January 25-30, 2021

LARAMIE MIDDLE SCHOOL INVITE

JANUARY 30, 2021

START TIME: 12 NOON

HAPPY JACK SKI TRAILS

ALL LMS SKIERS CAN AND SHOULD PARTICIPATE!

PARENTS AND SPECTATORS : MASKS REQUIRED, PARKING WILL BE CRAZY. 

TEAM BUS LEAVES LMS AT 10:00AM. IF YOU ARE RACING YOU MUST RIDE THE BUS TO THE RACE. PARENTS CAN TAKE THEIR KIDS HOME!

This is Freestyle race.  Skating is allowed. Please use the technique you are most comfortable skiing. 

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PRACTICES THIS WEEK ARE ON SKATE SKIS IF YOU HAVE THEM OR WANT TO LEARN THEM. IF YOU HAVE ONLY ONE PAIR PLEASE STILL COME.

 NORMAL SKI TIMES AND DAYS FOR SKIING

FRIDAY PRACTICE WILL BE AT THE SHED. SKI PREP  FOR THE RACE.  IF YOU PLAN ON RACING YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BE AT THIS PRACTICE.  WHEN YOUR SKIS ARE PREPPED YOU CAN GO HOME.  WE WILL BE DONE BY 5PM AT THE LATEST.

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January 30. 2021- Laramie Invite

February 6, 2021-  Lander Ski (Beaver Creek Ski Area on South Pass)

February 13, 2021- Casper

Please sign  up to go to meets on this link.  It is for ski team purposes only.  Coach Hamann needs to enter skiers in the right race for each meet as well as confirm team numbers to reserve transportation to meets.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kIkJBCV9WNF0ij1RklPZCrSd2y_BkoU0UDp9rijTcO0/edit?usp=sharing

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OPPORTUNITY FOR 8TH GRADERS

January 29, 2021

Special Olympics needs your help

12noon -3pm

We will be helping host a Special Olympic Winter Games.  Middle School Skiers will be setting up the course, timing and handing our awards.  

Please talk to Coach Hamann if you think you might be able to help.  As of now this will be at a Park in Town.  We may have to move the venue to the ski trails.

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A Note From Coach Hamann

With only 3 weeks of skiing to go and many kilometers of trails under our belts, our skiers are growing in their ability to Nordic Ski.  With this experience comes the joy of favorite trails and the ug of not so favorite trails.

It is our job as a coaching staff to push you a s skiers. To help you grow, to make you faster.  Sometimes this means drills and short intervals, sometimes it means going longer and pushing to be at the bus on time. sometimes it means trying a scary downhill or getting up that ugly up hill.  This is what Nordic Skiing is about.

Team members you are given 4 choices every day as to how and who you want to ski with.  We coaches understand  you have different energy levels every day.  Once you  have made your ski group choice for the day we expect you to ski with that group. The coach at that time has ultimate say so over what is going to be done  for that day. Remember is is our job to help you become a better skier. Your job is to be a team member. 

With this said.  We expect skiers to behave like  LMS Scouts.. You represent yourself, your family and this sport at all times while on the trails, either at home or at away venues. Those that choose to throw fits, argue with other skiers and even argue with coaches will not be asked to travel.  

The hidden part of being on any team is learning how to deal with life when it does not go your way.