Dec 27 Training

Good Morning, I hope everyone had a great Christmas.

Training for tomorrow is a go. Athletes should be ready by 8:45am.

The loop is open and the hill is expecting 15-20cm of new snow.

Coaches, I will see you at the hill at 8:30am.

Think Snow
Ben

Dry Land Training

Please Note that there IS dry land training tonight. This will be the last day for dry land until January 9th.

Second Notice: I have only received one notification for the K2 and Up Race at Poley Mountain on Jan 6/7. Race lists have to be in shortly so if you are planning to attend please contact me directly or leave your name with Ben Kershaw during Christmas Week Training.

As far as I know Crabbe will have the loop open on Saturday. I plan to be at the shack for 10:00 and will train athletes until 2:00. All athletes are invited to attend.

Rien.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

RACE NOTICE

I know that there seems to be little or no snow around but our first Race Notice has arrived. The first official race is scheduled for Jan 6/7 at Poley Mountain. This race is for all K2-Up athletes. I need to have an accurate number of participants to send to Poley. Please forward your intentions to me as soon as possible. I would also like to know if and which weeks you will be attending the holiday training. Although it is not mandatory to be at every day of training those planning to race at the first race need to attend as many days as possible. Please see the Training Schedule email to determine what days you plan to attend.

Thanks and have a good last week of school. Training will start on Sat/Sun if the loop is open at Crabbe. Athletes are asked to meet Rien at the race shack at 10:00 a.m. Saturday Morning.


Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

K1 and Entry Program Information

This note is for parents of Entry 8-10 and K1 11-12 Year Olds. The program this year will continue to focus on the Husky Snow Stars Program and levels. Athletes will be focused on achieving Level 6-7 by the time they leave K1 and Enter K2. This is based on the new CSCF and ACA model of Trainability and key ages for success. Lots can be learned about this program from the new website http://www.vivatexte.com/eprep/cscf/husky/ss_home_alt.htm This website is designed for parents and coaches for help with the snow stars program. Please feel free to check it out and email any questions to me.

I will be sending a copy of the Christmas Training and New Years Training Schedule to parents on Monday. Coaches are meeting this weekend to discuss.

We are also looking at alternatives for New Years week if the weather doesn't cooperate but of course we are all thinking snow.....right everyone :)

Christmas Camps and Races

As Christmas fast approaches it is very important to start determining what athletes will be doing and which events they will be attending. I will begin the process of contacting all athletes to find out their plans for Christmas and the new year. If you could email or call me to let me know what your plans are it would be a huge start. We are having two camps this Christmas: Christmas Camp Dec 27-31st and New Years Camp Jan2-4th. The Christmas Camp will focus on Fundamentals and starting the season. The New Years Camp will focus more on K2-Up for the Race that following weekend. I also need to know which athletes will be attending the first race at Poley Mountain on the 6-7 of January. I would suggest booking your rooms in advance of Christmas as it will fill up quickly. (The Amsterdam is our usual hotel) I know that this is a busy time of year for all but attendance at Dry Land, Camps and Races early in the season will definetly have a huge impact on your race results.

Thanks and have a Merry Christmas
Rien.

Racers Day at Ski Wolf

Note to Racers/Parents. Tim has opened the store up for Racers and Parents on Wednesday Night for an Equipment Night. This Wednesday 7:00pm. Ski Wolf for all athletes looking for equipment this season.