Welcome to the NYSSRA Club Page

This page is designed to work as a forum for club leaders to post news and information about their club.  If you would like to contribute news about your club on this site, contact kobak1791w@yahoo.com to set up a contributor account.

NYSEF and NYSSRA host USST Coaches’ Clinic

Lake Placid- NYSEF Coach, Margaret Maher and Get out and Play coordinator, Kris Seymour, led a group of roughly 30 NYSSRA coaches through an inspirational and  information-packed clinic at Mt. Van Hoevenberg.  The group included High School coaches and Bill Koch leaders and the program addressed issues ranging from fundraising to outdoor education. 

Margaret inspires the troops!

Participants braved the cold near-zero temperatures in the XC stadium to be trained in the latest techniques for coaching and inspiring youth skiers from Bill Kochers through OJs.  Everyone was in good spirits as mother nature provided ample new snow. 

"Use that base binder!"

Swix’s Mike Innus provided a classic ski-waxing seminar, although it was hard for him to convince the crowd that there was any trick whatsoever to wax for the perfect blue conditions of the day. 

NYSSRA coaches... ready to inspire great skiing!!!

The clinic was free to NYSSRA members, and could be used for establishing USSA Coaches level 100 certification.  NYSSRA was very pleased with the turnout and coaches left excited to get NY state skiers “in the development pipeline.”

NYSSRA Early Deadline Approaches… Club Recruiting Success!

The NYSSRA Dec 1 “early bird” deadline for memberships is rapidly approaching.  After this date, membership fees increase.  NYSSRA Nordic would like to thank our sanctioned clubs for recruiting so many members by this deadline. 

The Wolverine Ski Club leads the pack with 66 members joined! Way to go!

Club	Members
Wolverines	66
Saratoga Biathlon	32
Shenendehowa	21
Genesee Valley Bill Koch	20
Cayuga Nordic	14
Peru Nordic Masters	14
NYSEF	14
Sunnycrest	9
Tupper Lake Bill Koch	8
Tug Hill Screamers	3
RNR Rochester Nordic Racing	3

 

Remember… you can still register online at www.nyssranordic.com and you can still sanction your club with NYSSRA Nordic, just contact kobak1791w@yahoo.com for details.  See you on the snow!

Paul Smith’s College Looking For Nordic Ski Coach

Paul Smith’s College is seeking coach for Men’s & Women’s Nordic Skiing (to begin November 1 for approximately 16 weeks).

These positions are part time and report to the Director of Athletics.

Experience as an athlete and/or coach required; preferably in a higher education setting. A New York State Driver’s license and driving record acceptable to our insurance carrier are required.

To Apply:

Applicants may submit a letter of intent, resume and contact information for three professional references. Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged and should be sent in Word format to:

employment@paulsmiths.edu

Mailing address:

Director of Human Resources
Paul Smith’s College
PO Box 265
Paul Smiths, NY
12970

Faxed to:
(518) 327-6161.

Paul Smith’s College values diversity in the College community and seeks to assure equal opportunity through its continued Affirmative Action program.

NYSSRA Nordic will be at the ADK Sports and Fitness Winter Expo Nov 15-16

NYSSRA Nordic will be represented at the ADK Sports and Fitness Winter Expo in Saratoga Springs on Saturday and Sunday, Nov 15-16.  The expo runs from 10-6 on Saturday, and from 10-5 on Sunday.  Many winter sports vendors will be in attendance.  Stop by and visit NYSSRA nordic at the ADK Sports and Fitness Expo.  Admission to the expo is free.  www.adksportsfitness.com

Rochester Nordic Racing… NYSSRA’s Newest Club

Rochester Nordic Racing (RNR) has joined the NYSSRA confederation of clubs.  They send along the following information about their club:

Rochester Nordic Racing is committed to improving the state of cross-country ski racing in the Mid-Atlantic Division amongst J2-U23 athletes. Cross-country ski racing is no longer a winter-only sport. Consistent, year-round training is a major step towards reaching our goal of developing the best junior racers in the country. Rochester Nordic Racing will work in conjunction with local and regional programs to help support the aspirations of junior skiers in the Mid-Atlantic Division.

 

For more information about RNR, contact Jhettenb@vt.edu

Introducing the Tupper Lake Youth Nordic Ski Development Club

NYSSRA’s newest club, Tupper Lake Youth Nordic Ski Development Club, sends the following information… contact sarahb@tupperlakecsd.net  for more info.

Description of the Nordic Development Club

The Tupper Lake Youth Nordic Ski Development Club will be an after-school program, offered under the auspices of Tupper Lake Central School District (TLCSD), Town of Tupper Lake Recreation Department, and the New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF), designed for students in Grades 2 through 8, to meet twice weekly for Cross County (X-C) skiing lessons and on scheduled weekends for optional regional competitions. 

5th Annual Kingston Rollerski Races

On Sunday, November 23, 2008, the Kingston High School Nordic Ski Team will be hosting the 5th Annual Kingston Rollerski Races at the Miller Middle School in Lake Katrine, NY.  As in the past, three races will be held starting at 12 noon with a 5Kclassic race followed by a 2K novice race at 12:30 and then a 10K freestyle at 1pm.  Over $6,000 worth  of prizes, donated by the sponsors – Toko, Atomic, Salomon, Alpina, Nathan, Exel, Accelerade, Polar, Nikwax and V2, will given given out in the goody bags and post race awards.  Every skier who registers by Tuesday, November 18th will be guaranteed an organic t-shirt with additional shirts available, on a first come fist served basis, for those who register on race day.

In an effort to respond to last year’s racers suggestions, part of the course has been repaved.  Additionally, Catskill Mountain Multisport will be on hand selling ski and other equipment (do a little Christmas shopping) and the Hudson Valley School of Massage Therapy will be giving complementary post race massages.

For an application or additional information, contact Greg Malia at 845-518-8598 or dgmaila@earthlink.net.

Tupper Lake Nordic Development Club awarded Bill Thayer grant

The Tupper Lake Nordic Development Club will be hosting the Bill Thayer Memorial Race on January 10, 2009 at the Big Boulder Deer Farm in Tupper Lake.  In memory of Bill Thayer and his many years of outstanding grass-root contributions to cross country skiing in New York State, NYSSRA annually awards a race package grant to a club who would like to host this race.  Congratulations to the Tupper Lake Nordic Development Club.

Race Skis for sale…

Former NYSEF/Williams College Racer, Scotty McClelland, is selling some skis, some of these skis have seen some use but they are all in good to excellent shape and have been well taken care of.

Fischer RCS skates

-192, medium flex-$300

-192, stiff flex-$300

Fischer RCS classics (only used for one season)

-202-$375

all of the above are with salomon bindings

Germina skates

-190, soft flex-$150 (no bindings and would recommend for training/rock skis)

contact  smcc85@gmail.com 

I will start a club “Swap Shop” page… email me (kobak1791w@yahoo.com) if you have skis to sell from this site.

Winona Forest Recreation Association is REBOUNDING!!

Evening fellow NYSSRA Nordic members

Want you to know of all the good things that are going on in preparation for safe, incredibly fun XC races in Winona Forest this coming season. Last season’ event left a lot to be desired….a lot of frustration, but we listened to you all and have made the following changes to make your two events in the forest enjoyable ones. Score-This from Buffalo, NY will do the electronic timing for both the Try-It event on 1/17/09 (an ESGQ) and the Winona Forest Tourathon on 3/14/09 (possibly points rolling over to the 09/10 season).  Many of you know Carl Snow…a famed NYSSRA Nordic XC/Biathlete…Carl will be working with Tom Towne on grooming to ensure the very best tracks possible….Other NYSSRA Nordic members may pitch in as well…..so please support the new Winona Forest XC events….without your support a famous, revamped XC tourathon won’t be what it can be.

Event registration can be found at     http://www.winonaforest.com/racesignup.html   -sign up now to save some $ and support the new WFRA

Membership can be found at     http://www.winonaforest.com/membership.html    -we need your support to enable quality grooming throughout the season for all XC skiers + our two XC races

Thank you so much for your support-we look forward to seeing you on 1/19/09 and 3/14/09

Russ Myer
NN Central Region Rep
XC Co-Chair