From the Coaches

Covid Rule Updates This Week. We have made some adjustments to the Covid rules this week and will formalize the new rules for the beginning of next week. At the moment we have reverted back to the An earlier set of rules as our base guidelines. We are also implementing Staggered Start Times, Smaller group sizes and Group Specific meeting locations. Carrying a mask for medical emergencies is mandatory.

Saturday Skate Stations

Learn to Compete

8:30 1 Offset Station (Timing Hut), 8:55 2 Obstacle Relay (west end of stadium), 9:20 3 One Skate Technique Station (hill at the start of Forest Lane), 9:55 4 Turning Technique Station (terrain park) and 10:20 Race Station (Biathlon Stadium)

Train to Train T2T-2

9:00 5 Race Station (Biathlon Stadium) 9:25 1 Offset Station (Timing Hut), 9:50 2 Obstacle Relay (west end of stadium), 10:15 3 One Skate Technique Station (hill at the start of Forest Lane) and 10:40 4 Turning Technique Station (terrain park)Current group members: Aya, Camille, Catherine, Caitlyn, Chloe, Kaelin, Lauren, Sylvie, Mika A, Rowan Musselman Bell and Tyler.

Train to Train 1 T2T-1

9:00 1 Offset Station (Timing Hut), 9:25 2 Obstacle Relay (west end of stadium), 9:50 3 One Skate Technique Station (hill at the start of Forest Lane), 10:15 4 Turning Technique Station (terrain park) and 10:40 Race Station (Biathlon Stadium)

Track Attack

Track Attack will meet at the Sprint Course sign at the east end of the stadium. The group will be split in two before heading out to their stations.

Track Attack Group “1” will head to the terrain park #4 Turning Technique Station (terrain park), 9:55 #5 Race Station (Biathlon Stadium), 10:20 #1 Offset Station (Timing Hut), 10:45 #2 Obstacle Relay (west end of stadium) and 11:10 #3 One Skate Technique Station (hill at the start of Forest Lane)

Track Attack Group “2” will head to the Biathlon Stadium for the #5 Race Station 9:55 #1 Offset Station (Timing Hut), 10:20 #2 Obstacle Relay (west end of stadium), 10:45 #3 One Skate Technique Station (hill at the start of Forest Lane) and 11:10 #4 Turning Technique Station (terrain park)

We could really use parent help tomorrow with running stations and Clean up afterwards.

Afterwards, we also have a Skate Technique Coach Clinic Click for details.

This Should be Fun!

Thank You, Adam Elliot

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped out with the Bottle Drive, together we raised $4130.20 towards general operations of the cross country and biathlon race teams. That is 41,302 cans/bottles!!!!
Athletes, parents and coaches, participated by donating cans/bottles, canvassing their own neighborhoods as well as knocking on doors in other areas. We had a dedicated crew of sorters/counters and many others stayed to help with this large task after completing their own canvassing. A big thank you goes out to all who helped in advance to promote the fundraiser, collect/sort/count & return refundables. It was a big group effort on the Sunday and a few hours for a smaller group the following day to get it done. A few families even canvassed in Summerland, kudos to them for working around the biathlon training schedule and a couple of families canvassed in Kelowna and returned bottles on that side. Special thank you to the Paynter-Akins family for the use of their property. As was said to the TA and T2T groups “pat yourselves on the back for a fabulous team effort” Go Team Telemark! and hopefully Pip & Lisa don’t have any more random passersby stopping in to ask about the new bottle depot 😉  

Remember that you can still add to this fundraiser by using the our account number (250-707-5925) whenever you return refundables to any “Return-it” location. Our account number is the Telemark general phone number. Thanks Again! Adam Elliot