Night Gliders

Organizational Meeting is Sunday, October 16th at 4PM at 9 Mile!!

Focus is on skill development, with instruction in classical and skate technique.  (Children need to be ready for formal instruction/coaching). Program Fee of $45 covers Jackets/wind pants to wear for practice and Uniforms if racing. At least one parent/adult must attend on October 16th with their skier. Waivers will be filled out and equipment discussion will take place. To register your attendance, please call GREG KRESSE at 355-0821 Dryland training is currently occurring with registered participants.

Schedule (please keep for future reference)

 October 2,9,16,23,30,& Nov 6^th  from 2-4 PM  Dryland Training at Doepke Park (Optional, but encouraged)

This program is lead by our Junior Olympic and High School Skiers. The focus is on drills and activities/games  that prepare athletes for Nordic skiing and having fun while working on overall conditioning.

Registration Forms/Waivers need to be filled out and signed prior to your child participating in dryland. If you indicate your athlete will be participating in this portion of Night Gliders, I will email you a Registration Form which can be returned to me with payment of $45 prior to October 2^nd.  The cost for Night Gliders is the same whether they attend Dryland or not.

October 16^th from 4-6PM Organizational Meeting at 9 Mile Chalet

All Night Gliders and an adult/parent must attend. Program details and expectations will be addressed. Registration forms will be filled out for those who have not participated in dryland training. Height, weight, jacket size, pant’s inseam, waist measurement and ski inventory data will be collected that day in order to plan for equipment distribution day.  Current Inventory of boots will be available to try on (bring ski socks to try on the boots) – if you can find something that fits, you may sign them out for the season.

November 5^th Ski Swap Day – Night Gliders and parents may be recruited to work at the swap and/or help run the 50/50 Night Glider Raffle (our only fund raiser). You will know prior to the Swap whether we are able to outfit your child with skis and poles or if there may be something you will need to purchase.

November 13^th from 1-3PM –This is our distribution day of skis, poles, jackets and windpants. I am assigning everything ahead of time, so will only need some assistants at the tables to hand out. Athletes can try on their clothes before leaving in case we need to make exchanges. If you do not scrape skis at home, you will be asked to scrape the storage wax off the skis at 9 Mile in order for them to be ready for skiing. Anyone using program skis will need to purchase ski sleeves to protect the skis (if you haven’t lost last year’s you are in good shape). Sleeves will be available to purchase for $5 a pair. Ski hat’s can also be purchased at the $10 program price rather than the regular $15 price so don’t buy them at the Swap! 

December 4^th & 11^th 2-3:30 PM – Greenwood Hills Golf Course ski practice on man-made snow. ( 9 Mile will not open until Dec 12^th even if there is snow – due to the hunting season).

If 9 Mile is open by the 12^th we will begin our regular Tuesday & Thursday practices. If still no snow, we will continue to use man-made snow at Greenwood Hills on Sundays.

Skiing at Greenwood Hills December 2010

Wausau Nordic Ski

GREG or RACHEL KRESSE at 355-0821.

Night Gliders received a donation of $1000 from the Becker Law firm to purchase wind/warm-up pants. A BIG Thank You to Becker Law for their generous support of Nordic skiing across the whole state!