Starting GOTR

How to bring Girls on the Run to a new school:

1. Identify a site to host the program. Most of our programs are offered at schools, but recreation centers or similar venues also are acceptable.
2. Contact the principal/headmaster to seek approval for a GOTR team. GOTR-Nebraska will supply all necessary information before your meeting with the school/site official.
3. The site is responsible for providing:
   1. A contact person at the site to coordinate with GOTR-Nebraska.
   2. A safe place for running for two one-hour lessons per week. Note: This does not have to be a track, a field is acceptable.
   3. A rain site (gym, cafeteria, classroom, hallway, e.g.)
   4. A method to distribute registration forms to all girls (weekly take-home folders and school newsletters are good)
   5. An acceptable time to deliver a brief presentation/talk about Girls on the Run to eligible girls (lunchtime is the most common)
4. Recruit two to three female coaches from the school/site community (teachers, mothers, staff members) who must attend a four-hour training session before the season
5. Determine days and times for GOTR practices by May 5 for the fall session or Dec. 5 for the spring season.
6. Recruit girls for a team. A minimum of eight participants is required to host a GOTR program. Sites with three or more coaches can accommodate up to 24 girls. Each site is provided with registration brochures and promotional literature.
   1. Marketing the program entails:
      1. Sending brochures home in weekly folders with girls in eligible grades
      2. Running a “blurb” in the school’s or principal’s newsletter
         Delivering a 10-minute presentation to girls in eligible grades during lunch, recess, P.E. or another acceptable time.
7. Contact Amy at (402) 610-5355 for more information about launching a GOTR program at a new site.