BKL Meeting

8/31/05

Parent Coaches:

• 2 per group (with some exceptions)
• coaches decide their agenda each week

good to plan ahead once you know the kids and their abilities and desires

• find a substitute when you can’t come
• make sure your kids are properly dressed
• remind kids to return gear
• announcements go through coaches

Parent Volunteers:

• coordinate a X/C skiing presentation at Friday Morning Meeting

• rental skis/poles/boots

handout gear

make sure gear is returned (need to take a look inside and outside building)

• touring center

make sure skier gear is stowed away during program

clean up touring center after program (garbage picked up, furniture put back in place, may need to vacuum, collect items left behind and put into BKL lost and found)

      supervisor after 4:00

      bulletin board

• taking pictures
• substitute coaches
• building obstacle course/ski park
• coordinate end of season Pot Luck dinner

Deb:

• supporting parent coaches

create substitute coach list and be a substitute

verbal and writing announcement regarding skier responsibilities

create groups signs for skiers to gather by (each group will have a name/number)

organize skiers/coaches

measure and create trail loops (to also help ski for k’s program)

provide announcements

create a goals check list

• supporting parent volunteers

create skier/gear list

provide bulletin board

• supporting club

communication (email/telephone/paper)

registration/ski swap (explain changes)

handouts (including calendar of events)

inventory gear at center

skier information list for touring center (for emergencies)

coordinate special events/workshops

Tentative Groups;

Lollipop – 5 through 7

J5 – 8 & 9

J4 – 10 & 11

J3 – 12 & 13

New to Sport (5-7) - 3 parts, Jan, Feb, March (notes from gaining ground clinic)

New to Sport (8-10) – lessons then move up

New to Sport (11-13) – lessons then move up

New to Sport (parents) – lessons

Intermediate (5-7)

Intermediate (8-10)

Intermediate (11-13)

Advanced (8-10)

Advanced (11-13)

Intermediate/Advanced Adventure Group (8-13)

Intermediate/Advanced Group with some focus on technique (8-13)

J3 & J2 racers

Dry Land Activities:

Run by Becky and Carol

6 weeks, location TBD

11/1, 11/8 (guest speaker – parent coaches clinic and kids clinic), 11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13

Future Meetings:

I would like to meet with parent coaches in the beginning of November when registration is complete and I know the groups.

I would like to meet with a core group in September to finalize the calendar and handouts to be given during registration.  Who is the core group??