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 6th 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 2nd. The
cost for Night Gliders is the same whether they attend Dryland or not.
October 16th 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 5th 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 13th 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 4th & 11th 2-3:30 PM – Greenwood Hills Golf
Course
ski practice on man-made snow. ( 9 Mile will not open until Dec 12th
even if there is snow – due to the hunting season).
If 9 Mile is open by the 12th 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!