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New England Nordic Ski Association

New England Nordic Ski Association

The Home of Cross Country Skiing in New England

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Coach Resources

We are a Donor and Member supported nonprofit organization and as part of our appreciation for our member coaches, they have access to additional resources including recorded presentations from our coaches conferences and virtual speaker series. If you’re not a member, you can join or renew here and access those resources under the My Benefits tab of the Membership Portal.

Welcome to NENSA’s hub for coaches, leaders, volunteers, parents, and anyone looking to support skiers at every level. This developing resource page brings together development frameworks, athlete-safety guidelines, waxing tutorials, and curated external materials to help you learn, lead, and stay inspired.

Club Development

At NENSA, we are committed to building a culture where every athlete can learn, grow, and compete in an environment that is safe, respectful, and supportive. A healthy sport culture protects our community, nurtures our athletes, and inspires a lifelong love of cross-country skiing. The resources on THIS page are designed to help you, our coaches and leaders, in creating and fostering physically, psychologically and emotionally safe spaces where skiers can grow and excel as athletes and community members.

Athlete Safety Resources

Description: Isabel will present on how to build the foundations of a successful club that can serve all community members. The presentation will encourage people to play to their strengths and work with co-leaders whose strengths complement their own. Isabel will then delve into volunteer recruitment and how to make your volunteers feel useful and valued. And because her favorite animal is the American Beaver the presentation will be in the model of a beaver meadow!

Speaker Bio: Isabel’s roots run deep in the New England ski community. Through West River BKL and Stratton Mountain School, she developed a love of sport that led her to Dartmouth College, where she studied Earth Science and was a varsity member and captain of the ski team. She went on to earn a Masters degree in Teaching at UVM and has since taught math and science at the middle and high school levels, most recently at Sugar Bowl Academy in Norden, CA. Throughout her career, Isabel has been committed to the growth and development of young people far beyond the traditional classroom as a ski coach, wilderness trip leader, drama teacher, and dorm parent. 

In her coaching roles, Isabel has worked with diverse programs and skiers of all ages and abilities. She has served as Youth Ski Club Director and Head Coach at Frost Mountain Nordic, Head Coach at Burr & Burton Academy, and U8 Coach with the Sugar Bowl Ski Team. Additionally, she has served on the Executive Committee of Far West Nordic, coordinated regional opportunities, and contributed to a strategic planning process.

Presentation Slides

Athlete Development

Training systems

Canadian Sport For Life Long Term Athlete Development 2.1: A resource paper on the Canadian framework of Long-Term Athlete Development, a training, competition, and recovery program based on developmental age – the maturation level of an individual – rather than chronological age.

Resource paper download

The below website contains resources and information dedicated to youth mental health and advocating for youth feeling parental pressure in sport.

Empowering youth in sport Website

Program Pedagogy & Philosophy

A talk on the values and ideals of the Bill Koch League, from NENSA’s own Youth and Introductory Program Director.

Presentation Slides | Presentation recording coming soon

Where and how are skiers in New England developing? Ideas to help us all ski better, together.

Presentation Slides

Sport for All, Play for Life: A Playbook to Get Every Kid in the Game: This 50-page report released in January 2015, aggregates the eight most promising strategies for the eight sectors that touch the lives of children. This document is a call to all stakeholders, parents, policy makers and coaches to work together to grow access to an early, positive sport experience.

Playbook download

Learn about NENSA’s competitive program philosophy as well as coach development programs, events, and certification opportunities.

Coach Development Hub

Equipment & Waxing

Waxing, ski selection, fleet management, and MORE!

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New England Nordic Ski Association

New England Nordic Ski Association
P.O. Box 97
Lyme, New Hampshire 03768