Coaching Resources

Club Materials

The documents below are a collection of useful materials written by coaches or the coaching committee over the years.

• Jackrabbit Coaches’ Manual
• Jackrabbit 4 and Track Attack Drills and Games
• Jackrabbit 3 Lesson Plans
• Classic Exercises
  A listing of some useful exercises for practicing various classic technique skills.
• Games for Cross Country Skiing
  A collection of games that can be used for improving cross country skiing technique and becoming comfortable on skis.
• Never Ever Lesson
  A method of starting off someone who has never ever skied before.
• Waxing Course Info
  Written by Jake Weaver based on a waxing course that he took in November, 2003. It contains some good information regarding the waxing of cross country skis.
• Nordiq Canada Waxing 101 Course
  Free for anyone who has done at least the Intro to Community Coaching.

Nordiq Canada Materials

General

• How to sign up for Introduction to Community Coaching e-Learning module (Jan 2, 2021)

L2T On Snow (Learn to Train On Snow) Workshop Reference Materials

• CCI-L2T on snow coach workbook (Oct 30, 2017)
• CCI-L2T OS RM step 1 – Intro and Setting the scene (Nov 13, 2017)
• CCI-L2T OS RM step 2 – Equipment selection and ski prep. (Nov 13, 2017)
• CCI-L2T OS RM step 3 – Technique Development Theory (Nov 13, 2017)
• L2T-CCI-L2T OS RM step 4 – Technique development – skating-RM-step-4—-echnique-development—skating-(Nov-13-2017) (Nov 13, 2017)
• CCI-L2T OS RM step 5 – Teaching and Learning – Part 1 (Nov 13, 2017)
• CCI-L2T OS RM step 6 – Teaching and Learning – Part 2 (Nov 13, 2017)
• CCI-L2T OS RM step 7 – Athlete Support-OS-RM-step-7—-Athlete-Support-(Nov-13-2017) (Nov 13, 2017)
• CCI-L2T OS RM step 8 – Technique Development – Classic (Nov 13, 2017)
• CCI-L2T OS RM step 9 – Evaluation (Nov 13, 2017)

L2T Dryland (Learn to Train Dryland) Workshop Reference Materials

• CCI-L2T dryland coach workbook (May 4, 2017)
• L2T DL RM step 1 – Intro and Setting the scene(April 4, 2017)
• L2T DL RM step 2 – Athletes and their sport needs (April 4, 2017)
• L2T DL RM step 3 – Evaluating your sport program (April 4, 2016)
• L2T DL RM step 4 – Athletic components (April 4, 2017)
• L2T DL RM step 5 – Nutrition(April 4, 2017)
• L2T DL RM step 6 – Designing your own sport program(April 4, 2017)
• L2T DL RM step 7 – Introducing adventure-based activities(March 7, 2017)
• L2T DL RM step 8 – Safety and risk management(March 8, 2017)
• L2T DL RM step 9 – Skill Development – Dryland techniques (March 8, 2017)
• L2T DL RM step 10 – Planning a practice(March 28, 2017)
• L2T DL RM step 11 – Making Ethical decisions(March 28, 2017)
• L2T DL RM step 12 – Evaluation(March 28, 2017)

CC (Community Coaching) Workshop Reference Materials

• Introduction
• Step 4 – Teaching classic technique
• Step 5 – Designing a seasonal plan
• Step 6 – Preparing for your practice
• Step 7 – Ski base prep and waxing
• Step 9 – Teaching skating technique
• Step 10 – Practice coaching session
• Step 11 – Evaluation