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The
J Team is open to young
skiers 7 years of age and older, serious about learning alpine
ski racing, or in developing their current racing skills.
Candidates must demonstrate appropriate skiing skills necessary
to participate in the J Team program.
J Team
racers are able to ride the chair lift on their own and ski all
terrain at Wilmot with confidence and consistency. J Team Racers are grouped by ability and age:
Introductory Group: These young skiers are new to alpine racing and want to learn the
fundamentals of ski racing. Training will focus on the
introduction and acquisition phases of skiing skills necessary
to develop a strong foundation for successful ski racing. We use
skill building exercises appropriate to individual levels of
development: drills, guided free skiing, and age-appropriate GS
and SL gate training.
Intermediate Group: These skiers have some alpine racing experience with both SL and GS
disciplines. They have experience with WIJARA youth league, Nastar, and USSA non-scored events for age groups J4, J5, and
J6. Their goals are to improve their basic racing skills and
learn new skills to improve overall technique, strategy,
control, and speed. Our Coaching Staff utilizes skill building
exercises including: guided free skiing, drills, and
age-appropriate GS and SL gate training to develop overall
skiing skills and alpine racing skills.
Developmental Group: These skiers posses solid alpine ski
racing fundamentals and have ski racing experience. They are
working on developing advanced racing skills, setting personal
goals, and improving their race results. Racers are guided
through a variety of skill building exercises using free
skiing, drills, and age-appropriate SL, GS and SG gate training.
J Team racers spend the day with their coaches and
teammates making new friends, building confidence, raising
levels of self esteem, developing lifelong skills and gaining a
healthy outlook on competitive sports. J Team members may
choose to travel with the team to USSA-Central Region
2 or WIJARA (Wisconsin/Illinois/Iowa Junior
Alpine Racing Assn.). Youth Ski League
sponsored races in the Midwest area. WIJARA hosts
four weekend races a year and is a division of the USSA (United
States Ski Association).
The Wilmot J Team is a member team of USSA & WIJARA
Youth Ski League. |
