1. 2016-17 Lakeland Boys and Girls Ski Team

3. What Is Ski Team:
A separate Girls and Boys Team that train and race against 9 other teams at Alpine Valley Ski Area (Alpine Valley Division).
Following the regular race season there are tournament races against multiple schools: Divisional Championship (10 Alpine Valley teams), the KLAA Conference Championship, the Regional Championship (Region #3 schools), and if we qualify the SEMSL Championship (top 3 schools from the 4 local ski hills) and the State Championship (top 3 teams from each Regional and top ten individuals in each discipline.

4. INFORMATION ONLINE
Go to lakelandhsskiteam.weebly.com for all the information you will see here tonight!
Like us on Facebook at (Link is on the website)

5. COMMUNICATION Please fill out the Family Information sheet.
Please provide the phone number of your athlete to set up Remind group text.
Coach Sue and

6. Schedule
Optional Preseason Conditioning Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:15-4:45
November 14 begins regular season. After school conditioning is Monday through Thursday, 3:15 to 5:00, until Alpine Valley opens.
When Alpine Valley opens in December, training will be at Alpine Valley from 3:30 to 5:30, Monday through Thursday.
Races begin January 10th/11th and are every Tuesday and Wednesday through Feb 1. Approximate 4:30 start times (kids arrive 3:30).
February will begin post-season tournament races, Divisionals (top 8 SL & GS racers), KLAA (Top 6 hereafter), Regionals, SEMSLs, and State Finals.
All Mondays and Thursdays beginning Jan 2nd and non-race days in February are practice days 3:30-5:30 (except holidays).
Up North Practice weekend in January or 27-29

7. Practice Gatekeeper Training 6:00
January 2017
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Practice
Practice Gatekeeper Training 6:00
Time Trials 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SL GS 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
MLK DAY 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
JV Open Alpine Valley :00 29 30 31

8. February 2017 GS Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Saturday 1 2 3 4 GS
Practice
Don Thomas Cup Mt. Holly 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Make-Ups Practice Tim's Dbl Duals
Make-Ups Practice
Make-Ups Practice
Division Championship Alpine Valley 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
PAR Race Alpine Valley
Catholic League Championship Mt. Brighton
Region 2 Holly Region 6 PK
Region Mt. Brighton 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
SEMSL Championship Alpine Valley 26 27 28
1-Mar
2-Mar
3-Mar
4-Mar
State Finals D1 Nubs Nob D2 Boyne Highlands
Cuthy Cup Pine Knob Junior Develpoment

9. PRACTICE DAYS
We will start with conditioning at school, meet at fitness center door.
We move to Alpine when it opens and begin with skiing fundamentals then gate training
All team members need to help with carrying gear, set up and tear down when at Alpine.
Some days practice will focus on Slalom (small to medium radius turns) and some days on Giant Slalom (medium to large radius turns). We will tell you which we are doing for the following day.
We will discuss race tactics, procedures, and rules prior to the start of the first race. If you don’t understand something, please ask!

10. RACE DAYS
Every race the team will have responsibility for a part of the setup as listed on the schedule. Team members arrive at 3:30-3:45 to help setup and warmup.
Regular season races allow 8 racers per team (SL and GS could be different). There are no forerunners this year.
JV racers will go first.
We do tournament style racing at AV. Tuesdays are 2 runs of Slalom and Wednesdays are 2 runs of GS. Scoring based on all 4 runs! Score against 2 different teams each week, see schedule for matchups.
Parent Volunteers will be needed for gate keeping for each race. Training for these duties will be available prior to start of the races, the first week of January. We can’t run races without parent help!

11. PARENTS RACE DAYS Volunteers are needed for tent and food setup.
Volunteers are needed for gatekeeping, scoreboard and starting
Debbie Holton has created a Sign Up Genius for us at

12. COACHING PHILOSOPHY
Follow “Coaches Code of Conduct” found on lhseagles.com
Varsity will be fastest 8 skiers (SL and GS can be separate). Also taken into account will be your participation, work ethic, team support, sportsmanship. Positions 7 and 8 will be alternating spots to determine final 8 by Divisionals, and final 6 by KLAA.
JV team depends on number of skiers on team. This year doing one run of slalom on Tuesday and one run of GS on Wednesday.
Integrity, character building, teamwork, sportsmanship, and hard work are all important traits that will be emphasized throughout the season.
Skiers will achieve varsity ranking by participating in a minimum of one varsity race and through their team participation and commitment which the coach will be tracking throughout the season.

13. TEAM RULES
Please see the Students “Athletic Code of Conduct” on lhseagles.com under Eagles HQ tab, Athletic Forms.
On Time! Communicate with coach about being late or absent!
Work Hard, Play Hard!
Work together, share jobs, nobody leaves until everything is done on training days and especially race days when we will have specific set up and take down duties.
Respect others, regardless of ability!
Respect and obey Coaches.
Respect equipment- your own, others, Lakeland’s, and Alpine Valley’s.
Good sportsmanship and behavior toward other teams is a must!
Team or individual Discipline used as needed. Examples- continually late or absent or disrespect for coaches, others or equipment. Will begin with extra duties or hill hiking and more serious infractions will follow the “Athletic Code of Conduct.

14. EQUIPMENT
Required: Skis (if one pair a slalom type ski is recommended), boots, poles, helmet (hard ear for GS) chin guard, and appropriate clothing.
Skiers will receive a team coat to use for the season.
Recommended but optional equipment: pole guards, shin guards, GS race suit, mouth guard.

15. REGISTRATION AND FORMS
Physical Form turn into Coach Sue by Thursday, Nov 10. 
Complete online Registration at by Nov. 14.
Both the student and parent will need to be present while completing the registration process.
We are a school funded sport using our own transportation for the Pay to Play registration. Cost is $150. You will be redirected from the athletic forms to pay this amount.
New this year is a free one year membership will be available to students who do pay to participate registration.

16. ATHLETE BUDGET Athlete expenses Alpine Valley pass
Item
Detail
Cost $
Athlete expenses
Alpine Valley pass
if purchase by 10/31/15
550
Equipment
Skis, boots, poles, helmet
variable
chin guard, pole guard,
shin guard, suit
Up north training (optional)
lodging/food?
50-150
transportation? 40
lift ticket?
60-80
Pay to Participate
Lakeland fee
150

17. FUNDRAISING Wine basket raffle has been done in the past. Other ideas?
Booster Concession Coach Sue will help coordinate.
District Banner Sales.

18. ATHLETE RACE TOTAL FORM
Students racing in other non-high school races will need to fill out a Racer Profile Schedule. The team total for races is 15 (for High School events and USSA sanctioned events) between our first race on Jan. 10th and States on Feb. 27th.
Two non-sanctioned events are allowed (i.e., MACC, Nubs Friday night, any other race). Nastar not counted.
Coach Sue will forward the CUSSA Race profile form when it becomes available.
Please talk to Coach Sue if you are unsure if extra races you plan on doing count!!!