August 20, 2010- Morrisville, VT - Skiers have had limited options for controlled performance testing: not everyone has access to a rollerski treadmill, rollerskis vary significantly in speed, and running time trials aren't especially ski-specific.

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Check out a new race series over Thanksgiving week!  Races will take place in Foret Montmorency, near Quebec City. This is a great opportunity for New England skiers heading ot Canada to get their 'race legs' acclimated in a fun, low stress environment! Link here for full details.

The 3rd Annual Race to the Top of Vermont was held last weekend in Stowe, Vermont. NENSA was well represented with 4 Board Members and tons of Nordic skiers!
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Introducing a new event for this winter on January 8th, 2011 at The Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, VT.
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NENSA is excited to announce the 2010-2011 TD Bank New England Eastern Cup and Citizen Series event schedule. Sponsored by TD Bank and NENSA, this winter's calendar includes eight TD Bank Eastern Cup races and seven TD Bank Citizen Series events. This winter will also feature a new addition to both the Eastern Cup Series and the Citizens Series. 
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NENSA is pleased to announce the addition of Zach Caldwell to the presenter roster! Zach wil give a unique perspective on physiology that coaches and athletes will not want to miss. 
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The third summer biathlon of the season at the Pemi Fish and Game Club in Holderness proved to be the most successful yet in the four years that these events have been held at the club!
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With US Nationals int the East as well as a SuperTour in Lake Placid, this winter is shaping up to be a fantastic opportunity for New England skiers! In addition to these events, the TD Bank Eastern Cup Series will host 8 NRL races and 3 FIS sanctioned races; and racers will have a chance to earn even more FIS points at the Craftsbury spring Tour in March! Link here for full schedule of NRL and SuperTour races .  The full Eastern Cup schedule will be posted shortly at www.nensa.net.

 

Burke Mountain Academy has an opening for a junior/OJ/ or U 23 skier for its Fall dry land camp in Sun Valley, Idaho.
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PRESQUE ISLE - Paul Stone, who was just named the head ski coach at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, has added another title to his resume this week. He was elected by National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] ski coaches nationwide to be president of the United States Collegiate Skiing Coaches Association [USCSCA].
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Check out more photos of the Craftsbury BKL Camp from Josh Carlson here!

Here is a note from the Comfort Inn folks...
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I am pleased to present this year’s John Caldwell Award to the Weston Family of Fryeburg, Maine. The award, named after NENSA founder and former board president John Caldwell, is NENSA’s highest honor given annually to a person or group who contributes at the very highest level to cross-country skiing in New England.
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Last week Stratton Mountain School hosted its annual BKL camp with a record number of young skiers. Check out photos and story below.
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Craftsbury ran a great BKL camp this past week with tons of fun actitivites for local young skiers!
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Boston, Mass and New York City will be the sites for the 2010 USSA Ski and Snowball Ball. US Ski Team Members and Olympians Andy Newell and Kris Freeman are expected to attend. Link to flyer for more info.

Every summer Stratton holds its BKL and Junior training camps during the month of August. It has become a tradition in the xc ski community!
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They write:  "You could say that Mary Anne Levins has put together an impressive resume. Ranked as the top female collegiate golfer at Duke University, Levins went on to play for a year on the LPGA Tour.  Marriage and four children followed, but Levins always made fitness and a spirit of community, especially when it comes to young people, a big part of her life."  Link to Story and Photo.

This year's USST NEG camp will take place in conjunction with the USST training camp in Lake Placid, NY, October 1-17th.
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Link to video clip of 2014 Sochi winter Olympics venue, courtesy of the US Ski Team - www.ussa.org

Craftsbury welcomes competitively minded masters skiers to join us this October 1-4 for a long training weekend.
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An exciting event is on the horizon- the first ever NENSA Nordic Symposium is taking place in September!  NENSA is hosting a Nordic Symposium September 17-19th, which will offer an opportunity for coaches, athletes, youth leaders and recreational skiers to attend presentations, network with peers, and gain insight into where the sport of cross country skiing is headed.
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The City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation is excited to host the 2011 Junior Olympics in Minneapolis, MN. Here in New England, our team hopefuls have been training hard and are also excited to defend the Alaska Cup in March!
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University of Vermont is accepting applications for the Assistant Nordic Coach position. For specific job details or to apply go to UVM Assistant Coaching Position job # 033659. For further information please contact Patrick Weaver at patrick.weaver@uvm.edu. The University of Vermont is an equal opportunity employer.

There are a couple of spots remaining for the VO2 Max and Lactate Threshold Testing at UNH on August 20th. Reduced rates for NENSA Elite an Development Team Members. Link to online registration here.

When skiers talk about their first experience skiing outside the US, they usually refer to our Northern neighbor, Canada. My first experience skiing internationally has been in New Zealand.
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Athletes and coaches headed to the Lake Placid area on July 23rd to take part in the annual J2- EHS camp hosted by NENSA. One of the goals of this camp is to invite skiers to a training camp that explores creative ways to become better at their sport.
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A summary of new coaches at clubs across New England.  Please email pat@nensa.net if you have any additions to the list.
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Stone comes from the University of Vermont, where he was NCAA Eastern Coach of the year in 2009.
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At the completion of a successful week of summer testing, the Maine Winter Sports Center women's teams walked away from the Concept 2 Ski Erg holding 3 of the top 10 times in the world for 1000m. 
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Sunny skies greeted the skiers today as they worked their way through the bounding intervals at the michigan tech trails. Bryan Fish (USST) started the group off with foot agility drills that are meant to teach proper forward movement.
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The last of the skiers are arriving into Houghton for the first ever National J2 Camp.  4 regional coaches, 1 USST coach and 4 coaching interns are on hand to motivate, educate and offer training opportunities to this group of 36 young athletes.
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The 10th annual JLS Sports trip to Trout Lake / Bend just wrapped up last Sunday.  This year word spread like wildfire among not only Western skiers but Easterners too.
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Think you've got the golden wheels?  Want to test yourself against some of the nations best skiers and biathletes?  Want to try to win a post race barbeque hot dog eating contest?
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Ida Sargent, Datrmouth skier and member of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project Team talks about last years performances and where she sees herself going from here...Link to Fasterskier article

We are thrilled to welcome recent USST coach Pat Casey to New England and also excited about the return of his wife Kristina (Joder) Casey to the region. Pat will be presenting at this fall's Nordic Symposium and we are sure that Pat and Kristina will be a big part of New England skiing for years to come!
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The last clinic in the Learn to Rollerski Summer Series was held this weekend in Stratton, Vermont. Over 20 participants with all levels of skiing abilities joined Sverre Caldwell for great sessions on technique. Check out the blog post here. Thanks Sverre for a great day!

Keep up with everyone's summer training on the NENSA Blog Page.  The most recent posts are from Shelby Aseltine, Justin Freeman, SMS, and Andy Newell.  The Blog Page provides a great variety of first-hand reports from training sites across the world!  Link to the Blog Page to read more...

Link to Job Posts on the NENSA Forum to learn more.  Job posting is a free service of NENSA.  To post your open position, just create a profile at NENSA.net/forums and get almost instant access to posting.

Summer is a great time to visit the New England Ski Museum and their exhibit featuring Olympic skiers of New England and Bode Miller's Olympic medals.
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Join Justin Freeman Saturday  July 24th for the low down on ski technique! This is a perfect opportunity to get a jump on honing your technique this summer so you can ski faster and more efficiently this winter. Link here for details and registration. Online preregistration is encouraged to allow for optimal planning.

The Burke Mountain Academy Sweden Trip 2010: hiking and swimming the "High Coast" on the Baltic, and the first day's training in Solleftea. Great so far!

 

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See photos and stories from the 5th clinic in NENSA's Learn to Rollerski Series.
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Bowdoin College is looking for a new assistant coach. Link to job post

The City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation is excited to host the 2011 Junior Olympics in Minneapolis, MN.
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Don't miss this opportuntiy to join Olympian Justin Freeman for the next one day technique clinic which will take place in  in New Hampton, New Hampshire.
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Source: USST.  PARK CITY, UT (July 1) – Rounding out his third season with the U.S. Nordic Combined Team, Willy Graves (Putney, VT) announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2009-10 winter season at age 23 to attend Westminster College as part of the Team's partnership..

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Augusta Trails will be having weekly mountain bike rides, weather permitting, on the new trails at Bond Brook Recreation Area in Augusta Monday nights at 5 PM beginning Mon 7/12.  We will be riding 5-7 miles on both the Nordic ski trails and the single track mountain bike trails depending on the group's interests and desires.
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MMWA students will do most of their training at and have daily access to The Trapp Family Lodge.
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The 4th Clinic in the Learn to Rollerski Series was held today at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine. See photos and story below.
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