With the ending of the school year, the weeks for our Junior team have shifted into summer mode. Early morning rollerskiing at the Range, overly-sweaty humid afternoons in the woods, and weekend adventures around Vermont and beyond.
An awesome crew has formed this summer: nearly 40 Juniors (and counting!) plus 15 collegiate skiers in MNC University means a LOT of poles clacking across the pavement.
The first week of our training brought sunny skies and a good mix of skiing, games, and focused work. For some of our skiers, the first few training sessions are all about getting used to the rollerski track…in this case, it only took just over a day for everyone to be solid on “Sprint Loop” which means more doors are open to larger groups able to train together within the same session.
We took a few minutes after training on Thursday to set out some goals and intentions for the summer group/season specifically. Skiers who have been with MNC for a while are familiar with the goal pyramids we use to guide our processes, although those pyramids often apply to one skier over the course of a season.
In this case, we wanted to work on goals and targets for the summer group specifically. While always the biggest season for us in terms of numbers, is season often brings together skiers from more different backgrounds, and with a wide range of skiing goals. Therefore setting goals with this group meant taking a really big-picture look at what the summer program is, and what we can work toward between now and late-August.
The pyramid, and the first few days this summer, looked something like this:
Fun relays with the college and juniors skiers together
Rolling and warming up in Williston
The all-important dynamic warmup
Nothing like a little towing to get the technique firing
And on tap for the upcoming week(s)…lots of camps and trips! We’ve got a big slate of adventures coming up and underway…The MNC University group is currently at a training camp in Bethel, ME, while 8 MNC athletes qualified for the NENSA REG (Regional Elite Group) camp that just began in southern VT.
Next week, more of our crew will participate in the NENSE RDG (Regional Development Group) camp in Craftsbury. Then it’s onto the Lost Nation Rollerski race, Mountain Camp, Mini Mountain Camp…phew, summer is busy!
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