Coaching Clinic & Grooming Clinic

Sunday January 12th; Coaching Clinic at 1:00, Grooming Clinic at 2:30

Meet at Believers Fellowship Church, park in back of lot, behind church.

Coaches - I dropped off the coaches manual and games booklets at Bluedog on January 2nd.  Hopefully you have had a chance to look through them.  I will bring any extra copies on Sunday, and also copies of the weekly lesson plans.  I will have the roster divided into groups and we can discuss and make any changes before the first practice.  Bring your classic ski gear and we can go over some of the drills and lessons, and any questions you have.  Veteran coaches don't need to attend; unless you want to discuss the roster.  I would like to have a different coach lead the group warm-up each week.  I'll go first.

Groomers - Bring some ear plugs and I'll bring the gas.  I hope to have some of the grooming done before we meet, but hopefully you can each get a little time on the sled.

Practice Cancelled

Too cold.  We will have our first practice on Monday January 13th.  See you then.

Arctic conditions predicted for Monday

NOAA is predicting a high of -16 on Monday.  I don't think it would be fun (or safe) to have practice in those conditions.  I will make a decision and update the blog on Sunday, but it is not likely that we will have practice on Monday January 6th.

Boone from Viroqua Parks Dept has been grooming the Golf Course, but only for skating so far (no tracks). I hope to get our snowmobile down there this weekend and start grooming the driving range.

I still plan to have the coaching and grooming clinics on Sunday... dress warmly.  Go Pack!

Still time to sign up (but hurry)!

We still have spots available this year.  Bluedog Cycles has the registration forms and can get you set up with rental gear.  They will be open Monday the 23rd and Tuesday the 24th until 3pm both days.  Please don't delay; I need to have the signed waivers sent in to CXC before your child can practice.

In case you missed the announcements at sign up night; we are excited to be having practice at Viroqua Hills Golf Course this year.  Believers Fellowship Church has kindly offered their space to us for changing.  They are located in the former Firehouse Restaurant.  The church is freshly re-modeled inside, and I want everyone to take extra care to treat their space with respect.

We also have some great new coaches.  Looking forward to an exciting fun ski season.

Sign-up Night; New Date is 9 December

I'm pushing sign-up night back one week to December 9th, still 5-7pm at the Westby Community Center.  I needed a little more time to get the fliers printed and posted.

If you can not make it on the 9th, let me know and I will accommodate.
dan_goltz@hotmail.com or 485-0876

Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!
Let it snow...
-Dan

Positions Still Available!

Hi Parents,

I am re-posting this info because some of you missed my talk at the sign-up night.  We still need to fill these positions in order to provide the best experience for the kids, this year and into the future.

Please consider taking on a position within the club.  It could be only for a season, or hopefully longer.  If you have kids in the program, we will refund their registration fee ($35 each, for up to 3 kids).

Ski Coach - NEED 1  You don't need a lot of ski experience.  Enthusiastic, fun coaches are the best.  I provide a curriculum, week by week agenda, and on-snow coaching clinic.  I would like to add a group for older kids new to skiing and those struggling with the basics.

Secretary/Treasurer - I have done this for 2014; position will be available in 2015.  Collect payment and registration forms at sign-up night and mail to CXC.  Create and maintain athlete roster.  Track club budget and reimburse vendors for expenses.  Not a big time commitment.  Should be good with spreadsheets and responsible with a checkbook.

Events Coordinator - (Fundraising) - we should start making money to buy a snowmobile or UTV.  We probably won't do the food sales at the ski jump anymore, so we need to come up with other ways to make some money (grants, ski race, trail run, bike race, auction, raffle, car wash?..)  May also coordinate a trail maintenance day or two in the fall.

Groomer - FILLED!  Drive the snowmobile and pull the track setter.  This should be done every Sunday afternoon during the season (Jan and Feb).  That way the trail can 'set up' and hopefully be free of snow drifts, human foot prints, etc.  Some mechanical experience would be helpful.  Typically takes about 2 hours each time.

Snacks & Clean-up - NEED 1  Find vendors willing to donate snacks.  You would need to get the snacks and have them out for the kids.  I will help with initial contacts to the vendors.  There will also be some clean-up (vacuuming etc) needed after every practice.

To sign up for a position, or get more info; contact Dan Goltz at 485-0876 or dan_goltz@hotmail.com

A big "Thank you" to the coaches and others who have taken a position with the club!
-Dan

Sign-up Night

We will have our informational meeting and sign-up night on Monday December 2nd from 5:00 to 7:00pm at the Westby Community Center (basement of library).  Rental equipment can be picked up at this time.
2014 fee schedule; nordic program - $35, equipment rental - $65.
Practices will be Monday afternoons from 3:45 to 5:00pm.

We need a few new coaches this year, and have several other club positions available (snack/clean-up, treasurer, events...)  I will post details soon.  If you take on a club position, we will waive the program fee ($35) for your kid(s).
Contact Dan Goltz at 485-0876 or dan_goltz@hotmail.com if interested.

See you soon.  Think snow!