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Coaches' Education

with Doug Lewis


How to make every training session count!



Saturday, October 22, 2022 


9am - Noon 

 Post-Event Lunch and Networking


VARA and ELITEAM are collaborating to provide a FREE dryland coaches education morning session at the GMVS Campus. If you work with young athletes and are helping them develop into responsible people and strong ski racers, then you should put this on your schedule.



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VARA - ELITEAM

Dryland Clinic for U10-U16 


For young ski racers, ages 8-15, who want to get a jump on the season! 


Sunday, October 23, 2022



The day will be filled with various ski-specific workouts, sports psych training, and lots of fun led by 2-time Olympian and World Cup/Olympic ski racing analyst Doug Lewis. Julia Ford, Leanne Smith, and more VARA World Cup athletes and Olympians will be on-site to lead and counsel participants.


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Coaches' Education

With Doug Lewis


How to make every training session count!


Saturday, October 22, 2022 


9am - Noon 

Post-Event Lunch and Networking


VARA and ELITEAM are collaborating to provide a FREE dryland coaches education morning session at the GMVS Campus. If you work with young athletes and are helping them develop into responsible people and strong ski racers, then you should put this on your schedule.


Doug Lewis, ELITEAM founder and VARA Olympian, will share his knowledge and experience in fitness, nutrition, and sports psychology. Topics and active learning sessions will cover how to best train young athletes in the physical realm for optimal performance, in the area of nutrition for healthy bodies, and in the sports psychology arena for a strong mindset. Even if you already have your fall dryland dialed in, these 3 hours will expose you to new material to help your young athletes and bring your program to a new level.


Coaches will leave the event with an ELITEAM Journal, new practical and applicable activities for a fun and unique curriculum, and a solid understanding of sports psych and nutrition for youth.


Why you should attend?

During this fun and informative 3-hour session at the GMVS Campus (rain or shine), Doug will provide both hands-on learning and some classroom work.


Coaches should come ready to MOVE and LEARN as the group will be outside participating in fun activities/exercises/team-building sessions as well as inside discussing Doug’s top five tenets to lead productive training sessions (both on the field and on the snow).


Topics covered;

    -How to bring the Energy and make it FUN!

    -How to Plan, Organize and Execute Training Sessions

    -How to Add Sports Psych and Sports Nutrition to every dryland/technical session

    -The Importance of Journaling - FREE Journal for every Coach who participates!

    -How to create perfect challenges for every athlete


Dress: Sneakers, sweats/shorts, tech top, sweatshirt, raintop

Nutrition: Bring Water Bottle and a snack


Post-event lunch and networking!

After the event, there will be a lunch and an opportunity to network with coaches from other areas and states. 


Thanks to GMVS for providing an awesome venue, a casual lunch, and for hosting this vital coaches' educational opportunity.


REGISTER [HERE]



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VARA - ELITEAM

Dryland Clinic for U10-U16 


Sunday, October 23, 2022



The day will be filled with various ski-specific workouts, sports psych training, and lots of fun led by 2-time Olympian and World Cup/Olympic ski racing analyst Doug Lewis. Julia Ford, Leanne Smith, and more VARA World Cup athletes and Olympians will be on-site to lead and counsel participants.


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ELITEAM is partnering with VARA and coming to the GMVS Campus this Fall for a tough yet super fun and informative dryland ski clinic that will motivate our young ski racers to push their limits!


ELITEAM’s program will teach athletes exercises that will help prepare them for the racing season. The kids will learn fun and innovative dryland techniques they can use with their Coaches or on their own during the pre-season. Participants will also learn how focusing on sports psychology can help them train more effectively and SKI FASTER. 


The ELITEAM clinic will focus on ski-specific exercises that will give our young racers the tools to perform better from start to finish. Working on agility, coordination, footwork, and rhythm will result in faster feet and better balance. Focusing on strength and anaerobic capacity will pay off with more speed, especially at the end of races. 


Finally, Olympian Doug Lewis will talk with the kids about how mental focus and nutrition will translate into more confidence and better control on race day. AND, at the end of the clinic, Doug and guest athletes will talk to parents, kids, and coaches about junior ski racing and World Cup athletes and share inspirational stories about their World Cup and Olympic experiences. 


Don’t miss this special event.


INFORMATION:


Dates: Sunday, Oct 23, 2022 

Ages: 8-15 years-old

Location: GMVS Campus 

Fee: $30/athlete 


Schedule:

Sunday, Oct 23 - 9:00am-4:00pm

8:30-9 Registration 

9:00 Welcome speech 

9:10 Warm-up, Strength/Agility training, Circuits

11:30 Lunch 

12:15 Sports Psych Talk 

1:00 Agility, Obstacles Courses, Quick feet Slalom 

3:30 Doug Lewis and athletes, speech to participants & parents 

4:00 End Program


[Register Here] 

Registration Link: https://adminskiracing.com/

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