Training week of 9/21
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EVERYONE:
Attendance form! Please fill this out weekly to help us plan.
Training plan: still here.
Winter program registration: will open at 8:00pm on Wednesday, October 7th, via your membership portal. We’re still finalizing details for this winter (we’re getting closer!) but you can see last year’s info here for reference.
JUNIORS:
Iron and bloodwork: we’re sort of annoying about encouraging y’all to get bloodwork done periodically to check your ferritin levels. Some new guidelines just came out around iron—it’s work taking a look at the updated recommendations and discussing with your doctor as needed.
Mandatory fall team meeting: will be on Sunday, November 8th, in the late morning (after practice). This is when we’ll get into some of the nitty gritty details about winter.
Equipment: we’ll send out more info to the whole team soon. But yes, there will still be a “team night” when you can order skis through the club at a discount. Usually late October.
US Ski & Snowboard membership renewal: the “early pricing” deadline is coming up in October.
Might as well also renew your NENSA membership while you’re at it!
Link to our attempt at a membership overview here (links to other things at the bottom)
You need some sort of US Ski & Snowboard license if you want to race in any Eastern Cups. Otherwise you don’t really need one.
OMG Eastern Cups. These are a ways off still but will come up fast. We will likely have more people wanting to do team travel than we have capacity for (we can typically take 20-22). Priority will be given to those who have shown the most commitment to training this summer and fall! More details to come, but here are our tentative lodging plans to this point for any families who want to be nearby:
EC #1 @ Holderness: Frontenac Lodge (where we stayed last year) in Plymouth; no space for additional people but close to other lodging options
EC #2 @ Quarry Rd: Best Western Waterville (usual hotel; has competitive rates and lots of rooms; plenty of room for families to stay there too)
EC #3 @ Lake Placid: 2 houses on Hurricane Mtn Rd in Keene (no room for additional people)
EC #4 @ Oak Hill: Pierce’s Inn (where we stayed last year) in Etna; no space for additional people.
U14s:
Talk to us with questions about winter. The shift from BKL to U14 can feel like a lot. Also… you’re still technically BKL and should plan to participate in BKL races until you wrap up 8th grade!
BKL:
Attendance form? Please? Please!
Practices will continue happening on Thursday afternoons into the fall.
MASTERS/ADULTS:
Business as usual for y’all this week.
BIATHLETES:
Schedule notes:
BKL biathlon is every other week for the fall. Next BKL biathlon practices will be 9/24 (so this week) and 10/8.
Race Opportunities:
Singletrack Shootout #2 is Oct 4th. Sign up early- it may fill.
Selecting races for the winter: we want Jrs to be more STRATEGIC in picking their race starts this year. We’ll be chatting with biathlon families soon.
Weekly Dryfire ideas
3-4 days per week if you own your own rifle at home.
Prone: Breathing Progression.
Sit on a comfy chair with your eyes closed. Use your breath to imagine you are shooting a stage. Exhale most of the way and cut and hold breath consistently before each imaginary shot.
Now lay down on the floor in shooting position but WITHOUT your rifle. Close your eyes and repeat the drill above.
Next add your rifle. Keep your eyes closed. Focus on good breath cuts and pauses.
Next repeat with your eyes open this time. Aim at a blank white wall (no target).
Finally, repeat aiming at a target. Keep good consistent breathing shot-to-shot.
Go Craftsbury!