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Festival
2020 RXCSF Mid-A BKL Festival
Rochester JNQ
Best Of
2020 Festivals
2019 Festivals
2018 Ski The World and Snowdance
2017 RXCSF Fest - Superheroes on Skinny Skis
2016 RXCSF Mid-A Festival
RXCSF Fest '15
Summer '14
Mid-Atlantic BKL Fest '14
RXCSF Fest 2014
Summer '13
Ski Fest in the West '13
Register
RXCSF.org
Home
Schedule
News
Resources
Skiers/Parents
Coaches
Equipment
Clothing
Waxing
Rollerskis
Directions
Links
Contact
Festival
2020 RXCSF Mid-A BKL Festival
Rochester JNQ
Best Of
2020 Festivals
2019 Festivals
2018 Ski The World and Snowdance
2017 RXCSF Fest - Superheroes on Skinny Skis
2016 RXCSF Mid-A Festival
RXCSF Fest '15
Summer '14
Mid-Atlantic BKL Fest '14
RXCSF Fest 2014
Summer '13
Ski Fest in the West '13
Register
RXCSF.org
Technique video
Technique progression videos (courtesy of CSU/EMBK):
Youth XC ski instruction 1: Introduction and dryland skate progression
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
Youth XC ski instruction 7: Classic progression: dryland preparation
Youth XC ski instruction 8: Classic progression: scooter drill and no-poles skiing
Youth XC ski instruction 9: Classic progression: striding with poles, double pole, and double-pole kick
Written descriptions:
Skate Progression
Classic Progression
Technique examples:
(great imagery with Norwegian commentary)
V1 (Padling)
V2 (Dobbeldans)
V2 Alternate (Enkeldans)
Diagonal Stride (Diagonalgang)
Double Pole w kick (Dobbeltak med Fraspark)
Technique examples with commentary:
(with Canadian vocabulary)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUlRz0oebvI
- Double Poling
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXk0vo2HsbA
- Diagonal Stride
www.youtube.com/watch?v=slpvbWO4J5o
- Kick Double Pole
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyuYflyZta4
- V1 ("offset" in Canada)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HksXxzH55pw
- V2 (aka "one skate")
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmR5WXd_F8I
- V2 alternate (aka "two skate")
Coaching
from the
Eastern Mass Bill Koch League Coaches' Manual
• Teach skills, develop aptitudes (pages 6-7)
• A systematic way to critique technique (pages 7-8)
• Ingredients for a practice plan (pages 13-16)
•
Stay classy, RXCSF:
classic skiing rules and common infractions.
•
Ski Games for Kids
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video archive of on-snow games
from north of the border (XC Nation / Nordiq Canada)