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NENSA Announces 2010-2011 TD Bank Eastern Cup and Citizen Series Schedule

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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New Faces in New Places

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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Sep 1: NENSA Nordic Symposium Update!
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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Aug 31: Summer Biathlon in Holderness a Huge Success
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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Aug 30: USSA Announces 2010-2011 Race Calendar

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.

 

Aug 27: Fall Camp with Burke Mountain Academy in Sun Valley, Idaho
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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Aug 26: University of Maine Presque Isle's Paul Stone elected President of NCAA's collegiate ski coaches association
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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Aug 24: Photos from Craftsbury BKL Camp
Check out more photos of the Craftsbury BKL Camp from Josh Carlson here!
Aug 24: Comfort Inn and Suites Host Hotel for 2011 Nationals in Rumford
Here is a note from the Comfort Inn folks...
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Aug 23: 2010 John Caldwell Award
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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Sep 02 Back to School: Staying Healthy
Josh Smullin is the XC Ability coach for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. He races for Team Rossingol. School has started and the weather is about to get colder.  You will soon be spending more time indoors in close quarters with germs and the combination of these stressors increases your likelihood of getting sick. I want [...]
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Sep 02 Norwegian National Team Wants to Learn From Ulvang, Increases Running Training
Earlier this summer FasterSkier ran an article describing an increased Norwegian focus on running and bounding.  That article focussed on an interval workout.  The strategy has been expanded to include distance training as well, as part of an effort to regain their dominance of the 1990’s, the Norwegian National Team has increased the amount of [...]
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Sep 01 How General Strength Makes Specific Strength Easier
Jessie Diggins recently graduated from Stillwater High School in Minnesota, where she earned three individual state championship titles, among other impressive national and international results.  Diggins skis for CXC Team Vertical Limit. Diggins pumps out dips (Photo: CXC) One might wonder why an endurance athlete like a skier or runner would ever bother lifting weights. Isn’t specific [...]
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Aug 31 Where Are They Now? – For Bauer, Family is Focus, but Birkebeiner Still Beckons
The name John Bauer hasn’t been heard much around the elite circuit lately, but less than a decade ago, Bauer was kicking ass and taking names atop results lists across the country and around the world. Bauer represented the United States at the 1992, 1998, and 2002 Olympic Games, turning out some of the best [...]
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Aug 30 Recipe of the Week: Granola from Scratch
Whenever nordic skiers are being stereotyped, you are almost sure to hear the word granola, often accompanied by words like crunchy, and nature.  So what better to bake than a food that will fulfill all the world’s stereotypes about us? Because granola can be made with just about anything, the recipe is wide open to your [...]
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Aug 27 Auburn Ski Club Associates, Inc., Seeks a Nordic Program Manager
(Full time seasonal Oct – April) The position will oversee on snow and administrative operations for the Auburn Ski Club Associates’ Nordic Training Center based Programs. The Auburn Ski Club has a long history of offering quality, low cost programs & events to encourage youth to participate in snow-sports.  We are looking for a self-starter with a passion for [...]
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Aug 27 Cross-Pollinating Future Ski Champions
NORWAY – Bringing young athletes from all the ski disciplines onto one team is the recipe for excellence in the future. “Team Morgendagens Helter” is 5-year talent development project organized by the Norwegian Ski Association and backed by major sponsor Statoil, designed to share training strategies and increase the pool of experience across the different ski disciplines.
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