NENSA Coaches Symposium and TD & Event Organizer Training Weekend

NENSA is excited to bring back our annual Coaches Symposium and Technical Delegate & Event Organizers Training at the newly renovated and totally redone Mt. Van Hoevenberg venue in Lake Placid, NY.  NENSA will be having one of our Eastern Cup and U.S. Ski & Snowboard Supertour weekends there in January of 2022, so it will be great to preview the new trails, the stadium and venue!

This Symposium will include both L200 & L100 Coach Certification, Technical Delegate & Event Organizers training, BKL Leader Education as well as a fun evening of great Keynote speakers (with dinner outside first).

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Here is a sneak peak below of the weekend agenda! (Note: subject to change and please refer to the Event Notes in SkiReg for any updates or changes):

NENSA and U.S. Ski & Snowboard Coaches Symposium, TD & Event Organizer Training 
Hosted by Mt. Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid, NY
Saturday and Sunday, October 2nd & 3rd, 2021

**PLEASE NOTE**  NENSA will be following both CDC recommendations (as well as state and local COVID guidelines).  We will be REQUIRING mask wearing inside, no exceptions.  This means all our Symposium participants must alway wear a mask during all indoor classroom and evening presentations.  Thank you in advance for your compliance.  We want to keep our ski community safe, as well as be able to continue with our NENSA programing this year.  Any questions or concerns can be directed to NENSA’s Executive Director, Amie Smith at [email protected]

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L200 Certification:
Coaches seeking certification should register and take L200 Coach Certification Training on-line (more info to follow on how to do that), before coming to this weekend.  Then join Bryan Fish, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Cross Country Program Director, and Justin Beckwith, NENSA’s Competitive Program Director, along with NENSA Coach facilitators, for portfolio / pertinent discussions and an in-person practicum.  In-person discussion will allow a deeper dive into topics covered on the L200 level coach certification.  U.S. Ski & Snowboard and NENSA Coach Membership are required for certification, although all are welcome to participate.

Schedule:
Saturday:
10:00am – 12:00pm: Classroom Meeting time
1:00 – 2:00pm: “Power and Speed Development”, Bryan Fish, USST
5:00 – 5:45pm (optional): Ramps to pressure ski and #skilikeanamerican, Justin Beckwith, NENSA
7:00 – 9:00pm: Evening Presentations

Sunday:
1:00 – 3:00pm: On-foot Practicum

L100 Certification:
Coaches seeking certification should register and take L100 Coach Certification Training on-line, before coming to this weekend.  Then join NENSA staff as well as NENSA Coach Developers, for portfolio / pertinent discussions and an in-person practicum.  In-person discussion will allow a deeper dive into topics covered on the L100 level coach certification.  U.S. Ski & Snowboard and NENSA Coach Membership are required for certification, although all are welcome to participate.

Schedule:
Saturday:
10:00am – 12:00pm: Classroom Meeting time
1:00 – 2:00pm: “Power and Speed Development”, Bryan Fish, USST
2:30 – 4:30pm: On-foot Practicum
5:00 – 5:45pm (optional): Ramps to pressure ski and #skilikeanamerican, Justin Beckwith, NENSA
7:00 – 9:00pm: Evening Presentations

For the L200 & L100 in-person practicum please bring running shoes, rollerski equipment (skate and classic), helmet, water bottle and holder.  NENSA will provide our fleet of Swenor Skis and SWIX poles (please note in custom questions).

Also of Note: We are also co-hosting the 2021 Climb to the Castle with the New York Ski Education Foundation (NYSEF) on Sunday morning the 3rd, which allows for more education or participation as a competitor or spectator.

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An evening with NENSA and Keynote Speakers:
6:00pm: catered dinner on the open patio 
7:00pm:  Paul Wylie | Keynote speaker – Overcoming the Odds: Just making the Team to Olympic Medal
7:45pm:  Megan Chacosky  | Sports Dietitian USOPC – Creating good habits: Nutrition considerations for young athletes and Identifying and working through Red-S
8:30pm: Steve Poulin from SWIX to discuss the new non-fluoro waxes

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Technical Delegate & Event Organizer Training:
10am-4pm Saturday & 9am-Lunch Sunday:

All current TD’s as well as those folks running events this season (such as Chief of Comp) are highly encouraged to attend for both Continuing Ed, TD and Event Organizer training, all wrapped up into one, at the same time.  Any venue who is hosting a major NENSA event this coming season (or next), such as an Eastern Cup, U16’s or EHS Championships, BKL Festival, are required to attend and have at least one person from your event organizers committee.

There is the possibility of incorporating equipment control at all competitions.  This is related to, but not directly contingent on utilization of sampling for Fluoro. It is clear that to maximize the deterrent to use Fluoro that there should be equipment control at all races regardless if there is sampling or not. What is not clear is what sampling methods will be available (funded).

MVH presents a great opportunity to discuss stadium layouts, with at least four different options. This would be good though exercise for other organizers. 

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Schedule and Agenda for Saturday 10/2, 10am-4pm

10am Welcome and introductions:  Amie Smith & Fred Bailey (10min)

1.  What did we learn from COVID protocols and event hosting last season and what we will be dealing with for this coming season (it’s not over yet).  Q&A and Organizer issues/thoughts?  Lessons learned: never agains & silver linings – (classroom) – Amie (30 minutes)

2. Equipment Control/Ski Testing (for fluoros) and discussion (classroom) – (20 minutes)

— 15 minute break —

3.  Stadium Layout (outdoors):  (60 minutes)

12:15 – Lunch 1 hour break

4.  State Cup races 2022 and OC Q & A (classroom): Fred

5.  Course layout – able bodied (outdoors): (60 minutes)

— 15 minute Break —

6.  Para Nordic events – course layout (outdoors) TBD: (60 minutes)

7.  Rollerski considerations (outdoors): (20 minutes)

Schedule and Agenda for Sunday 10/3, 9am-Lunch: 

1A. Option to go to Climb to Castle (early morning)

9am classroom start:  

1.  FIS/National Updates (classroom): Alan (60 minutes)

2.  TD reporting FIS vs. USSS vs. NENSA only – show link for watching National update (classroom): Fred (5 minutes)

3. Review of Competition Control, specifically, the use of video pitfalls and solutions (classroom): Amie (30 minutes)

— 15 minute break —

4. Diagonal stride/classical technique zones (outdoors): (30 minutes)

5. Turning zones (outdoors): (30 minutes)

6. Closing thoughts:  Fred & Amie (10 minutes)

12:15 – Lunch and depart

Questions?  Contact Fred Bailey at: [email protected] or Amie Smith at:  [email protected]

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BKL Leader Education:
Sunday: 9:00am-12:00pm

9-10am: Skier Development MythBusters presentation followed by Q and A

10am-12pm: Classic Rollerski Clinic–the primary focus of this clinic is to cover some basic classic ski technique cues and drills that are applicable to on-snow skiing in addition to providing leaders with an opportunity to try rollerskiing. Rollerskis will be provided by NENSA. Please bring your own helmet, boots, poles, gloves, and any other protective equipment you’d like to wear (i.e. elbow/knee pads).