Fall Dryland and Rollerski Clinic with Garrott Kuzzy and Brian Gregg

Fall Dryland and Rollerski Clinic with Garrott Kuzzy and Brian Gregg
Saturday, October 30, 2010
9 a.m.- 3 p.m.
What:
• A full day camp covering stretching, dryland exercises, drills for running and ski mechanics, and two levels of roller ski coaching.
• Open to those age 18 and over.
• Roller Ski 101 will be for the raw beginner, and Roller Ski 201 will be for the intermediate to advanced skier looking for new drills and technique analysis.
• Camp participants can work on either Skate or Classic technique.
• Roller skis will be available to those who need them. These skis will have Salomon bindings for both Profile and Pilot Boots.
• Come and get a glimpse of what a camp day for the professional athlete may be like.
Athlete Coaches: CXC athletes Brian Gregg (xcskilife.com ) and Garrott Kuzzy (garrottkuzzy.com )

Host Coaches: Jay Tapper (ActivEdge ) and Bill Pierce (F.AS.T. Performance Training).

Where: Seeley, Wisconsin - Lenroot Lodge (ActivEdge) and Silverthorne Park.
• ActivEdge - Lower Level of Lenroot Lodge, Seeley, WI.
• Silverthorne Park - 1 mile North of Seeley on Highway 63.
Start Time: 9 a.m. at ActivEdge.
• The camp will be held rain or shine, warm or cold, so bring clothing suitable for late Fall weather including dry changes of training gear.

Who: Any skier of any ability level who wishes to improve their performance or enjoyment of Nordic Skiing.The Camp will be limited to 30 people.

What to Bring: Ski boots (for either technique or both), helmet, light leather gloves, bright colored shirt/vest/jacket, running shoes, classic length poles for bounding, running or trail shoes, roller skis and poles with road ferrules. Limited pairs of roller skis are available for use. Please contact bill@birkie.com ahead of time to reserve roller skis.

Cost:

There will be a $20.00 fee charged for this camp.
• The fee will cover a barbeque grilled lunch and a donation to be given to Brian Gregg and Garrott Kuzzy.
Brian and Garrott are full time professional skiers who are working towards a berth on the 2011 US World Championship Team. The World Championships in 2011 are in Oslo, Norway, at the famous Holmenkol venue. We wish them all the best in this quest and want to help support them for spending this day coaching with us.

Registration: On-line registration is available here.

Schedule:
9:00-9:20 a.m.
Check in at ActivEdge

9:20-10:20 a.m.
Warm-up, Stretching & New Concepts on Core with Jay Tapper

10:20-11:30 a.m.
Dryland drills for both running and skiing mechanics with Brian and Garrott

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Lunch at Silverthorne Park.

12:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Roller skiing 101 and 201. Video assessment will be available to the 201 group.