- NEPSTA Coaches Association
- NEPSTA Minutes & Reports
- NEPSTA Coaches Discussion Board
2024-2025 NEPSTA Information
NEPSTA Executive Board:
- President: Christian Coscio (ccoscio@harveyschool.org)
- Vice president: Nathan Seidenberg (nseidenb@hotchkiss.org)
- Treasurer: Beth Larson (larsonb@avonoldfarms.com)
- Secretary: Becky Purdy (becky_purdy@loomis.org)
2024-2025 Information |
 |
- NEPSTA Minutes – Spring 2023
- NEPSTA Minutes – Fall 2022
- NEPSTA Minutes – Spring 2020
- NEPSTA Financial Report – Spring 2020
- Financial Report – Fall 2019
- NEPSTA Minutes – Fall 2019
- NEPSTA Minutes – March 27, 2019
- Minutes 9/16/18
- 2018 NEPSTA Dues and Fees
- Financial Report 9/16/18
- NEPSTA Spring 2018 Minutes
- NEPSTA Financial Report – March 2018
- NEPSTA Minutes – September 17, 2017
- NEPSTA Financial Report 2017
- Minutes – Spring 2017Â
- 2016Â NEPSTAÂ Fall Minutes
- 2016Â NEPSTAÂ Fall Financial Report
- 2016 NEPSTAÂ Dues and Fees
- NEPSTAÂ Meeting Agenda – 2016
- 2016 NEPSTA Spring Financial Report
- Minutes – March 30, 2016
- NEPSTAÂ Fall 2015 Minutes
- 2015 NEPSTA Financial Report (10/6/15)
- NEPSTA Minutes (3/25/15)
- NEPSTA Financial Report (3/25/15)
- NEPSTA Minutes 2013
- NEPSTA Final Report 2012
- NEPSTA Fall 2012 Minutes
- 2011 NEPSTA Information and Guidelines
- NEPSTA Fall 2011 Minutes
- NEPSTA Fall 2010 Minutes
- NEPSTA Final Report 2011
- NEPSTA Final Report 2010
DIY XC directional stakes |
An inexpensive way to make XC directional stakes is to use appropriately colored pool noodles and driveway markers (plow stakes). Cut each noodle in half, stick it onto a driveway marker and you have a 6 ft tall directional flag/stake. The driveway markers are fiberglass so they are light and easy to push into the ground (most of the time). Last fall when we hosted the D3 NE Championships, I used a cordless drill and an appropriately sized masonry drill bit to make it easier to place the stakes in some areas (dirt/gravel road and frozen ground). The driveway markers cost just under 2.00. The noodles vary in cost depending on the season – anywhere from 1.50 to 3.00 per noodles, but remember you get two flags from each pool noodle! You might have to search a bit, but they do come in red (left), yellow (right), and blue (straight). |
Hurdle Repair 2.0 |
Here’s the link for the snap buttons https://www.grainger.com/product/GRAINGER-APPROVED-Snap-Button-Single-End-3DPZ9?searchQuery=3dpZ9&searchBar=true The price is listed now at $7.07 for 10. |
Hurdle Repair! |
Often hurdles with round tube uprights have damaged or lost spring buttons. I have found an inexpensive solution. If you go to a T&F supplier they will charge round 5.00/spring button. These can be purchased at Grainger.com, item number 3DPZ9 for a price of 6.50 per package of 10. They are the exact same spring button as a T&F supplier offers. To install them, carefully remove the hurdle slide tubes with the hurdle gate still attached. Now look down the barrel of the hurdle upright – sometimes you can see the missing spring button in the barrel. If so, take a long needle nose plier and pull the spring button into place. if it’s missing completely (it may have broken and fallen to the bottom of the barrel, then carefully insert a new spring button clip by sliding it down into the barrel, being careful to align the button hole in on the interior of the barrel. It should then snap into place. Replace the gate with the side tubes and you should be all set! |