Description
Details
Part Time: Choose three days between Mon-Thur
Multi-Sport: 20 drop-in practices + Individual training plan (working with other sports)
Full time: 4 days a week (Mon-Thur) + Individual training plan
Depending on your goals, an individual training plan is very beneficial to make progress and avoid injuries. A structured training plan helps to progress and it is important to balance your training appropriately to your age and ability. This is especially true if you’re participating in other sports.
If you have any questions regarding an individual training plan I’m happy to answer them! julia.richter@utahnordic.org
Most ski training happens in the summer! Read why coaching is important, here.
Pricing
Part time – $650
Multi-Sport – $650
Full time – $850
Practice Schedule
Summer/Fall Start: May 13th – October 4th
- May 13 – June 9: PM Practice (4:15pm-6:15/7:15)
- June 10 – July 7th: AM Practice (8:30am-10:30/11:30am)
- July 8 – July 11: PM Practice
- July 15 – July 29: NO Practice (active rest break)
- Aug 12 – Oct 4: PM Practice (School start)
- 2 week break, and start Winter program mid October – March 1st
Camps
(not included in program fees)
In town camp:
Jr.comp + Comp: June 7th – June 9th
Cost: around $200 (depending on participation numbers)
Away camp – Comp only:
McCall or Lake Tahoe
Long weekend (Thur – Sun) in August
Cost: Depends on participation, dates TBD based on everyone’s summer schedule
Skiers are Made in the Summer
There is a saying that “skiers are made in the summer.” Most of the conditioning skiers gain during the year is between May and October—and that’s many more months than the race season. With all the sports and activities out there, today’s teens are busy year-round. All of that other training still counts if you plan well.
Integrated with Other Sports
This program will integrate other sports training (mountain bike and running especially) to take care not to duplicate those hours and intensities. At the same time, it will focus on the critical ski-specific conditioning that can leave winter-only skiers feeling like their fitness or skill could be better. We will focus on the aspects of ski fitness that are not covered in running and mountain bike riding for those who are training for other sports.
Training Modes
Practices will be a variety of training modes including hiking, running, bounding, Spenst, rollerskiing, general, and specific strength.
Individual Plan
It begins with an individual plan for each athlete. This plan will include individual goals and self-tracking so that skiers will take ownership of their progress. Coaches will work together with the entire team (other sports coaches, parents, and skiers) to create a plan that works for their schedule and the days they are choosing ski practice. This is available for the Multi-Sport and Full-Time plans
Team Plan
While skiing is largely an individual sport, there is a large part of success in skiing that comes out of being part of a cohesive team. That will be a top goal for this year: creating a team that can rely on each other, push each other, support each other. We’re better together. It can be tricky to integrate everyone’s training plans. With excellent planning, the coach will find ways to differentiate each day in a way that challenges every skier, while leaving nobody behind.
The Focus is on Fun
Most of all, the focus will be on working together in a group to build a team who help each other achieve their individual and team goals. The emphasis is on how all of this work can be fun when it’s done well, and that’s the plan.
Coach
Julia Richter – Head Coach
Julia joined us for the 2022-23 winter season as Head Coach. She’s a NCAA champion, former German National Team athlete, and U of U Ski Team alumni. Julia holds both USSA L100 and high-level German coaching certifications and is focused on making ski training effective and fun, while avoiding athlete burnout.
Additional Support:
Pete Vordenberg – Programs Advisor
After his own two appearances at the Olympics in Nordic skiing, racing on the World Cup, and a NCAA championship, Pete coached the US National Team for ten years. He was instrumental in building the staff at USSA who are currently having the most success in the history of the sport in our country. Pete is passionate about skiing and creating new skiers and is now committed to helping the TUNA Comp and Junior Comp team grow and improve. Pete is a USSA Level 400 Certified coach and is volunteering his time to this program.
Jen Santoro – Programs Administrator/Junior Comp Coach
Jen is a former internationally competitive road and cyclocrosser, representing the US in the road and cyclocross World Cups at the elite level. After retirement she taught secondary mathematics for ten years in grades 7 – 12. As a skier, she won a Masters World age group championship in Nordic skiing in 2018 and multiple age group national championships. She has been coaching with TUNA youth programs for six years. Jen is a USSA Level 200 Certified coach.
