Huntly Nordic Ski Club has received a grant of £3,000 from the Snowsport Scotland to buy some new classic roller ski equipment. This is primarily aimed at improving the range of skills children can acquire dry land training during the winter Junior Development Squad, but members will also be able to practice their classic technique on club nights using this equipment.
Thanks to Snowsport Scotland for supporting development of cross-country skiing!
There’s another opportunity for girls/young women to do some sport with the Action Girls weekend on 26th/27th November. It’s aimed at the 10 to 16 age group and any fitness ability and will be held at Huntly Nordic and Outdoor Centre.
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Here’s a couple of flyers from the ski centre.
Coming up is the Fast & Female weekend which promises “Dancing, Running, Jumping, Skipping, Bounding, Hopping, Crunching and Gliding” for girls aged 10-16. Sarah Young and Olwen Thorn are running it so I’m sure it will be a blast.
Also the winter programme for the ski centre which includes lots of activities for the Tattie Holidays, it’s probably still not too late to book your children in. It’s worth pointing out the Sunday group under 12 sessions are not included in the leaflet but are still going ahead, read all about those in the post at the top of the blog.
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Our 2011 AGM has been scheduled for Thursday 27th November at Huntly Nordic and Outdoor Centre. I would be great if as many members as possible attend. Please contact Peter Thorn if you have any items to add to the agenda.
Also subs are now due for the coming year.
Desipte torrential downpours this year’s rollerski championships went off with fewer hitches than previous years.
A strong contingent came from Cairngorm Biathlon and Nordic Ski Club and we also had representatives from the RAF and the Army.
Cairngorm athletes took 1st and 2nd place in the mens seniors competition with Carl Carrier of the RAF taking third place. Huntly fans will be delighted to hear Posy Musgrave took first Senior Female with Army team members Abi Horner and Emma Cope taking 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Continue reading
Here’s the entry form for the Huntly Championship Ski Races on 10th September 2011
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Congratulations to Roy Young who was recently awarded his Level 4 Nordic Performance Coach qualfication. This is the highest level attainable under the Snowsport Scotland Nordic Performance Coach qualification. Roy was joined
Andrew and Roy last Summer
by Roger Homyer of Highland Nordic Ski Club as being the first coaches to achieve this level.
The Huntly club has 10 Level 1, 5 Level 2 & now 1 Level 4 coach along with a bunch of BASI qualified instructors. Roy is a ski coach for the British Nordic Ski Team as well as British Nordic Development Squad. Roy has been teaching skiing and rollerskiing at Huntly for many years and it’s great to his experience rewarded in this way.
If you want some none skiing activity on a Thursday night (who would??) Jason Williamson’s running club is organizing a race in a fortnight
Race Name: Mither Tap (Cosmic Summer Hill Race Series Race #3)
Date: Thursday 21st July
Time: 7.00pm
Location: Bennachie Visitor Centre NJ 699216
Entry fee: £2.50
Dist/Climb: 6.4 Km (4 miles)/ 370m (1200ft)
Category: AS
Dan Whitehead: 32.01 (2009), Clare Whitehead: 36.13 (2009)
Minimum age limit: 18
Junior Race
Age: 8-18
Entry fee: £0.50
Dist/Climb: 3.0 Km (1.8 miles)/ 86m (282ft)
Race Organiser: Jason Williamson, email: jasonwilliamson321@gmail.com Website: www.cosmics.org.uk
We were delighted to receive a set club branded of collapsible signs donated by Calum MacLean of Marine Technical Limits. They should improve the ambiance of club events over the coming years.
In case you have a FPSO you want refurbishing- Calum’s your man!
Calum Hands Over Signs
Club Members With Signs
Tomorrow’s training session (12th June 2011) is cancelled. If you’re very keen you can do the Cairngorm hill climb.