December 27th - 29th

We will be holding practices the next few days at various parks. Most days we will ski both classic and skate. The plan is to meet at the high school and leave by 8:00 AM each morning.

Thursday - This will be the only day that we have a bus for practice. We will go to Baker Park, the site of our conference meet, and ski the morning - classic, and then head out for lunch. Lunch will be provided by the booster club. After lunch we will return to Baker and do some skate skiing. We should be back at the school around 4:00 PM.

Friday - We will car pool out to Theodore Wirth for the morning ski. We will break for lunch and then return to Wirth for the afternoon ski.

Saturday - The location is yet to be determined. The days format will be the same as Thursday and Friday.

Email or text from BLOG

All,

Bob Foster created a link that allows you to setup an account to have an email or text sent whenever the Andover Nordic Blog is updated.  Here are the directions for setting up your account and activating the feed.

IFTTT.com  (IF This, Then That) can be set up to send you a text or email when there are updates to the Andover Nordic Ski blog.  I have created two IFTTT recipes and made them available for general use.

To use these notifications you must first go to IFTTT.com and set up an account.  Once an account is set up then you can put the notifications to use.

For Email updates use recipe #70883 - You will have to activate the "Feed" and "Email" channels before you can use the email recipe.
Here is a link to the recipe: https://ifttt.com/recipes/70883

For Text Message updates use recipe #70884 - You will have to activate the "Feed" and "SMS" channels before you can use the text message recipe.
Here is a link to the recipe: https://ifttt.com/recipes/70884

Meeting Minutes Booster Club Meeting

Nordic Ski Booster Meeting

Wednesday December 19, 2012

Attendees:  Jeff McKeefry, Sarah Anderson, Brenda Schmitz, Scott Clark

Purchasing:

Discussed the financial state the booster group is in and what we could purchase.  Our Treasurer (Rick Dubay) was out of the country, so the detailed financials will be discussed in January.  

• Items of interest Coach Clark is working on are:

1. Five sets of ski’s from Hoigaards.
2.  More poles
3. Wax from Pioneer Midwest
4. Wax benches from Pioneer Midwest or a collapsable table
5. Generator to potentially be shared with Cross Country and purchase split between both booster groups.  Jeff will search a few places as will Sarah Anderson to see if we can find one at a reasonable price.

Fundraising:

Need to follow up with Cub in Blaine and County Market after the New Year to see if we can get our group booked for a session on Super Bowl Sunday.  Jeff will follow up with the fund raising group to see if someone can do this.

Looking for an addt’l fund raising option for next season and discuss at a future meeting what to do during the Andover Family Fun Fest.

Heggies Pizza Fund raiser was a success.  We will plan on doing this fund raiser again next year.

Practices over Winter Break:

Coaches will hold practices on December 27^th through December 29^th.  The 27^th and 28^th will be off site practices scheduled for all day.  One held at Baker and one held at Wirth.  The booster club will sponsor lunches each day for up to $10/person since the group will be done all day.

Pasta Feed:

Next Pasta Feed will be held the night before the section meet on Tuesday February 5^th, 2013.  The kids will be waxing that night and can eat before or after they wax.

There will be a sign up sheet posted on the blog prior to the pasta feed.  We will ask that food be brought to the AHS cafeteria by 530pm that evening.

Next Booster Mtg:

January xx -Jeff will add this to blog once date in 2013 is chosen

Satruday Meet - Trollhaugen

We leave rather early for the Holiday Relays at Trollhaugen, 6:45 AM. The two boys and girls relay teams are required to go and if others would like a chance to come to the meet to cheer them on and ski, that would be great. 

8:00 AM                 Packet Pick-up

9:30                        Girls Classic 4x3km

10:45                       Boys Classic 4x3km

12:00 Noon            Girls Skate 4x3km

1:00 PM                  Boys Skate 4x3km

2:15                        Awards

Signup opportunities for meets

All,

Here is the sign up sheet and there are plenty of spots open.  Please email Margaret Meados (mmeados@comcast.net) to signup for any opening.  We will update the blog with updates that come in.

Races	Date	Water	Bagels Bananas	Hot Chocolate
Age Group freestyle	12/4/2012
Age Group Classic	12/11/2012
7.5K Skate	12/18/2012			McKeefry
Holiday Relays	12/22/2012	Wold	Challes	Jensen
7.5K Skate	1/3/2013	Pearson	Doege	McKeefry
2 Person Relay Skate	1/8/2013	Adamski	Meados	Meados
Giants Ridge Invite	1/12/2013	Stinson	McKeefry	Anderson
5K Classic	1/17/2013	Doege	Foster
ABC Relays	1/19/2013	Bryson
Pursuit Skate	1/22/2013	Cofrin	Cofrin	Cofrin
Pursuit Classic	1/24/2013	Pahr	Pahr	Pahr
JV Conference	1/28/2013	Stangret	Salmi
Conference Champ	1/30/2013	Breuckman	Breuckman Anderson	Anderson
Section Meet	2/6/2013	McKeefry
Coaches Relay	2/13/2013
State Meet	2/14/2013

Meet Tuesday, Dec 18th @ Elm Creek

The meet is on for tonight, though the desired course has been altered. We will be on the artificial loop for the entire race, unless something changes by the time we arrive. Below is the projected start times.

3:30 Boys Varsity (1 minute on the clock)
3:40 Girls Varsity (11 minutes on the clock)
3:45 Boys JV (16 minutes on the clock)
3:50 Girls JV (21 minutes on the clock)

Heggies Pizza Pickup & Pasta feed

All,

There is a pasta feed on Monday 12/17 at Andover High school.  This night will be coupled with the Heggies pizza pickup scheduled to be delivered around 4 PM.  The kids will be waxing their skis this night as well and can either eat before or after waxing.  If you can help with either the Heggies pizza sorting or the pasta feed, please send an email to jnmckeefry@gmail.com.  For the pasta feed, here is what each class is assigned to bring:

Freshman - Salad
Sophomore - Drinks
Juniors - Bread
Seniors - Desserts

Booster Club Meeting

All,

We will have a booster club meeting at AHS on Wednesday 12/19 in room A-107 at 7PM.  We will look to discuss the following:

• Financial state - revenue, purchases
• Fundraising opportunities
• Review Monday's pasta & wax event on Monday 12/17
• Review Heggies fundraiser  - 12/17 
• Discuss meets & practices
• Open discussion

Thanks,

Jeff

Meet tomorrow at Eagle Lake

All,

Coach Clark was able to implement an impromptu meet tomorrow vs. Maple Grove and Osseo at Eagle Lake.  The boys will start around 3:45 and the girls about 4:15.  This is a relay race with each lap of 2.5K, the experienced skiers in teams of two will race two alternating laps and inexperienced will race one lap in a team of three.  Here are directions to the meet:

Andover High School 2115 Andover Boulevard Northwest Andover, MN 55304

	1. Head southeast on Andover Blvd NWtoward Crosstown Blvd NW
		0.4 mi
	2. Turn right onto Crosstown Blvd NW
		1.2 mi
	3. Turn right onto Bunker Lake Blvd NW
		1.5 mi
	4. Turn left onto Round Lake Blvd NW
		1.5 mi
	5. Turn right onto Main St NW
		1.7 mi
	6. Turn left onto US-169 S/S Ferry St Continue to follow US-169 S
		9.8 mi
	7. Take the County Rd 10 W/Bass Lake Rdexit
		0.3 mi
	8. Merge onto Bass Lake Rd Destination will be on the right
		0.6 mi

Eagle Lake Youth Golf Center 11000 Bass Lake Road Plymouth, MN 55442

December 10th - 14th (Updated Tuesday)

Great News, it's actually snowing. All we need now are some groomed trails. Here are a few items of note:

1. Our scheduled meet this week is now on Wednesday. The meet has been cancelled.
2. Practice for Monday is scheduled for Andover HS. Skiers be ready to ski on Monday. The plan at this moment is to ski at the high school on the fields.
3. Practice for Tuesday will be at Bunker, only if they have groomed, otherwise it will be at the high school.

Heggies fundraiser due 12/3

The Heggies fundraiser forms are due on Monday 12/3.Please get the forms in on Monday 12/3 at practice. I have attached the forms for those that were missing and didn't receive them.

2012 - 2013 Meet Schedule

12/4           Age Group Skate                      Elm Creek                   3:30

12/11         Age Group Classic                   Elm Creek                   3:30

12/18         7.5 K Skate                               Elm Creek                   3:30

12/22         Holliday Relays                       Trollhaugen                 9:30 AM first race

1/3             7.5 K Classic                            Elm Creek                   3:30

1/8/            2-Person Relay Skate               Elm Creek                   3:30

1/12           Giants Ridge Invitational         Giants Ridge               10:00 AM first race

1/17           5 K Classic                               Elm Creek                   3:30

1/19           ABC Relays                             Theodore Wirth          10:00 AM first race

1/22           Skate Pursuit                            Woodland Trails         3:30

1/24           Classic Pursuit                         Bunker Hills                3:30

1/28           JV Conference Meet                Theodore Wirth          4:00

1/30           Varsity Conference Meet         Baker Park                  10:00 AM first race

2/6             Section Meet                            Theodore Wirth         

2/13           Coaches Relay                          Giants Ridge

2/14           State Meet                                Giants Ridge

Note: Race dates and times can change due to snow and temperature conditions.

Junior Olympic Information

All,

I promised to add this information for those interested in skiing Junior Olympic events.  The website that explains how to sign up for races is http://www.cxcskiing.org/

The Junior Olympics is divided into divisions: J4, J3, J2, J1, OJ which are age groups
For Middle school skiers they would be in J3 (1999/2000)
Freshman and sophomores are J2s (1997/1998)
Junior and Seniors J1 (1995/1996)
Seniors & College JO (1993/1994)

You need to have a CXC license in order to get points for JNQ.  Some JNQ races also have High School races that don't require a CXC license.  The races have a cost, HS races are less expensive than JNQ races.

http://www.cxcskiing.org/pages/events/midwest-JNQ.html

First Race in Ironwood, MI 12/8 - 12/9

Register for individuals by credit card online at http://www.signmeup.com/86153

Second Race in Wausau, WI 12/15/- 12/16

Event details: http://www.knickernordic.org/PDF/Wausau%20race%20application%202012.pdf

Third Race in St Paul, MN 1/19 - 1/20

Event details: www.tourdetwincities.com/race-information/

   Fourth Race at Theodore Wirth 1/26 - 1/27

Event details: www.tourdetwincities.com/race-information/

Summer Training Info

Below is the link to forms and information for the summer program options. Discounts for early sign up and groups. 

http://www.sisuskiers.org/training/2012-13-junior-programs-announced

Andover Meet Results 2012

Complete results can be found at: http://www.skinnyski.com/racing/results/

For Holiday Relays, ABC Relays, NWSC Championships, Section 5, Charlie Bank's Relays, and State Meet results use the above link for complete listing of results. This posting will remain up for two weeks and then it will be deleted. Individual awards will be posted after the banquet.

Banquet Information

Week of JV Conf/State Meets

Monday - JV Conference Meet @ Elm Creek Dismiss at 1:45 PM
Tuesday - Wax for Coaches Relay and State Meet
Wednesday - Leave for Giants Ridge 6:30 AM
Thursday - State Meet

JV Conference Schedule

3:40 - (00:00 on the clock) Boys skate

3:55 - (15:00 on the clock) Girls skate

4:20 - (40:00 on the clock) Boys & Girls classic - Mass start

Banquet Info

Athletes are bringing home flyers for the banquet this week. The date for the banquet is Thursday, February 23rd.

Sections Week

Tuesday - Ski on your own, wax after skiing
Wednesday - Bus leaves 7:00 AM for Wirth. Bring water and snacks.
Thursday - Varsity will have a day off, JV will need to car pool to Elm. Ski room will be open at 4:30.
Friday - Practice at Trollhaugen leave Andover at 2:45 then on to Oak View
Saturday - 8:30 meet at Andover and then head out to Elm Creek.

Section 5 Race Schedule

10:00 - Boys Classic

11:00 - Girls Classic

1:30 - Boys Skate

2:30 - Girls Skate

4:00- Awards

Conference Week

Tuesday - Wax skis
Wednesday - NWSC meet
Thursday - off
Friday - Practice at Theodore Wirth, bus leaves Andover at 2:50
Saturday - Elm Creek
Sunday - Captains practice

Schedule

Conference Meet

10:00  Boys Freestyle

11:00  Girls Freestyle

1:30  Boys classic with pursuit start

2:30  Girls classic with pursuit start

Cub Bagging Volunteer List - Updated 2/1

Week of 1/24/12

Monday: Practice @ Theodore Wirth - Leave Andover at 2:45 and then to Oak View
Tuesday: Meet @ Theodore Wirth - Skate race, first leg of pursuit
Wednesday: Wax and evening ski
Thursday: Meet @ Elm Creek - Classic pursuit
Friday: TBD

Tuesday Tentative Schedule
3:30 Girls Varsity
4:00 Boys Varsity (30 minutes on the clock)
4:20 Girls JV (50 minutes on the clock)
4:30 Boys JV (60 minutes on the clock)

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Booster Meeting Wed 1/11, 7PM

Reminder, the next Nordic Booster meeting is this Wed Jan 11th, 7PM in room A107.

Schedule: Week of 1/9

Monday: Bus for high school skiers only leaves at 2:30 for Elm Creek, middle school skiers meet at Andover HS for practice.

Tuesday: Meet at Elm Creek bus leaves the high school at 1:50 and the middle school at 2:00

Boys (top 13) 7.5k skiers – 3:30 top

Girls (top 13) 7.5k skiers – 25 minutes on the clock

Boys JV skiers (can go 7.5k or 5k) – 55 minutes on the clock

Girls JV skiers (can go 7.5k or 5k) – 60 minutes on the clock

Wednesday: TBD

Thursday: TBD

Friday: Elm Creek practice leaving Andover at 2:45 and Oak View at 3:10

Saturday: Meet at Theodore Wirth bus leaving Andover at 7:00 AM

Boys 4x3 km Relay 10:00 AM

Girls 4x3 km Relay 11:30 AM

Awards 1:30 PM

Practices Thur - Sat

Thursday 1/5 - Leave from Andover at 2:45 then to Oak View and Elm Creek
Friday 1/6 - Leave from Andover a 2:30 and then to Elm Creek
Saturday 1/7 - Car pool from Andover at 8:30 AM

Note: The team was assigned a 2:30 - 4:00 practice time on Friday at Elm Creek. Policy prevents us from taking students out of school for a practice which means there will not be a practice for middle school skiers on Friday.

Meet on 1/10/12
The next meet will be a 7.5 km classic race. Start times will be similar to those from the 1/3/12 meet. More info to follow.

Meet 1/3/2012

The meet will be held at Elm Creek on Tuesday as scheduled. The distance has not been determined at this time, either 7.5 km or 5 km, however it will be a classic meet. Due to the abrasiveness of the snow a binder will be needed for a longer race, so if possible heat in a binder on Monday. The team will be dismissed at 1:30 withe the bus leaving Andover at 1:45 and then picking up the middle school skiers. Middle school skiers should be dismissed at 1:45.

          Race Times
3:30 - Boys top 12 - 13 skiers
3:55 - Girls top 12 - 13 skiers 
4:20 - Boys JV and 2 minutes after last boy Girls JV