Club night – Thursdays 19:30-21:00
Thursday night is ski night. Club session run every Thursdays 19:30 to 21:00 (The club tea pot is normally on the go at 20:45 if the adults have finished winning the obligatory race against the Juniors)
Recreational ski Thursdays
Club members wanting an un-coached session are always welcome to come along and ski on the mat or on rollers in the recreational ski.
Ski with friends. We will have someone help you get kit sorted and make sure the kettle is on for the best cup of tea of the week. Cost for adults £2.00 per night
Juniors Thursdays
A coach leads a session aimed at Junior skiers (& linked to the SMT programme, but not just for that group of Youths) each week. The new season is starting May 5th at cost of £1.00 a night.
Senior Thursdays
All Adult club sessions are £2.00 a night
A coach will lead a structured session on most Thursday nights which is available for all adults that come along. At times we run a mini programme for specific aims which is open to all club members but we will ask people to book in to aid the coach of the programme. With our races coming up we will be running the coached sessions on roller skis to the end of June.
Race/Performance Group (RPG) – Wednesdays 19:30-21:00
RPG has been developed to further enhance the offering, provided through SMT, to those young skiers, but also to any adults, who wish to progress towards being athletes who participate in racing. Principally the target audience is skiers looking to race internationally in this season e.g. BNDS youth races abroad, Engadin/ Vasaloppet/ Birkebeiner ski marathon.
The aim is to facilitate athletes training together for a hard or very hard session. Focus is on interval sessions relevant to training in a systematic way for endurance sport.
The new season starts May 4th, and runs most Wednesdays 19:30 till 20:45. The annual fee for this programme is £40 and will be payable after the first session. More details of the programme through the Spond group.
Youth groups
Sunday Morning Training (SMT) – Sundays 10:00-12:00
Sunday Morning Training (SMT) is a training group aimed at facilitating young skiers (11-18yrs, able to ski at Blue award level) to develop. It builds on the enjoyment of skiing gained during Nordic Kids Club, After –School Skiing, JDS and/or any other avenue the skier has had into the sport.
The new season starts May 1st, and runs most Sunday’s 10 till 12. The annual fee for this programme is £40 and will be payable after the first session. More details of the programme through the Spond group.
The SMT training offers development of skiing skills & the opportunity to learn about participation in an endurance sport. Where possible it also offers the introduction to touring and wider skiing opportunities in Scotland and further afield.
Importantly SMT is open to interested young skiers that wish to take their skiing further by training regularly; without any preconditions of the individual having to undertake racing or having a stated aim to join one of the established programmes where racing is an expectation.
She Makes Tracks (Tracks) is a programme aimed at girls (10 to 18 years old) & led by female coaches. The aim is to build fun, friendship, and confidence through skiing and related activity. The group is aimed at skiers of all levels of ability, including beginners and accomplished skiers. It meets once a month, mostly on Saturdays. Starting 30th April 10:00-11:30 Cost is £15 per year. Dates & more information through Spond.
Non-Skiing Groups
Skiletics – Mondays 19:30-20:30
Skiletics is now back up and running on Monday nights starting 7.30pm at the Ski Centre. Sessions are open to adult club members, normally last around an hour and cost £2 each (bring cash). The aim of Skiletics is for skiers to train together to develop strength and fitness appropriate to skiing. Sessions usually start with an easy warm-up run followed by a circuit of various strength exercises. The sessions are organised by a member, but not run by a coach. Those taking part do so their own risk and should only do exercises that they are comfortable with.
For more information on any of the things in programmes or events in this update please email me chair@nordicski.co.uk
Simon Bate, Chair; Huntly Nordic Ski Club