Week of Feb 10th - Keep it Up Winter

 

More Snow is Always Better!

All the coaches keep remarking on how proud we are of each of you for how much your technique has improved in the past few weeks.

From your progress in striding on Tuesday night, to your ablity to "shift gears" on your One-Skate on your pre-ski in Hepworth.

With the right amount of focus, your ski technique is something that you can continue to improve every time you take to the snow - keep it up!

Tuesday - Skiing at HSB

We will be working on some double-pole and step double-pole tomorrow night.  We'll post some good videos on WhatsApp for you to watch beforehand.

Please arrive by 5:20PM and practice will run until 7PM.  Bring your Grip Wax skis done with a Blue Wax so you can practice on a waxable ski.  If you need help with Grip Waxing, please arrive by 5:15PM.

You WILL need a HEADLAMP

Saturday – More One Skate at HSB

We will work on One-Skate if the snow will allow for it.  Depending on the conditions, we'll either do a trail ski or stick to a given loop that we can ski in.

Arrive by 9:20AM so that we can get moving by 9:30 AM.  Meet at The Chalet and practice will run until just a bit after 11:00AM

Sunday – Skiing at HSB

Adventure Ski!  We will look to do a ski on some trails we haven't done as frequently.  There should be plenty of new snow, so leaning towards Classic!  We might need a parent to join the ski to watch a section of the group.

Arrive by 9:20AM so that we can get moving by 9:30 AM.  Meet at The Chalet and practice will run until just a bit after 11:00AM

• Get Out and SKI as much as reasonably possible!!  Try to get to HSB for at least one more ski on your own
• Be active every day, get enough sleep, and be sure to always eat healthily
• Running – Try for 20-30min.  Treadmills are okay this time of year if you don't have a steady surface with all this snow!
• Cycling – Try for 20-30min, indoors on a Spin Bike while watching your favourite show
• Strength Training – Keep up with the exercises that we did at practice in the Fall on your own.  We would encourage everyone to keep up with doing one Run/Strength session each week.
• 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.

Other Resources

Local Weather - https://weather.gc.ca/en/location/index.html?coords=44.611,-79.422

Regional Radar - https://weather.gc.ca/?layers=,radar&center=44.611,-79.422&zoom=-1

Winter Road Conditions - https://511on.ca/roadconditions

Hardwood Ski and Bike Trail Conditions - https://www.hardwoodskiandbike.ca/home-page-winter/trails/trail-conditions/

Hardwood Ski and Bike Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hardwoodskibike/

Team Hardwood Provincial and National Program Blog - http://teamhardwood1819.blogspot.com/?m=1