Males aged 12 to 16.
Females aged 11 to 15.
The T2T Program is tailored to the broad needs of athletes going through the peak growth period building a strong foundation that will allow athletes to perform to their potential. It provides opportunities for the continual progression of technical skills and physical capacities of individual athletes addressing all aspects of athlete development (technical, physical, social, psychological, growth, etc.) and is tailored to the individual abilities and needs of each athlete. The focus is on skill-training and physical development, especially aerobic capacity. It is a high energy program taking into consideration the social and emotional development of the age group – lots of team-building, group interaction and social events are emphasized.
Program participants, in both the basic and year round programs, will be assigned to a training group based on one of four stages. Each stage is defined by a combination of the stage of physical development, skill level and fitness of the individual. See Appendix A for further information and description of stages.
Participants are encouraged to race locally in the NCD points series and attend provincial level races as appropriate.
Program Specifics:
- The Basic Program (September 15 to March 31)
- Coaching is provided by certified volunteer and professional coaching staff
- Two club training sessions per week Wednesday (1.5 to 2 hours) and weekend (2 to 3 hours)
- Small group technique training sessions once per month with an approximately 1 to 5 coach athlete ratio for 1 to 1.5 hours
- Monthly e-mail May-August advising of upcoming special activities
- Weekly e-mail September 15 to March 31
- Focused training days in summer, fall and winter for all stages
- Sport education sessions for all stages (nutrition, mental training, flexibility, strength, etc.)
- Early on-snow overnight training camp (stage 1 and 2 athletes)
- Race support for the national championships for qualifying athletes (stages 3 and 4)
- Special events organization for all stages (Adirondack hiking trip, Halloween orienteering, Skimeister etc.)
- Coaching support at races
- Short-term rental of club roller skis
Year Round Program (May 15 to March 31)
(minimum stage 2 skiers – see appendix)
All Basic Program activities plus:
- Coaching is provided by certified volunteer and professional coaching staff. Priority registration will be by coach recommendation.
- Two club training sessions per week: Wednesday (1.5 to 2 hours) and Weekend (2 to 3 hours), May to Sept weekend day is Sunday, Sept to March weekend day is Saturday
- Small group training sessions every two weeks with a 1 to 5 coach/athlete ratio (1 to 1.5 hours)
- Weekly e-mail
- Summer multi-day training camp for stage 2 athletes and higher
- Early season on-snow multi-day training camp for stage 4 athletes
- On line training program and monitoring by T2T coaches (stage 3 and 4 skiers)
- Regularly scheduled fitness testing starting in May
- Standardized Training Program set up by professional coach
- Organized travel to out of town races (Ontario or Quebec Cup Series)
Required: skate roller skis
Travel expectations: Optional participation in Ontario or Quebec Cup Series. Cost is approximately $350 per race.
Contribution:
Non-coaching parents will be expected to contribute significantly to training camps, race travel, registration, administration, communications, wax team and race support
Racers continue to participate in trail clearing and facility cleanup days
Racers play a significant role in the Nakkertok Open House, the Nakkertok Cookie Race, club and team fundraising activities.
