate!
The Flyers' coaching and administrative staff work together with the Danbury High School Cross Country program to ensure athletes are trained in a consistent, age-appropriate fashion. In fact, last year, DHS athletes joined the Flyers at the conclusion of their season for competition in the USATF Junior Olympics. In addition, our 15-16 year old team has previously placed 5th in the US at the Junior Olympics Nationals in Myrtle Beach, SC! Several Flyers alumni now run and are an integral part of the Danbury High School as well as surrounding towns Boys and Girls Cross Country teams!
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Our season begins with a first practice and organizational meeting Wednesday, September 5th at 6 pm at Tarrywile Park on Southern Boulevard in Danbury. All are welcome to come and learn more about the team and our program.
For those who wish to continue into Track and Field in the Winter and Spring or who have 2 or more athletes who wish to sign up , there are multiple-season and sibling discounts available.
Come join the growing Danbury Flyers family as we are the only year-round program in Greater Danbury specializing in Track and Field and Cross Country!
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Online registration forms are now available at www.danburyflyers.org/forms
If you have additional questions, please contact Cross Country Commissioner Irving Fox at [email protected]or call 203 948 9804. We look forward to seeing you out on the trails this fall!
Go Flyers!