Hi Coach/Athlete/Parent:
I’m putting together a Kentucky Cross Country Team to take down to Australia for a 12 day trip during the summer of 2011. The team will be part of the Down Under Sports program and will participate in an international competition as well as various cultural activities. The trip includes a one-day Sydney tour to see the Opera House and other famous sights before heading to the Gold Coast for the competition and more sight-seeing. Fundraising is available to help the athletes raise the money. There is also a Cancel For Any Reason insurance available so if one of your athletes has to cancel for any reason he/she can still get 75% of their money back that is non-refundable through Down Under Sports. For more details review the 2011 Information Book (www.downundersports.com/infobook/).
This will be my sixth year taking Kentucky kids to Australia. The kids have a great time and get to experience running in a different culture with some outstanding young runners.
In 2010 the kids got to run in the 5K portion of the Australia Gold Coast Marathon.
We have some very talented runners in Kentucky and this is a good opportunity for us to showcase our kids.
Please email me at yocoach84@aol.com, if you have any athletes that you would like to nominate or you can submit them online at: http://www.downundersports.com/NominateAthlete.aspx. You want to nominate your athletes now so they will have enough time to fundraise and prepare for their trip of a lifetime. For every athlete you nominate, your name will be entered into a drawing to win a trip for 2 to Australia and Hawaii.
Let me know if you have any questions. You can see me at one of the races each Saturday. We are also taking nominations for the track team as well
Thank you for your help.
Paul Wise
DeSales Cross Country/Track
USA DownUnder National Coach