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Cross Country Ski Ontario Grassroots to High Performance

2017-2018 Review

YOB 2001

 Eric Schlyter - 4th in YOB Aggregate, within 2 points of IPB

YOB 2000

 Malcolm Thompson – 3 points above IPB and good performances  Kai Meekis – Good performances all year + excellent nationals  Heidi Stewart – Medal at nationals in the sprint

YOB 1999

 Pierre Grall-Johnson – Good performance and within 2 points of IPB  Finn Dodgson – Good performance and within 2 points of IPB  Alex Mayock – within 2 points of IPB and good OUA results

YOB 1998

 Graham Ritchie – Good results in Europe (+NST) and within two points of his IPB  Lisle Compton – good results and within two point of her IPB

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Top OST Performances

Year-by-Year Nationals Points Aggregate by Category

2011 (Canmore) 2012 (Quebec) 2013 (Whistler) 2014 (Corner Brooke) 2015 (Lappe) 2016 (Whitehorse) 2017 (Canmore) 2018 (Lappe) 2019 (Nakkertok)

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600

Open JR M/W JR B/G Juvi

Canmore Quebec Whistler Corner Brook Lappe W’horse Canmore Lappe Diff’ to Best: Diff’ to Mean: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Open Men 363 566 331 413 641 524 668 800 +299 Open Women 473 554 589 487 574 353 481 411

• 177.8
• 90

Junior Men 545 199 416 950 738 702 392 525

• 425.2
• 38

Junior Women 110 255 260 362 616 722 387 641

• 81.2

+253 Junior Boys 363 690 429 515 518 465 583 733 +224 Junior Girls 382 242 658 416 344 374 403 246

• 412.4
• 164

Juvenile Boys 382 322 579 209 639 676 274 126

• 549.6
• 300

Juvenile Girls 322 373 259 599 126 385 22 134

• 464.6
• 164

Total Juv & Jnr 1449 1627 1925 1739 1627 1900 1282 1239

• 685.8
• 411

Total: 2940 3201 3521 3951 4196 4201 3210 3616

• 585

+13 Ontario Rank (all) 4 4 3 2 1 2 4 3

System Alignment and Progression

Districts, Clubs & Regional Development Squad (RDS) Ontario Talent Squad (OTS) YOB 2003 Ontario Ski Team (OST) YOB 1999-2002

Cross Country Ski Ontario and National Team Development Centre Programming Structure

NTDC Thunder Bay YOB 2000 & older

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Performance Streams Spectrum

Clubs (Jackrabbits, Youth Programs) Age Regional Programming Provincial Programming Elite Team National Team University Team High School Team University Team Racing for Fun Interest in Ski Racing Club Programming

System Alignment and Progression

Districts & Clubs Regional Development Squad

• Providing entry point for

developing skiers at 2004 and younger programming

• pportunities in a camp

setting.

• Collaborating with club

and district teams on programming and coaching

• Exposure to HP

Programming and Training

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Goals: 1) Engage midget athletes, their clubs (+parents) in high performance. 2) Prepare to race provincially

System Alignment and Progression

Ontario Talent Squad (OTS) YOB 2003 Opportunities:

• One summer camp
• One on snow camp

Camp Goals:

• Technical Development
• Good Training
• Team Atmosphere

Staffing:

• XCSO Technical Director + PCE

Coaches from around the province

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Goals: 1) Prepare Juveniles for “next level”

• training. Prepare to race

nationally. 2) First experiences away from club coaches and parents

System Alignment and Progression

Ontario Ski Team (OST) YOB 2002-2001 Opportunities

• 1-2 summer camps
• 1-2 fall/winter camps
• Mid-season provincial racing trip?

Camp Goals:

• Exposure to higher level training &

travel

• Integration into NTDC team

environment Staffing

• Additional staff hired to work with

NTDC team to plan and deliver camps

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Goals: 1) Longer training camps and volume 2) Prepare for international competitions

System Alignment and Progression

OST/NTDC Thunder Bay YOB 2000 & older

• Home for National team

members

• Memorandum of

Understanding between XCSO & NTDC for collaboration, integration of OST programming

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Goals: 1) Provide elite level training camps and experiences to province’s best athletes to facilitate a jump to compete with the best at the international level 2) Provide a flexible option for OST athletes (Education+Skiing)

Next Gen Support

NSO Partnership:

• Camille Cheskey led Dresden

and Planica World Cup trips

• ON led Euro B-Tour with CCC

id'd Next Gen athletes

• Staffing – XCSO Technical

Director, NTDC Asst. Coach, NTDC Wax Technician

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Program Success: Targeted Coaching Development

• Graduated coaching development within the XCSO-NTDC Camp

Structure.

• Targeting of coaches for particular opportunities
• Mentorship Program

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Program success: Program Outreach

Graham Ritchie + Lisle Compton:

• Club -> “OST” -> NTDC -> World Jrs -> ??

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Program Successes - Move to fill S&C Gap in Ontario

Involvement of Paul Hemsworth as the “Go-to” resource for S&C in Ontario

• Focussed on building the foundations of movement in younger skiers before

moving to the next level.

• Development of Video Series to show the progression:
• 5 basic movements (push, pull etc…) with a 3 part video for each move
• i. Prerequisites (range of motion etc….)
• ii. Steps of progression to build the capacity to do the lift/move
• iii. Key technical pointers for the actual lift/move
• Provides consistent direction to athletes and coaches across the province
• Identified and accessible knowledge resource to share with ON coaches,

grow weight room literacy

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Program Challenge: Season Longevity and Reliability

• Repercussions:

– Clubs not willing to host races in the early or late season – Compressed racing season = less racing and training

• Solutions:

– Snow-making – Incentivizing clubs by guaranteeing “break even” scenario

• Other:

– Roller Ski Racing

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Performance Streams Spectrum

Clubs (Jackrabbits, Youth Programs) Age Regional Programming Provincial Programming Elite Team National Team University Team High School Team University Team Racing for Fun Interest in Ski Racing Club Programming

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Investigation of Directions for XCSO HP Programming

Jackrabbits:

• Role of “Racing” and “Competition” within Youth Programming

Track Attack-Midgets:

• Entry point for direct XCSO-District Involvement?
• Competitions and Camps?

Juvenile:

• Compeitive level?
• Appropriate Programming and Engagement; RDS-OTS; Camps.

Junior Boy/Girl and Junior Man/Woman:

• Maintenance of interest and participation in skiing outside of “HP”

stream

• Role-Opportunity of University Skiing Programs

Coaches:

• Do we have the skills?
• Demand excellence

2018-19 Camp Schedule: OST 3-4 (JR M/W)

Camp Name: Location: Mid-Summer RS Festival Camp Thunder Bay, ON Wisconsin Roller Ski Camp Hayward, WI Further NTDC Camps TBD Early On-Snow Camp Foret Montmorency Early Season Racing Silverstar, BC International Racing??? TBD

2018-19 Camp Schedule OST (JR B/G)

Camp Name: Location: Late Summer Camp Chelsea, QC Girls Camp Parry Sound, ON Early On-Snow Camp Foret Montmorency, QC Early Season Racing Silverstar, BC International Racing??? TBD

2018-19 Camp Schedule OTS and RDS (Midget-Juvi)

Camp Name: Location: LSSD RDS Summer Camp Thunder Bay, ON SOD RDS Summer Camp Duntroon, ON NCD RDS Summer Camp Gatineau, QC NOD OTS/RDS Summer Camp North Bay, ON LSSD RDS Fall Camp Thunder Bay, ON NCD OTS/RDS Fall Camp Cantley-Gantineau, QC NOD RDS Fall Camp Timmins, ON SOD RDS Fall Camp Duntroon, ON

Thank you!

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Cross Country Ski Ontario is the Provincial Sports Organization for Cross Country Skiing in Ontario. We are divided into four geographical ski districts: Southern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Lake Superior, and the National Capital, representing 73 clubs and 13,600 individual members.

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