Cross Country All-Star Selection Plan

 

 

SECTION I.     NOMINATIONS FOR CROSS COUNTRY ALL-STARS

 

A.  Nominations may be made by TGCA member Cross Country coaches.  Coaches must

      nominate their own senior athletes.  These nominations must be made on-line by Monday

      noon prior to the Cross Country state meet. 

 

 

B.  The Cross Country All-Star official on-line nomination form is available on the TGCA

      web site (www.austintgca.com), or a coach can request a form to be e-mailed or faxed.

      Verbal nominations are not accepted.

 

 

C.  Qualified Cross Country coaches may nominate more than one senior athlete from

      their school.  For an All-Star to be eligible, she must be nominated by her varsity

      Cross Country coach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION II.     SELECTION COMMITTEE

 

A.  This committee shall be composed of the members of the TGCA Cross Country

     All-Star and All-State Committee.

 

B.  The Cross Country All-Star and All-State Committee will meet at the UIL

      Cross Country State Meet at a time and site designated by the Cross Country

      Committee Chairperson.  At this meeting, it shall be the responsibility of the

      Committee to select one senior Cross Country athlete from each of the five

      UIL conferences (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A) as Cross Country All-Stars.  Cross Country

      All-Stars must have run at the State Cross Country Meet.

 

C.  Only one All-Star per conference will be selected.

 

D.  An athlete selected as Cross Country All-Star automatically becomes a nominee

      for Cross Country Athlete of the Year.

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION III.     THE TGCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

 

A.  The Executive Director will verify the Cross Country All-Stars as soon as possible

      after the state meet.

 

B.  The Executive Director will then notify, in writing, the selected Cross Country

      All-Stars, through their coaches, of the selection.  ONLY after completing and

      returning all paperwork sent to them will the Cross Country athlete officially be     

      a member of the All-Star team.  The selected All-Star should decide within seven (7)

      days of her notification whether or not she will be available to receive her award at

      the honor award presentation at the next Summer Clinic.  The All-Star should so

      inform the Executive Director of her decision by properly returning her paperwork

      either accepting or declining the honor.

 

C.  Coaches may duplicate the nomination form if more than one athlete is nominated.

 

 

SECTION IV.     THE PRESIDENT

 

A.  Will resolve selection disputes and problems;

 

B.  Will approve All-Star verifications with the Executive Director;

 

C.  Will meet with the Cross Country Committee at their meeting during the State Cross

      Country Meet and at any other meeting in this regard as requested.

 

 

SECTION V.     CROSS COUNTRY HONOR PRESENTATION

 

A.  Until time as it is feasible or possible to implement an All-Star Cross Country meet 

      during the Summer Clinic, this Cross Country All-Star selection method will be used

      to honor some of the state's senior female Cross Country athletes.

 

B.  These selected Cross Country All-Stars will make up the TGCA All-Star team.  They

      will be recognized both as an individual and a team at halftime of the 1A-2A-3A All-Star

      Basketball game at the Summer Clinic.

 

C.  Each All-Star will receive a special award at halftime of the All-Star Basketball

      game.

 

D.  Lodging and meals will be furnished the All-Stars.  All clinic sessions and games will

      be free for the All-Stars.

 

E.  The high school coach of each All-Star will receive a special award certificate at

      halftime of the Basketball All-Star game and will be recognized.

 

F.  The All-Stars will be chaperoned while at the clinic by two adult females selected by

      the Track & Field All-Star Coaches.

 

G.  The Cross Country All-Stars and their coaches should report to their chaperones and/or Track Committee Chairperson at the time and date designated by the TGCA. If, for any reason, an All-Star and/or coach will be arriving at a later hour than designated by the TGCA, they should notify the Executive Director in advance.  This is necessary for proper arrangements to be made.