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December 4, 2006

NENSA Gaining Ground Clinic details

Summary: NENSA's highly aclaimed Gaining Ground clinic will take place this weekend... Directions, schedule, and

Welcome to NENSA's Gaining Ground Clinic on December 8-10, 2006 at Mountain Top Ski Center, in Chittenden, VT. Registration for the clinic opens at 1:00pm at the Mountain Top Touring Center , the clinic will then start on the snow at 2:00pm.

This clinic will offer lots of on-snow time on Mountain Top's artificial snow loop - and more if we're lucky!

What you will need to bring and how to get here: The forecast is for colder weather this weekend so make sure you dress in layers!

Camp Equipment List:
-Active outdoor exercise clothing(base layer of polypro x2, tights, wind pants/warm-ups, Weather proof shell, warm top layer, extra socks)
-Classic and skate ski equipment(poles, boots, skis)
-Waxing supplies
-Heart-rate Monitor
-Training snacks / hydration (Powerbars, Gatorade, etc.)
-Water-bottle holder
-Water bottle
-Gloves
-Running shoes
-Warm top layer if you tend to get cold

Directions to Mountain Top
From the North::Take route 7 south through Middlebury, Brandon and Pittsford. If the roads are good (this shortcut goes over a steep hill) follow these directions - if not see plan B below -- take a left on Sagamon Road, which is about a mile or two South of Pittsford and just past the Kubota Dealership. GO up over the hill and after three or four miles you will come to a T. Take a left. Follow that road heading north and east to Chittenden - there will be signs to Mt Top XC Skiing. After passing the Barstow School (it will be on your left), you will come to an intersection where you will turn left and then go to the right of the soldier statute and head up the hill - Mt Top is two miles up this hill.

From the North Plan B - keep heading south to Rutland. Before you get into Rutland you will take a left onto the East Pittsford Road. There will be a Mt Top sign. Other landmarks are the big black water tower that you will see on the left. This tower holds water from the Chittenden Reservoir which feeds the electric station on 7 (the Reservoir was built in the 1800's to provide electric power for Rutland and to power the trolley from Lake Bomoseen and Castleton to Rutland) - there are beautiful views of the reservoir from Mt Top. Follow East Pittsford Road for approximately 8 miles to Mt Top. You will pass the Barstow school as described above and turn left and go around the statute heading up to MtTop.

From the East: Come across Route 4 going up over the Killington Gap passing Pico Peak Alpine ski area. AS you head down the mountain and get to the bottom look for Meadow Lake Drive which will be a right turn off of 4. Sugar and Spice restaurant is a good breakfast spot on your right there. There is also a Mt Top sign. Follow Meadow Lake for approximately three or four miles until you come to a T. Take a right. This is the East Pittsford Road. You will be heading north and east now and you will pass the Barstow School which will be on your left. Approximately one mile past the Barstow school take a left and head up the Mt Top Road. You will go around the soldier. Mt Top is about 2 miles from the soldier.

From the South: Take route 7 North and go through Rutland City. As you leave Rutland City, after the last set of lights (past Mr Twitters on your left) look for a right turn (kind of a Y) onto to the East Pittsford Road - your landmarks are the big black water tower, Vermont Roots and the Rutland Veterinary Clinic. Continue on the E. Pittsford Road for approximately 8 miles following signs to Mt Top. One mile past the Barstow Elementary School and past the Fire Station, you will turn left onto Mt Top Road and head up the hill!!

Presenters include:

- Jon Arne Enevoldsen, has been a coach, manager and wax technician at World Cup, European Cup,World Championships, European Championships, National Championships in Norway, Britain and the USA- both women and men in both junior and senior. He has Diploma from the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports and is level Coach III from the Norwegian Biathlon Federation .These are the highest coaching degrees available from the Norwegian Coaching Academy. He also is working very closely with the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports with Mr. Sigmund Aasen, who is working directly with the Norwegian Biathlon Team and some individuals at the Norwegian Nordic Team.
Currently he is Head Coach Nordic and Biathlon, Green Mountain Valley School, he has previously been Head Coach US Biathlon Dev Team, Head Coach Great Britain Nordic Team, Head Coach Suisse Biathlon/Australian Biathlon, US Junior National Team Nordic, Team Troms, Norway, Biathlon.

- Stuart Kremzner, MS, CSCS is an exercise physiologist who owns New Hampshire Sports Training and has coached and raced in nordic skiing for over 16 years. He attended University of New Hampshire as an undergraduate then University of Montana for his masters in exercise physiology. When at UM he focused on the physiology of endurance exercise. After his masters he continued his studies in neuro-muscular physiology, applied physiology, and biomechanics focusing on sport specific speed/power development and sport injury prevention. Professionally he directed and started up several of the Nation's premier sports training/sports medicine facilities in Utah and Illinois. During his tenure there he trained many junior, elite, and professional athletes. Kremzner and his wife live in Concord, NH where they have two sons.

- Rob Bradlee, Rob Bradlee is the head coach of the CSU Junior Nordic Ski Club. Rob is one of the coaches for the Massachusetts team for the J2 Festival and the Eastern High School Championships. He started racing in high school back in the days of wooden skis, and continues to race in as many races each year as he possibly can. He serves on the NENSA Board of Directors and chairs the Coaches Development committee. He is a member of the Toko Tech Team and gives many wax clinics around New England. His big claim to fame is his 20K ski with Thomas Alsgaard. Ask him about it!
Nick Mahood -Swix Eastern Racing Service

- Nick Mahood, has worked for Swix for three years, first as Director of Nordic Walking and currently as a member of the Subaru-Swix Nordic Technical Team as well as providing Nordic Marketing support. He has been involved in ski racing for nearly 30 years, beginning with Bill Koch, and finishing his career as a member of the Rossignol Marathon Team. Nick has worked as an exercise physiologist and wax tech for the US Biathlon team, and was the assistant coach for the University of New Hampshire for 3 seasons. He currently resides in Woodstock, VT (home of the first ski lift in America!) where in his spare time he is the assistant coach for the Woodstock Nordic Runners youth program.

- Janice Sibilia, owner of JLS Sports Training in New York, currently holds Level 2 coaching certifications through NENSA and USA Cycling. Janice was 2006 Head Coach for the Mid-Atlantic JO Team and has coached at REG camps the past several years. She is also a NFTA Personal Trainer and frequently presents at NENSA coaching clinics.

- Rob Nadeau, Grew up in the ski wonderland of R.I. and started doing nordic on vacations as a teenager. When he got to Castleton State he started skiing considerably more and raced for them his last 3 years. The team at Castleton was pretty mediocre and the coaching was non-existent which has always been a motivating factor for him. He has a BA in Psychology/ Criminal Justice and AM. ED in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) from U-Mass Lowell. He has been teaching and coaching for 19 years and have spent the last ten at Hopkinton High. He has been the Nordic coach for the last 7 years and was the Nensa Coach of the Year in 2004. Also Team Leader for NH J2's and a wax and team coach for both Eastern's and J2's.

We look forward to seeing you at Mountain Top on December 8th !

Schedule

Friday:

1:00PM to 2PM Registration at Mtn Top and free ski
2PM Clinic Introduction -
Stuart Kremzner/Janice Sibilia Outside on the Mtn Top Trails
2:15 - 3PM Technique Training. Developing & Building on the foundations
Stuart/Janice Mtn. Top Meeting Rm
3 - 4:30PM ClassicTechnique -
All presenters Mtn Top Trails
5-6PM Check-in Mtn Top
6PM Dinner Mtn Top
7:30 - 9PM Field testing- evaluation of athletes, test protocols
Stuart Kremzner Mtn. Top Meeting Rm

Saturday:

6:15AM

7-7:30AM Breakfast Mtn. Top Meeting Rm
8:30-9:30AM Developing Coaching Philosophy, how to communicate, team building
Rob Nadeau Mtn. Top Meeting Rm
9:30 - 10:30AM Training Planning for Long Term Development -Jon Arne Enevoldsen Mtn. Top Meeting Rm
10:30 - 11:45AM Break Out Sessions -
a. Developing team organization & Planning

b. Training- in season planning for advanced athletes

Jon Arne Enevoldsen, Janice Sibilia, Stuart Mtn. Top Meeting Rm
11:45 to 12:15 Lunch Break
Participants buy lunch at Mtn Top Nordic Ctr.
Mtn. Top Meeting Rm

12:15 to 1:15 Skating Technique
All presenters Outside on the Mtn Top Trails
1:15 to 3:45PM Technique Break Out Sessions
Advanced Technique-Jon/Janice
BKL/Developing Skiers-Stuart/Rob
Outside on the Mtn Top Trails
3:45-4:30 Recovery & regeneration
Stuart Mtn. Top Meeting Rm
4:30PM - 5PM Mtn. Top Meeting Rm
6PM Dinner Mtn. Top Meeting Rm
7:30 - 9PM Round table discussions:

1. Keeping athletes in xc skiing.

2. Sprint training vs. distance training - Should athletes specialize? Mtn. Top Meeting Rm

Sunday:



7-7:30AM Breakfast Mtn. Top
7:30-8:00
8:05AM-9:15 Wax Clinic Break out Sessions
Nick Mahood Rob Bradley Mtn. Top Meeting Rm
9:30 - 10:30 Strength Training
Janice Mtn. Top Meeting Rm
10:30 - 11:30 Speed Training
Janice/Stuart/Nick Mtn. Top Meeting Rm
Noon Lunch Mtn. Top Meeting Rm
1 - 2PM Individual Question / Answers On the trails!
2:00-4PM Open Ski Mtn Top Trails