Registration is now open for the BKL Parent Leaders and Coaches Symposium on November 10th at the Holderness School.
Join the NENSA BKL Parent Leaders and Youth Coaches community for a one-day educational opportunity designed to prepare coaches for the upcoming 2025 winter season. This clinic is open to everyone, including club leaders, parents/caregivers, volunteers, and youth ski coaches from across the Northeast.
We’ll cover essential topics, including effective practice planning for various snow conditions, club development, strategies for encouraging skiers to challenge themselves, and much more.
Schedule of Events: (subject to change)
| 8:45am | Opening Remarks, group organization | |
| 9:00am | Mackenzie Rizio, NENSA | Presentation: BKL Philosophy, NENSA Resources |
| 10:15am | Isabel Caldwell, NENSA | Presentation + Q&A: Club Development |
| 11:15am | Tricia Groff, Ford Sayre | Presentation: Reflections on 1 year of Norwegian youth ski programming |
| 12:00pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:00pm | Sarah Holton, EMXC | Activity/Discussion: Practice Planning, Low/No-Snow Adaptation |
| 2:00pm | Technique session | Activity: Technique Principles |
| 3:00pm | Jamie Hannon, PSU Professor | Presentation: Healthy Risk Taking in Youth Sport |
| 4:00pm | Chris City, Patient Leadership | Discussion: Group Management |
We are looking forward to having our youth coaching community come together for a full day of youth-specific programming. For any questions, please email Mackenzie, at mackenzie@nensa.net. Hope to see you there!
