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The Eastern Mass Bill Koch Youth Ski Club offers cross-country
skiing for youths ages 7-13 in the What a Fantastic Season!! Thanks to everyone for their help
and support throughout the season!! Link for Information
on Cross-Country Skiing Summer Camps, including EMBK’s
program. (NEW THIS YEAR!!) End of the Year Dinner and Awards
– Sunday evening 3/14/2010 (TONIGHT!!) 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Link for info: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2rp6gb364b448d1 What a Fantastic
Festival!! Thank you to all of the
parents, skiers, and coaches for making this one of our best festivals ever! Link to results: http://www.nensa.net/results/index.php?io_view=events&top_event_id=696&season= Links to Photos
from this Season (thank you parents for taking these!!) Courtesy of Dave Brams (BK Festival and Courtesy of Lauren Hefferon (Team Picture Day and Festival): Courtesy of Mark Cote: Courtesy of James Bandler (Festival): Courtesy of Anthony Ferrante (Festival and EMBK Sprints): |
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Update
–“Only a Game” Coverage!! Bill
Littlefield (host of WBUR and NPR’s Only a Game) spent the morning last
weekend (1/24/10) at the EMBK Sprints talking with skiers, parents, and
Coaches. His interviews and story about the club were broadcast this
morning (1/30/10). The show will be
rebroadcast this evening between 6
and 7 pm on WBUR 90.9. You
can also listen to Bill’s story on the EMBK Club by following this link: http://www.onlyagame.org/2010/01/saturday-january-30-2010/#7 (scroll
to bottom of page and select “Bill Koch Ski League” to listen to the segment
or follow the link to download the podcast of the
entire show from itunes) The transcript
of Bill’s story can be found at: http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/29/koch-ski-league You
can see Bill’s slide show at: http://www.onlyagame.org/2010/01/bill-koch-ski-team/ Only a
Game Home Page Great Job at the EMBK Sprints this
past Sunday January 24th !!!! We
had 80 skiers participate! Race to Help Thanks to all of you for helping
to raise awareness and money for the Haitian people. The current total raised is
>$2,000 and checks are continuing to arrive!! Check Updates and Schedule Pages for The Latest Info |
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Program
Summary ·
Fall
Roller Ski and Dryland Training for 11-13 year olds
– Starts October 11 ·
Club
Dryland Practice – Starts November 8 ·
Club
Information Session at and after First Club Dryland
Practice – November 8 ·
Equipment
Night – November
15 ·
Clothing
Orders Due Sunday
11/15 (delivery by 12/18) ·
On
Snow! Dec. 12 or 19!!! Club Stats ·
100-150
skiers ·
25-30
trained coaches ·
6-8
different age/ability groups ·
On
snow middle of December to middle of March |
Season Highlights ·
Guest
appearances by national Junior Olympic medalists and team members ·
Moonlight
skiing ·
00-Sponge! ·
Tandem
ski races ·
Norwegian
basketball ·
Club
sprint race ·
Weston
Vasalop ·
Bill Koch Festival (Feb.
27-28, 2010) ·
Games
day ·
Lots
of fun, adventures, and new friends! |
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Contacts: Head Coach – John
LaChance Chair Board of Directors – Dave Brams Director of Coach Development – Jim Stock Volunteer Coordinator – Karin Cole Communications – Bonnie McEwen Clothing – Sue
LaChance |
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Upcoming
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Remember to check the Updates page for the latest
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1/9 |
Parent/Coaches Meetings Starting at 10AM in the lodge, parents are invited
to meet with their skier’s country coaches to discuss the program, ask
questions, and provide feedback. Parents,
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Presentation |
Use
this link for Club Presentation from the Pre-Season Dinner. Feedback
welcome! |
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Regular Season Practice Times |
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Saturday morning
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Full club |
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Wednesdays, 6:30
– 7:30pm (starting TBA) |
Restricted to older skiers in low snow conditions,
otherwise J5 and older (full club except Powerpops)
- check
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Thursdays, 6:30 –
7:30pm (starting TBA) |
Restricted practice for safety reasons, we share the snow
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Parents and
skiers:
Please check the “Updates” page on this Web site before coming to
practice. Final practice details
(technique, weather-related changes, etc.) will be posted by 5pm Friday for
Saturday morning practices and by 1pm Wednesday for Wednesday evening
practices. If you are unable to check
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EMBK Registration –
09/10 Season Please follow the
following instructions to register for the 2009/10 EMBK season: There is on-line registration and e-payment for both EMBK
membership and Bill Koch NENSA membership through Active.com. If your skiers already have NENSA
memberships and numbers you can elect to just signup and pay for EMBK
membership only. Clicking on the link
below will take you to the club’s registration page at Active.com. Once you complete the registration process,
you will receive a confirmation email. Link: EMBK Registration on
Active.Com or go to WWW.Active.Com and enter “2009/10 Eastern MA Bill Koch Ski Club” in the search option. Feedback is welcome!
Please contact John
LaChance, jlachance@terratherm.com or 978-855-1418 (cell), If you have any
questions. Notes on the
Registration Process: Club Fees for the 2009/10 Season are as follows: Club and NENSA (EMBK registers your skier with NENSA) PowerPops (age 7) - $70 J5-J2 (age 8-14) - $95 Club only (you have already registered your family/skier
with NENSA) PowerPops (age 7) - $50 J5-J2 (age 8-14) - $75 Membership in New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA)
is required for participation in EMBK.
NENSA provides all BK ski clubs with insurance coverage and valuable
support for coaching and events like the BK Festival at the end of the
season. Other Fees - Skiers also need to purchase a season ski pass from Weston
Ski Track. Family rates are
available. This can be done on-line
at: http://www.ski-paddle.com/skitrack/seasonpass.php Thanks – see you at practice! |
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Are you age 14 through high
school? Check out the CSU Junior program If you are 14 and in 8th
grade you are still eligable to participate in our
Bill Koch program. Please contact the John LaChance
or Jim
Stock for more
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