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Park and Pipe Updates – Oct. 28, 2019

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Updates for Park and Pipe Academy – Oct 28 Team,  Winter is here! October has been a snowy month.  This week we will continue our return to snow progression. With limited terrain open, our team will look for open piste for ski drills. Friday was lots of fun, with a focus on freeskiing and navigating the small run safely. Thank you everyone for making safety a priority.  This week’s practice plan for Academy Athletes: Tuesday 10/29 – Arapahoe Basin 12:30 – 4:00 Thursday 10/31 – Silverthorne Rec – 12:30 – 4:00 Please send  5$ Friday...

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Alpine Ability Updates – Oct 23, 2019

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Alpine Ability Updates – Oct 23 This message is being sent to all athletes and their parents who are registered for U16 or FIS Academy or Part-Time Programs. Dear U16 and FIS Athletes and Parents: On-snow training is scheduled to begin this Friday. Please be aware that during the Early Season Training Period (October 25 – December 8) schedules can change suddenly due to demand and available terrain and timeslots for training. While we try to not change the schedule once the calendar has been published it is sometimes unavoidable. Please check the calendar in advance...

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Freeski Devo Updates – October 15, 2019

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Updates for FS Devo – Oct 15 By Landon Ulrich Howdy All! Winter has finally made its mark up here in Summit County!  The season has officially started at Arapahoe Basin and Keystone!  I hope you are all as stoked as I am for a super rad season with Team Summit Colorado.  Below are some opportunities for your athletes to get more acquainted with the team ahead of the season.   Family Orientation Please note Family Orientation is scheduled for Saturday, November 16th at the Copper Mountain Conference Center.  I look forward to seeing you all there! Competition...

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Next Steps in Pre-Season Training

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The Next Step in Preparation for Being on Snow By Chris Hughes Pre-season strength and conditioning are now entering the final phase!  It's time for unilateral loading exercises.  We are all very familiar with bilateral strength training.  Simply put, it means you are working both limbs and sides simultaneously.  Either both legs or both arms share the responsibility to work together to move a load; think a two-leg squat or Romanian deadlift.  These are all great exercises to build strength and power, but we also need to address the ability to handle rotational...

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Alpine Ability Updates – Oct. 9, 2019

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Updates for U16 and FIS Athletes and Parents  Oct. 9, 2019 Dear U16 and FIS Athletes and Parents: There are a number of upcoming events and activities and other important information below. Please read carefully and act on sign-ups and other action items ASAP!   In This Update: – On-snow training begins on Friday, October 25! – RMD Skills Quest Conditioning Assessment Sign-up – Goal Setting and Meetings – Ability Program Pot-Luck – Ski Boot Alignment Sign-up – Summer Training Video on Hudl – Team Summit Classified group on Facebook – Planned FIS...

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October Updates from Snowboard Division

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Hey Everyone! The leaves are turning and the excitement is in the air.  We have a lot of events coming up these next few weeks.  Next Sunday, Oct. 5th at 1pm, we will be coming down to Denver for the Washington Park Strength and Conditioning day.  The whole event will be around 2 hours.   We meet in the area of Ohio and Downing.   On Friday, Oct. 4th we will be at the First Friday event in the Silverthorne Performing Arts Center.  Silverthorne will be showing the new Absinthe Snowboard movie as well as Bode Meril's film Contrast.  It will be a fun...

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Happy October from Freeski

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Freeski News – Oct. 1st, 2019 Happy October! That means many of us will be on snow within the month. Enjoy the Fall weather snow is on the way! Dryland Training proceeds with abandon, TS Academy athletes are getting stronger by the day, our full-time skiers are moving into a gymnastics and trampoline focus this month with a continued mixed with weight training and cardio in preparation for the season ahead. Competition Schedules are just being finalized, take a look at those to form a season competition plan, Coaches will help formalize those plans during goal setting sessions the first...

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Alpine Ability Updates – Sept. 25th, 2019

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Alpine Ability Updates – Sept. 25, 2019 This message is being sent to all athletes and their parents who are registered for U16 or FIS Academy or Part-Time Programs. Dear U16 and FIS Athletes and Parents: These regular program updates will now be posted at the Team Summit web-site under “Blog” so that you can easily refer back to past updates for important information: https://teamsummit.org//members/blog   In this update: – Skills Quest Conditioning Assessment – Ski Boot Alignment – Ski Grinders –...

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Fall Strength and Conditioning

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FALL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Fall strength and conditioning are in full swing. Starting just after the start of the school year, Athletes and Coaches have been busy at the Copper Mountain Clubhouse.  Academy Athletes have occupied the Team Summit gym at Copper Mountain for strength training, mobility and power work. They are also working with their head coaches on aerobic fitness and team building. Thursdays have proven to be an excellent opportunity to get all Academy Athletes together in one location for fieldwork, sprint drills and games.  The larger groups ensure Team Summit...

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Alpine Ability Updates – Sept. 11, 2019

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 U16 and FIS Update This message is being sent to all athletes and their parents who are registered for U16 or FIS Academy or Part-Time Programs or have indicated their plan to register. Dear U16 and FIS Athletes and Parents: If you have not registered yet, please register right away. Current registration is required to participate in conditioning or other team activities. Thank you to all who either joined in person or on the call for this weekend’s team meeting! We covered a lot of information about program philosophy, plans, training and competition schedules and expectations...

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Team Summit Awarded "Gold Certified Club"

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Team Summit Awarded "Gold Certified Club" Park City, Utah – On Monday, May 13th, at the Annual US Ski and Snowboard Club Excellence Conference in Park City, Utah, Team Summit Colorado was awarded “Gold Certified Club”, the highest honor achievable, by US Ski and Snowboard. Club Certification is a rigorous process designed for the clubs that want to perform a comprehensive organizational assessment in order to verify and demonstrate their understanding of the best principles and implementation of best practices of their club. Team Summit Colorado went through a...

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Our First Day of Intro to Team Summit

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Our First Day of Intro to Team Summit  I am what you call a “Researcher.” If you are one as well you immediately know what I am talking about. I’ve joked before that Research is my coping mechanism for life.  Thanks to the internet I can now spend hours figuring out solutions to ANY issue that may come up! I mean, there is probably even a YouTube tutorial video for any topic I may need to extend my knowledge base with. It’s extremely empowering and other than the fact that my husband has permanently banned me from WebMD after diagnosing myself with cancer...

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