Holiday Training

Hi Everyone,

We had a great time up in Presque Isle for the first Eastern Cup of the season and all the skiers did very well! I know some of you are done with school while others have another day or two next week. It sounds like some schools are going on a trip to train somewhere and other teams are not, so below is a training guideline for those that want something to follow. It will be great for you all if you can do it.

Please make sure you have a Pineland Pass or filled out the form and brought in $45 by tomorrow!

12/21 Monday- 3:15-4:30pm Skate Ski at Pineland as a team. 1:15

12/22- Strength double pole and single pole. 1:30

12/23- Skate ski intervals level 4. Do 2 minutes on 3 minutes off by 3-5 sets. 1:30

12/24- Classic ski if possible 1:15. All easy level 1 and 2.

12/25- Off

12/26- Skate intervals Level 3. Do 3 min on 3 min off, 3-4 sets. 1:30

12/27-Long ski classic if possible for 2+

12/28- Off

12/29- Skate with strength 1:45

12/30- Classic intervals level 4. Do 3 minutes on 4 minutes off by 3-5 sets. 1:30

12/31- Skate or run easy 1:15

1/1- Strength classic upper body double and single pole. 1:30

1/2- Skate intervals Level 3. Do 3 min on 3 min off, 3-4 sets. 1:30 (If racing on weekend don't do).

1/3- Long Classic Ski 2:15-2:30.

1/4- 3:15-4:30- Easy team skate ski at Pineland.

Have a great Holiday break and remember it is really important to keep training even without me so you will all have a great race season this winter!

Thanks,

Jordi

Training and Monday practice

Hi Team,

I just wanted to get back in touch with everyone to let you know that the Monday practices will be at Pineland at 3:15PM. I have some more details about it in the blog post below.
This Monday will be a skate practice.
I hope you all have a good weekend and get some skiing in and even a race possibly. There are Atomic sprints at Great Glen you could check out on the NENSA website. I will be in Montreal for the weekend and hope to see you all on Monday.

Thanks,
Jordi

Winter Session 2009/2010

Hi Team,

The Winter Session will begin on Monday December 14 and run through February 22, 2010. We will have practices on Mondays because I have Bill Koch skiers on Tuesday and Thursdays and most high school races are Wednesday and Saturdays. On most Fridays I will be leaving with skiers to go to the Eastern Cups or another race. So that coaches and skiers know the Monday practices will be easy and focus on technique and race strategies. We will do them every Monday at Pineland, at 3:15PM.

We will not have practice on 12/28, 1/18(MLK Day), and 2/15(February Break).

Anyone who has done the summer or fall session is eligible for the Monday practices at no additional fee. If someone wants instruction but has not participated in the summer or fall they would be at an hourly rate and you would fit in around my commitments to the group. If a person was interested in all the Mondays and had not done MCN previously we can work something out.

The races that I will be coaching at are:

December 18-19th- Presque Isle Eastern Cup

January 16-17- Rumford Eastern Cup

January 30- Sassi Race Rumford

February 6-7- Trapp Family Lodge Eastern Cup, Stowe, VT

February 14th- Pineland Race

February 20-21- Oak Hill Eastern Cup, Hanover, NH

March 5-12- Junior Olympics Presque Isle

I will be waxing skis, giving coaching advice, and supporting Maine Coast Nordic Skiers at Eastern Cups. Skiers and parents are responsible for organizing their own food, lodging and transportation. I can give suggestions on where to stay so that everyone is together or if parents have ideas of places that is great as well. I can also help some people with rides although I don't have a big car. So no guarantees.

Our Eastern Cup fee structure is $50 per race up to two races. Over two races (there are a total of 10) the fee is a flat $300 or the difference. Checks are to be mailed to:

Maine Coast Nordic, PO Box 493, Cumberland, ME 04021.

I hope this allows people to plan ahead and decide if they would like to participate in the

winter program. As I have said in the past I think it would be great for skiers to try at least one eastern cup race to get the feel for what racing in New England is like and to see the competition out there. I also want to let you all know that I have enjoyed working with the group and helping you all in any way I can.

Please let me know if you are interested or not.

Thank you,

Jordi

Weekend practice

Hi Team,

It is official there is no snow at Bretton Woods or really anywhere in New England after all that rain and warm temperatures. The Great Glen sprints have been postponed till next weekend 12/12 and hopefully mother nature cooperates. This weekend is supposed to be an intensive training sessions since fall sports ran late into the session so here is the plan.
Friday- 3:15-4:15pm Skate roller ski. Meet at the Cumberland Fair grounds by Blanchard Rd and Bruce Hill Rd.
Saturday- 9:30-11:00AM Classic Roller ski. Meet at Kelsey Ridge Rd off of Pleasant Hill Rd. Will do technique and video.
11:30 to 12:00- bring your own lunch to eat at Yarmouth High School.
12:00-1:00pm- Games in the gym and strength.
(Like last Saturday we will need a few parents to help drive from morning practice to YHS and then home afterwards).
Sunday- 9:30-11:30AM Classic ski at Twinbrooks. Bring you rock classic skis. If you have waxless skis that is great if not, just a pair you don't mind using with little snow. I know Tiki Humphries had some extra skis so you can try emailing her. If you don't have rock classic skis then bring along rock skate skis. It should be fun tomorrow just might have to be flexible.

Thanks,

Jordi

Training 11/30-12/6

Hi Team,

Today was a great first day on snow! We made the day trip up to Bretton Woods, which ended up getting about a foot of snow on Friday and had some good skiing waiting for us.
This last week you all (Hopefully) trained a lot of hours and we have finished our 4 week cycle with this last week being the biggest. So with team training starting and the beginning of a new 4 week cycle we are going to have a nice easy week coming up on the MCN side of skiing!

Monday- 3:15-4:15pm Twinbrooks. Run and strength.
Tuesday- 3:15-4:15pm Pineland. Classic roller ski and speed.
Wednesday- Off (I have a dentist appointment).
Thursday- Off (I have my class).
Friday- 3:15-4:15pm Meet at the Cumberland Fair grounds by Blanchard Rd and Bruce Hill Rd. Skate roller ski.
Saturday- Hopefully ski on snow!
Sunday- Hopefully ski on snow! More information about this weekend of training will follow when I get a better weather forecast.

Thank you all for being flexible about this whole Thanksgiving break. It was tough with all the changes but seemed to work out pretty well.
I will send out information about the winter session this week so people can make plans for that. I would suggest to everyone that they try at least one Eastern Cup just to see what it is like!

Thanks,
Jordi

Photos!

Here are some photos from our summer training camp as well as few that were taken this fall. Hope you are all staying dry on this wet rainy day.

11/28 Practice

Hi Team,

Nice job today to all of you who got out and roller skied or got some kind of a work out in while getting dumped on with rain. After looking at forecasts and talking with both Great Glen Nordic Center and Bretton Woods it seems it makes the most sense to hike tomorrow and then try and head to NH on Sunday for a ski.

Saturday- 9:30-11:00AM Lost Valley in Auburn. Bring bounding poles so we can ski walk and do some running on the trails. If people want to figure out a car pool you can email me or each other, and I am sure I can help out as well.

Sunday- 7:30 Leave for Great Glen or Bretton Woods. I am going to check in again with them tomorrow morning to confirm and will let you all know after practice tomorrow.

Once again thank you everyone for being flexible and hope that we get snow here in Maine soon!

Jordi