Clinics
Upcomming Clinics:
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Recaps:
11/01/08-Madison
A women’s only clinic in conjunction with the local ski shop.
Clinic Recap comming soon….
11/02/08-Madison
A co-ed clinic in conjunction with Fontana Sports Shop. Clinic will meet
at Badger Park, and run from 9-11am.
11/08/08-Ski and Tea
“Dryland Skiing Technique and Introduction to Rollerskis”
These women are tough! It was grey, it was cold, it rained, and then
it snowed, but they were in it, 100%! This was the second clinic in our
five part series with CXC and Ski and Tea. The first clinic we held was
focused on dryland drills to teach basic position fundamentals. To build
on that, the second half of this clinic was scheduled to be on rollerskis.
We just weren’t sure if the weather would play along. The forecast
called for up to 2” overnight, which could have made for some dangerous
conditions on wheels. Luckily, the day dawned and the promised snow hadn’t
come yet. This marked the first time in my life that I’ve woken
up on a cold fall morning, run to the window, and shouted “YES!”
in response to seeing bare ground through the glass.
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clinics, click HERE.
11/01/07-Copper Country Ski Tigers
Brian Gregg came with me up to Houghton for this clinic, my favorite so
far! Of course, i’m a little biased, because i love the Ski Tigers in
general. Last year I did my coaching practicum with them, so I already
knew most of the kids. They’re all looking great, super strong and ready
for some snow! First we ran through our standard clinic format: lots of
drills, both dryland and on rollerskis. Then we had some time left, so
we did some individual technique work. It’s always great when you can
explain an idea to someone, see them understand and try it, and watch
their technique improve. Makes me want to be a coach someday 
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9/23/07-Riverbrook Bike and Ski Shop
The turnout was suprisingly good, considering the library was holding
it’s anual 50mile bike tour on the same day. We had about 11 people show
up, ages 14 to 50. The instructors present were Brian Gregg, Johanna Winters,
and myself. We went over skate technique, starting with dryland and progressing
to drills on rollerskis. Everyone seemed to be doing really well. I was
most impressed by the kids who showed up. There were four, all related,
and it was the first time on rollerskis for most of them. Needless to
say, there were crashes, and there was blood. BUT! These kids were champs.
No crying, no complaining whatsoever. They just go up, bushed themselves
off, and tried again. I think i could probably learn something from them…
The adults were doing awesome as well, everyone liked thinking about getting
their weight forward, and I think we made alot of progress. Hopefully
they’ll all come back this comming weekend to work on classic technique
and go over the skate drills one more time!
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