NEW U16 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM READY TO GO WITH FITNESS SCREENING, MOBILE APP, MENTORS & MORE!
COLLINGWOOD, ON (May 25th, 2017). Alpine Ontario Alpin would like to congratulate the forty U16 athletes named below who were successful in their application to the new U16 Development Program. The program planning commenced in 2016 with collaboration between clubs, regions, Alpine Canada and experts in the field at this age group. It is designed to enhance the preparatory phase for the U16 program, offering athletes access to world class dryland testing from the Canadian Sport Institute of Ontario (CSIO), an individualized athletic screening program with Totem Wellness, a one-on-one mentoring program, a custom designed fitness monitoring mobile APP and an on-snow camp in Zermatt this August. This phase of the program will conclude December 31, 2017, with continued opportunities throughout 2018 for selected athletes from the OCUP Series.
U16 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Amelie Alkier Georgian Peaks SebastienArmstrong Toronto Ski Club David Bambrough Osler Bluff Sydney Basil Alpine Ski Club Kyle Blandford Toronto Ski Club Ella Danby Alpine Ski Club Brian Donnelly Craigleith Ski Club Gabby Eastwood Georgian Peaks James Gatcliffe Georgian Peaks Emma Gosselin Osler Bluff Sarah Graham Georgian Peaks Griffin Hanson Osler Bluff Thomas Hayward Craigleith Ski Club Liam Hickey Craigleith Ski Club Danielle Huneault Adanac Ski Club/NOD Lexi Crooks Hurdon Norwesters/LSDA Andrew Jaques Osler Bluff Matthew Kendall Caledon Ski Club Max Keller Craigleith Ski Club |
Cadence Kiss Alpine Ski Club Colin Kress Georgian Peaks Anders Lossius Osler Bluff Frances MacGregor Norwesters/LSDA JB McKinlay Alpine Ski Club Hattie More Osler Bluff Aidan Nella Georgian Peaks Jenny Nighswander Glacier Ski Club Paiten Priboj Jozo Weider Ellis Reid Craigleith Ski Club Cassandra Rudenko Glacier Ski Club Tess Schreider Camp Fortune/NCD Julie Shadd Blue Mountain* Seth Stollery Craigleith Ski Club Ryan Turnbull Craigleith Ski Club Mack Wood Georgian Peaks Aleksas Valadka Georgian Peaks Liam Vlaad Alpine Ski Club Aidan Walters Georgian Peaks Duncan Waugh Beaver Valley |
These athletes came together for the first time on May 6 – 7th at the Canadian Sport Institute of Ontario (CSIO). A weekend of cutting edge athletic testing, leadership sessions, team building exercises was led by Erin Smith, owner of Totem Wellness, along with CSIO Sport Physiologist David Bentley and the two AOA Athletic Consultants for the U16 age group, Graeme Buckrell and Heather Metzger.
Following this initial testing, each athlete met for a one-on-one screening with Totem Wellness to develop their individualized Athlete Monitoring Mobile APP (learn more about the APP here) with input from the CSIO team. Commencing June 1st all athletes will start their custom dryland programs and the mentoring program. In addition to the 12 days on snow Zermatt camp in August, two more dedicated weekends are planned for mid-September and mid-October including testing, team building, and leadership sessions.
AOA Executive Director Scott Barrett comments, “We’re thrilled with how the program has evolved so far. Day by day, the team led by Heather, Graeme and Erin are working hard adding mentors, planning the on-snow camp and the 2018 opportunities. They are such passionate leaders I believe this will pay off throughout the sport – certainly with the U16s athletes themselves – but also with the club coaches who will work alongside AOA.”
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Alpine Ontario Alpin (AOA) is the provincial governing body for the sport of alpine ski racing in Ontario. Alpine Ontario’s newly refined mission is to provide leadership and structure for high quality, sustainable and affordable programming and to communicate the competitive, recreational and lifestyle benefits of ski racing to the community. AOA represents four divisions, 44 member clubs and over 30,000 active athletes, coaches and officials (volunteers). AOA coordinates several successful programs across the province and continues to foster the development of “state of the art” ski-racing programs from the grassroots level to the elite level.
For more information contact:
Kristin Ellis
Communications Manager
Alpine Ontario Alpin (AOA)
705-444-5111 x132
communications@alpineontario.local