Orange Squad
Parents please open the following PDF documents for information about which days/jobs you have signed up for the 2009/2010 season!Orange Squad Parent/Ski Helpers
Orange Squad Parent Jobs
Orange Squad Calendar
Latest News
Orange Squad’s head coach is Carolyn Coombs. She will be joined by assistant coaches Sean Mather and Scott Williams . The coaches offer a skill-oriented program that will be fun, relaxed and social. The emphasis is put on the team concept and social activities will be an important part of the program. They will encourage and introduce competition as one of the many activities in conjunction with training techniques, but the emphasis will be on skill development and the "FUNdamentals" (agility, balance and coordination)! To learn more about the focus of the program please go to cccski.com/main.asp?cmd=doc&ID=3967&lan=0
Age Requirement and Fees
Orange Squad consists of a group of skiers 8 and 9 year old (born 2000-2001). Registration fees for the season are $180 per child. To streamline the program a extra cirricular squad fee (including squad hat, camp fee, event fees, coaches gifts, etc...) of $145 will be charged at the beginning of the year. (installments plans available). Each child must have a ski club membership. Maximum number of participants for this year is 24.
Total Fees:
registration fee $180 +squad $145+ WCCSC membership $40=$365.00
Sessions
The Orange Squad program offers weekly sessions (Tuesdays) beginning October 20th and will move to twice a week (Tues and Sat) on Nov 14, through till the end of March. The sessions take place at the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club.
Session times are 4:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Saturdays. The period from mid-October to November is dryland training (done on foot) while the rest of the season is done on skis. Dryland training will begin Tuesday Oct 20th at 4:30 in the stadium.
Communication
Please note that all communication about Orange Squad is done via email. During the season, information is often provided within 24 hours of a practice. Please do check your email regularly.
Registration Information
Please contact the Assistant Sports Coordinator, Amanda Deuling at 332-4734 or email to see if there is space available.
