Learn why XCStats has been adopted by over 100 high schools. Click on the additional section headings below to explore the benefits of using XCStats for cross country! Then check out our pricing page for special promotions.

With XCStats Cross Country, you get 25 reports and graphs! The individual reports include 9 different peformance metrics, the most important being those related to improvement.

XCStats calculates true PR's and improvements for every course, unlike track-based databases which only consider distance. And, since cross country is a team sport, all team statistics are computed for both all-time and individual meets.

Our statistics highlight improvement over speed so that every runner on the team can succeed, not just those who count in the scoring. Team and individual improvements are calculated in many ways: by comparing the performance against their personal record, against their last race on that course and against their time from a year ago, if available. And every runner participates on a team since the statistics are computed for all groups of 5, not just the first 5.

Recognizing runners for their accomplishments creates an attitude of success which motivates future training and commitment. Our statistics show that, on average, about 70% of your runners will improve every race. If, as a coach, you're not recognizing those runners, then you're missing an opportunity to motivate your team and build spirit. With XCStats Cross Country, you'll never miss an improvement, either team or individual.

Communication is the backbone for an organizations' success and a high school cross country team is no exception. With large team sizes, reduced school funding and busy coaching staffs' easy, rapid and effective communication is essential. To meet this need, XCStats Cross Country includes a complete email system, text messaging, a team-only discussion forum for two-way communications, file upload for document distribution and unlimited web page publishing. XCStats can be your team web site!

XCStats makes sending emails and text messages easy. The system collects parent and runner email addresses and cell phone numbers during registration so coaches don't need to transcribe (and mis-type) addresses. Email and text messages are sent one-at-a-time so addresses are not distributed without permission. And parents and runners can even send emails to the coach from XCStats.

Coaches can publish any web page to their XCStats site enabling XCStats to be their full web site. Pages can be published from Google Docs, Microsoft SkyDrive, YouTube, photo galleries and more. Pages are automatically archived with they are out of date.

Research shows that the fastest, most effective way to improve performance is to set a goal, yet very few coaches have implemented a goal setting procedure broadly and consistently. Why? Because with large team sizes and many events, it's a paperwork nightmare! XCStats Cross Country includes a goal-setting system so runners can set goals, and coaches can review them, in seconds. And with a few mouse clicks, coaches can send an email to runners (and optionally with a copy to the parents) to those who haven't yet set their goal.

Many coaches like to monitor the training of their top runners, whether a summer running program or mid-season workouts. XCStats includes a training logs recording and charting tool so runners can easily enter their workouts, coaches can review them and both can chart their cumulative or weekly mileage. It even includes a year-over-year option so runners and coaches can compare their training against previous seasons.

A recent survey revealed that coaches spend less than half their available time actually coaching! Most of the time is spent entering data or calculating statistics, communicating with parents and runners or managing the team. XCStats puts a major dent in the time required for those tasks! Time spent on collecting, entering and computing statistics becomes virtually zero; the built-in email system and web site greatly streamlines communication and the coaching tools allow you to implement performance-improving processes without consuming much time.

XCStats also includes Team Management features where coaches can assign, monitor and communicate information about athlete tasks, such as paying fees, returning forms or checking in/out uniforms. A coach can quickly determine who has not completed the task and send a reminder to the entire group with a few mouse clicks, including to the parents of deliquent athletes.

Take attendance with XCStats! Use your mobile device to quickly and easily record attendance and absences, create summary reports and send email notices to kids and parents. No more taking attendance on paper!

As a new subscriber, you can try XCStats Cross Country all season long for nearly nothing! You'll get full functionality: 25 reports and charts, complete individual and team statistics, the email system, goal setting, training logs, web site, discussion forum and team management tools - the WORKS! Plus, we even load your previous seasons data!

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