U16 Training Update for 1/2

Thursdays training has been changed to GS.

Have a Great New Years!

-Jet

U16 Training Update for Sunday 12/22

There will be no training on Sunday. The snow conditions are unsafe and in the best interests of everyone’s safety and equipment we will not have training. We will return to snow on the 26^th for GS Training at 8:15. Hope everyone has a safe and happy Holiday!

U16 Training Plan 12/21-1/5

Training Plan

Saturday 12/21- GS time trial (This will be used to seed the U16’s at the first council race)

Sunday 12/22-GS

Monday 12/23- OFF (Happy Holidays)

Tuesday 12/24-OFF (Happy Holidays)

 Wednesday 12/25-OFF (Happy Holidays)

Thursday 12/26- GS

Friday 12/27- Okemo VC GS Race, or Free Ski GS

Saturday 12/28- SL

Sunday 12/29- SL or VC SL Race at Cochran’s

Monday 12/30- Free Ski SL or End of Year Race GS
Tuesday 12/31- SL
Wednesday 1/1- OFF (Happy New Year)
Thursday 1/2- SL Freeski
Friday 1/3- SL

Saturday 1/4- SMVC Bromley SL

Sunday 1/5- SMVC GS Okemo Women, SMVC GS Stratton Men

*All training plans are subject to change.

U14 Schedule 12/17 -12/20

12/17 GS 12/18 GS 12/19 SL 12/20 SL

U14 Schedule 12/10 - 15/15

12/10 GS 12/11 GS 12/12 SL 12/13 SL 12/14 SL 12/15 GS From here on out we will be training with suits and full gear regularly. The weather looks great all week.

U14 Schedule December 2- 8

U14 Schedule for December 2- December 8 **************************************************************** Monday 12/2 - off ***** Tuesday 12/3 - GS ***** Wednesday 12/4 - GS (suits) ***** Thursday 12/5 - SL (suits and gear)***** Friday 12/6 - SL (suits and gear)***** Saturday 12/7 - SL (suits and gear)***** Sunday 12/8 - GS (suits)*****

Final Day on Snow (Day 9)!

We had a great final day on snow. A surprise few inches of snow was waiting for us at the mountain this morning. This dusting was sitting on top of a great hard packed corduroy surface. Everyone has made huge gains in their technical free skiing during this camp. Now it is just a matter of making the changes stick and become a permanent fixture in all of our athletes skiing!

Women's Team after the Completion of Z-Girls!

Day 8 on Snow

Today we switched up the schedule, letting the athletes get some extra sleep and having study hall in the morning. We then left for the mountain at 11:30, and got some great skiing in until 3:30 when the sun moved behind the mountains and the light became very flat. The snow was back to its former glory. A very solid hard surface, yet still edge-able. It is amazing how well everyone is skiing when compared to the first day of camp. That being said all of the athletes have specific focuses that we will continue to work on when we hit the slopes of Okemo. All in all this has been a great fundamentals camp. Once the athletes are sound in their fundamental skiing we will be ready to start adding more speed, gates, and tactics to our training!

Day 7 on Snow

Today was another beautiful sunny day in Colorado on the slopes of Loveland Ski Resort. Snow conditions have changed; we now have soft packed powder conditions, thanks to the resent snow fall. This type of snow is great for helping athlete’s developed a feel for consistent pressure throughout the turn. Too much pressure all at once will cause athletes to lose control of their skis’ in the soft snow. These types of condition will be experience throughout the year anytime we receive fresh snow fall.

On another note, I came across a great article posted by VARA  http://changingthegameproject.com/more-important-than-talent/. What should be taken away from this article is the age old saying, “you get out of it, what you put in.” Nothing great in life comes easy and if you want to make it to a high level of competition, no matter what your sport you need to be willing to get outside of your comfort zone. Everyone has different reasons why they ski race, and fun should be at the heart of it. However it is never too early to look at the big picture and think about where you want to go with this sport! In the end getting comfortable being uncomfortable will help ambitious athlete reach a new levels.  

Day 6 on Snow (Powder)!

Today we left the hotel early in anticipation of snowy roads and more crowded slopes, leaving the Hotel at 7:45. We pulled into the parking lot just after 8, with plenty of time to get booted up and on the lift for an 8:30 opening. With 9 inches of fresh snow in the last 48 hours everyone was excited to get on the lift and get in some fresh turns. Today’s on snow session was all about undirected free skiing and enjoying the snow. Tomorrow we will return to a structured on snow drill progression focused on each athletes technical skiing.