Greetings NENSA Community!
It was a historic week here in New England ~ from a celebrity supersprint dual between Andy Newell and Ludvig Sognon Jensen in Lake Placid; to an incredible agility course built by our own Justin Beckwith for the National U16 camp and Newell & Luddeyo; to a NASTAR style 100m sprint in Burlington, with over 60 of our top juniors trying to race their fastest, and beat Luddeyo's time (this did not happen) in the 100m sprint; to the App Gap Challenge - the opening race of our NENSA Bag Balm Rollerski Race series. This past week was amazing and groundbreaking. NENSA is super proud to be offering these opportunities to New England, and to be a leader in this country in offering this type of rollerski programing. And we are just getting started!
In this issue we
debut the
world premier video
of the NENSA Lake Placid events
to share with you,
of the supersprint and agility course on 8/8/18 (see box below), along with photos, recaps and links to the App Gap Race and the U16 National Camp events.
Last Saturday was the App Gap Challenge Rollerski Race, the first of the NENSA Bag Balm Rollerski Race series this season. We had a record breaking field of 131 athletes who had the opportunity to race up the App Gap on a closed road. A huge congrats to our top female and male winners - Caitlin Patterson and Kyle Bratrud who both shattered the old course records, and came away with the $100 cash prize each, as well as many other great prizes from Swix. And did we mention the 1oz. tins of glittered Bag Balm??! A huge hit and sure to be a favorite on the race courses all season long! Want more info on our upcoming Rollerski Races? Check out our new
NENSA Rollerski Program Page
on NENSA.net.
Be sure to a look at our events calendar at the bottom of this newsletter. From our next NENSA Bag Balm Rollerski Race Series in Lake Placid September 15 & 16 to the September 22 & 23 NENSA Coaches Symposium, L200 course offering, and L100 coaches & masters technique clinic in Dublin NH ~ there is something for everyone! And NENSA is thrilled to announce USST Cross Country Coach Matt Whitcomb will be our Keynote speaker at our evening Symposium on September 22.
Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful summer, and don't forget to take a few moments to
renew
your NENSA membership for this coming season!
Best,
Amie
Amie W. Smith
Executive Director
New England Nordic Ski Association
Amie@nensa.net
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NENSA News from the Field
Highlights and Notes from NENSA and the Nordic World
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World debut of NENSA's video of the Lake Placid rollerski events from 8.8.18 ~ including the celebrity duel supersprint between Newell & Luddeyo and the agility course race ~ Enjoy!
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This past Saturday in Fayston, VT, NENSA hosted the 10th annual App Gap Challenge, the first event in our newly named NENSA Bag Balm Rollerski Race Series. For those unfamiliar with App Gap, it’s short for Appalachian Gap, and is mountain pass in Vermont’s beautiful Green Mountains.
The highest point of Appalachian Gap rises 2,375 feet above the valley below. The ascent up Route 17 to the gap is long, steep, and unforgiving and has the reputation of being one seriously tough climb!
Click
HERE
to read full story, see more photos, and
LINK
to results on barttiming.com
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Overall champions and course record breakers ~ Kyle Bratrud and Caitlin Patterson.
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The transition zone half way up the Gap
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NENSA ROLLERSKI EVENTS AT U16 NATIONAL CAMP
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When it comes to Olympic History in the Northeast region, Lake Placid has it in spades. The city has played host for both the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, and to this day remains an outdoor mecca for skiers. Lake Placid is also the site of the National U-16 REG camp, a weeklong training opportunity for the best U-16 skiers from all across the US.
Click
HERE
for full story
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Sprint and agility podium. Andy Newell, Ludvig Sognen Jensen, Will Koch, and Quincy Massey-Bierman
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Logan Smith of Intermountain skis over our bicycle rollers while Nina Siemen and Quincy Massey-Bierman of New England look on.
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SafeSport Programs
SafeSport is a national organization that provides an on-line training course (it takes about 90 minutes to complete) to ensure all coaches, volunteers or persons in authority working with youth athletes are educated on the subject of abuse (emotional and physical) in sports. Keeping our athletes safe is first and foremost on the agenda for all sport national governing bodies, including US Ski & Snowboard, and now it is federal law. This is to ensure that all athletes are protected, and coaches and volunteers are educated.
NENSA has always urged ALL New England coaches, parent volunteers, venue volunteers and anyone working with youth to take the SafeSport on-line course 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. 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.
- US Ski and Snowboard SafeSport Access code: NBUD-E6QB-WGT3-BW7Z
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Renew
your NENSA Membership today, and THANK YOU!
June 1st officially starts our new membership year. Take pride in joining the New England Nordic community with your NENSA membership and in knowing your dues are coming right back to you in the form of NENSA programming and our ongoing support of venues, clubs, athletes and coaches across the region.
There are more reasons than ever to re-new your NENSA Membership! We now have
NENSA Members Only Benefits & Offers
on our website ~ Check back often as we will be adding more from our wonderful sponsors as the season progresses! Go to our "NENSA Members Only Benefits and Offers" tab, under Membership, on NENSA.net to see the latest offers!
Questions about renewing your membership?? Email
preston@nensa.net
or call (207-688-6503) Preston in our NENSA office - he is there to help you!
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Upcoming Events
A Look Ahead at the NENSA Calendar
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Full NENSA.net Calendar Listing
HERE
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New England Nordic Ski Association
49 Pineland Drive, Suite 301-A, New Gloucester, ME 04260
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