Wednesday Night

Training on Wednesday night will be slalom and I hope that all can attend and prepare for this weekends coming race at Mt.Restigouche. We will be having a team meeting on Friday night at the Hotel at 9:00 after coaches return from the Coaches Meeting. See you on Saturday, have a good week at school.

Please come prepared for Slalom Training



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Congratulations Entry/K1

Way to go gang, Great results from our young racers.

Entry: Michele Levesque 2 Silver Medals
Ariana Marquis Bronze.
Alexa Andrews Bronze.

K1: Calum Lovely Bronze and Silver Medals
Lincoln Esau Silver
Amy Appleby Silver

Your coaches are proud of your results keep up the good racing!!!

2006 Crabbe Speed Camp Correction

Cost is $105.00/athlete for Crabbe Racers.

Depending on what terrain is open we may or may not be able to do a complete Race Simulation tomorrow. Training will still be Slalom on Saturday and G.S. on Sunday with a long course. We will attempt to have the timing set up as well. At least for the second run on Saturday.

thanks and see you all tomorrow.

K1 Parents for Gatekeepers

Calling all K1 Parents attending the race at Poley, we are looking for a "Few good people". Poley has recently contacted me for some names of parents that would volunteer as gatekeepers for the race. Can you please email me if you are available for this duty. I need to know prior to Friday at lunch so please get back to me. Thanks and wish your kids the best of luck and that we are all cheering for them back at Crabbe. GO CMRC GO!!

Who to watch - Olympic Hopefuls

With the olympics around the corner we should be on the look out for Canadian Athletes that may suprise the world with Olympic Hardware.......Thomas Grandi, Eric Quay and Genevieve Simard.....

Keep an eye on these and other athletes on the Road to Torino 2006

K1 still not on the list

There were some K1/Entry athletes away this weekend and I need to know who is/isn't attending the Poley Race. If you were signed up for the last race I will assume you are signed up for this one. Please email me if you are not attending. Thanks rien.meesters@nbed.nb.ca

This week at a Glance

Canada shines on the wold CUP>>> Eric Quay 13th at Super G and 5 th at Kitsbuehl Downhill......Way to go Canucks.

Wednesday night training (Slalom)
Saturday (Slalom Race Simulation)
Sunday (Giant Slalom Race Simulation)
Please be at these training days by 8:45 so we can get the race started, some have been slowly coming later making in much more difficult to train effectively.

Good Luck to the K1 Racers at Poley this weekend, please meet you r coaches at the Poley Lodge at 8:30 ready to go.

K2 and Up please ensure you have registered with Rien to go to Mt.Restigouche race Feb 4/5 and also for Speed Camp. (Speed camp is first come first serve with limited spaces)

Best of luck to all those writing exams this week and I hope you have had a chance to study!!!!!

2006 Crabbe Speed Camp

NB Alpine / Ski NB
2005 Speed Training Development Camp
Dates: February 13-14-15, 2006
Location: Crabbe Mountain, Lower Haynesville, New Brunswick
Technical Directors : CSCF Level III
$15 0.00 / athlete

Registration must be made by the Race Clubs (not individuals) before the registration deadline of February 8th , 2006

Please contact Rien if interested in attending, you will then receive an application form to be filled out and returned prior to the FEB 8th Deadline. Space is limited.

K1 Race Notice

Race Notice
K1 Mars Series
January 28th, 2006
Poley Mountain Racing Club

SANCTION NB Alpine Discipline, NB Division, ACA
ORGANIZATION Poley Mountain Racing Club
EVENT: Men’s & Woman’s GS and Slalom
Two runs for each event – combined times.
LOCATION: Poley Mountain – Sidewinder
ELIGIBILTY: K1 Men and Women (Ages 11-12)
Entry Level (Ages 9-10) welcome as Guest Racers
· (Subject to coach’s approval/recommendation)
· Medals will awarded to K1 and Entry Level categories.
DATES: January 28, 2006 Slalom in the morning – first run 10:00am Giant Slalom in the afternoon - first run 1:30pm.

ENTRY DEADLINE: January 24, 2006 @ 8:00pm

Cancellation Notice

Due to the Freezing Rain this morning and the continued Rain this afternoon Wednesday Night Race Training is Cancelled for this week. Regular Race training will continue on Saturday and Sunday.

January 16-22nd

Dryland training times have changed. I believe it is now 7:00-8:30 which does mean we will have less Entry level and K1 athletes due to the time. K2 and up are still expected to complete as much dryland as possible.

Wednesday looks like a little warm weather but not nearly what was called for earlier in the week and with the cold weather today and tomorrow they should be able to blow enough snow to help the Horn. Wednesday training is a go as normal.

Saturday and Sunday will be GS/SL accordingly with a demonstration of ski tuning at 11:00a.m. in the race hut followed by a pot luck lunch. The weather looks warm again but training days are far and few between so turnout is important.

COMMIT YOURSELF TO YOUR RACING
When you are on course, there is no room for being tentative. If you let up or back off going in the middle of a run, you are going to be in trouble. At best, you will be slow. At worst, you will fall and could injure yourself. One of the most important things you must do when they get into the starting gate is to be totally committed to going as fast and hard as you can.

Cancellation Notice

Training on Sunday is Cancelled due to the weather. Please stay posted for further updates for Wednesday Night Racing and this weekend. Thanks and pray for snow.

ATTENTION K1

The Race at Poley this weekend has been cancelled due to the WEATHER. Contact was made today by Brian Belyea that due to the rain and continual deterioration of the hill racing is not possible. We will be training at Crabbe Weather Permitting. Please bring suitable rain gear. Due to the limited days of training we must Make Every Day Count. I will update this in case of hill closure.

Thanks Rien.

This Weeks TIP

To start you on your way towards better mental
preparation, ask yourself the following five questions before each run.
1. What is my goal for this run? (e.g., be aggressive, run a straighter line)
2. What is my focus for this run? (e.g., keep my arms in front)
3. Can I see myself doing it? (use imagery to mentally practice what you want to
achieve)
4. Am I at my optimal intensity level? (Am I too psyched up? Too relaxed?)
5. Am I committed to making this run? (Will I give it 100% and fight all the way
down?)
Then, commit to MAKING EVERY RUN COUNT. You will soon notice the improvements.

Weekend Heads up

Best of luck to the K1 racers on the weekend at Poley.

For K2 an up we will be training weather permitting on Saturday/Sunday. Slalom/GS. Wentworth will also be sending some athletes to train with us so please make them feel at home.

For all those of you interested in Tuning skis here is a link for information www.racewax.com/tuneedge.html

We will also be having someone from Radical Edge coming to do a tuning session on Saturday January 21st, 2006.

Have a great week. Rien.

K1 Race at Poley

Attention to all parents of Entry Athletes. Athletes are only allowed to compete in this race if they are 9 and up. If you have signed up for this race I will simply remove their name from the start list. There will still be training on Sat/Sun as usual with Marc. Thanks and sorry about the confusion.

Julia Coleman on her way to GS Gold 

Weekly Reminder

Dry land Training Continues this week on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings at the Field House
Wednesday Night Training Starts this week at 6pm

K1 Race this weekend at Poley Mountain.
Athletes are expected to meet Coaches (Nick and Karen) at the Poley Lodge at 8:30 a.m. ready to go. Race inspection usually starts at 9:00 so it is important to be on time and ready to go. Athletes will receive their bibs and passes at this time.

K2-Up
Saturday G.S. Training
Sunday Slalom Corridor Training

Crabbers Excel at First Race

Photo: Julia Coleman (GS) by Mel Soicher

Congratulations to the racers of the first Mars/Subaru Cup Race at Poley.
Medals Won by:

Sebastian Pacey Smith Gold in Slalom, Silver in G.S.
Marky Martin, Bronze in Slalom
Remi Poirier Silver in Slalom and Giant Slalom
Jacqueline Soicher Gold in Slalom and Silver in GS
Julia Coleman Silver in Slalom and Gold in GS.
Mandy Thomas Bronze in Slalom
Adam Duplessis Gold in GS
Kate Young Bronze in GS