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Saturday, November 8th-Sunday, November 9th, 2025

Hosted by: The Dublin School, Dublin, New Hampshire

Full Schedule and More Information HERE

This year’s symposium is being graciously hosted again by The Dublin School in Dublin, NH on Saturday and Sunday, November 8-9th, 2025.  The symposium will include a dual path program for both Bill Koch League Coaches and Parents Leaders,  as well as High School, Junior and College coaches.

This ongoing educational experience is open to all.  NENSA membership is required for attendance, and greatly subsidizes the overall cost of the program.  Whether you are new to coaching or a veteran we hope you will join us.  Please fill out this application if you are in need of a scholarship, as we don’t want cost to be a barrier for attendance.

Keynote Program and Coaches Social Sponsored by Podiumwear

How I Built This: SMS, West River Sports, and Supporting Skiers All the Way Through with Sverre Caldwell

Panel discussion on community development with Former Stratton Mountain School Program Director and longtime NENSA community stalwart Sverre Caldwell.

Featured Presenters

Foundations of Balance for Developing Nordic Skiers – Sharon Henry, PT, Ph.D, ATC Professor Emerita of Physical Therapy at the University of Vermont.

Dr. Sharon Henry will provide a two-part lecture and practicum focused on the elements of balance control, how the skill of balance changes across the athlete development span, and the guiding principles that coaches can use to select activities that enhance balance control in their athletes. With a PhD in Neuroscience and post-doctoral training in human postural control, Dr. Henry has a long career in sensorimotor control in musculoskeletal populations. As a student of cross-country skiing for the last 18 years and member of the Mansfield Nordic Club ski community, she is interested in and challenged by the balance demands of the sport and is happy to share her expertise in balance with the skiing community!

Navigating Sport Phases: The Human Side of Coaching – Lizzie Larkins, M.S.

Skiers are always coming to practice from somewhere else. Coaching junior skiers, then, means helping them navigate the sport alongside big transitions in their young lives.

Lizzie Larkins has spent her career thinking and researching those big transitions. While actively coaching the Montana State Bobcats ski team, she completed her thesis examining the transition away from competitive nordic skiing for skiers at the collegiate and elite levels. Here those findings are paired with Lizzie’s own experiences as a former UVM skier, junior coach at Auburn Ski Club in her native Truckee, California, member of the 2022-23 World Junior Ski Championships Staff, and US Trip Leader for the 2024 Youth Olympic Games. Lizzie currently works with the US Paralympic team.

Track 1: BKL Parent Leaders and Coaches:  Join the NENSA BKL Parent Leaders and Youth Coaches community for a one-day educational opportunity designed to prepare coaches for the upcoming 2026 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, club development, strategies for encouraging skiers to challenge themselves, and technique principals, and much more.

Track 2: High School, Junior and College Coaches: Join fellow coaches, club leaders, and program directors for a one-day educational opportunity designed to strengthen your work with junior and collegiate athletes.

This track will feature an overview of the national junior development pathway from U14 through World Juniors, U23, the World Cup and beyond with Bryan Fish (USSS); a discussion led by Ben Theyerl (NENSA) examining the health of New England’s regional development pathways and how we can ski better together; an Junior Technique Essentials Panel with Kathy Maddock, Adam Terko, Ben Theyerl, and Bryan Fish; and a Ski Service Essentials for Juniors Practicum focused on waxing fundamentals for time, fleet, and conditions constraints. This hands-on, collaborative day will give you practical tools to grow as a coach and prepare your program for a successful season.

Sunday, November 9th 2025 – USSS L100 Certification Assessment, FULL INFORMATION HERE.

REGISTRATION FOR SUNDAY DONE SEPARATE VIA THE USSS SPORT EDUCATION ACADEMY!

A USSS L100 Certification Assessment, administered by USSS Sport Development Director Bryan Fish and NENSA’s Ben Theyerl.

See the full schedule, session lineup, and additional information on our Coaches Conference page.