2025 Cross Country Registration
About the Ocean Breeze WaveRunners:
The Ocean Breeze WaveRunners Youth Track & Field/Cross Country Club was established in 2015 to provide the children of Staten Island with a competitive, athletic team to challenge them physically and mentally, creating responsible young adults and future leaders in our community. Over the past ten years, the team has worked hard to become one of the most successful and respected youth clubs in the United States, winning countless regional and national championships. Athletes have become elite high school athletes, earned college scholarships, and have future aspirations of representing Team USA.
Parents or guardians must carefully read the information below before registering for the program
Your registration is not accepted until there is proof of USATF membership with approved age verification.
All returning athletes must have an active membership to rejoin the team.
Responsibility of Parents prior to starting practice:
- Parents must go to USATF.org and sign up their child(ren) for a USATF Youth Membership. During the registration process, the following two items must be completed:
- Please ensure you add the Ocean Breeze WaveRunners as your affiliation (club code 06-1282)
- Please have a copy of your child's birth certificate or passport available in a digital format; you will need to upload it into the membership database for date of birth verification. (Athletes cannot be entered into any meets until this is completed.)
- Membership is $35 per year and expires on December 31 of each year. Athletes who remain with the WaveRunners for the indoor and outdoor season will need to renew their membership in December for 2026.
- Parents must fill out a NYC Parks recreation membership form; membership is free for all athletes. (This can be done on the first day of practice.)
- A check for $30 made payable to the Ocean Breeze Park Alliance for a competition uniform.
- A doctor's note clearing the child to participate in sports
Athletes will not be eligible to practice until all the above items are complete.
Responsibility of Athletes/Parents throughout the season:
The WaveRunners program is a competitive program, and we expect athletes and parents to be dedicated to the program. We are a team, and each athlete plays a part in our success. In addition to the items, the following will be required as part of the team:
- All athletes must participate in a minimum of two practices per week, and parents are responsible for transportation to and from practice sites. Most practices will be held at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
- Practice will start on Monday, August 26, 2025
- Monday: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Tuesday: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Thursday: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Must attend all team competitions (known as meets). Please see the section below titled: Competitions
- During Championship season, the WaveRunners who qualify will travel outside of the NYC area to compete. Parents must pay for overnight accommodations (athletes may room together).
- All airlines travel to the National Championship meets.
- Warm-up tracksuit (cost is $93.00 per set – more information will be available once the season begins)
- All athletes must participate in two service or volunteer projects per year, as part of our Growing Champions program.
- Families must participate in all team fundraising activities.
- Athletes should attend practices and events with the following items:
- Shoes: We recommended all athletes to purchase a pair of Nike Pegasus running sneakers for practice or a similar model. No Crocs or open-toe shoes are permitted.
- Appropriate Clothing: short-sleeve shirts and shorts in warm weather, and long-sleeve shirts and running pants for colder weather.
As part of the team, athletes will receive the following from the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex:
- Entries paid for all competitions (approximately a $12-45 value per meet)
- Transportation to all local competitions, if needed.
- Professional coaching with world class venues to train and compete in.
- Assistance with high school and college recruitment and selection.
- An Ocean Breeze WaveRunners t-shirt
- All athletes will be recognized at our Annual Breezy Awards Banquet, held each fall.
- Free Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex membership and early access to register for other events.
Important information to know before signing up your child to be part of the team:
- Athletes must participate in practice two days a week and attend the competition on the weekends. Practices will be held at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex. Athletes who do not participate in practice or come to meets will be removed from the team roster.
- All athletes must attend at least six practice sessions prior to their first competition.
- Athletes running for the Ocean Breeze WaveRunners are not permitted to race outside of the club's competition schedule without prior approval from the coaching staff. This policy will be enforced for the safety and health of all athletes
- Athletes and parents will be asked to sign a standard of conduct and behavior guidelines prior to each season. Any athletes or parents found violating these guidelines will be asked to leave the team.
- All athletes and parents are asked to be respectful to one another. Bullying, name-calling, or any other conduct unbecoming of Ocean Breeze will not be tolerated at any level.
Training Groups:
- The coaching staff will designate training groups based on age and ability level. Our coaches can make necessary adjustments based on the athlete's performance and ability at any time.
Competitions (known as meets):
- The WaveRunners program is a competitive travel program, and athletes MUST travel to all competitions they are eligible to compete in.
- The Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex will pay all entry fees for all meets, and athletes are expected to attend all meets.
- Athletes will run in their respective age groups for all competitions. Age groups are based on year of birth and not age on date of competition.
- Once the official roster is established, athletes will receive an online form to confirm attendance at all events.
- All athletes must have a minimum of 6 practices to participate in a meet (exceptions may be made for returning athletes)
- We understand life and unforeseeable events do arise, and, in those cases, we expect that parents communicate with the WaveRunners coaches prior to the entry deadlines, before the entry fee is due. To contact the coaches, email OBWaveRunners@parks.nyc.gov
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
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Ocean Breeze Season Opener
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Ocean Breeze Fall Festival Invitational
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Ocean Breeze EJJB Invitational
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Manhattan College Invitational
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Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
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Ocean Breeze Mid-Season Festival
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USATF New York XC Series 1
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Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx***
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Ocean Breeze Spooktacular
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USATF New York Championships
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USATF Junior Olympic Region 1
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USATF Junior Olympic Nationals
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Blue River Cross Country Course, Shelbyville, Indiana
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*Mandatory for all athletes who completed their 6 required practices, or selected athletes.
**Mandatory for all athletes.
***Mandatory for athletes who qualified to attend the meet.
Youth Age Divisions
Youth Competitions take place in two-year age divisions.
The age divisions for competitions for the year 2025 are as follows:
Age // Division// Birth Year:
*7-8: 2017+
9-10: 2015-2016
11-12: 2013-2014
13-14: 2011-2012
15-16: 2009-2010
17-18**: 2007-2008
Athletes must be turning 7 in 2025 to be eligible for the team.
*Under USATF Rule 300.1 (c), "Athletes must be at least seven (7) years of age on December 31 of the current year to compete at the Youth Athletics or Junior Olympic National Championships."
** Athletes born in 2005 who are still 18 through the final day of the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships are eligible to compete in the 17-18 divisions through that meet. This extended eligibility does not apply to cross-country events.
REGISTER HERE
