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Ski Tigers Coaching Resources


USSA Cross country training system matrix


Skills by Color Group (word doc)


Youth Ski Manual - Designed for Leaders and Volunteers of Youth Ski Programs (CXC)


MyXC Coaching Resources (use your MyXC login that you used to register as a volunteer to access coaching materials)

Teaching Skate Technique

Fundamental Body Position and Movement Skate (Brian Fish - US Ski Team Development Coach video)
Youth XC ski instruction 1: Introduction and dryland skate progression (Eastern Mass Bill Koch youth ski club)
Youth XC ski instruction 2: Skate progression: no-poles skiing
Youth XC ski instruction 3: Skate progression: V2-alternate
Youth XC ski instruction 4: Skate progression: V2
Youth XC ski instruction 5: Skate progression: drills for V2 and V2-alternate
Youth XC ski instruction 6: Skate progression: V1 and V1 drills

Teaching Classic Technique
Fundamental Body Position and Movement Classic (Brian Fish - US Ski Team Development Coach video)
Youth XC ski instruction 7: Classic progression: dryland preparation (Eastern Mass Bill Koch youth ski club)
Youth XC ski instruction 8: Classic progression: scooter drill and no-poles skiing

USSA Sport Education (Nordic Skiing YouTube Channel)
USSA Sport Education - Nordic Skiing for U8-U10 Athletes Focus on Agility Balance a... (Green, Blue)
USSA Sport Education - U12-U14 Balance, Weight Transfer and Cornering (Red, Yellow, Devo)

Learn to Classic Ski - REI
Learn to Skate Ski - REI

CCSkiTigers YouTube Channel - technique videos with our own Ski Tigers (2013)

Games

Any game played in a typical Phy Ed class in the gym can be played on skis
Cones, balls, and swimming noodles are all fun props
Game Ideas (spreadsheet)
Relay Ideas (YouTube channel)
Ski Games for Kids (videos showing how to play ski games)

Drills
Balance Drill (video)
Twirly Birds or 360s (video)

Fundamental Movements Skills for XC Skiing (Dry Land Ladder Drills)

Waxing

How to wax skate skis - 1
How to wax skate skis - 2
How to wax classic skis

Advanced Technique Videos
Diagonal Stide Timing
Double Pole Timing

Example Good Double Pole
Example Good Kick Double Pole
Example Good V2
Example Good Diagonal Stride
Example Good V1
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