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Congratulations to all K1 athletes that participated in the Race at Mount Farlagne this past weekend. The coaches were very impressed by all athletes results and improvments. If parents have pictures could they please email me small copies so that I can place them on the blog along with the Official Results

Unofficially: K1 Boys Double Gold by Lincoln Esau in GS and Slalom
K1 Girls- Silver in GS and Bronze in Slalom for Cathleen Trafton.
Excellent times and positions for : Baxter, Lilly, Abbey, Ariana, Michele and Alexa.

Way to brave the cold.

In Entry Great times and results from Mina "Moe" Teague, Merideth "Megadeath" Langille, Joseph "The Player" Andrews and "Austin Mini" Cooper Thomas Clark. Your coaches were all proud of all of you.

K2 and Up please stay tuned for information on upcoming races as the schedule is being adjusted daily. As well the Wednesday Night Training starts this week. Training will begin a 6:00 p.m. but the hut will be open by around 4:00 as I am there early if you want to train, talk, tune or prepare.

Thanks and have a great week.

P.S. if you didn't hear Two Podium Finishes for Mens Downhillers "Mannie Osbourne Paradis and Eric Guay. Way to go Cananda......

this weekend

K2-J2 Saturday Slalom and Sunday Giant Slalom due to the weather coming. Those athletes that are writing letters for Ben from last weekend I expect those completed with no problems. There will be more discussion when I return.

Please note that there is some changes in the race schedule.... Feb3-4 will now be Poley Mtn Race and either Mar 3-4 or Mar 10-11 may be Restigouche (this is still up for debate)

Entry and K1 Parents please contact me at Chateau Edmondston if you can not make it up due to the weather so I can scratch athletes from the list. The storm is meant to end by the afternoon and hopefully this will allow you to make it up....great ski conditions.

Rien.

Farlagne Results

Great Results from our K2-J2's....
J2 Boys
Slalom Gold Remi Poirier
Giant Slalom Silver Remi Poirier

J1 Boys
Slalom Gold Adam Duplessis
Giant Slalom Gold Adam Duplessis,

J1 Girls
Slalom: Gold Hannah Langille, Silver Kate Young
Giant Slalom Silver Christie Lawrence, Bronze Hannah Langille

K2 Boys
Slalom: Gold Philip Soicher
Giant Slalom Gold Philip Soicher, Bronze Robert Young

Congratulations

Congrats to K2-J2 racers as I have heard there were great results at Farlagne. I will have all of the details tomorrow and hopefully some photos if I get some jpegs.

Reminder that Dry Land training is still on for Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Please remember you are there for training purposes and coaches are responsible for this training.

K1 and Entry Racers AWESOME weekend of training. You will receive your Race Notice tomorrow and I will send more information regarding the weekend to you. See you all on Friday night at Farlagne.

Wednesday night Training will begin next week, this week is a week off for K2-Up as you have just raced. Get some well deserved rest and be ready to train hard on Sat/Sun.

Later.
Rien.

K1/Entry Race Notice

Notice to parents of K1 and Entry athletes that there is a race planned for next weekend at Mt.Farlagne. All athletes will be registered for the race unless you email or conact Rien to say you are not able to attend. This is a slightly different approach than the past but due to time constraints. Please see Rien or your athletes coach to let them know you intentions.

R.Meesters

Mt. Farlagne Race

K2, J1 and J2

I hope everyone is pumped and excited for this weekend.

After the coaches meeting, which begins at 7:30pm, I would like to meet with all the athletes, probably around 8:30 or 9pm. Just before bedtime....

Have a safe drive up and I will see you all tonight.

Ben

Race Cancelled

Please be advised the Poley Mountain Race Club has been forced to cancel the race this
coming weekend due to weather conditions. NB Alpine is attempting to organize an
alternate NB location. We will forward full details as soon as information is
available.

I am also interested in finding out how many athletes would be interested in going to the Atlantic Cup at Marble Mountain. I would need to determine the number to find appropriate travel, accommodations and coaching arrangements. Please advise me on your interest for this race. The dates are as follows: February 8th-11th with optional speed camp Feb 5,6,7.

FIS Ski Lengths

Here is a chart that shows appropriate ski equipment for each level. I have had a number of questions in this regard.


SENIORS J1-J2
a. Skis
Ladies
Mens
DH minimum radius
45 m
45 m
DH minmimum length
210 cm /-5cm tolerance
215 cm
SG minimum radius
33 m
33 m
SG minimum length
200 cm /-5cm tolerance
205 cm /-5cm tolerance
GS minimum radius
21 m
21m
GS minimum length
180 cm /-5cm tolerance
185 cm /-5cm tolerance
SL minimum radius
-
-
SL minimum length
155 cm
165cm

b. Standing Heights
Ladies
Mens
Ski/binding/plate
55 mm
55 mm
Ski boots
45 mm
45 mm

CHILDREN K1-K2
a. Skis
K1
K2
GS minimum radius
14 m
17 m
GS minimum length
130 cm
130 cm
SL minimum radius
-
-
SL minimum length
130 cm
130 cm

b. Standing Heights
K1
K2
Ski/binding/plate
50 mm
50 mm
Ski boots
45 mm
45 mm

For Sale

Ski Team Jacket

Size: XL
Condition: Awesome
Colour: Blue
Why: It will make you ski better
Cost: priceless...75$

Contact: Ben Kershaw
Day: 453-2495
Night: 440-3470

Sunday Training

There will be training on Sunday weather permitting and whether the hill is open. Please call the hill first thing before you leave to see they are open. IF open coaches will be there at 9:00, not all coaches but enough to cover athletes.

Thanks please someone pray for snow :(

Training this weekend

There will still be training this weekend of some form: Due to the weather we are putting together a training schedule for Saturday that will include some dry land, ski tuning, video session and season goal setting and journaling. Training will begin for K1-J2 at 9:00 a.m. and for Entry at 10:00 a.m. Please note to bring ski equipment and rain gear as we may still ski if the hill is open and/or the weather not too bad. This trainng will happen whether the hill is open or not.

Any Questions don't hesitate to conatact me rien.meesters@nbed.nb.ca or 454-1203

Rien

Warm Ups for Sale

This short note is to mention that I have a pair of brand new, black, insulated SPYDER ski warm up pants for sale. They were intended for Phillip; however, although they are marked “large” they are too small for him. They do have the zippers along the sides making them easy to remove at the starting gate. If you are interested, let me know and you can try them on. Many thanks,

Mel

Race Postponed

RACE NOTICE: THE RACE AT POLEY MOUNTAIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEKEND AND POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND.

MORE DETAILS WILL FOLLOW REGARDING TRAINING THIS WEEKEND.

Updates

K1 training starts at 9:00 a.m. not 10 as previously stated only Entry Start at 10:00.

K2 and Up Race for Poley: Slalom Saturday, GS Sunday please be at the hill no later than 8:00 a.m. Sat Morning. Coaches will be at the hill Friday Night for meetings but will send an update if things change.

All racers or Trainers.....please dress appropriately for the weather and bring warm dry clothes as it will be wet.

Best of luck to Crabbe K2 and Up Racers.

See you on the weekend.

The season is here

Race Notice: Poley

ALL ATHLETES NEED TO BE AT POLEY BY 8:00 AM SATURDAY MORNING.

COACH ATHLETE MEETING AT THE AMSTERDAM ON SATURDAY NIGHT AROUND 8PM WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS ON RACE DAY.

Entry/K1 Training will be as normal at the hill at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Meet at the top of the hill at the Race Shack. Saturday will be GS and Sunday Slalom training.

Athletes are reminded to eat Healthy lunches and snacks.


Note to Parents: If anyone knows the wherabouts of the drills and DVD player from the hill please let us know asap. Hopefully someone has just accidently put them in their basement for us at the end of the season and forgot.

Thanks Rien. Keep thinking snow (hill is in good shape for the weather)

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.