J5/6 SCHEDULE
February 18TH - 12TH
President’s Week:
Saturday 18th-
9:00-2:00: GS training (t-bar)
11:30-12:15: Lunch
Sunday 19th-
9:00-2:00: GS training (t-bar)
11:30-12:15: Lunch
Monday 20th
10:00-2:00- GS training on t-bar
11:30-12:45: Lunch
Wednesday 22nd No Training @ GMVS
(There will be the usual Wednesday Training 4:30-6:30 @ Bolton)
Thursday 23rd
10:00-2:00: Apex drill/one ski drills on T-bar
11:30-12:15: Lunch
(There will be the usual Thursday Training 4:30-6:30 @ Bolton)
Friday 24th -
10:00-2:00: GS on t-bar
11:30-12:15: Lunch
(There will be the usual Friday Training will be 1:30-4:00)
Saturday 25th-
9:00-2:00: GS on T-bar
11:30-12:15: Lunch
Sunday 26th-
NVC GS race @ Cochran’s~ See email with race announcement
PLEASE BE SURE TO SHARPEN YOUR RACERS SKIS!!!!
Sugarbush/GMVS Ski Club
Category: ........................J5/6
Ages:...............................J6(7+8 yrs old as of 1/1/12), J5 (9+10 yrs old as of 1/1/12)
Head Coach.....................Sally Utter
Start-End Dates: ............Dec 10th 2011 - Mar 24th 2012
Training Hours:...............9:00am- 2:00pm, Saturday & Sunday
Philosophy
The J5/6 group is our entry level program to skill building, goal setting, and competition. With the main focus being on fun, participants are exposed to a variety of learning situations designed to give them success and the desire for more! Free-skiing, gate drills, gate training are part of any practice.
Technical Goals
J5/6's have a three level structure:
Level 1 - Athletes will develop a good balanced parallel stance, proper pole plants, and the beginning elements of a carved ski.
Level 2 - Athletes who are beginning to carve will develop those skills to the point of proficiency.
Level 3 - Athletes will apply their carving skills to the race course where they can fine tune them.
Competition Goals
The J5/6 athlete is being introduced to racing and competition. Learning to memorize the course and preparing for more difficult gates, striving to improve times on each run, supporting teammates who get faster or slower times, and receiving feedback from the coaches on the race run are some of the more common features of competition in the J5/6 groups.
Competition Events
There are five races run usually on Sundays starting in January and ending in mid-March. These events are hosted by several local Resorts like Stowe, Burke, Jay etc.. The competitions have over 100 boy and girl racers and prizes are awarded at each race. No qualification is necessary for any of the races.
NVC J5/6 2012 Race Schedule
J5/6 January 22nd GS at Burke
J5 February 5th Stubbie SL at GMVS
J6 February 5th GS at Mad River Glen
J5/6 February 26th GS at Cochran's
J5/6 March 6th SL at Cochran's (TMD Race)
J5/6 March 18th Dual Slalom at Stowe
Methodology
The following provides overview highlights of the Program's curriculum. Should the more detailed curriculum be desired, please contact the Head Coach.
J5
Free Skiing
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40%
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Free Skiing Drills
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40%
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Gate Drills
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Gate Training
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20%
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J6
Free Skiing
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50%
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Free Skiing Drills
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35%
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Gate Drills
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Gate Training
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15%
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Equipment Requirements
J6
All mountain and GS ski
Boots
Poles
Helmet (NO SOFT EAR HELMETS)
Goggles
Back protector (strongly recommended)
J5 (slightly different as Slalom is introduced at the J5 level)
All mountain and GS or SL ski
Boots
Poles: preferably 2 pairs, one GS pole and one SL pole w/ with slalom guards.
Helmet and slalom chin guard.
Slalom shin guards
Goggles
Back protector (strongly recommended)
Communications/Questions
The Sugarbush/GMVS Ski club will communicate with families in 3 different ways. First off, the J5/6 Hot Line: 802-583-4175. Also there will be weekly updates found on our web site www.gmvsskiclub.org. Group emails are also a common pathway for club communication.
Please be sure that the following emails are accepted in your inbox:
skiclub@GMVS.org: Sugarbush/GMVS Ski Club email
AJulius@GMVS.org: Sugarbush/GMVS Club Director/Head Coach/ Head J3 Coach
sutter@madriver.com Sugarbush/GMVS Club asst. Director/ Head J4/5/6 coach
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