First Practice!

I am really excited about getting going tomorrow and just wanted to give you all the upcoming week practice schedule.

June 28 2009 – July 7 2009

Practice Schedule

 

6/28 Sunday - 8AM to 10AM

            :45min to 1:00 hour- Whole group Run, and bring your roller ski stuff if you would like me to look at it.

6/29 Monday – Off

6/30 Tuesday – 5:30PM to 7PM

            :50min to 1:10 Classic Roller ski; easy to get used to being on them(if you don’t have roller skis we can figure something else out)

7/1 Wednesday – 7:00AM to 8:30AM

            :45min to 1:00 Skate Roller ski with fun balance exercises (if you don’t have roller skis we can figure something else out)

7/2 Thursday – 7:30AM to 8:30AM

            :45min Trail run and fun games

7/3 Friday – Off  for July 4^th weekend

            On your own practice, just get outside and have fun over the weekend!

7/4 Saturday – Off Happy 4^th of July

7/5 Sunday- Off for July 4^th weekend

7/6 Monday – Off Regular off day

7/7 Tuesday – 5:30PM to 7PM

            Back to normal practice schedule.

 

 

I will have the practice schedule up before the week starts so skiers and parents know what is going on. I will also post it on the blog. Hope this helps everyone and see you tomorrow. 

Jordi

Time to sign up and ski!

Hi Team,

I hope I have been able to reach most of you by email over the past two weeks about getting things going. I have heard back from some people but by no means all. So if you have a minute please email me and let me know your thoughts on participating in the program. I am really trying to get an idea of the total numbers so I can get things set up on my end.

As I said in the previous blog entry  the summer payment of $400 is due in full by July 6th or you can mail a check to:

Coastal Nordic Ski Club

PO Box 493

Cumberland, ME 04021

Also I just wanted to change the training schedule a little to accommodate some people. 

The training schedule throughout the summer will be as follows:

Monday: Off

Tuesday: 5:30-7:00 PM

Wednesday: 7:00-8:30 AM

Thursday: 7:30-9:00 AM

Friday: 7:00-8:30 AM

Saturday: Off

Sunday: 8:00-10:00

The changes from the previously posted schedule are a little later on Tuesday afternoons for those that work till 5pm and a 7:30 start time on Thursday mornings. For this upcoming short week with the July 4th weekend we will train Sunday the 28th, have Monday off, then do Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday all at normal times. Friday, Saturday July 4th, Sunday and Monday will be off from group practice and then the full summer schedule starts up on Tuesday July 7th. 

I want to remind everyone that even if you can't do all the training sessions you should still sign up and join us for whatever part of it you can do. You can still get a lot out of this even if you are only able to come to practice 2 or 3 times a week. The reason being you can spend that time having fun and learning technique from me and others.  On that same note if you know you can't be there right on time or need to leave early for things let me know, we can work around that as well. Somedays we might just be doing stuff right near Twin brook and it may not be a big deal.

I am really looking forward to getting things going this Sunday June 28th. (Although I am sure you have all been training on your own already!) 

Let's plan to meet at 8:00Am at Twinbrook and bring all your roller ski stuff plus running shoes. We can look over equipment for a little and then go for a group fun run to kick things off! Parents you are more than welcome to join in.

Once again please email me and let me know your plans for attending or not.

Mainecoastnordic@gmail.com

Thanks,

Jordi

Registration and Payment

Hi Team,

I have been trying to get email addresses and contact information together so we can get the word out there about summer practice starting up soon. I also want to let you all about signing up and paying which are very important to us as well!

The summer payment of $400 is due in full by July 6th and you can mail your check to:

Coastal Nordic Ski Club

P.O. Box 493
Cumberland, ME 04021

As far as signing up is concerned I would really like to hear from people if you are interested in participating, or even if you are not interested. That way I can get a list going for who is planning on doing what seasons. Any and all feed back is great to have. Please email me at Mainecoastnordic@gmail.com

Hope you are able to stay dry and have a fun weekend.

Thank you,

Jordi 

Welcome back

Hi Everyone,

Welcome back to another summer of training and fun on the Maine Coast! Thank you to all who attended the meeting this past Monday it was great to meet all of you. I can't wait to spend some more time together and put some faces to all those names and email addresses I received. To those people who could not make it but are still interested in the summer, fall, or winter program please feel free to contact me and we can go from there.

I am hoping that in the future we can use the blog as well as email to stay in contact about practice, races, and all the exciting stuff that is going on! Just to get everyone on the same page I am sending out the proposed training schedule for the summer.

Summer 2009 Training Schedule:

The first practice is set for Sunday June 28th, since we typically have Mondays and Saturdays off from team training throughout the summer.

6/28 Sunday- 8:00 to 9:30AM

6/29 Monday- Off

6/30 Tuesday- 4:30-6:00PM

7/1 Wednesday- 7:00-8:30AM

7/2 Thursday- 7:00-8:30AM

7/3 Friday- 7:00-8:30AM

We will be off from Friday July 3rd till Tuesday July 7th, for the July forth weekend. After that the schedule will run 5 days a week through the rest of the summer. Hope this plan works for most of you with work and busy lives. Please feel free to email me with comments or skier's work commitments. I have some flexibility so nothing is set in stone. 

Once again thanks and let's hope for some better weather this weekend and this whole summer for that matter!

Jordi 

Thanks!

To the Maine Coast Nordic Community: 

With remorse, I’m resigning as coach with Maine Coast Nordic.  I consider my tenure as coach a privilege. Working with kids, seeing them grow, and being part of an awesome sport has been amazing and life enhancing for me.  I have put a lot of effort into making a strong impact on the sport and I hope that it has shown. 

As a coach, I often use various phrases like push yourself, don’t create barriers for yourself, and of course, if you think you can you will.  For me, a new challenge will be running for town Select Board. It could be a disaster but I’m going to give it a try!  The Nordic culture around Penobscot Bay is dormant. I plan to put some effort into establishing some Nordic infrastructure.  The hope is that when my 18-month old becomes of age, he can have the opportunity to ski.  

I want to thank the Coastal Nordic Ski Club for taking a chance on me three years ago when they hired me. I want to thank a great group of parents for their support.  And lastly, I want to thank the kids! The positive energy brought on by the kids has been wonderful! 

A new coach will be hired which will be a great experience for everyone.  Good luck and thanks again for the support.

Regards,

Morgan

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