January 25-30, 2016

This week January 25-29,   Monday thru Thursday we ski.
 Monday/Tuesday Skate Skis
Wednesday/Thursday Classic (Coach Hamann's Personal Favorite)
Friday:Optional Practice Yoga with Coach Brown at LJHS  Pick up at 5PM
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January 30, 2016  is a listed team event.  It will not happen as planned.  

Instead it is Laramie Special Olympic Time Trials!

Laramie Special Olympic Team consisting of 18 athletes competing in Snowshoe and Nordic Skiing will be competing to get times for  their Winter State Games.

I have asked the LJHS team to help with this event.  We will, time, officiate, ski or run next to athletes.  

This is totally optional.  It is a great way to give back to the community.

Any LJHS Team member is welcome to help.  Payment will be a free victory lunch at Boomers BBQ with the team after the time trial.

Bus leaves at 8:45  we should be finished with lunch at 1PM

Dress warm.  Parents if you want to help you are welcome!

Let Coach Hamann know.  (I have to order lunches!)

THERE IS NO RACE PLANNED FOR LJHS SKIERS ON THIS DAY. 

Next race in Casper on February 4, 2016

If you missed it. Here is an article that came out in the Boomerang. A coach is only a coach if there is a team.  

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Lander Invitational was a huge success!  Parents and skiers you should be very proud.  The results were posted on the High Plains website.  www.highplainsnordic.org.

Not only were the skiers great racers they showed some real character on the way home.  Bad driving conditions and traffic jams made for very challenging times.  Your young skiers were troopers!  Hopefully all travels from now on are smooth sailing!

Please thank the Transportation Department for ACSD1.  As soon as contact was made and our situation was known there were plans being made here in Laramie to get our team home safe.

A Few Words On Waxing

 We hot wax before competitions for a few reasons. 1) To smooth out the minor  scratches we might have put in our skis during practice. Capture the Flag can be brutal to skis as well as coaches! 2) Wax is temperature and snow characteristic variable. We are making our skis ready for the conditions we  probably will encounter on the trails. 3) Skis dry with use and need to be taken care of. 4) There is real pride in taking care of our own equipment.

It is truly the skiers choice to hot wax.  All skis can benefit even those labeled non wax.  Races are won or lost in upper level competitions because of ski wax.  If you want a faster ski come and wax!

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Next event : January 30, 2016 at Happy Jack

Special Olympic Area Games

9AM to Noon

Laramie is hosting Area Games for Special Olympics.  This includes many distances in Nordic Skiing and Snow Shoeing.

Coach Hamann has offered up the LJHS Nordic Team as race officials.   It is up to us to run the races! We will need timers, course marshals, and volunteers to be on the course to point directions and cheer. These things any member of the team can do.

This is not a ski event for our team but a chance to give back to the community some of what we have learned this year. I will be asking for LJHS skiers to sigh up to help. Parents are welcome to volunteer also.

  

Those that do help out will end the morning a Boomers BBQ for Lunch!

LJHS Nordic will be represented by 3 team members.  

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Practice this week  Jan 18-22

No Practice Monday (No School)

Tuesday thru Friday we ski.  Skiers Choice for skis

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Missing

We are missing a Black Fischer ski bag

Tied down at the top and has a red key lanyard on the handle.

Inside 2 pair of shorter skis (167cm)

If found please bring to school.

This bag was probably taken home by mistake. 

Lander Invite Details

WOW! We had a great time this Saturday with the Pole Mountain Shuffle. You will not encounter another race like this.   We have skiers! I hope that all had fun and got some competition jitters out of the way!  Congratulations Heidi Schroeder you were the fastest skier of the day.

Here is the information for the race in Lander this Saturday (1-16-16)

All skiers from either team are invited to travel and compete! I am entering everybody, Please let Coach Hamann know of any skier not going.

Parents please get on Power School and check your child's grades.  If he/she is failing any class he/she may not go to the race.  (School policy)  Grades have to be up by Wednesday.  Teachers must sign off on this!

January 11 to 16- 2016

Monday thru Thursday Skiers choice for skis at practice.  Monday and Wednesday we will concentrate on skating.

Friday (1-15-16) Wax skis for Lander Race.  Only those competing at Lander need to come and slick up their skis!  Pick up at 5PM or earlier.

Lander Invitational, 3.5KM Freestyle

Saturday, January 16, 2106

6AM Load the Bus/ Travel to Lander

12:00 Noon Race starts

Predicted time home 5-6PM (We will have kids call as we leave Rawlins)

Load the bus dressed to race.  Wear your colors if you have them!

Other things to bring:  Skis, Boots, Poles, Warm Jacket, Gloves, Hat, Water bottle, Warm pants to wear over tights if not wearing snow pants. Lunch, Snack, Drink (No Soda), Comfortable clothes to ride home, street shoes.   Something to keep you busy during the bus ride, (Homework, books, Ipad, Earphones. Etc.)  Maybe a blanket or pillow.

Money for snacks (no more than $5). We will stop at a truck stop on the way home and allow you to buy a snack.  

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The race venue is at BEAVER CREEK NORDIC SKI AREA- Located South on Wyoming Highway 28 at mile post 51.5, where the highway crosses Beaver Creek.   The start is a ½ mile hike/ski from the parking lot.  Spectators dress for the weather, there is no warming hut.

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*****All team skiers form either team are welcome to participate (You must have 10 practices and be passing all your classes at school.) ****

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We would like to provide the skiers with a healthy breakfast/Brunch. We need your help to do this.  Donations of food for breakfast would be greatly appreciated. 

 Breakfast Burritos, Bagels, Cream Cheese, Cheese sticks, Fruit, Yogurt sticks, Granola bars, Juice etc.   NOTHING WITH PEANUT BUTTER!

There are 60 skiers 5 coaches. 

Please let Coach Hamann (chamann63@gmail, text 760-2797) know if you can help.

Anybody willing to organize food for out other meets would be greatly appreciated!

Pole Mountain Shuffle Information

1-4-16 to 1-9-16

Monday/Tuesday-  Classic Ski

Wednesday- Skate ski

Thursday- Skiers choice (Skate if you have them)

Friday- Ski prep day for all skiers.   Meet in the Equipment shed.  Pick up by 5PM

Saturday 10-9-16 Pole Mountain Shuffle  @ Happy Jack

Freestyle 2.5ish  -------Skier’s choice for skis

10AM  Load the bus at LJHS

12:00 -12:30PM Race Start (depending on the finish of the early morning events.)

Predicted time back to LJHS 2:30PM

This race is for all LJHS skiers no matter what team you ski on! It is considered a practice and all can participate no matter how many practices you might have.  This truly a fun event to start our race season!

Things to bring to a race:  Dress in team colors, (we will check out jerseys on Friday) warm jacket to wear before and after the race, water, snack, hat, gloves, skis, boots and poles.

Parents please come and watch or ski the morning race and stay to watch.  If you can we need your help, on the course or timing. Let Coach Hamann know if you can help.

The start of the race is about ½ mile from the parking lot.  Spectators you can hike or ski in.  Dress for the weather.  Parking ($5 or a season permit) is limited.  

January 16, 2105 Lander  -- Anybody with 10 practices may compete.  More info to come next week.

December 19- Jan 9, 2016

Wow it has been 3 weeks of ski team! Even battling the crazy weather I feel we have gotten real work done.  Thank you Volunteer Coaches Doug Frick and Dan Lewis.  Your help has been huge!

We have spent the last 3 weeks learning how to ski again. We have been intentionally low key.  Our competition season starts after we get back from break.  Practices will still be geared toward learning and improving technique, they will also step up in intensity a bit.

Practices:
THERE ARE NO ORGANIZED PRACTICES THRU THE BREAK!  GO SKI WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY! For those of you who need kick wax.. By Monday 12-20-15 there will be a kit of kick waxes in the warming hut at Happy Jack.  Please use what you need and leave the kit for others to use.  3 waxes and a cork.  Blue wax for cold dry snow, Red wax for if blue is not sticking and older snow, Yellow wax for warm temps.  It is on the tubes.

December 31, 2015
Coach Hamann Family and Friends Tradition
     7:30PM till we freeze out
     Moon light New Year's Eve Ski
     Join us at the Warming Hut at Happy Jack for a night ski, hot drinks and a last ski of 2015!
     All are welcome, family and friends.  This is not a required event!

January 4, 2016
      School/Practice starts again.  Mondays will  be classic ski days- Wednesday Skate.

If you do not have skate skis do not worry, you get to classic!

Friday, January 8, 2016
     Team wax night.  Done by 5PM  This is practice!

January 9, 2106  

   POLE MOUNTAIN SHUFFLE

This is a citizens fun race for anybody interested.  There will be a separate race for Junior High Racers starting at 12:30PM.  All  LJHS TEAM MEMBERS SHOULD PARTICIPATE!  (No registration fee for LJHS Skiers) Team Bus will load at 10:30 AM.

Parents and friends wanting to ski the information is in the link below.

   www.medicinebownordic.org/racing-information/pole-mountain-shuffle

Volunteers needed for this race in many areas. You can ski the adult race and stay for the JR High Event!  If you can help let Coach Hamann know.Timers, course marshals (out on the course to keep skiers on the course), registration, cookie bakers!

This meet is a really good way to get experience for our home meet in February!

More details as we get close to race day!


SKI TIGHTS AND SKIRTS
Because of a weird week the last week of practice.  The deadline to order will be Jan. 8,  Check the precious blog post for order forms.

   

December 14-18, 2015

Last week before the break!
We have new snow and conditions are getting better all the time!

This next week we will ski every day. Buses are on time and running. For the rest of practices we ski unless we (The Coaching staff ) say different.


 Skiers at IPES and SRA please stay at school, the bus will pick you up there for practice.  Breath, go change into ski clothes and wait.  We do not leave LJHS until 3:20 at the earliest.  We will be there.  Your skis are being loaded on the bus for you.  We are getting into the routine.


This next week, Coach Hamann will be at LJHS on Tuesday and Thursday by 2:30PM.  If you have time and want to work on your skis to get them ready to ski with your parents over the break, this
would be the time.


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Below is the information to order either or both team shirts and tights.  Please do not feel obligated to to so.  They are only if you desire.  Both can be worn for meets and at practice.  They are meant to have a first layer of something  under them.   We have team jerseys to be checked out for those who do not want to buy!  Orders are due by Friday, December 18, 2105.  Money must be included, checks preferred made to LJHS.  You may email Coach Hamann with your desires but money must be turned in by due date.

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With the growth of the team and the knowledge that ski wax is used up....  We the team are in need of kick wax.  If you have a desire to give the team a Christmas Blessing, a  tube of kick wax, any color, would be a perfect gift.

Week 2

December 7 thru 11, 2105

We head to Happy Jack!  Keep good thoughts that the buses run and all goes well.

We hope to leave LJHS as close to 3:30pm as possible.

IPES Students -----Wait at IPES for the bus we will come and get you on the way out of town.  You should have plenty of time to change into ski clothes at IPES. We should be there 3:35PM.  Get with Coach Hamann on Friday to figure out a way to get your skis to you!

LAB School skiers, please change at the LAB School and be ready to ski by the time you get to LJHS.  You will have to hurry but you can do it!


WARNING: REMEMBER YOUR HATS, GLOVES AND WARM JACKETS! It would be a bummer to have to sit on the bus and not ski because you did not have the right warm clothing!

We aim to be in the back parking lot at LJHS by the tennis court at 5:30pm.

Though we would love to jump into skating.  We will Classic ski these first 2 weeks.
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A note about the buses.. We are lucky to have buses that take us to the ski area every day.  That said the transportation garage is working out and fine tuning the schedule.  So things might change, these things are out of my or any coaches control. Please be patient this first week.

Today 12-2-15  we have 84 skiers on the roster (total from both teams)