Coaching Resources
Below are some useful documents and coach training materials. Note, some documents are quite large and may take a while to download.
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
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
Other Documents
These documents are from various organizations that contain material relevant to coaching cross country skiers.
- Skills Development Programmers’ Guidebook by Nordiq Canada
Published December 2019 by Nordiq Canada and provides a good overview of the Skill Development Program and surrounding structures (club structure, parents, national program, etc.)
- Developing Physical Literacy – A Guide For Parents Of Children Ages 0 to 12
Published by Canadian Sport Centres, this document describes developing sport for life and the Long-Term Athlete Development model, which form the basis of Cross Country Canada’s training programs that we use.
- The Role of Adequate Nutrition for Performance and Health for Female Cross Country Skiers
Published November, 2003 by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
- Cross Country Ski Games to Play On-Snow
Fun Games to play on Snow published by the Nordic Ski Lab - Nordic Ski Technique Videos
Ski technique videos published by the Nordic Ski Lab. These videos are available with a small subscription, which is offered to coaches by the club. - Hollyburn History Tour
A history of skiing at Hollyburn Mountain