Maybe this post should have come first, but... Welcome to the CVA Nordic blog, where we will be chronicalling this, our first year as a nordic program. More specifically, we are a weekend program, intended to be complementary to being on a high school or middle school ski team. For younger athletes, we want to teach the sport through games and races and just generally having a good time on snow, which is just about impossible NOT to do in my opinion. For older kids, we will have a strong JOs focus: this is a program to help put kids on the New England team if that is their goal. For some athletes, that may be a goal for a few years down the road, but that doesn't mean we can't start laying that foundation now. And, of course, good skiing is good skiing, so if your goals are to do as well as you can in high school racing, thats also a great reason to join the team. We want anyone who wants to ski, preferably those who are as nuts about this sport as we are. : )
Anyway, the blog is just so parents, athletes and friends can check in with what we are doing and stay in touch with the team. Please, PLEASE leave comments for your kid/friend/kid's team/ etc. We love comments, and we are giving a prize to whoever gets the most (not really, but still, drop us a line). Also, thanks to recently aquired modern technology, I am always available to chat and love to do so, so call (207 491 3983) or email (marpa_lotsawa@hotmail.com). You can also email Abby (aweissman@gocva.com), shes the one who usually knows whats going on.
Coach Weissman
Abby Weissman, JIII and JIV coach
Abby teaches English at CVA and has been an endurance
athlete for most of her life, running competitively,
road biking, swimming, and nordic skiing. She has
worked at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center for the last 4
years and is extremely excited to be part of the
program and coaching one of the sports that she is so
passionate about.
athlete for most of her life, running competitively,
road biking, swimming, and nordic skiing. She has
worked at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center for the last 4
years and is extremely excited to be part of the
program and coaching one of the sports that she is so
passionate about.
Coach Masterman
Junior I and II Coach
- Adam Masterman
- Adam was hooked on cross country skiing by his high school ski program. He competed for Mt. Abram High School for four years, under coaches Merit and Sally Bean, a team that skied to three consecutive state titles. Masterman took the individual state titles in 1996, preceding his younger brother Ethan, who captured the freestyle honors in 1997. He joined the Bates college nordic team in the fall of 1996, and represented Bates at the Junior Olympics in 1998. He also served as captain during the 1999-2000 season. After brief coaching stints at Cape Elizabeth and Mt. Abram, Adam and his brother Ethan founded Parmachenee Nordic club in 2002. Designed to provide elite level race support to upper-level juniors, Parmachenee worked with athletes from different high schools who wanted to compete at the NENSA and Junior Olympic level. In addition to coaching Parmachenee, Masterman has led Maine's JII and Eastern High School teams, and continues to serve on the coaching staff for both events. Currently the art teacher for nearby Stratton and Kingfield elementary schools, Adam and coach Weissman are piloting a new nordic program at CVA.
2 comments:
Sounds like a fantastic program! It's great for the Southern Maine kids to finally have a good solid training group. Us Aroostook county residents are so lucky to have the MWSC around. I wish you all weren't so far away so we could be one big group!
Are you bringing the group up to Presque Isle next weekend for the Eastern Cup?
-Kaitlyn Bernard
(Fort Kent)
You bet were coming to Presque Isle; we'll be at all the Eastern Cups. Thanks for the words of support!
Adam
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