2015/2016 Nordic Parent Handbook - mbsef.org

2015/2016
Nordic
Parent Handbook
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Good Things Happen Here!
Recent graduates of MBSEF Nordic have gone on to:
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Max Millslagle, Captain, Bates College
Eli Forman, Bates College
Emma Malmquist, Colorado Mesa
Sierra Foster, OSU Cascades
Niko Gianoisses, Montana State
Andy Su, OSU
Emily Hyde, Dartmouth College
Casey Shannon, Norway and UNH
Zeb Millslagle, Middlebury College
Emma Su, Scripts
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Skyler Kenna, Alaska Pacific
University
Keelin Moehl, Amherst College
Olivia Moehl, Amherst College
Matt Hecker, University of Michigan
Sarah McKenzie, George Fox
University
Alec Wiltz, University of New Mexico
Javier Colton, Boise State
Nordic 2015/2016 Event, Race, and Travel Schedule
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November 5, Middle School Parent and Athlete Meeting. 7PM @MBSEF.
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November 10, First Day of Winter Programs for Middle School, Winter Term, and Full Time
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November 23-25, Middle School and Winter Term Thanksgiving Camp
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November 21-28, Canada Camp
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December 5, MBSEF Double Prologue, 3K Skate @10AM and 3K Classic @11:30AM
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December 13, MBSEF Mass Start Skate
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December 15, Stevenson Youth Program Parent and Skier Meeting
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December 26-28, MBSEF Christmas Camp, All Programs
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December 26, First day of Stevenson Youth Program
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January 2-3, Sunnyside Challenge
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January 2: Individual Start 3/5/5/10K(U14/U16/GU18&20/BU18&20)
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January 3: Skate Mass 3/5/5/10
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January 10, MBSEF Classic
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January 16-17, Race of the Methow, Winthrop, WA
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January 16: Classic Sprint
January 17: Skate Individual 5/10/10
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January 24, Tour for the Heart
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January 30, Desert Orthopedics Great Nordeen, 18/30K
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January 29-30, Soldier Hollow Super Qualifier, Midway, UT
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January 30: SoHo Skate Sprint
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January 31: SoHo Classic Mass 5/10/15
February 13-14, Spokane Qualifier
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Sat Feb 14: Classic Individual 5/5/10
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Feb 15: Skate Mass 5/10/10
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February 20 , Tour De Lowers, Mass Start Skate @Mt. Bachelor
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March 4-6, Kongsberger Youth Races.
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March 6-13, USCSA College Nationals, @Lake Placid, NY
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March 6-13, USSA Junior Nationals, @Telemark
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March 12th, Cascade Crest, 12, 25, and 50k @Mt. Bachelor
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March 21-26, National Super Tour Finals,
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April 2, Spring Skate Race
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April 22, May Day Nordic Youth Race, @Mt Bachelor
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May 4, Pre-PPP Race @Mt. Bachelor
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May 21, Pole Pedal Paddle, Bend, OR
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May 24-26. MBSEF Memorial Day Camp
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June 18-22, MBSEF Fire and Ice Camp
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Nordic Transportation Schedule
2015/2016
Equipment, packs, food, and clothing for after school sessions can be dropped off at MBSEF the day
before or the morning of each session. Inside the back door of MBSEF you’ll find a ski rack and a set of
shelves for everything. Please follow the instructions on the signs. The office opens at 7:30 AM.
At 2:15 coaches load the skis and bags in the vans. Clothing bags will be put in the vans destined for
each school so kids can change in the van. Skis will generally all be loaded on one van as we don’t need
those until we all get to the mountain.
You can use your own ski bags to bring skis without ski bags. We will put loose skis in big “community
bags” for transporting to and from the mountain. You really should have ski straps for the skis. We
always have homemade straps around the office that we made from bike inner tubes.
Saturday –Sunday - Van leaves MBSEF at 9 AM except for race days. On days with races at Mt. Bachelor the van
leaves earlier. If you drive meet the team at the Nordic Center in the basement at 9:45 AM. Van returns at
approximately 12:30.
On weekend storm days we do not leave earlier. We leave at 9. If the drive takes an hour then we ski at
10:15. If we all leave town at about the same time, no one will be waiting, no one will be making panic calls to
the coaches, and no one will be late.
Pick Up Locations:
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Skyview, Egypt Drive
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Realms, In the Loop
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High Desert, In the front
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Pilot Butte: In the loop
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Highland, Nashville Ave
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Cascade MS/7 Peaks, Small Skyline Lot
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St Francis, First turnout on driveway
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Bend High, in parking lot off 9 Street
Miller Elementary, Front Door
Pacific Crest, Front Door
Amity Creek, Office
Team Stuff
It’s an App that tell us when someone is skiing.
Use Team Stuff to:
 Confirm school pick-ups on a daily basis.
 Confirm weekend and holidays when you’ll be skiing.
For daily skiing accept a workout so we know to pick up your skier.
For weekends and holidays use it so we can plan coaching and progressions.
Set up an account that you and your skier share. On a daily basis confirm or decline
training. This will ensure we never miss a pick up and ensure we don’t send coaches to
schools with no skiers coming on a given day
The App is free for iOS and Android.
https://teamstuff.com/join/mbsefxc/3f86e788 is the web site. You can manage Team Stuff from your
computer as well as by phone.
The Refrigerator Sheet
Contact Information
Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation
563 SW 13th Ave, Suite 201
Bend, OR 97701
(541) 388-0002 office
www.mbsef.org
www.mbsef.org/nordic
www.facebook.com/mbsefnordic
John Schiemer, Executive Director, [email protected], 541-388-0002
Kathy Kurtz, Membership, [email protected], 541-388-0002
Dan Simoneau, Nordic Program Director, [email protected], 541-350-9126
Zoe Roy, Assistant Coach, [email protected], 541-948-5600
Dave Smullin, Assistant Coach, [email protected], 541-390-8957
Kelly Simoneau, MS Coach, [email protected], 541-280-4969
Sarah Max, MS Coach, [email protected], 541-408-6369
John Downing, [email protected], 541-948-1306
Willie Via, MS Coach, [email protected], 907-687-1146
Jason Albert, [email protected], 541-639-1183
Carolyn Daubeny, MS Coach, [email protected], 541-610-7225
Mark Jobson, MS Coach, [email protected], 360-701-7321
Gary Delesky, Biathlon Coach, [email protected]; 541-480-8114
Zach Violet, [email protected],
Ryan Mortimore, [email protected], 541-728-1197
Nancy Colton, MS Coach, [email protected], 541-390-3343
Theresa Cravens, MS and Cross-Over Coach, [email protected], 541-419-1933
Eli Foreman, MS, [email protected], 503-734-9994
Training Session Checklist
 Skis (Skate or Classic)
 Boots (Skate or Classic)
 Poles (Skate or Classic)
 Hat
 Undershirt
 Training Top
 Jacket
 Gloves
 Long Johns
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Bottoms
Warm up pants
Glasses or Shields
Water Bottle and Carrier
Dry Socks
Dry Shirt
Dry Hat
Pre and Post Snacks
Extra Liquids
Weekly Schedule:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Vans Pick up after school. Vans return to MBSEF at 6PM
Vans Pick up after 1PM release. Vans return at 4:30
Vans Pick up after school. Vans return to MBSEF at 6PM
Van leaves MBSEF at 9 AM, Waxing at 9:30, Skiing 9:45-11:15, Van Returns 12:30.
Van leaves MBSEF at 9 AM, Waxing at 9:30, Skiing 9:45-11:15, Van Returns 12:30.
http://www.mbsef.org/nordic/nordic-home
Become Familiar with the MBSEF Website.
https://www.facebook.com/mbsefnordic
The Nordic Facebook page is active with photos, events, and amazing things of interest
to our skiers and families. Please “Like” us.
1st TUESDAY WE WILL NOT SKI.
We will do dryland training at Skyline
Park. Have running shoes, clothes for the weather, water, etc. This gives us one day as a dry run for
school pick ups.
We will be back to MBSEF by 5:30 because we are just in town.
MBSEF Parking: When you pick up at MBSEF, please park on the street.
We have so many
skiers now that if we all try to use th]e MBSEF lot, we will have gridlock.
Camps And Specials
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Included in the program fees:
o Thanksgiving Camp. Nov. 23-25
o Christmas Camp, Dec. 26-28
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Other Camps and Specials
o Elk Lake overnight, TBD
o Memorial Day Camp
o Fire and Ice Camp
Cell Phones: The coaches carry cell phones when we train.
However, we don’t answer calls
while training. If you have an emergency and you really need to reach us while we’re training, call back
immediately. If our phone rings repeatedly we know it’s a parent and reason significant enough to
interrupt things.
We are also OK with kids carrying their phones as long as they are only used for emergencies.
Ski Care and Wax Clinic:
The coaches will hold a ski care and wax clinic following
training on the first Wednesday and Thursday of skiing. Parent’s and skiers are welcome. This is a basic
session for those of you who are pretty new to caring for equipment. We also stay at the office for an
hour after training every Tuesdays to allow kids to work on skis. This is another opportunity to help skiers
and parents learn to care for equipment.
Watching Your Kids:
Parents are welcome to hang around and watch all our
sessions. In fact, if you hang around enough you might get put to work. We ask for two things if you
are there, don’t interfere with or distract the group.
Mt. Bachelor Opening:
Mt. Bachelor will open the Nordic Center as soon as they have
the snow to groom. They will not wait for the alpine hill to open. After our first day of Middle School, we
will announce by email if we plan to ski or dryland on a daily basis.
Water Bottles and Water Bottle Carriers:
The kids need water and a pre and
post skiing snack. It’s really good if they have a little pack to carry their water bottle. But don’t overdo
it. They need to carry ONE water bottle. They don’t need a backpack carrier or a multi-bottle
carrier. We typically ski for about 90 minutes and one water bottle is enough while skiing. A second
bottle for the drive home can be left in their pack. When we do bigger and longer things we’ll arrange to
have additional water available.
Equipment:
Sunnyside needs team orders ASAP. For those of you that signed up recently, a
Team Sales program is available to MBSEF skiers from Sunnyside and Webskis. Webski has already
processed their order so your only choice is Sunnyside. Sunnyside is placing their last order Monday so
if you are missing things, you need to do it now.
Names on everything.
Especially on the outside of backpacks. It also helps for have the
school name on your pack.
Season Passes:
Please get to the Mt. Bachelor office to get your season pass ASAP. Let’s
try to avoid having kids without passes which ties up coaches. If you don’t have a season pass daily
passes are $8. The Mt. Bachelor season pass office is directly above the MBSEF office.
Race Days:
On days when we have races at Mt. Bachelor, the vans leave MBSEF at 8AM and
still return around Noon. Racing is optional. We have coaching for non-racers.
Be Prepared:
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It might be the greatest lesson from this program.
Correct skis, boots, poles for skating or classic
Dry shirt, hat, socks for after practice,
Snack,
Extra water,
More food!
The unprepared impact the experience for the whole group.
Attendance:
Use Team Stuff to let us know regarding attendance. Yes, you can make up missed
days, just email Dan and use team stuff so we can plan coaching and transportation.
Racing:
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We encourage racing as part of their development, but no one is required to race. We will do
fun races, time trials, and racing games during training sessions.
Racing is a great opportunity to travel and grow.
Our racing is pretty low key. There are fun races and some more serious races. We can
help you chose racing opportunities that are appropriate.