January 15th, 2020 Newsletter
January 15th, 2020 Newsletter
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Author: Team Summit
December's Athlete of the Month – Owen McKibbin
Owen exemplifies what it means to be a team player. He is caring and works hard to support his teammates.
It is not uncommon for Owen to take time to help his teammates in competition or practice. Notably, Owen recently took time from his own training to help some upcoming freeskiers prepare for a USASA contest. He is always engaging and willing to share his unique set of skills with his teammates. The Park and Pipe program would be at a loss without Owen’s patience, dedication, and positive attitude.
I value Owen's heart and commitment to skiing....
Bar Patterns: Back Squat
Bar Patterns: Back Squat
Grasp the bar about 3-4 inches wider than you use in your clean grip. Your hands should be just a little wider apart than your shoulder width. You do not want to hold the bar with a wide grip, this will cause an internal rotation of your shoulders and loss of an upright posture as you lower into the squat. Place the bar on your upper back so it is resting on your trapezius muscles as they are retracted back very tightly. You should not have the bar in contact with any vertebrae as it rests on your upper back. The shoulder retraction contracts your trapezius muscles...
Alpine Ability Updates – January 8, 2020
Alpine Ability Updates – January 8th, 2020
Dear U16 and FIS Athletes and Parents:
The Ability Program offers optional "Team Travel" to all competitions for U16 and older members. Athletes may always choose to travel and stay with family or friends if it is more efficient or cost-effective. In all cases, the travel expenses for coaches attending an event, including transportation, lodging, food and misc., will be divided equally among the attending athletes. Travel billing for Team Travel and shared coaches' expenses will be budgeted and charged prior to the...
The Summit Foundation Cup Series – Keystone 2020
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USASA's Guide through the Athletic Process
This is an amazing guide to how to support your athlete!
Bolle Races
Bolle Race Details
Good afternoon all,
We had a great morning of training and we think the kids are well prepared for this weekend.
A few things:
Attached is the program for tomorrow. [See Below or Click Here]
The main thing we need from parents is to greet your kids at the finish when they come through.
Give them a high five, hug, whatever. Let them know you're there and proud of them.
From a logistical/helping perspective: At the end of the first run, gather your kid(s) and get them in for some food, water, warmth, etc. Get their clothes on them which should be...
January 2nd, 2020 Newsletter
January 2nd, 2020 Newsletter
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Alpine Ability Updates – Jan 2nd , 2020
Alpine Ability Updates – Jan. 2nd
Dear U16 and FIS Athletes and Parents:
Happy New Year! I hope that all of you have a wonderful 2020 with great adventures, fulfilling experiences and good health!
Below is information about upcoming events and the links to the travel planning worksheets for new events. Please respond on each form and utilize the links on the form to make your entries and execute required waivers.
In This Update:
– Eldora Sync January 3-4, 2020
– Winter Park FIS January 5-7, 2020
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Snowboard Updates Dec. 26
Snowboard Updates – Dec. 26, 2019
Happy Holidays,
This coming weekend is sure to be busy so please plan accordingly. To Help with your planning here is another link to the Training Calendars 101, 201, 301.
If you missed the tuning clinic at Podium, or even if you went, I will be hosting a high end tuning clinic in our clubhouse, in Center Village across from the post office at Copper Mountain, on Jan. 4th at 3:30. We will cover the RS-1 race wax system. This is very useful for all racers, smaller kids who can...
Alpine Ability Updates – Dec. 18
Alpine Ability Updates – Dec. 18, 2019
Dear U16 and FIS Athletes and Parents:
Below are the links to the travel planning worksheets for upcoming events. Please respond on each form and utilize the links on the form to make your entries and execute required waivers.
Deadline for all three travel planning forms is December 26, 2019 to allow proper planning and our parent housing volunteers to finalize details at an appropriate time. As always, THANK YOU for taking the time to review your plans and responding as soon as possible. Your help keeps us organized and able to...
December 16th, 2019 Newsletter
December 16th, 2019 Newsletter
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The Many Many Ways to Support Team Summit
The Many Many Ways to Support Team Summit
VSF, Amazon, Ski Ball, Donations….
There are countless ways to support Team Summit Colorado and give back to our greater Colorado Community! This post is dedicated to helping you navigate all the ways you can help.
Click on the following tab for details on all the ways you can help.
If you have any lingering questions, please email phil@teamsummit.org
VSF
When you registered for Team Summit, a Volunteer Service Fee was added to your account. This is not a money grab, but an incentive for parents to be more...
Bar Patterns in Strength Training
Bar Patterns in Strength Training
Part 1 in the series
Establishing proper movement patterns in our sports is one of the keys to success in reaching our goals. The human body has seven primary movement patterns that are refined throughout life: gait (walking or running), squatting, lunging, pulling, pushing, pressing (overhead) and twisting. Your brain is very efficient and one of its objectives is to record and recall movement patterns that make life easier, allowing it more capacity to handle anomalies in movement such as speed, rate of force production, and forces moving...