Oberod Invitational Final Instructions

See below for final instructions from the meet director:


Coaches,

We are excited to host you and your teams this Saturday Sept 17th at the Oberod Invitational.

MEET GOAL

It was our goal to keep this meet highly competitive, small in size, invitation only, and on an early season challenging course.

PARKING

The Oberod Estate has limited parking.  When you send your team email out for this meet would you please encourage parents to bring as few cars as possible.

This is not a large meet but it is our largest so far and we are probably at max parking capacity.  Once the Oberod lot is full, we will then be directing cars to park across route 52 in the Centreville Layton School and walk across to Oberod.

Here is the race schedule:

  8:15am - Estate opens for busses/cars (400 Burnt Mill Road, Wilmington DE 19807).  

                 Please enter all vehicles off the Burnt Mill Road driveway entrance.  You will be directed where to park from there.

               
10:00am - Boys Varsity – max of 10 runners per team on the line
10:40am - Girls Varsity – max of 10 runners per team on the line
11:20am - Boys JV - unlimited
12:00pm - Girls JV – unlimited

12:30pm - AWARDS

11:45-12:45pm - Lunch is open

LUNCH FOR COMPETING ATHLETES and COACHES - sorry no parents this year.

Please feel free to have your athletes and coaches join us for lunch (no cost) that will be served at 11:45am.

There will be tables/chairs/and large tent or take lunch back to sit with your team.  Lunch open from 11:45pm to 12:45pm.

We are sorry to say that lunch is limited to Competing Athletes and Coaches.  No parents this year due to our increased meet size.

TSHIRTS on sale

The official Oberod Invitational Tshirt will be on sale for $15.

COACHES HOSPITALITY

We will have a designated area on the back patio of the mansion reserved for coaches only.

This will be available all day to you and your assistants and will have coffee, water, and snacks.

We are looking forward to seeing all of you on Saturday.  

Here are few items for you:

• Teams:  Unionville-PA, West Chester Henderson-PA, Kennett High School-PA, Brandywine High School-DE, Dover High School-DE, Delaware Military Academy High School-DE, Newark High School-DE, Newark Charter School-DE, Downingtown West High School-PA, Tatnall-DE, 
• Team Tents will be located by Finish line on map.
• The course has been rolled but there are still some roots runners need to look for - they will all be a painted white.
• Spikes recommended on this course.  Rubber mats cross any paved surfaces.
• We will have a coaches hospitality area.
• Meet will be chip timed (in bibs).
• Very informal awards during lunch - Shirts to top 20 in each race.  Trophies to winning team in each of the two races.  Custom medal to winner of each race.
• Prize give aways during awards... must be present to win.
• Invitational shirts will be on sale for $15
• Please encourage your kids and parents to stay all the way through the lunch.  We will have some prize give-a-ways during awards.
• Hopefully, you as coaches can relax and enjoy this meet while having enough time to coach your kids