NENSA is excited to announce the nominations for our Regional Elite Group (REG) and Regional Development Group (RDG) Camps! Nominated athletes should fill out the acceptance form linked below by Friday, May 9th, 2025. An additional form will follow after this deadline to formally accept and pay a camp deposit, fill out medical and allergen information, and provide emergency contact information (aka, the paperwork form is still coming!).
CALL FOR COACHES: Interested Coaches should fill out the call for coaches form HERE.
Full nomination lists, acceptance forms, criteria and information is and will remain available on NENSA’s “Development Camp” Page HERE.
Regional Elite Group Camp (REG) – August 9th-13th at Stratton Mountain School, Vermont
The Regional Elite Group (REG) Program is a US Ski and Snowboard (USSS) and National Nordic Foundation (NNF) sponsored program which introduces promising skiers to a regional network of peer skiers and coaches via a structured training environment modeled after US Ski Team Training Camps. Eastern REG organized and administered by NENSA for the USSS Eastern Region, including Mid-Atlantic and New England skiers.
Members of the REG are invited to REG Camp during summer each year. REG Camp serves 3 overlapping purposes. 1) Provide a fun, structured training block for peer athletes from across the East, 2) Facilitate regional collaboration between skiers and coaches on training and technique, and 3) Serve as a qualifying opportunity for the National Training Group (NTG) Camp held by USSS in Utah every October.
REG Camp this year is structured to include:
– A cohort of U18-U20 skiers with proven potential as nationally competitive skiers.
– An emphasis on providing a structured training block, while also targeting representative efforts for testing towards National Training Group (NTG) Camp.
– Estimated cost: ~$600 including Room and Board. Final cost will be represented at time of camp deposit submission.
Regional Development Camp (RDG) – July 5th-7th at Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Vermont
Regional Development Group Camp (RDG) is a NENSA-run program which introduces promising skiers to a regional network of peers and coaches through a structured training environment. Regional Development Camp is designed to be a regional training camp opportunity for skiers engaging in multiple different developmental pathways, with a base of skiers drawn from top performers at NENSA Eastern High School Championships, NENSA Eastern U16 Championships, and USSS Junior Nationals.
RDG is designed to cater to skiers from Ages 14-17 in their USSS Age Group, U16s and U18s. Eligible skiers are those that qualify from the following criteria.
RDG Camp this year is structured to include:
– A competitive and diverse group of U16-U18 skiers from across new England with proven potential to be nationally and regionally competitive skiers.
– An emphasis on introducing skiers to a peer cohort of training partners, and to focused offseason training on rollerskis/dryland.
– Estimated cost: ~$370 including Room and Board. Final cost will be represented at time of camp deposit submission.
Call For Coaches: REG and RDG Camps
Join in on the Big Get Together!
NENSA is seeking coaches interested in bringing their unique perspectives and experiences towards an excellent gathering of our region’s developing skiers for bot Regional Elite Group (REG) and Regional Development Group (RDG) Camps. An excellent and cooperative coaching staff is essential to providing these programs for our region. REG and RDG also represent an invaluable point of intersection for our coaching community, allowing us to work as a direct team for the better of our region’s athlete development.
Priority for REG Coaches will be those coaches who hold at least a USSS L100 certification and/or are seeking continuing education credit, and those who regularly work with competitive skiers in the U18-U20+ age groups.
Priority for RDG Coaches will be those coaches who come from a variety of coaching backgrounds and demonstrate a interest in regional development, and those who regularly work with competitive skiers in the U16-U18 age groups.
Interested coaches should fill out the application form linked above!
