Monday, 23 October 2023

Week of Oct 23rd - What a Great Group!

 

What a Great Weekend!

Thanks to all the skiers for being so well-behaved this past weekend during our Ninja (Day) Camp.  We couldn't have asked for a better bunch of kids!

From the "Walk into the Clouds" and "Lego Man Relays" at Mount St. Louis, to our Roller Ski Agility, to Capture the Flag, as well as hunting for Ninjas in the dark - you did it all!

Looks like some more good weather for our practices this week.  Let's keep up ALL the good habits we've built over the past number of weeks.

Tuesday - MORE Strength and Fun at Hardwood

Please meet at The Palace at 5:20PM so we can get moving by 5:30PM.  Temperatures look to be mild, but when the sun goes down it's always cooler.

We start with Soccer Baseball for the first 30min and then will do a group "conversation-paced" ski-run.  BRING POLES and a HEADLAMP this week!

Practice will run until 7:00PM and we'll get back on-time this week:)

Saturday – Roller Skiing Again

The weather seems promising so we will look to Roller Ski again

This time on a very quiet stretch of road that the Team has used many times - the corner of Line 7 North and Warminster Side Roadsee HERE for directions.

This is only about an 8min drive from Hardwood.  Families with a skier in the Senior program will know this location and we also skied there last year.

Speaking of that, parents with kids in both programs should consider carpooling between the two practice locations.  When the Seniors do Roller Ski, we try NOT to harmonize the practice locations which creates a safety issue with too many skiers on both sides of the road.

OTHER NOTES
  • Wear a BRIGHT coloured top - this is REQUIRED for skiing on the Road
  • Please arrive by 9:15AM so that we can get you geared up for skiing at 9:30AM.
  • ALL Skiers - and Parents if you also want to ski - MUST obey the Safety Rules we set out for Roller Skiing on the road.
  • For those who found Skate skiing harder on their balance on Saturday, bring your Classic Poles instead as we will likely have you on a set of Classic Skis as they're more stable.
We'll also be finishing earlier at 11AM to 11:15AM as none of the kids will be able to Roller Ski for 2hrs.  We will ski for just about 1hr to 1:15hr and then play some "skier-hunt" in the adjacent Simcoe County Forest.

  • Be active every day, get enough sleep and be sure to always eat healthy
  • Running – Try for 20-30min.  Start easy, but find some hills if you can!
  • Cycling – Try for 45-60min, either on-road or off-road
  • Fun at Recess – Play Basketball, Touch Football, Grounders, or just about anything that has you moving and jumping
  • Strength Training – Try some of the exercises that we do at practice on your own.  These can all be done either inside or outside and I would encourage everyone to try to do one additional Run/Strength session each week.  Perhaps combine them with a run in your local park or forest!
  • Be sure to keep working on your mobility either through stretching, yoga, pilates, etc.  There are LOTS of great resources online
  • We know that most of you are quite active between practices, just be sure you are doing something for 45-60min most every day.
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