Return-Path: Delivered-To: goldsberry@gsinet.net Received: (qmail 3785 invoked by uid 1006); 19 Sep 2006 23:04:39 -0000 Received: from prizzijr@comcast.net by rs0 by uid 1003 with qmail-scanner-1.16 (spamassassin: 3.1.4. Clear:SA:0(0.3/100.0):. 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I wanted to pass on = a few notes to you.=20 =20 Remember all athletes need to join USSA and NHARA. Our membership forms = have been sent out, and are available on our website. =20 =20 Dates to remember: October 15th - Equipment Day at the Peak 10-12 AM . Please = refer to our website (www.patspeakracing.org) for the archived e-mail = sent earlier regarding the day if you did not get that one. =20 November 5th - Ski and Skate Sale and Octoberfest!!! More = on this later.=20 =20 Race Official Clinics are coming up, as well as Coaches Clinics. Please = check the NHARA website for dates and times. New this year we will be = offering a work credit for all of those who sign up through USSA for = their alpine officials license or go to the timing clinic, yet to be = scheduled. We are still looking for an interested person to shadow our = race secretary Chris Caccia this winter and take over the position next = year. If you think you may be interested in learning about this, there = is a race administrator clinic slated for Nov. 5th. Contact Chris = Caccia at caccias@comcast.net. =20 =20 USSA has a new screening policy for all coaches and officials. You will = be notified by e-mail about this and will have 10 days to do the on line = screen test.=20 =20 We are also looking for a Chairperson for our Fundraising Committee. We = will not be having the Wine and Dine again this year, so if you are a = creative and energetic team player with some fun ideas that would like = to earn 2 work credits by chairing this committee, please let Deb know = at debflanders@juno.com. =20 =20 Tentative race schedules are up on the NHARA website (www.nhalpine.org). = We will be getting our race schedule online soon. As coaches, we pick = the races that we recommend the athletes attend with an eye towards good = athlete management. Especially in the early season, we do not attend = many of the races that are offered so that the kids can stay at the Peak = and train. As you look at the race schedule on the website for = December, for our J1/2 crew, we recommend that the kids only attend one = day of the Pat Harty (Sun) and the Mac Cup Qualifiers, even though there = are many other open races slated for that time. For younger athletes, = we do not recommend any racing in December.=20 =20 There is also ONLINE REGISTRATION on the NHARA website. It costs a few = extra dollars although it is very convenient. The NHARA Handbook is = also available for download at the site.=20 =20 THANKSGIVING CAMP: You should have all received the e-mail from Ellen = Gagnon regarding the Jay Peak Thanksgiving Camp. Thanks to Ellen for = organizing this! We will be sending coach Jon Routon along with the = group if enough sign up. It is a lot of fun and a good opportunity to = get mileage on snow. We will be doing day trips during that time again = as we have in the past to areas that are open before the Peak opens, = traditionally around Dec 6. =20 MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDES WITH BRIAN: Brian Gilman would like to organize = some fall mountain bike rides depending on interest. We know that you = are all very busy with your fall school sports so we will not offer the = "train with Zach" days like we did last year, as the attendance was = pretty sparse. If you would be interested in some riding please contact = Brian at mtn_green@yahoo.com. =20 That's it for now! I am sure I will think of something I forgot = although this is enough to digest for the moment. Please do not = hesitate to contact me if you have questions! =20 Deb ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C6DC1E.6B3CBCB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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From: debflanders@juno.com
 

Hello to all the Pats Peak Ski Racing Families,

 

Now that we are down to our last few official days of summer, = it really=20 is time to start preparing for the upcoming season.  I wanted to pass on a few = notes to you.=20

 

Remember all athletes need to join USSA and = NHARA.  Our membership forms have been = sent out,=20 and are available on our website. =20

 

Dates to remember:

           =20 October 15th =96 Equipment Day at the Peak 10-12 AM = .  Please refer to our = website=20 (www.patspeakracing.org) for the archived e-mail sent = earlier=20 regarding the day if you did not get that one. 

           =20 November 5th =96 Ski and Skate Sale and = Octoberfest!!!  More on this later.=20

 

Race Official Clinics are coming up, as well = as=20 Coaches Clinics.  = Please check=20 the NHARA website for dates and times. =20 New this year we will be offering a work credit for all of those = who sign=20 up through USSA for their alpine officials license or go to the timing = clinic,=20 yet to be scheduled.  We = are still=20 looking for an interested person to shadow our race secretary Chris = Caccia this=20 winter and take over the position next year.  If you think you may be = interested in=20 learning about this, there is a race administrator clinic slated for = Nov.=20 5th.  Contact = Chris=20 Caccia at caccias@comcast.net. =20

 

USSA has a new screening policy for all coaches and = officials.  You will be notified by e-mail = about=20 this and will have 10 days to do the on line screen test.

 

We are also looking for a Chairperson for our Fundraising = Committee.  We will not be having the Wine = and Dine=20 again this year, so if you are a creative and energetic team player with = some=20 fun ideas that would like to earn 2 work credits by chairing this = committee,=20 please let Deb know at debflanders@juno.com. =20

 

Tentative race schedules are up on the NHARA = website=20 (www.nhalpine.org).  We=20 will be getting our race schedule online soon.   As coaches, we pick the = races that=20 we recommend the athletes attend with an eye towards good athlete=20 management.   = Especially in the=20 early season, we do not attend many of the races that are offered so = that the=20 kids can stay at the Peak and train. =20 As you look at the race schedule on the website for December, for = our=20 J1/2 crew, we recommend that the kids only attend one day of the Pat = Harty (Sun)=20 and the Mac Cup Qualifiers, even though there are many other open races = slated=20 for that time.  For = younger=20 athletes, we do not recommend any racing in December.

 

There is also ONLINE REGISTRATION on the = NHARA=20 website.   It = costs a few=20 extra dollars although it is very convenient.  The NHARA Handbook is also = available for=20 download at the site.

 

THANKSGIVING CAMP:  You should have all received = the e-mail=20 from Ellen Gagnon regarding the Jay Peak Thanksgiving Camp.  Thanks to Ellen for organizing = this!  We will be sending = coach Jon=20 Routon along with the group if enough sign up.  It is a lot of fun and a good=20 opportunity to get mileage on snow. =20 We will be doing day trips during that time again as we have in = the past=20 to areas that are open before the Peak opens, traditionally around Dec=20 6.

 

MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDES WITH BRIAN:  Brian Gilman would like to = organize=20 some fall mountain bike rides depending on interest.  We know that you are all very = busy with=20 your fall school sports so we will not offer the =93train with Zach=94 = days like we=20 did last year, as the attendance was pretty sparse.  If you would be interested in = some=20 riding please contact Brian at mtn_green@yahoo.com.

 

That=92s it for now!  = I am sure=20 I will think of something I forgot although this is enough to digest for = the=20 moment.  Please do not = hesitate to=20 contact me if you have questions!

 

Deb

 

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