Upcomming Clinics:

11/01/08-Madison

A women's only clinic in conjunction with the local ski shop.

Clinic Recap comming soon....

11/02/08-Madison

A co-ed clinic in conjunction with Fontana Sports Shop. Clinic will meet at Badger Park, and run from 9-11am.

11/08/08-Ski and Tea

"Dryland Skiing Technique and Introduction to Rollerskis"

This will be the second of five clinics hosted by the CXC Elite ladies for Ski and Tea, a ladies training group in Hayward, WI.

For more information, and to register, click HERE.

Recaps:

11/01/07-Copper Country Ski Tigers

Brian Gregg came with me up to Houghton for this clinic, my favorite so far! Of course, i'm a little biased, because i love the Ski Tigers in general. Last year I did my coaching practicum with them, so I already knew most of the kids. They're all looking great, super strong and ready for some snow! First we ran through our standard clinic format: lots of drills, both dryland and on rollerskis. Then we had some time left, so we did some individual technique work. It's always great when you can explain an idea to someone, see them understand and try it, and watch their technique improve. Makes me want to be a coach someday :) For more pictures, click here.

9/23/07-Riverbrook Bike and Ski Shop
The turnout was suprisingly good, considering the library was holding it's anual 50mile bike tour on the same day. We had about 11 people show up, ages 14 to 50. The instructors present were Brian Gregg, Johanna Winters, and myself. We went over skate technique, starting with dryland and progressing to drills on rollerskis. Everyone seemed to be doing really well. I was most impressed by the kids who showed up. There were four, all related, and it was the first time on rollerskis for most of them. Needless to say, there were crashes, and there was blood. BUT! These kids were champs. No crying, no complaining whatsoever. They just go up, bushed themselves off, and tried again. I think i could probably learn something from them... The adults were doing awesome as well, everyone liked thinking about getting their weight forward, and I think we made alot of progress. Hopefully they'll all come back this comming weekend to work on classic technique and go over the skate drills one more time!