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The Black Jack Nordic Academy is committed to providing professional athletic training to competitively minded skiers, while maintaining that much needed balance between school and training. By hiring top coaches and providing an extensive pre-season dryland training program, the Nordic Academy will allow athletes to develop to their highest potential.
With the support of top coaches and a sophisticated training facility, our program will guide athletes through the steps of competing at the local, Provincial and National levels. The Academy goal is to provide the highest level of coaching to all athletes while providing a safe, positive and fun environment in which athletes may develop their abilities and progress towards their own personal goals.
By merging this with our academic program, the Black Jack Nordic Academy will allow athletes to follow an academic program that is flexible to their sports demands; allowing them to get the best of both worlds......quality education with the athletic training they need to succeed.
- Ski and train 4-5 days per week at Black Jack Ski Club's 40km of groomed trails
- Learn in an award winning High School - flexible and integrated with your sport.
- Train with Dave Wood (former Canadian National Team Head Coach) and other renowned coaches
- Live in Rossland - Canada's Alpine city - 5 min away from Black Jack Ski Club
- Train in both classic and skate ski disciplines
- Maximize on-snow training
- Utilize appropriate distance educational technologies
- Close supervision and monitoring of student progress in all components of the program
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1 pair classic soft snow skis (hard wax)
1 pair classic hard snow skis (klister)
1 pair classic ski poles
1 pair skate skis
1 pair skate ski poles
1 pair ski boots, properly fitted
Ski suit suitable to various weather conditions
1 pair skate roller skis and poles
1 pair classic roller skis and poles
Ski walking / striding poles
Recordable heart rate monitor (preferably Suunto T6c or T6d)
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**it is strongly suggested students bring a laptop computer with them to the program
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12 month - July-June
Pre-Season:
Athletes will be sent a pre-season dryland program to follow from May 1st until their arrival in Rossland in early July. At that time, their extensive dryland program will continue through the summer and fall before the ski season begins. It is this pre-season dryland program that will help the athletes excel at competitions and reach their highest potential.
Once the competition season begins, students will travel for weeks at a time to various competitions. Weekly training and competition schedules will vary according to the dyrland program, competition schedules and athlete results.
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The training Philosophy of the Black Jack Nordic Academy is based upon individual goals in conjunction with an extensive pre-season dryland training program. We believe this training philosophy is superior for a number of reasons. By focusing on physical development in the summer and fall pre-season, athletes are in top condition and ready to focus on competitions during the ski season. With top coaches, like Dave Wood (former Canadian National Team Head Coach), working with athletes and developing the training and competition schedule, young athletes are being provided the tools necessary to excel as a mature athlete.
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Black Jack Ski Club has been in existence since 1983 offering nordic development programs to youth and adults alike. Recent athletes to emerge from these programs are Olympian George Grey (2006 & 2010) and Rebecca Reid (17) who was recently selected to compete with the National Team and who competed in the Junior World Cup Championships and World Cup this past winter.
By offering world-class coaching and state-of-the-art training facilities, it’s no surprise that of 15 young athletes invited to compete int he 2010 National Championships, 6 were from Black Jack Ski Club earning 8 medals in total.
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