KickZone eNewsletter ~ May 23rd Edition

Greetings NENSA Community!

Two big announcements from NENSA this week:

First, NENSA is pleased to announce our upcoming Roller Ski Race Series for this coming season ~ four unique roller ski races, starting August 11th with the App Gap Challenge, and then races in September, October and November. NENSA has just partnered with EnjoyWinter.com as our newest Contributing Supplier Sponsor, and we have a fleet of 40 Swenor matched roller skis on there way from Norway this week! Read all the details about this, and our roller ski race series, in the box below . NENSA would also like to thank SWIX for their generous support of our roller ski race series, by providing all the podium prizes for the entire series this coming season.

Our second big announcement is that we have hired Tom Weir, as our new Youth & Introductory Program Director. Read all about Tom in the box below . Tom is currently training with Amber Freeman, who will be leaving NENSA, after 4 wonderful seasons with us at the end of June. Amber and her husband Kris are expecting their first baby in September! NENSA is trilled to have Tom joining our staff, and he is very excited to start working with all our Youth & Introductory programing, including BKL and Nordic Rocks, as well as U16 & EHS Championship and Women's Day!

Summer is almost here, and NENSA's event calendar is packed full of summer ski camp opportunities. More camps were added this week - check out the new offerings from Shooting Stars Biathlon (youth) Camp and CSU juniors (junior) Camp, as well as the jam packed summer calendar below ~ there is something for everyone!

And be sure to note the new listings for our L200 US Ski & Snowboard Coaches Ed Training 9/22 & 23 , and our NENSA TD & Event Organizer training on December 1 & 2 . Mark your calendars now and save those dates.

Just a week left to take advantage of the guaranteed A-Grandstand seats at the World Championships in Seefeld Austria, February 25th - March 4th, 2019. See box below for a trip from LUMI cross country ski vacations, that benefits the National Nordic Foundation (NNF). This is your chance to be up close at the World Championships and support a wonderful organization that supports both our New England and national athletes!

One final thought - don't forget that NENSA members have access to some great discounts on NENSA.net from our sponsors, including a brand new 15% off spring special from EnjoyWinter.com (Bliz, Swenor, Anti-Freeze Tape) for NENSA members! Click HERE to see this, and all of our member benefits!

Best,

Amie

Amie W. Smith

Executive Director

New England Nordic Ski Association

Amie@nensa.net

www.NENSA.net

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NENSA News from the Field

Highlights and Notes from NENSA and the Nordic World

New England Nordic Ski Association Unveils 2018 Roller Ski Events and New Partnership with Swenor Roller Skis

NENSA is thrilled to be expanding summer programming with the introduction of a Roller Ski Race Series and a supplier partnership with Swenor Roller Skis. The goal of the race series, and associated educational opportunities, is to bolster NENSA’s mission to sustain a vital and active skiing community in New England. Delivery is underway for two matched sets of twenty classic and twenty skate roller skis from Norway. These skis will be used in four marquee competitions hosted this year in Vermont and New York. In addition to raising the level of competitive programs in the East, NENSA intends to draw media attention to cross-country skiing and expose our sport to a broader audience.

Link to full story, schedule and PR HERE

THANK YOU to our NENSA Associate Sponsors!

Thank You LLBean!

Thank You Nokian!

Thank You SWIX!

NENSA WELCOMES

TOM WEIR AS OUR NEW YOUTH & INTRODUCTORY PROGRAM DIRECTOR

The New England Nordic Ski Association Board of Directors and Staff are pleased to announce Tom Weir of Lyme, NH as the new Youth Program Director. “I’m so excited to be joining NENSA to help advance and expand the Youth and Introductory Program offerings,” Tom said of his new position. “In this role I’ll be working closely with our community of Bill Koch League clubs to share my love of skiing and the outdoors with our youngest group of adventurers and racers.”

Link to full story HERE

THANK YOU NENSA Contributing Sponsors!

THANK YOU SkiErg & Concept2!

THANK YOU Craftsbury!

THANK YOU EnjoyWinter.com!

SafeSport Programs

SafeSport, a program we have been offering NENSA clubs for a number of years now, is first and foremost on the national agenda for all sport national governing bodies, including US Ski & Snowboard, to ensure that all athletes are protected, and coaches and volunteers are educated, to the importance of SafeSport. NENSA urges ALL New England coaches, parent volunteers, venue volunteers and anyone working with youth to take the SafeSport on-line course (it only takes about an hour) and get certified. NENSA has been requiring this of all our staff and volunteer coaches and wax techs at JN's and REG Camps for several years now, and now it is federal law. So please take time this summer to be sure all your club volunteers and coaches are SafeSport certified. Do it today.

The USOC provides a wide range of SafeSport resources, including online education and awareness . All coaches and those in a position of authority over athletes are required to take the online SafeSport course. To create an account with SafeSport, please use the following access code and follow the instructions on the SafeSport registration page.

Go to usskiandsnowboard.org , scrool down to the bottom of the home page, and under Governance, click on the SafeSport link.