Week of December 12-16

Cross Country Ski Update: Week of Nov. 28 - Dec. 2

Unfortunately we were unable to bring the wonderful snow we had in West Yellowstone back to Minnesota, so it's back to dryland training this week.  We will have a regular week of practice, meaning we will have practice every day, and you'll be able to pick your skier up at 5:30 each day.  On Thursday Coach Ryan and I will take the varsity skiers to Movil Maze for some work on big hills, but we will still be back by 5:30.  As we wait for snow, skiers should have their skis "storage waxed", and they can talk to me if they need help with that.

Ski Parents -

After a great first week of practice, we've got an unusual week.  I am currently in West Yellowstone at the Thanksgiving Ski Camp with 12 members of the team, and we'll be logging many hours of ski training out here in the beautiful setting of Yellowstone National Park.  Coach Ryan will run practice on Monday back at TrekNorth for the rest of the team, but then he's going to make the trip west to join us out here on Tuesday.  This means that for skiers not in West Yellowstone, there is only practice on Monday this week.  We're hoping parents will encourage their skiers to get out and exercise over their extended break.  If they can't ski, kids should go for a few 40-60 minutes jogs, and they should continue to do some of the strength training exercises we've shown them this year.  Between Tuesday, November 22nd and Sunday, November 27th, skiers should try to get at least 4 days of exercise out of those 6 days total.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Coach Dan  

1.  Practice this week will conclude by 5:30 everyday.  Parents/guardians are asked to arrange for transportation for their skier no later than 5:30.  We will be running on the City Trails at Montebello and doing strength training indoors at Trek.  Skiers should have clothes for running outside in 30 degree weather, including a light hat and gloves, and they should have shorts and a t-shirt for doing strength work indoors.

2.  A few reminders for skiers going to West Yellowstone on Saturday: all of your skis need to be waxed and all your gear for the trip needs to be at Trek on Friday.  We will try to pack the vehicles on Friday during practice so that we can get a really early start on Saturday morning - everyone needs to be at Trek at 5:00 a.m.  Also, each skier needs to partner with one other skier to prepare a crock pot meal for the team.  The meal needs to be frozen in gallon-sized ziplock bags, and there needs to be enough food to feed 15 hungry skiers.  I will be reminding the kids about this at practice on Monday.  

3.  We've hired an assistant coach for the 2011-12 ski season!  Cyri Tjaden will be working alongside Coach Ryan and myself.  Cyri graduated from Trek in 2007, got her degree from Northland College in Wisconsin in 2011, and now works as a paraprofessional at Trek as well as helping lead numerous trips through the OAP.  We're excited to have her join our coaching team!

As your skier makes his or her way through the first week of practice, please help us keep them healthy by encouraging them to get enough rest, drink plenty of fluids, and eat the right kinds of food.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at school.  My office number is 444-1888, ext. 7.

Thanks,
  
Coach Dan 

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