December 3-9 training recap

Greetings from Canmore. 

Check out the summary below for a quick recap of the week that was…December 3^rd – 9^th.  We had a pretty decent week of training at Nakiska.  

The snow is perfect...grippy, chalky, dry and durable surface that is perfect for technical skiing and gate training.   

U14 group weekly recap 

• Monday, December 3^rd : GS technical skiing
• Tuesday : GS technical skiing
• Wednesday : GS – SG technical skiing
• Thursday : GS – SG technical skiing  
• Friday : GS technical skiing / GS gates
• Saturday : rock climbing and laser tag in Calgary
• Sunday, December 9^th

 

U16 group weekly recap 

• Monday, December 3^rd : GS technical skiing
• Tuesday : GS technical skiing
• Wednesday : GS – SG technical skiing
• Thursday : GS technical skiing / GS gates on Mapmaker
• Friday : SG gates on Mapmaker / GS gates on Mapmaker  
• Saturday : rock climbing and laser tag in Calgary
• Sunday, December 9^th : rest

FIS group weekly recap 

The FIS group was in the final week of the Sweden project, with the final training push at Kabdalis, and racing at Storklinten (solid performances from all...top 10 from Rose and Zanna, PB from Zac).  

On snow training focus

The focus for the past week was to own the basics of GS, while the SG mileage at this stage of the progression is intended to increase comfort at speed, improve position & stability (longer skis at higher speeds require more stability)
and help the athletes push the limits in GS.  
It may also be worth noting that going fast on big skis is seriously fun...! 

For our purposes right now, the basics are;

1. Position – balance
1. Fore – aft (front – back) balance
2. Rotational balance  
3. Vertical balance
2. Lower leg skills
1. Symmetry
2. Ankle flexion
3. Lateral mobility
3. Pressure management 

Physical training focus

The physical priorities for the week were;

• Injury prevention (pre-hab sessions)
• Movement skills & athleticism (movement prep sessions)
• Pillar (core) strength, whole body strength and energy System Development (ESD) emphasized through daily physical training sessions

The Calgary climbing centre is an absolute climbing paradise.

This has to be one of the best views from a grocery store ….

Out for now…the next blog update will follow next week.