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This program is for skiers who want accelerated training and the added challenge and learning opportunities that competition brings. All juvenile programs start the first week of September with dryland/physical training. On snow training will begin as soon as possible and take place every Saturday and Sunday, as well as through Christmas and Spring Breaks. Training is also available on Mondays and Fridays, parents and school permitting. This program seeks to develop skiing and life skills in a fun, safe environment. Racers can expect to participate in three qualifying races in our Zone (Whistler and Vancouver area) as well as a Provincial final.
Cost - see registration
form (check out the Early-Bird pricing!) Program Director: John Trimmer 897-6058 Coodinator: Terry Anderson 250-923-0885 Please send completed registration form(s), Club Membership form, and payment to: Paul Francisty
Dryland Training - This is what we call our off snow physical training. K1'S have moved through the stage of Multiple sport involvement where they have learned how to run, jump, throw and kick. Although athletes of the K1 age will begin to increase ski specific training, some of the best Cross over sports for skiing remain track and field, soccer, gymnastics and martial arts. Formalized dryland training for athletes at this level starts the first week of September, but many athletes will follow programs for 10 months of the year. We will also attempt to have 1 to 2 dryland camps over the summer months. Please watch website, call coach, or coordinator for details, YOU MUST TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING YOU ARE WELL INFORMED. Summer Camps (on snow) - It is recommended that athletes at the K1 level attend at least 1 summer and 1 fall on snow ski camp. Our fall camp will occur yearly around the middle of November and we will run a summer camp in May and one in July at Blackcomb, watch for details. Winter (on snow) Training - Training will be available on Mt Washington every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Fridays and Mondays must be arranged in advance with Coach/Head Coach. K1's are encouraged to train 3 days per week. Training is also available over the Christmas Holidays as well as spring break. Training will be split between freeskiing (35%), drills and exercises (30%), race simulation (20%) and competition (15%) percentages are approximations. The ratio between training and racing will be kept around 4:1. We introduced a new idea last season, an idea that's time had come. We have always talked about how important free skiing was but we never put the appropriate emphasis on it. We now work on technique/gates for half the day and put our skills to the test all over the mountain for the other half. Equipment Needs - K1 athletes will be encouraged to have a Giant Slalom and Slalom ski. Please follow coach's guidelines about equipment they know best. In general, ski's should be kept short, shapely and soft. Boots should have soft forward flex and be stiffer laterally and aft. Binding retention and performance is more important than release. Protective gear is very important at
this level, athletes will be skiing gates and in order to allow them to
ski correctly without fear of pain they need the proper leg, hand and
arm protection.
Please do ski's with athletes, not for them, as they will need to do them when at races. We will show you and kids how skis should be done. |
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