Instructional Vids for FAST Nordic 2012 - study at home

Classic Technique

Diagonal stride: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Vue10ItXg&feature=related

Freestyle Technique

Some terrific examples, and some instructional vids

3 minute skating fixes video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brGZlZkCwyk

V2 and some balance drills: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=ZFPttSGcaSI

v2 alternate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKhjtRepR_U

v1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjvuHx119R0&feature=related (in slow motion, featuring elite skiers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2uSA_JLPdE (the best thing is it’s in German)

Step Turns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yRGLRAR7QI&feature=relmfu

The whole skate instruction progression from Eastern Mass BKL:

part 1 - skate skiing skills on dryland - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuKqJ4NuX0c&feature=related
part 2 - no poles skiing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m23mB_7bzQ&feature=related
part 3 - V2 alternate - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub7UyamBWVI&feature=related
part 4 - V2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=678clrpN1M8&feature=related

Chester Greenwood Parade '10

BKL starts in January

Here is the link to the Titcomb Mountain Bill Koch League site.

FAST calendar for Jan. & Feb.

January and February's calendars are on the same page. Note the tabs on the bottom left that allow you to switch months.

FAST calendar for December

December 2010 calendar for FAST Nordic skiers.

FAST parent night, Tuesday 11-16-10

The Farmington Area Ski Team Parents' Info Night will be on November 16, 2010 at 6:30p.m. at the Titcomb Mountain base lodge. FMI: Tony Ramsey at 778-2390. See you there!

Nordic lease fitting night, 11-18-10, 5pm - 7pm

Any and all K-8 students interested in trying Nordic skiing should show up at Titcomb Mountain's base lodge on Thursday November 18, 2010 from 5pm until 7pm. Connor Cushman from "Healthy Hometowns, a program supported by the Maine Winter Sports Center, is offering complete nordic gear rental packages for $55. Members of the FAST team, who need sets of skis for both skate and classical-style nordic skiing, can purchase rental packages for $85." (http://www.dailybulldog.com/db/?p=6193)

FMI: call Tony at 778-2390 or Heather or David at 491-1298.