6:30 Pod 7/8 Practice Cancelled Tonight!; Race Plan Update

Good Morning:

First, attached is a letter of notification from MPS formally notifying the team of a positive Covid-19 test on MAST.   As an update to yesterday's announcement on the same subject, there was one MAST skier who was in close contact with the first athlete.  This athlete received word of a positive test this morning.  That athlete was already in quarantine when news of the positive test arrived this morning.

Second, Joel and I are cancelling the 6:30PM practice tonight for Pod 7/8 athletes only.   We want to give our rapidly improving 7th and 8th grade athletes a night off to TUNE YOUR SKIS.   You have been working really hard and improving very fast.  We want you to make sure your skis are tuned for tomorrow's race and that you get some rest.  This will give you the best opportunity tomorrow to perform at your peak.   Were you to practice tonight, you would either have to sacrifice sleep to get your skis tuned or skip tuning your skis before a race.  Best to tune and rest rather than ski.   We have practice Saturday morning early (7:45am), so plan to ski then instead. 

Third, I have re-ordered the run order for tomorrow's race.  We are going to operate a bit differently tomorrow.   

• Athletes are grouped by pods in the run order.  
• AHA will be its own pod, followed by MAST Pod 11/12 (with Coach Will), MAST Pod 10 (with Coach Eleanor), MAST Pod 9 (with Coach Matthew), and MAST Pod 7,8(with Coach Joel).   
• Each pod will move through warm ups, inspection, and the staging areas together with a lead coach.  
• So, when you arrive tomorrow, please look for your lead coach at the top of Lanes A,B,C.  
• Your coach will hand out bibs and get you started on directed free skiing.  
• For course inspection, each pod will be allowed onto the course as a group at a designated time.  Your lead coach will let you know when it is time for your pod to inspect.  
• After inspection, the younger pods will move to center chair to continue warm ups with your lead coach.  The older pods will move to the top of lanes ABC to their designated "staging area" until it is time to move to the start ramp.   
• After your race runs you will move to center chair or some other space with your lead coach to ski until the race concludes.  
• All racers will help with clean up but you will do so in your pod groups.   

So.... the bottom line is that you need to find your lead coach and pod as soon as you are on the hill tomorrow and then stick together, but socially distanced.  

Please read this email a second time.... print it off and stick it in your jacket so you understand the plan when you get to the hill tomorrow.

Meanwhile, keep your social distance at practice.  Keep wearing your masks.   

Can't wait to see you ski fast tomorrow!
Mark

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