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["When: Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 from 7:30-8:30pm\nWhere: Zoom\nTitle: The Master Skier: Balancing Life, Health, and Performance\nCost: Free for NENSA members (purchase or renew membership here)\nRegistration: Register HERE \nDescription: Skiing is a beautiful, yet sometimes complex sport where fitness alone is insufficient for success, and even enjoyment. Balance, technique, and skiing economy, plus equipment, all interact and are key considerations for new and older skiers with performance objectives. Other considerations are life stresses, and limited training hours, in a sport that can still project ‘more is better.’ Based on a combination of emerging science and reflections on working with both elite and new master skiers, this webinar is designed to assist skiers with sifting through the noise and making decisions around how they spend their time and energy, and to balance performance objectives with overall health and well-being. \nSpeaker Bio: Coach Matt Klick (PhD) has been competing in endurance sports for over 25 years. From skiing across Baffin Island and first ascents in Alaska to local cyclocross races and the Birkie, Matt has long identified with the time-crunched but goal-oriented athlete. In nordic skiing, Matt has been Master National Champion, won his age group at Birkie classic (18th overall", " 2nd in skate the year prior) and has multiple age-group podiums and top elite wave finishes in some of America’s biggest races. Matt has also been a Colorado cyclocross state champion and competed across the country in cycling, gravel, skimo, and ultra running races. Matt has previously coached juniors in Montana, Colorado, and Norway as well, (including a young Petter Northug). But it was his experience achieving his own goals through careful preparation amid a hectic job that included international travel, plus his enthusiasm for working with people and empathetic communication, that led Matt to start Red Elephant Racing. Matt (seen here with Aksel, his long-time agility coordinator) possesses his USSS L100 coaching certification, and is currently pursuing his USAC Level 3 cert. \n\nThis offering is part of our virtual educational series which expands opportunities for learning beyond our in-person conferences, symposiums, and clinics."]