This morning Greg Hardy from Killington Mountain School joined us to lead a session on explosion. Greg grew up skiing at Stratton, and through Stratton Mountain School he made the US Ski Team. At one point, he was ranked 9th in the US in Slalom and 18th in GS, qualifying for a 2003 World Cup start at Schladming, Austria, the famous night slalom. After two years on the USST, he went to work on his college degree at UVM and won an NCAA National Championship in the GS in 2005. Now at KMS, he had great motivation and messages for the kids today.
Despite the rain, Greg still had the camp working outside for a little bit warming up and sprinting. His message on weather is that it is something that you cannot control, and we are always skiing and competing in adverse weather conditions. The individual who can mentally master the weather and limit their distractions will have an advantage on race day.
We moved inside for the circuit session, splitting groups and rotating through stations of boxes, med balls, low hurdles, and body weight exercises. Great focus this morning, and super job by Greg and the counselors keeping the group attentive and working hard, even with the adjustment in our schedule.
Danny
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