Programs > Coaches

Masters Coaches: Dragan Danevski, Bjørn Bakken, Gro Lunde, Chad Andersen, and BSF Elite Team members including Kristina Trygstad-Saari, and Sarah Willis, an MSU graduate student studying Exercise Physiology.

Groomers: George Rice, and Bob Seibert

BSF NORDIC SKI PROGRAM GUIDELINES:

Guide-lines for Coaches:

                
One of the goals of the Nordic ski program is to provide physical education and development of ski skills in safe and enjoyable environment.

• Do not baby sit
• Do not diagnose injury
• Dress as an athlete
• Be mature (children need a coach, not a playmate)
• Prepare appropriate training for the age group (not too easy or too hard)
• Be professional (do not discuss sexual, drug, alcohol or other preferences with skiers)
• Be on time and prepare for every practice, all season long
• Plan your activities and choose appropriate location
• Never leave your group unattended
• Report unacceptable behavior to Kristen or Dragan
• Do not talk too much
• Do not keep children too passive
• Communicate, cooperate, and plan some activities with other coaches
• Encourage children all the time to have water bottle
• Do not train when temperature is 13 F or less
• Use different ski technique (50%-50%)
• Do not suddenly need to miss a day
• Children should not get the idea that this is free time
• Children should wax their own skis
• Use all available terrain

Discipline Guidelines:

• Do not allow children to do or say anything that will harm others, themselves or program.
• Skiers should fallow coach’s directions at all times.
• Skiers are never to be left alone, anywhere, anytime.
• Do not ask children if they want to do any activity.
• Never physically touch a child unless absolutely necessary.

Discipline Procedure Checklist:

• Eliminate from practice, but keep a child in a group
• Give a timeout from favorite activity (free skiing, downhill skiing, free time)
• Contact parents
• Refer to Kristen, or Dragan
• Criticize action not person

Parent orientation from a theory & experience:

• Basic philosophy: your child wants to be in the program
• We provide instruction not the free time
• Safety: physical, mental, and emotional
• Children are yours (parents’)
• Coaches are BSF’s
• We (BSF coaches) provide the program
• Fun = enjoyment = everyone is involved in all activities (no special requirements or treatment for anyone)

In any behavioral issue, this procedure will be followed:

a) coach will handle it as professionally as possible
b) ”time-out” from favorite activities, notify parents
c) first time refer to Kristen
d) second time refer to Dragan.  Child will call parent to take him/her from the practice
e) to return to ski practice again, child & parent must establish a contact with program director regarding child’s behavior
f) after third warning child will be removed from the program

Injuries:           Possible cause: wet gloves, or not wearing gloves, not wearing appropriate clothes.  Minor injuries:  twisted ankle, sprained finger.

Practice will start at 4:00* pm (weekday) and 10:00 am (weekend)

Pick up no later than 5:45 pm (weekday) or 12:15 am (weekend)

 

*please note the weekday start time change for the 09-10 season. We want to be training in daylight as much as possible :)

Group changes - possible in coordination with group coach, assistant head coach and program director.

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