Newsletter #8

Congratulations to this week’s Photo of the Week winner:  Coaches Lexie Steinburg & Matt Cohen from the Martock race.….how to entertain young racers between races…

This Weekend:  The Roland Brunner Race….for U14+ Athletes…written by Chris Lambie

A race named after Nova Scotia's first professional ski racing coach is about to kick off in Wentworth Valley.
The Roland Brunner named after a German native who came here to coach skiing a half century ago starts Friday Feb. 23 and runs until Sunday Feb. 25. 120 young athletes from across Atlantic Canada are slated to compete in slalom, giant slalom and super g races for a cup named after the dashing young coach whose life was cut short before he turned 30. 

"The Roland Brunner trophy was donated by Peter Kunz, Kell Antoft and I a short time after Roland’s unfortunate death in a bicycle accident near his home in Switzerland as he was preparing to come back to Nova Scotia," remembers Brian Todd.
 
"He was good friend, great skier and was respected by all that knew him. He was fun to be around."

Volunteering:  Thanks to everyone for stepping up!!  We have a volunteer check-in table set-up in the lodge for a report point so volunteers will be able to find out who they are working with and where to go.

Saturday and Sunday, Aerobics First will be near the bottom of the course with a selection of demo skis for parents and race folks to try
They’ve got some swag and a ballot box for people to enter to win a set of custom footbeds on our table. 
 
Their main goal is to get the word out that they are stocking more race equipment next season.
 
WSRC Sponsor Jacket Patches

• Jackets dropped off last weekend for sponsor patches are available for pick-up at the Volunteer Check-in table inside the lodge Saturday morning.
• Remaining jackets will be collected this Sunday for sponsor patches.

March Break Camps in WW, March 5-9 and March 12-16

• Deadline to register is Monday, February 26^th.
• If we do not have sufficient participation, the camp will be cancelled for specific age-groups.

March Break Camp in Crabbe, March 12-16

• We are assessing interest in have U12+ camp in Crabbe.
• If interested, please e-mail Gregor by Monday.

March 3

• 12 Hours of Wentworth Ski-athon
• 8am-8pm
• Prizes for top fundraisers in the following categories:
  • Top athlete
  • Top parent
  • Top coach
  • Top group.
• Pledge sheets will be handed out this weekend.
• Chilli Cook-off is cancelled for this year - we will reconfigure this event to return next year.  Kate Lovett - you get to hang onto that Golden Ladle trophy for 1 more year….

March 16, 17 & 18

• EL (Entry Level) Coaching Course at Wentworth
• The link below is where you can register. https://www.canskicoach.org/CSCF/?what=EVENTS_schedule_HTML&group=5&l=ENU

• You must click search for Atlantic to see the Wentworth course.

March 24

• Save the date!  End of season après ski social
• Details to follow.

Congratulations to the following WSRC athletes who have qualified for one of the 10 spots on the provincial team (5M/5F) to represent Nova Scotia at the U16 Nationals March 5-10 in Ontario:  Jacob Gamble, Grant Keefe, Callum Myers, Jenna Faulkner, Jessica Harmon, Belle Henderson and Emily Todd.

Team Atlantic Cup results are posted on the website.  We are still working on obtaining an electronic copy of the Martock results.