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The best gift of all…a message from Coach Mark Greetings Athletes. We have experienced some soggy weather conditions lately. That did not prevent you from coming to the hill and putting in the work necessary to becoming outstanding ski racers. Other teams cancelled practice. Not MAST. When we announced that we would be free skiing instead of running gates on Friday, you embraced the opportunity to build your skills. I want to congratulate you for your attitude and work ethic. As you rehearsed each drill over and over and received continuous feedback from the coaches, we could see significant improvement in your execution of the drills. And when you finally got to make linked turns with pole plants on your final run of the day, your technique was noticeably stronger. The coaches will continue to teach you drills over the next two weeks (and through the end of the season) that will help you build all six fundamental skills that ski racers need to achieve ski racing nirvana (remember the Skills Pyramid?). I want to encourage you to take these drills seriously. Ask coaches for feedback on how well you are performing each drill. Seek to understand what skills each drill is trying to develop. Deliberately practice these drills. By “deliberately” I mean this: take a moment to watch the video instruction of the drill on your phone before your run. Then visualize yourself performing the drill. Consider any coaching feedback you have received. The goal is to perform the drill perfectly. As you master each drill, your technique will improve. And as your technique improves, so will your speed and consistency in a racecourse. Listed below are the six fundamental skills of the Skills Pyramid and the drills that we will be working to perfect over the next two weeks. As you can see, we will be focusing in on the skill of Pole Usage but will continue our efforts to develop the other five skills. Keep working hard. Keep supporting each other. It is a joy to be with you on the hill no matter how soggy the conditions. -Coach Mark Conway Drills For Skills - the Six Fundamentals Pole Usage
Balance and Stance Upper Body Discipline Outside Ski to Outside Ski Early Lower Leg Engagement Ski Snow Contact THIS WEEK’S TRAINING SCHEDULE In addition to Giant’s Ridge, excellent skills and drills will be offered at our Hyland practices this week! Be sure to double-check TeamSnap for practice times and lanes. Coach Daniel has some great things lined up. Monday, Dec 30 7:45 - 10:15AM Tuesday, Dec 31 OFF Wednesday, Jan 1 5:00 - 7:15PM Thursday, Jan 2 5:00 - 7:15PM Friday, Jan 3 5:00 - 7:15PM Saturday, Jan 4 7:45 - 10:15AM GET READY!!! - GIANTS RIDGE TRAINING CAMP INFO - Tuesday, Dec 31 - Friday, Jan 3 Below are some requests and reminders for those athletes and coaches attending the Giants Ridge Camp. Please read carefully. Meet The Bus: Please meet the bus Tuesday morning at 6AM at Washburn in our usual spot on 49th street. Skis will go in the trailers that Joel and Mark are pulling. Girl’s skis go in Mark’s trailer (U Haul Rental) and Boys’ skis go in Joel’s trailer (MAST Trailer). Peanut Free Camp: Please remember that we have several athletes who have severe peanut allergies. Please DO NOT bring any food products with nuts or peanut oils. Meals: Breakfast and dinner will be provided at Camp. Lunch is provided by Giant’s catering. If you stated food allergies or dietary restrictions when you registered, those have been communicated to both Camp and Giant’s Ridge. Snacks/ Treats/ Fruit: The Packing List suggests that people bring a healthy snack or fruit to share. Any food you bring up needs to be stored in the lodge. No food is allowed in the cabins. Food attracts mice and ants so please don’t even think about bringing any food into the cabins. Team snacks can be packed in a separate grocery bag and handed to coaches at bus loading. Talent Show: We will be upholding our tradition and having the MAST Talent Show at camp. Bring your talent or lack thereof and be ready to share. Past talents on display: piano, singing, dancing, poetry, storytelling, jokes, magic, guitar, fiddling, and skits. Don’t be shy. Start talking to buddies about what you can do together. Beckett Peterson is bringing his electric keyboard and will make it available to anyone else who would like to share some piano prowess. Thanks, Beckett! Option to watch video with a coach on the bus ride: We will have coaches on the bus, and if you ask them nicely, they might just be willing to watch a video of your skiing with you. Download the run you would like to analyze to your phone and ask a coach to analyze your skiing with you. Packing List: Attached is a packing list. Please pack the clothing you will need for skiing on Tuesday morning either on top of your bag or in a separate bag. We will be stopping very briefly at camp to drop off our bags, change into our ski clothes, and then head to the Ridge. *Also, don’t forget a sleeping bag, pillow, and toothbrush. Bring a water bottle. Showers are available in the cabins. Electronics: You have four days to focus on your skiing and to interact with your teammates. Keep your phone and other electronics hidden away please. If you want to use them for a period of time on the bus, that is fine. In camp, use your time to engage with other human beings instead of your electronics. Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco, Vaping are strictly forbidden. If you feel a need to indulge in any such activity, stay home. If you are caught engaging in any such activity, you will be sent home. Remember, this is a training camp. We will work hard, but have fun doing so. SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING - January 11 at Wild Mtn. Cost: $60 Link for Supplemental Training Jan 11, sign up is now open. AFTON ALPS SKI AREA WAIVER is ATTACHED - please get this in NOW! We are down to 10 athletes that still need to sign and return their waiver. Please get this in now! Print & sign a hard copy, bring it to practice, or get it to Bill Bray’s house at 5329 Dupont Ave S, MPLS 55419. Penelope Brown Oscar Faas Clara Hugunin Quinn Kessler Owen Lansing Violet Mueller Jerome Nechville-Gray Liam Ruch Oliver Tourville Lauren Westgard State Your RACE INTENTIONS for January Races Thank you to all who stated December’s race intentions. It is now time to state your intentions for our races in January. Intentions for the Jan 7, Jan 9, and Jan 18 races are due by Dec 30, but you can state your intentions for all races now. Please, please, please... only click in the cell associated with your name. Enter a Y if you are available. Enter a N if you are not. Each race is a separate tab in the spreadsheet. Find your team, your name, and make your selection for each race. Make sure you check your schedule (family, school, work, spiritual) for that day before stating your availability. **If you fail to state your race intentions, you will be placed at the end of the run order OR if it is an away race, you will be excluded from the run order. HERE IS THE RACE INTENTION LINK MLK INVITATIONAL - GIANT’S RIDGE The January 18 MLK Invitational at Giant’s Ridge is a one-day, all-day event consisting of two races - a sunrise race in the morning and a sunset race in the afternoon. This year we are allowed to enter 2 combined girls’ teams and 2 combined boys teams,’ of 6 athletes per team. We will be entering 24 athletes, plus alternates. Please note: MAST does not provide transportation, lodging or meals for this invitational. Parents/caregivers are responsible for transportation, lodging and meals for their athletes. Due to distance and expense, alternates’ attendance will be optional unless they are asked, in advance, to race in place of a seeded athlete. Please take all of these things into consideration when you state your intentions for this invitational. Please do so by December 30. Team selections will be made soon so families can secure lodging and plan accordingly. Lodging is filling up quickly. Some area hotels such as Comfort Inn & Suites Mountain Iron/Virginia offer free cancellation until 1/17, should you choose to secure a room now. Please stay tuned for more important and time-sensitive information regarding this invitational. *FYI, athletes are never allowed to transport himself/herself to an away high school race. THIS SEASON’S REMAINING RACE CALENDAR Jan 7- vs Hastings (non MEC) - Welch - 5:00pm Jan 9 - vs Bloomington & Wayzata - Hyland - 4:30pm Jan 13 - vs Hill Murray (MEC) - Wild Mtn - 5:00pm Jan 15 - Hyland - 4:30pm Jan 18 - Giants MLK - Giants Ridge - 8:35am Jan 20 - Jack Zahr Memorial - Wild Mtn - 12:00pm Jan 23 - Afton MEC - Afton - 4:30pm Jan 27 - Don Ship Wild Invite - meet bus at 6:15am Jan 28 - JV Champs - Welch - 5:00pm Feb 5 - SECTIONS Feb 11 - STATE Please consider a volunteer role for Hyland’s January 9 race Parents & caregivers - we can’t host races without your help! SIGN UP for Hyland Race 1/9/25 Happy New Year! Live it up! Don't be stupid in celebration. COACHES and SUPPORT TEAM, Mpls Alpine Ski Team (Jen Peterson - Communications) Key Contacts if you have questions (preferred to replying to this e-mail): CORE PARENTS for each school (for questions about registration, season schedule, etc): Washburn/Page Erik Addy [email protected] 952-270-0934 Southwest/Anthony Bill Bray [email protected] 507-301-7109 MAST-All Other Schools Owen Moldow [email protected] 612-730-4818 COACHES (for questions about ski equipment, sizing, skiing instruction and technique). Head Coach Southwest/Anthony Boys Joel Hedrick [email protected] 612-716-3186 Head Coach Southwest/Anthony Girls Paige Alampi [email protected] 612-718-1440 Head Coach Washburn/Page Boys Matthew Polland [email protected] 612-220-1010 Head Coach Washburn/Page Girls Eleanor Goodnow [email protected] 612-723- 9559 Head Coach MAST Boys (All other Schools) Daniel Polland [email protected] 612-558-0526 Head Coach MAST Girls (All other Schools) Andréa Savage [email protected] 612-508-6214 FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram
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