September Greetings NENSA Community ~
We are forever grateful for our New England ski community support. This week NENSA welcomes Hebron Academy in Maine as our newest Supporting Sponsor! Hebron Academy is a school with a long tradition of skiing, and they are looking forward to growing their Nordic program within New England.
NENSA has an amazing line up of races, clinics, events and programing coming up this September through November.
On Saturday 9/18 the Keys to the Castle will be a freestyle sprint race on the closed rollerski loop at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid NY, and on Sunday 9/19 we will have the NENSA Free Fall Rollerski Race - a freestyle individual start race on the closed rollerski loop at the Ethan Allan Firing Range in Jericho VT.
On the afternoon of September 25th we will be hosting a Regional Coaching Clinic at Lincoln-Sudbury High School in MA. This one-day clinic is open to anyone looking to improve their ski technique, and learn ways to teach others effectively. We will cover both classic and skate techniques. This clinic is part of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard (USSS) L100 certification process but you do not have to seek certification to participate.
On October 2nd & 3rd NENSA will be hosting our annual NENSA Coaches Symposium and TD & Event Organizer Training weekend. This Symposium will include both L200 & L100 Coach Certification with NENSA & U.S. Ski & Snowboard, Technical Delegate & Event Organizers training, BKL Leader Education as well as a fun evening of great Keynote speakers (with dinner outside first).
That same weekend, on Sunday morning 10/3 the Climb to the Castle rollerski race (up Whiteface Mountain) will take place in Wilmington NY.
Here's what we have in store for you in this week's KickZone in the boxes below:
- NENSA's Rollerski Race Series September-November
- Fred Bailey joins the NENSA staff!
- Save the Dates: 10/2-10/3 for NENSA's annual Coaches Symposium, TD & Event Organizer Training and BKL Leader Training in Lake Placid NY
- Survey participants needed: Fall high school student-athletes needed for graduate research project to enhance youth and student-athlete mental health programs
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From our Partners:
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From U.S. Ski & Snowboard: In the News: How Olympian Jessie Diggins Found Freedom From An Eating Disorder (and excellent article not to be missed!)
Thank you to all our NENSA Sponsors ~ they are such a HUGE part of our NENSA programing continued success, and we so appreciate all their support. I want to be sure we all acknowledge the businesses who support us and cross country skiing!
Best,
Amie
Amie Witten Smith
Executive Director
New England Nordic Ski Association
Amie@nensa.net
GIVING: DONATE to NENSA today, and thank you!
MEMBERSHIP: RENEW or JOIN today, and thank you!
Please take a few minutes to do that and support the organization that supports XC skiing here in New England, and beyond! NENSA is here for you, running programing for you, our ski community ~ we need your support this year, more than ever!
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NENSA News from the Field
Highlights and Notes from NENSA and the Nordic World
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Click HERE to view our full calendar of NENSA events and for more information on each race and to register.
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Please Welcome NENSA's Newest
Staff Member Fred Bailey!
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NENSA is thrilled to officially welcome Fred Bailey to our staff. Fred has joined us in a newly created half-time position in Event Support, as well as continuing his work as our New England Technical Delegate Coordinator, which he has done for us for the past two years. Fred will be working 6 months of the year with NENSA, primarily in the winter. He started part-time this September and will be full-time November-March. We are thrilled to have Fred join our team. He brings a wealth of experience to this position and will be working closely with both our Competitive (Justin Beckwith) and Youth & Introductory (Kait Miller) Program Directors on all facets of our NENSA programming ~ from our Rollerski Race Series, Popular/Citizen races, Eastern Cup Series as well as taking the lead on our U16 & Eastern High School Championships.
Fred grew up in Andover, Maine, where he learned to ski in the back field of the family farm, the local snowmobile trails, and Akers Family Trails. He really caught the skiing bug when he raced in a NENSA U16 Championships in Rangeley, Maine. Following high school racing, he skied for Colby, including a trip to NCAAs, and later spent 6 years racing for Maine Winter Sport Center.
In the years since retiring from ski racing, Fred has worked as part of the team that created the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, where he eventually became the director of collections and facilities. Additionally, he worked as a junior ski coach for several programs in western Maine and runs a trail design business.
In 2009, Fred began his career as a technical delegate under the mentorship of Jim Rodrigues and Bill Henchey and many others. He took over the role of Eastern TD Coordinator in 2019, from Jim. Also in 2019, he began working as a FIS homologation inspector. Fred is thrilled to join the NENSA staff and help support our regional events!
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THANK YOU TO OUR ASSOCIATE SPONSORS
L.L.Bean and SWIX & Salomon!
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THANK YOU TO OUR NENSA CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS: |
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Survey Participants Needed:
Fall High School Student-Athletes
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For those of you coaching high school fall athletes or who are currently a high school fall athlete:
Maile Sapp, a skier/Master's student in Counseling and Sport and Performance Psychology at Boston University is conducting a study for high school student-athletes. In an effort to enhance youth and student-athlete mental health programs, she's conducting a research study that looks into the academic/athletic balance during the pre- and post-competition periods for high school student-athletes doing fall sports. She's looking for more participants to answer a survey. Estimated time required is about 20 mins pre-season and 20 mins again post-season. If you think it could be cool to have your team participate and provide some input on stress/anxiety relative to academic and athletic factors, I know Maile would love to hear from you. You can reach her at msapp@bu.edu.
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THANK YOU TO OUR NENSA SUPPORTING SPONSORS: |
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September 3:
IN THE NEWS
How Olympian Jessie Diggins Found Freedom From An Eating Disorder
As a kid growing up in Afton, Minnesota, I spent most of my time outdoors. I experimented with several sports, had a great experience at school, and was surrounded by amazing friends and a loving family. I had, basically, a perfect childhood—which is why it was hard to accept that I was struggling with my mental health. ...Read the Full Story at MindBodyGreen.com
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THANK YOU TO OUR NENSA OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS: |
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Upcoming Events
A Look Ahead at the NENSA Calendar
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October 2-3: NENSA Coaches Symposium and TD & EO Training, Lake Placid NY (register on SkiReg.com)
Full NENSA.net Calendar Listing HERE
Link to our NENSA Equality & Diversity Policy HERE
Link to our NENSA BLM Resources Page HERE
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If you already shop Amazon ~ please link to Amazon Smile
with NENSA as your beneficiary!
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Did you know that NENSA could benefit from the Amazon purchases you are already making??! Please link your Amazon account to Amazon SMILE (with /smile) and choose NENSA as your non-profit beneficiary! All the purchases everyone is already making, all add up, and we would love to be able to benefit from that! Thank you!! |
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New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA)
49 Pineland Drive, Suite 301A
New Gloucester, ME 04260
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