For those of you who have classic skis bring them tomorrow. Everyone else should plan on skating.
Our next meet is already this Thursday. We will not wax because:
-We already have cold wax on our skis,
-The meet might be canceled from cold (illegal to compete below -4F)
-Time spent waxing is time not spent skiing
-We already have cold wax on our skis,
-The meet might be canceled from cold (illegal to compete below -4F)
-Time spent waxing is time not spent skiing
I hope everyone used this day off of school wisely, to study for semester finals and finish any assignments that may be coming due!!!!
Mora/St. Johns Invite Thursday, 1/23
RACES:
5.5km Classic – Varsity / Junior Varsity - Mass Start
5.5km Classic – Varsity / Junior Varsity - Mass Start
3km Skate – Junior High (7th-9th) – Mass Start
SCHEDULE:
2:30 Boy’s JV Classic - Mass Start (5.5K)
2:55 Girl’s JV Classic - Mass Start (5.5K)
3:15 Girl’s Varsity Classic - Mass Start (5.5K)
3:30 Boy’s Varsity Classic - Mass Start (5.5K)
4:00 Junior High Boy’s 7-9th Skate - Mass St (3K)
4:05 Junior High Girl’s 7-9th Skate - Mass St(3K)
4:45 Awards
Be prepared to race hard to win some Johnny Bread. Mora's course is very flat: take some time to really think through and work on your double poling technique. (This video is worth watching, even if everything explained is hard to understand. Ask for clarification about the terms and technique, and carefully watch the skiers so you can emulate them).
The weeks ahead:
Conference Championships will take place next Tuesday (1/28) at Andes near Alexandria. And the Jr. High Championships will be two days later (1/30) at Riverside. I told some of you the opposite of this - the dates posted here are correct. The forecasts I've seen suggest Conference Championships (1/28) will also be illegally cold.
There's a(n outside) chance that the only competitions we have left this season are Junior High Championships, Sections, and State. The season will be over fast: just two months ago we were still doing dryland, and many of you had still never skied.
Deliberative Practice:
The season's nearing its end. For our skiers who are working to reach their physical "peak", the seed has been sown; it's almost harvest time. That is: when it comes to fitness, we're not going to make dramatic improvements over the next couple weeks. Less experienced skiers will still have a lot of potential for getting faster simply by improving technique and becoming more efficient (see the video above).
A long time ago, I made a post about SMART goal setting. Now is a good time to reevaluate any goals you set, and to make the commitment toward future goals. Talk to a coach about these goals, and we can help you understand what steps you'll need to take to accomplish it.
Regardless of what your specific goal is, deliberative practice is one of the most effective tools to use in pursuing it. Deliberative practice means deeply focusing your mental energy to improve something. As a coach, I've taken on the role of being the observer and voice in the back of your head that identifies what needs work, and reminding you about it. One of the best things you can learn is to take this role on yourself. Identify what you can be doing better, and focus on improving it, one small piece at a time.
Your biggest responsibility at this point in your life is to make yourself better than the person you were yesterday. To do this, you will have to constantly remind yourself of how you can be better. You won't always have someone chasing you around nagging you - at least I hope not.
Be prepared to race hard to win some Johnny Bread. Mora's course is very flat: take some time to really think through and work on your double poling technique. (This video is worth watching, even if everything explained is hard to understand. Ask for clarification about the terms and technique, and carefully watch the skiers so you can emulate them).
The weeks ahead:
Conference Championships will take place next Tuesday (1/28) at Andes near Alexandria. And the Jr. High Championships will be two days later (1/30) at Riverside. I told some of you the opposite of this - the dates posted here are correct. The forecasts I've seen suggest Conference Championships (1/28) will also be illegally cold.
There's a(n outside) chance that the only competitions we have left this season are Junior High Championships, Sections, and State. The season will be over fast: just two months ago we were still doing dryland, and many of you had still never skied.
Deliberative Practice:
The season's nearing its end. For our skiers who are working to reach their physical "peak", the seed has been sown; it's almost harvest time. That is: when it comes to fitness, we're not going to make dramatic improvements over the next couple weeks. Less experienced skiers will still have a lot of potential for getting faster simply by improving technique and becoming more efficient (see the video above).
A long time ago, I made a post about SMART goal setting. Now is a good time to reevaluate any goals you set, and to make the commitment toward future goals. Talk to a coach about these goals, and we can help you understand what steps you'll need to take to accomplish it.
Regardless of what your specific goal is, deliberative practice is one of the most effective tools to use in pursuing it. Deliberative practice means deeply focusing your mental energy to improve something. As a coach, I've taken on the role of being the observer and voice in the back of your head that identifies what needs work, and reminding you about it. One of the best things you can learn is to take this role on yourself. Identify what you can be doing better, and focus on improving it, one small piece at a time.
Your biggest responsibility at this point in your life is to make yourself better than the person you were yesterday. To do this, you will have to constantly remind yourself of how you can be better. You won't always have someone chasing you around nagging you - at least I hope not.
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