Ski NB camps 2015
Content Ski NB President Message and Welcome................................................1 Canada Games 2015- What's the Deal?.................................................2 Schedules......................................................................3 Ski NB Mike Janyk s World Cup Dream Camp...........................................3 NB Alpine Speed Camp 2015......................................................4 Biographies.....................................................................5 Mike Janyk...................................................................5 Max Gartner.................................................................6 Aaron Dowding................................................................7 Coach John Teague.............................................................7 Karen Lenehan................................................................7 Ian Banks...................................................................8 Michele Leger................................................................8 John Caron...................................................................8 Race Terms....................................................................9 What Ski NB does for you..........................................................10 i
Ski NB President Message and Welcome Ski NB is pleased to welcome Mike Janyk attending the Technical Camp held at Poley Mountain January 21-23, 2015 and Max Gartner attending the Speed Camp at Crabbe Mountain January 26-29, 2015. As we strive to make the camps better with athletes and coaches feedback we feel this year will mark one of our best! Mike will join our younger athletes at Poley Mountain to provide them with not only skiing skills and techniques but also an inside glimpse of what it s like to be a national team member. No doubt athletes, coaches and parents will enjoy Mike s time with us. Direct from Kitzbuhel, Austria, Max will be joining the athletes and coaches at Crabbe Mountain. Athletes and coaches alike will no doubt learn from Max s extensive knowledge as he shares his passion for ski racing. Thank you to Michele Leger, Ski NB Technical Director, and all the coaches that continue to make these successful camps. Without your continued involvement and feedback the camps would not be what they are today. As in the past a big thank you to both Chris Corman at Crabbe Mountain and Bill Anderson at Poley Mountain for your continued support of these camps and the development of our athletes and coaches. Thank you also to all the parents and club alumni. These camps are not possible without the support of many volunteers that obtain advertising, prizes, organize meals, put up fencing our many thanks go out to you for making this a safe, fun and learning environment for our athletes and coaches. Mike Janyk 1
Canada Winter Games 2015 - What's the Deal? If you are involved with ski racing in Atlantic Canada this season (unless you are living under a rock) you probably know that this is a Canada Winter Games year. The Canada Winter Games is a quadrennial multi-sport competition for young Canadian athletes to have what is often their first experience competing at such a large Olympic-style event. The summer and Winter Games (held biannually) are rotated to a different Canadian province or territory each cycle. This year the Games will be held from February 13 - March 1 in the host city of Prince George, BC. Prince George was awarded the Games after beating Kelowna, BC in the bid process back in 2010. New Brunswick last held the Winter Games in Campbelton in 2003 and the previous Winter Games was held in Halifax in 2011 with the Alpine Skiing events being held at Ski Wentworth. In addition to Alpine and Para-Alpine Skiing, the Games will feature Archery, Badminton, Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Ringette, Snowboarding, Speed Skating, Squash, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Target Shooting and Wheelchair Basketball. Over 2400 athletes and over 1000 support staff and coaches from all 13 provinces and territories will take part in the Games. Alpine and Para-Alpine Skiing will be held during the first week of competition and as such the athletes will march under their provincial flag in the Opening Ceremonies. Able-bodied athletes will compete in the traditional Alpine disciplines of Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G and the new additional discipline of Ski Cross. Para-Alpine athletes will only compete in the technical disciplines of Slalom and GS. Each province and territory may name up to 7 male and 7 female able-bodied athletes and 2 male and 2 female para-athletes to their provincial team. At the time of writing this article Team New Brunswick's Alpine Ski Team has not been fully named but the final selection race will be held on January 3 and 4 at Mont Farlagne. Christel Robichaud will be the sole para-alpine athlete representing NB at these Games. After being named to Team New Brunswick, the athletes will compete on the Atlantic Alpine circuit to further hone their racing skills prior to departure. This year's Speed Week and Super-G race series held at Crabbe Mountain will take on extra importance for these athletes as it is the only sanctioned speed training and racing event held in New Brunswick prior to Canada Games! The athletes will depart out of Moncton on February 12 on a charter flight direct to Prince George. Upon arrival they will check into their accommodation and work to overcome jetlag in order to be prepared for the subsequent training and racing days to follow through the week. The athletes are subject to a strict code of conduct, yet are given leeway and encouragement to meet fellow Team NB members and competitors from across the nation. In the evenings, our skiers are expected to don their provincial colours and cheer loudly and proudly for Team NB in other sports! NB Alpine's CWG Coaching Staff is comprised of Head Coach - Ian Banks, Assistant Coach - Karen Lenehan, Wax Technician - John Caron and Para- Alpine Coach - Michele Leger. The coaching staff is very proud of the work done to date by the athletes vying for a spot on the NB Canada Winter Games team and we have no doubt that we can be competitive with the entire nation during the races! 2
Ski NB Mike Janyk s World Cup Dream Camp Poley Mountain NB Jan 21-23, 2015 Schedule Wednesday January 21 8:15 am Coaches meet at the PMRC shack for athlete registration and coaches planning meeting 8:45 am Load chair to set training environment on Sidewinder 9:00 am Welcome athletes and parents Mike Janyk and all coaches 9:30 am Athletes load chairs 9:45 am Group at top Slalom 10:00 am Group A on Sidewinder Group B with Mike 12:45 pm Group A and B at top 1:00 pm Group B on Sidewinder Group A with Mike 4:15 pm Fireside Chat hosted at Outdoor Elements on Main Street in Sussex. Mike will do a presentation for coaches, athlete, parents and the public. This will be a good chance to get your helmet signed and photos taken and hear all about what skiing at the World Cup and Olympics is really like. Thursday January 22 Training schedule will be the same as day 1 Giant Slalom 8:15 am Coaches meet at the PMRC shack 8:45 am Load chair to set training environment on Sidewinder 9:00 am Athletes arrive at lodge to prepare for the day 9:30 am Athletes load chairs 9:45 am Group A and B at top 10:00 am Group A with Mike Group B Sidewinder 12:45 pm Group A and B at top 1:00 pm Group A on Sidewinder Group B with Mike Friday January 23-Coaches Day All Athletes will be training GS on Sidewinder 8:15 am All coaches meet at the PMRC shack to be part of a video session lead by Mike Janyk Athletes-Same training time as day 1 and 2 9:00 am Athletes arrive at lodge to prepare for the day 9:30 am Athletes load chairs 9:45 am Group at top Training from 10:00 until noon and 12:45-2:30 or 3:00 All fencing must be taken down and put back in the Ski NB trailer. ALL ATHLETES AND COACHES ARE FULLY EXPECTED TO HELP. Any parents that can help in any way will be highly appreciated. COACHES- also help athletes to learn to roll the fencing properly. If it is not rolled well it will not fit in the trailer and will need to be re-rolled. 3
NB Alpine Speed Camp 2015 Crabbe Mountain NB January 26-31, 2015 Schedule January 24-25 Fencing installation on the Horn Sunday January 25 4:00 pm Athlete registration at the CMRC shack (coaches) Monday January 26 Day 1 camp 8:15 am Athletes, coaches -welcome at the lodge 8:20 am Athletes coaches volunteers addressed by ski patrol and Crabbe Mountain Management 8:45 am Chair lift for athletes and coaches 9:00 am Training from 9:00 until 3:00pm Kings Horn to be closed to the public from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm Tuesday January 27 Day 2 camp 8:45 am Chair lift for athletes and coaches 9:00 am Training from 9:00 until 3:00pm Kings Horn to be closed to the public from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm 6:00 pm Coaches session with Max Gartnercoaches only- CMRC shack or the Thirsty Boot Wednesday January 28 Day 3 camp 8:45 am Lift for athletes and coaches 9:00 am Kings Horn to be closed to the public from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm 4:30 pm Coach and athlete dinner -cafeteria 5:30 pm Fireside chat with Max Gartner-Thirsty Boot Thursday January 29 SG training day Hosted by ROC of CMRC 4
Biographies Mike Janyk One of the finest male technical skiers Canada has produced, Mike Janyk had a historic breakthrough at the 2009 World Championships. His bronze was the first medal ever won by a Canadian man in the slalom at the world championships. Two seasons earlier, Janyk had made himself one of the Canadian Cowboys by winning his first career World Cup medal, slalom silver at Beaver Creek. Canadian Cowboys is the name given to the current members of the Canadian men s alpine ski team who have won a World Cup, world championship or Olympic medal. In 2006-07, Janyk provided one of the 12 World Cup medals won by the Cowboys. A three-time Olympian, at Vancouver 2010 Janyk was able to share the experience with his older sister Britt. They had grown up skiing the mountains at Whistler, where the family had moved when Janyk was 13. At Sochi 2014 he produced the best Canadian result in the slalom, finishing 16th. Janyk had a bit of an off-year in 2012-13, recording just three World Cup results and none in the top-10. He has finished in the top-10 a total of 27 times during his World Cup career, all in the slalom. At the 2013 World Championships, Janyk finished 14th in the slalom while battling a painful rib sprain that had occurred earlier in the week. Career Highlights 2009 World Bronze Medallist (slalom). Personal Getting Into Sport: The Janyk family moved from West Vancouver to Whistler in 1995 so that Mike and Britt could pursue their skiing Andree had skied competitively as a youth and became a ski instructor Sometimes she would allow her children to skip school and have extended skiing weekends as long as their grades remained high Outside Interests: In 2007 he joined teammate Manuel Osborne-Paradis in awarding an annual bursary to hardworking young ski racers in BC In the spring of 2008 they turned it into a four-day all expenses paid ski camp for 10 up-and-coming young ski racers Mike and Manny s Cowboy Camp celebrated its sixth anniversary in 2013 with 16 skiers from around Canada who would not otherwise be able to afford off-season skiing, particularly with coaching from elite international competitors Odds and Ends: Nickname: Seagull, because he s loud and steals teammates food Knows every line of the Jim Carrey movie Ace Ventura Superstitions change from season to season, but if something works he will stick with it, whether it s playing the same song before each race or wearing the same clothes Notable International Results FIS World Championships: 2013 14th (SL); 2011 DNF (SL); 2009 BRONZE (SL), 32nd (GS);2007 6th (SL), 22nd (SC); 2005 11th (SL) What is condsidered the toughest Downhill course by most of the skiers in the World Cup? Kitzbühel. The Hahnenkamm races at Kitzbuhel are the highlight on the World Cup tour, and has been since it started in 1967. Everything contributes to make these competitions a huge destination during the season. The beautiful town built during middle age, the unique and treacherous "Streif" course which finishes near to the center of the city, is in front of tens of thousands of spectators. The entire festival atmosphere that surrounds the event is often compared to the Formula One Grand Prix at Monte-Carlo. In fact, it's one of the highest honors for downhill or slalom specialists to win those races. 5
Max Gartner Founding Partner, Gold Mettle Former CEO of Alpine Canada Coach of the Year High Performance Expert Canadian Ski Hall of Fame Max Gartner, a native of Linz, Austria, is a former professional soccer player who spent five years at the famed Stams Ski Academy in Austria. After joining Alpine Canada as an assistant coach in 1982 he went on to excel in a variety of coaching and management positions over the next three decades. An outstanding coach and team leader, Gartner spent many years working with both the men's and women's alpine teams. He coached many of Canada s biggest stars, including Thomas Grandi, Cary Mullen and Ed Podivinsky and in 1991 the Canadian Ski Coaches' Federation named him Coach of the Year. Gartner took on the role of Chief Athletic Officer in 2003 and oversaw Alpine Canada's ski racing programs before he succeeded Gary Allan as president in 2010. During his time as president and CEO of the national governing body, Gartner emphasized the importance of safety in ski racing and in 2011 he hosted the first annual Ski Racing Safety Summit in Calgary. A year later, a second summit was held with a special emphasis on safety in the sport of ski cross. A number of the recommendations announced at the summit were later accepted and adopted by the International Ski Federation. My coaching philosophy is defined by: RESPECT the person DEVELOP the foundation EMPOWER the athlete What type of racing are you more likely to go over 100 Kilometers an hour? Downhill. Slalom is the slowest but most difficult type of racing because the gates are very close together. Giant Slalom or GS is faster and less turny. Super-G is one more step towards high speed because they are less gates and they are more spread apart. Downhill is the fastest race type. There are very few gates, and they are set almost in a straight line. The word 'ski' has its origins in the Norwegian word skíð which means a piece of wood! 6
Aaron Dowding Crabbe Mountain Racing Club. Aaron Dowding is a U18 coach with the CMRC who has been coaching throughout Canada for over 15 years. He began skiing in Ontario at a young age and raced with the prodigious Snow Valley Race Team; he placed third in a race once and he s still pretty proud of that. Aaron s early coaching years were spent at Devil s Glen Ontario, after which he spent 8 years in Alberta coaching for the Skimeisters and Sunshine Alpine Racers. He has has been known to sport a pink one-piece suit and recently had his pass taken away by ski patrol at Crabbe Mountain. Aaron s coaching philosophy from day one has been that a love for our sport is the most important gift that a skier can have and to be a good ski racer, you must first be a great all-mountain skier. Coach John Teague Crabbe Mountain Racing Club. John is a native of Norwich, Vermont. Teague prepped at the Burke Mountain Academy and was a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1976 through 1978, In 1980, the year he won the NCAA giant slalom title with University of Vermont, he was unbeaten at that event the entire season. During that run, Teague beat many of the 1980 Olympians who returned from Lake Placid to ski at the collegiate level. Following his racing career, Teague became the coach of the Mt. Mansfield Ski Club before moving back to his alma mater. He was the head alpine coach at UVM from 1988 to 1997 helping lead the Catamounts to four NCAA team championships. His men and women alpine skiers, led by three-time NCAA champion Einar Bohmer, won nine individual NCAA titles. Karen Lenehan Crabbe Mountain Racing Club. Ski NB Assistant Coach Canada Games 2015 Karen Lenehan is a former Crabbe Mountain Ski Racer and winner of the New Brunswick Cup. She is a PhD candidate in the field of Sport Psychology studying at the University of New Brunswick. Beginning with coaching at Crabbe Mountain in 2005, she has also coached for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club and is currently the assistant coach for the New Brunswick Canada Games Team. For the last few years she has conducted Sport Psychology sessions at both Atlantic Speed Camps (U14 & U16+), in addition to coaching Atlantic athletes as they competed internationally at Whistler Cup. Thank You to Our Sponsors John s daughters Bess and Mina both represented NB at the Canada Winter Games and his youngest son Walter is on the NB Team for this year s Games at Prince George. John and his wife Sally live on a horse farm near Woodstock NB. 7
Ian Banks Poley Mountain Racing Club Head Coach Ski NB Head Coach Canada Games 2015 Ian is a CSCF Development Level "Certified" coach coupled with Level 2 certification from the CSIA and Level 2 officials certification as well. He is also actively working on completion of his CSCF Performance Level training.he is also a trained CSCF "Mentor-evaluator" and therefore has training and experience mentoring new coaches. He has very much enjoyed coaching at the U14 and U16 Can-am & Whistler Cup events over the past 3 seasons Last season he had the honour of setting the women's SL at the U16 Can-am event held at Mont Tremblant and he consider that one of the highlights of his coaching career to date. This season he again has the luxury of having free time to dedicate to coaching as his "alternate" career as a vineyard manager/winemaker allows him the freedom to work as a travelling coach at any point during the season. He is also working as the head coach of New Brunswick's Canada Games team heading to Prince George BC on February 12. Michele Leger Crabbe Mountain Race Club U12 assistant coach Ski NB Technical Director and Head Coach Para-Alpine Canada Games Michele is a fully certified CSCF Development Level coach, also having just recently completing the National Coaching Institute Advance Coaching Diploma. Michele has been coaching with CMRC since 2005 with athletes from the old K2 and K1 as well as more recently U16 and U14. This season being a particularly busy one she has taken on the assistant coach with CMRC. Michele is Ski NB s CSCF Entry level coach course facilitator, mentor and evaluator at the Development level and trained in Para Development level with the goal of completing this certification at Para National Championship in March in Quebec. As such Michele is also the Para Canada Winter Games coach for this season in Prince George. John Caron Mont Farlagne Racing Team Ski NB Wax Technician Canada Games John has been for coaching for the past 32 years with the Mont-Farlagne racing team, (could be a national record) and 29 of those he has been the head coach. Over the years he has organized many training camps at all levels, provincially, nationally and internationally. I also developed a program that brought athletes all the way to the Nor-Am level and winning medals at the regional F.I.S. Level. John is CSCF level certified 3 certified as well as an entry level evaluator trained and an entry level mentor. He has been doing some ongoing personal coach training every season to be up to date with the latest approaches, philosophies and techniques. 8
Race Terms Across the fall line - Gates set across the fall line require the skis to complete the turn perpendicular to the fall line (or close to it). Angulation - The body s action to edge the ski and to balance on the edged ski. Carving - Cleanly edging the ski without skidding. Closed Gate -A pair of poles between which the racer must pass, set vertically down the hill. Countering - The dynamic balancing of the upper body to the pressures built up in the turn by edging and pressure. In a countered position the shoulders are level and the upper body is directed downhill over the outside ski. aiming toward the outside of the turn. Downhill Ski -The ski that is down the hill from the other in the turn. The ski that will be downhill at a turn completion. Also called outside ski. The ski farthest away from the gate. Edge Angle - The degree to which the ski is edged in the snow Edging - The action of the skier placing the ski on edge to allow the skis to turn. Fall Line - The line down a slope that gravity would follow. Picture it as the imaginary line a snowball would travel if rolling down the slope. Fall Line Turns - Turns requiring little direction change, where the skis mostly remain in the fall line Breakaway Gate - A pole that is hinged at the snow line so that it bends out of the way when hit by a racer. Also called flex gate. Fore-Aft Balance - Forward-and-back balance. Gate - Pairs of poles through which skis and boots must pass. Hip Angulation - Edging the ski by moving the hips to the inside of a turn. Independent Leg Action - Moving easily from ski to ski. Lateral Balance - Side-toside balance. Line - Path a race takes through the racecourse; where to ski in the course. Line Markers - Small, unobtrusive, but visible flags used to point out the line. Open Gate - Pair of poles between which the skier must pass, set horizontally across the hill. Outside Pole - Used with the turning pole in a gate to help mark the imaginary line - the racer must cross. Panel - Wide flag tied to two poles, pairs of which form gates for giant slalom, superg, and downhill. Pole Plant - Touch of a ski pole to the snow between turns; serves to signal. the end of one turn and the beginning of the next. Pressure Control - Actively adjusting weight distribution for powerful turns. Rhythm - Tempo of turns, usually a repetitive beat. Rotation - Turning of the body to turn the skis in the same direction. Speed Elements - Skills tested in the speed events. Steering - Guiding the skis into the turn by a twisting action of the lower legs in the direction of the turn. Used with edging in advanced levels. Stubby Gates - Flex gates with 2 ft. shafts used to introduce slalom. Tactics - Strategy of where and when to turn in a race course. Technique - Basic skiing skills. Timing - When to turn in a race course to maintain momentum while racing. Traverse - Skiing straight across the hill from one side of a slope to the other. Tuck - A Low, aerodynamic position on skis. Vertical Combinations - Hairpins and flushes in a slalom course. Vertical Drop - Change in elevation from one point to another (usually start to finish). Weight Distribution - Where the skier s weight falls on the skis. Weight Transfer - Shifting the skier s weight form one ski to the other. frontrangeskiclub.com/ski-racing-101/ Initiation Phase - Phase of the turn where the skis begin to be steered into the turn. Inside Ski - Ski closest to the center of the turn. Knee Angulation - Edging the ski by moving the knees in the direction the skier wants to turn. 9
What Ski NB does for you.. Provincial sport body for alpine ski racing in New Brunswick Provides membership to Alpine Canada Provides technical support and direction to all NB racing clubs Provides sport science opportunities to athletes, parents and coaches Coordinates Entry Level Coaching Courses and facilitates professional development for all coaches Trains and certifies officials Development of a Concussion Document Development of a Coaching Development Guide for NB coaches Coordinates FIS athletes Supports Snow Stars program Development of Para-alpine and Ski Cross in NB Identifies and supports the NB Ski Team at Canada Games Coordinates and facilitates Speed and Technical/Elements Camps for U10 + athletes Provides support to NB race events: flags, bibs, sanction (insurance, codex), NB Cup awards, and NB Cup points calculation Facilitates communication and coordination of events Liaison with Alpine Atlantic Alpin, Alpine Canada, Dept. of Healthy and Inclusive Communities, Sport NB and other partners Contact your local Race club for more details and to find out how you can enroll your child in one of winters best activities. Crabbe Mountain Race Club cmtnrc@gmail.com Poley Mountain Race Club info@poleyracing.ca Mont Farlagne Racing Team ericaucoin@rogers.com www.nbalpine.ca 10