Message from Kanata Nordic Club President Richard Batty:
“On behalf of the Kanata Nordic Executive, due to unexpected circumstances beyond our control I regret to announce that the Pretzel Race scheduled for January 29, 2012 has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience which may arise from this and we hope to have the Pretzel back for next season.”
Nakkertok Ski Club and the Nakkertok Racing Program has an opening for a full-time coach starting in the spring of 2011. This position is focused on developing our Midget and Juvenile skiers on their path towards excellence. and is one of the three core coaching positions for the Nakkertok Racing Program,
The lead Training to Train Coach will design and deliver an effective program in collaboration with a number of volunteer coaches and the lead coaches of the other programs. In this role the successful candidate will work towards creating an environment that is fun, keeps kids in skiing and puts them on a path towards being a competitive cross country skier. Candidates must have effective organizational and communication skills to coordinate a program of up to 70 skiers and 15 volunteer coaches.
The position is based in the Ottawa-Gatineau region and reports to the Racing Director and Racing Program Committee.
Term: Full-time. The hours of work will vary from week to week but an average of 38 hours per week is expected with travel in the winter months on weekends.
General Responsibilities: The Nakkertok Racing Program uses a collaborative coaching model with professional and volunteer coaches working together as a team. Regular communication and collaboration with other coaching staff both professional and volunteer is expected.
Develop an overall season plan with other coaches, identifying dates and locations of camps, key activities, coach development sessions, training sessions, trips and the competition calendar.
Establish regular, timely and effective communications using web tools to athletes and parents.
Organize and chair regular monthly volunteer coach meetings and development activities.
Work with volunteer coaches to plan and deliver Stage 1, 2 and 3 practices. Develop and provide T2T volunteer coaches with practice plans for each training session 48 hours in advance of each session.
For year round program athletes, meet annually to review the program and athlete goals; prepare (with support from the LTC / T2C coach and interested volunteer coaches) generic periodized training programs and monitor and communicate at least monthly with athletes maintaining an internet training log.
Provide leadership and race support at the national ski championships and at selected Ontario and Quebec provincial races, as established by the Racing Program Committee.
Qualifications: Mandatory:
NCCP CCI-LTT, or equivalent, working towards CCI-TTT
Proven ability to motivate younger athletes
Excellent interpersonal and organizational expertise
Unrestricted class G driver’s licence (or equivalent) and access to a vehicle
Knowledge of:
Technological tools used to support coaching: internet based coaching and monitoring programs, heart rate monitor use and analysis, video analysis
Ability to use internet –based communications tools and social media
Yearly training plan preparation
Cross country skiing technique development and analysis
Waxing Expertise: Ability to accurately test skis and suggest appropriate waxes and covers; coordinating and working with a team to quickly and efficiently wax skis for a large number of skis for provincial and national level races.
As a full-time employee, the compensation package for this position will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.
Applications should be in the form of a letter of application with CV and three references, submitted by e-mail no later than April 27th, 2011 to:
The National Capital District (NCD) of Cross Country Ontario is pleased
to announce that it will be honouring long time NCD coach John
Langstone and former NCD Chair and CCO Chair Jim McCarthy at its awards
banquet to be held on Saturday April 2nd at the main lodge of Camp
Fortune.
Jim has been a guiding force in the development of cross country
skiing both in Ottawa as Chair of the NCD, Ontario as Chair of Cross
Country Ontario, and now as President of Cross Country Canada. The NCD
will be presenting the Jim McCarthy Trophy to the winner of the Junior
Mens' category of NCD championships series.
John Langstone is perhaps the longest serving coach in the NCD (now
retired), having coached athletes from Kanata Racers and Ottawa Racers
from 1984, coaching of Canadian teams at international events and most
recently as Head Coach of the Carleton University Nordic Ski Team. The
NCD will be presenting the John Langstone Trophy to the winner of the
Junior Boy's category of the NCD championships series.
The NCD invites all members of the cross country ski community to
our awards banquet to celebrate the our athletes, a great ski season,
and most importantly the contributions to the sport that John and Jim
have tirelessly given us over the last decades.
The final NCD Points Standings for 2010/2011 have been posted for Juvenile Boys and Girls, Midget Boys and Girls,Mini-Midget Boys and Girls and Mighty-Mite Boys and Girls on the NCD Awards page.
A reminder of our upcoming NCD awards banquet to be held on Sat. April 2nd at the main lodge of Camp Fortune. Cocktails from 5:30pm with dinner served at 6:30pm. Awards to follow. DJ dance after the awards presentation.
Adults $27, Kids 13 and under $19.
Reservations should be made by email to me:gibb.kevin@gmail.com. I will confirm reservations by email once I have received your cheques. Cheques should be sent to me by Tuesday March 29, 9:00pm at:
Nakkertok's Thea's Race is fast approaching on Sunday March 6th, 2011. Races start at 9:30am at Nakkertok North. Get more information from the attached race notice or go to www.nakkertok.ca/race-events/theas-race.
Registration on Zone4 is now open. Registration closes Thursday March 3rd, 2011 at 23:59.
