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Join NENSA for a one-day BKL Parent Leaders and Coaches Education Symposium on November 10th at the Holderness School.
Join the NENSA BKL Parent Leaders and Youth Coaches community for a one-day educational opportunity designed to prepare coaches for the upcoming 2025 winter season. This clinic is open to everyone, including club leaders, parents/caregivers, volunteers, and youth ski coaches from across the Northeast.
We’ll cover essential topics, including effective practice planning for various snow conditions, club development, strategies for encouraging skiers to challenge themselves, and much more.
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Schedule of Events: (subject to change)

8:45am
Opening Remarks, group organization

9:00am
Mackenzie Rizio, NENSA
Presentation: BKL Philosophy,  NENSA Resources

10:15am
Isabel Caldwell, NENSA
Presentation + Q&A: Club Development

11:15am
Tricia Groff, Ford Sayre
Presentation: Reflections on 1 year of Norwegian youth ski programming

12:00pm
LUNCH

1:00pm
Sarah Holton, EMXC
Activity/Discussion: Practice Planning, Low/No-Snow Adaptation

2:00pm
Technique session
Activity: Technique Principles

3:00pm
Jamie Hannon, PSU Professor
Presentation: Healthy Risk Taking in Youth Sport

4:00pm
Chris City, Patient Leadership
Discussion: Group Management