MAST Update Week Four Monday, December 5, 2022

MAST Update
Week Four
Monday, December 5, 2022

Dear MAST Athletes, Parents, Coaches, Friends:

We had another very productive week of training. We utilized many drills that sought to improve your stance and balance and the use of your lower legs to move your skis deliberately and smoothly on and off the edges. We also introduced drills that strengthen your position over your new outside ski in the transition, create strong edge angles at the top of the turn, and help you then pressure the outside ski as you approach the fall line. And we introduced some drills that helped you discipline your upper body to maintain a strong but quiet position over your outside ski as the turn progressed. This week we will continue to work these skills AND add drills that will teach you proper pole usage: planting and gate clearing. Exciting stuff. Listed at the end of this update are some links to a few excellent instructional videos on pole usage and a few other skills we have been covering in training. Also posted on Sprongo is a new batch of demonstration videos. Please watch these once your homework is done.

Week Four Drills To Build The Skills On Sprongo.

If you have not yet set up your Sprongo account, please do so today. Remember, set up the account using your personal email. You should have received several emails from Sprongo inviting you to set up a Mpls Alpine Ski Team Sprongo account. When setting up your account, just use your first and last name. No nicknames or aliases.

Week Three Schedule
Monday, Dec 5. On Snow Training at Hyland
3:45-6:00PM. Pods 12/11. Lanes 1 & 2.
5:00-7:15PM. Pods 10/9. Lanes 1. Meet on TOP of south chair at 5PM.
6:30-8:45PM. Pods 8/7. Lanes 1. Meet on TOP of south chair at 6:30PM.

Tuesday, Dec 6. On Snow Training at Hyland (using the rope tow today!)
3:45-6:00PM. Pods 12/11. Lanes 6 & 7.
5:00-7:15PM. Pods 10/9. Lanes 6. Meet on TOP of south chair at 5PM.
6:30-8:45PM. Pods 8/7. Lanes 5 & 6. Meet on TOP of south chair at 6:30PM.

Wednesday, Dec 7. On Snow Training at Hyland (using the rope tow today!)
3:45-6:00PM. Pods 10/9. Lanes 4 & 5.
5:00-7:15PM. Pods 12/7. Lanes 4 & 5.
6:30-8:45PM. Pods 11/8. Lanes 4 & 5.

Thursday, Dec 8. On Snow Training at Hyland
3:45-6:00PM. Pods 12-9 Washburn and MAST. Lanes 1 & 2.
5:00-7:15PM. Pods 8/7. Lane 1. Meet on TOP of south chair at 5PM.
6:30-8:45PM. Pods 12-9 Southwest. Lane 1. Meet on TOP of south chair at 5PM.

Friday, Dec 9. On Snow Training at Hyland (using the rope tow today!)
3:45-6PM. Pods 12-10. Lanes 4, 5 & 8. Meet on Lane 8 at 3:45PM.
5:00-7:15PM. Pods 9-7. Lanes 4 & 5. Meet on Lane 8 at 5PM.

Saturday, Dec 10.
On Snow Training at Hyland.
7:45AM -10:15AM. All Pods. Lanes 1, 2, & 3.
Supplemental Training at Wild Mt. All Pods Invited.
2:30PM. Load Bus at Washburn. 10:30PM Return ETA at Washburn.

Hopefully this schedule aligns with the schedule in Team Snap.  Let me know if anything does NOT align.  
Giants Ridge Camp!
The boys’ cabin is full. If there are any boys who still wish to attend, but have not registered, please send me an email at markrobertconway58@gmail.com. I will keep a GR Camp waiting list. We have plenty of room for more girls. The deadline for registering is Thursday night (DEC 8) at MIDNIGHT!

Visit our website for detailed information and a link to register:
https://www.mplsalpineski.org/giants-ridge-camp-2022.html

Supplemental Training
We had a terrific night of training at Wild Mt on Saturday. Lots of positive energy, big bright smiles, great effort, no one complaining about ANYTHING! Happiness everywhere. I just love these nights with our coaches and athletes. You must have made an impression on our bus driver Patrick. He would like to drive for MAST whenever we have a need for a bus. We have two more Supplemental Trainings in December: this Saturday (Dec 10) and the following (Dec 17). Registrations for both are open. Be sure to bring a sack supper. This will save you time when you break to eat. No waiting in line to purchase food or wait for it to cook. Eat. Hydrate. And get back on the hill.

Click Here to Register for the Dec 10 22 Supplemental Training at Wild Mt.
Click Here to Register for the Dec 17 22 Supplemental Training at Wild Mt.
State Your Race Intentions
Attached is a list of athletes who have stated race intentions for Dec 12 and Dec 16 (as well as GR Camp Registrants and Dec 10th Supp Training Registrants). If your name is not on the list for Dec 16 and you want to race, STATE YOUR RACE INTENTIONS ASAP. If your name is not on the list for Dec 12, state your intentions no later than Friday, Dec 9.
State YOUR Race Intentions for the Mpls Alpine Championships on Monday, Dec 12, 2022 HERE!
State YOUR Race Intentions for the Wild Mt Invitational on Friday, Dec 16, 2022 HERE!
Parent Race Worker Sign Up For December 12
Sign up to work our first race at Hyland (The MPLS Alpine Championships) on Monday, December 12th. If you would like to shadow an experienced race worker, please shoot me an email. Let me know the role you would like to fill, and I will assign you a mentor.

Race Worker Sign Up: Dec 12:  https://signup.com/go/ztKXKXG
US Ski and Snowboard Drills/Videos To Watch and Study
Pole Plant
Blocking Pole Plant
Straight Run To Side Slip To Edge Set With Pole Plant
Skating
Thumper Turns
The Turn Model (This gets a bit technical, but for ski racing enthusiasts, it is interesting.)
Traverse with Edge Set
Clap Behind The Back
See you all tonight!

Mark
612-275-8392
markrobertconway58@gmail.com