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We are excited to have Barbara Ann Cochran speak on 

August 2,2021 at 7:00 PM

Barbara Ann Cochran is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. 

Barbara Ann is also a sports consultant and motivational speaker with her business, Barbara Ann Cochran Coaching.  Her desire is to help athletes, coaches, and parents blossom to the best of their abilities in the world of sports.  

The best way to describe Barbara Ann’s relationship with sports is: it’s her religion. If you have a conversation with her regarding her passion, you will quickly find that she is well-versed in what it takes to be a top-performing athlete. She knows what to think and how to get your mind to cooperate with your body.

From US Ski & Snowboard: 

Greetings and Happy Spring!

We are excited to announce that registration is now OPEN for the Virtual 2021 Club Excellence Conference!

We invite all club leaders, coaches, board members, volunteers, officials and others to join us in a collaborative day of learning. Presentations will include strategically curated content based on the three pillars of Athletics, Business/Operations, and Community/Culture. Coaches who attend will receive 8 continuing education credits to keep certifications current.

Monday May 17th, 2021   10:00 AM – 5:30 PM Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)

Congratulations to our Sally Davis Scholar Athletes! The following is a list of our 2021 award winners, who excelled in their studies while competing in the Sports Page Cup Series during a very challenging year: 

Julia Accordino

Madeleine Barstow

Amanda Caselnova

Elizabeth Clark

Camille Collins

Benjamin Comeau

Sarah Convery

Colin Cotter

Kyle Darminio

Charles Donahue

Louis Farone

Matthew Faust

Ian Fish

John Graney

Oliver Grisdale

Eric Guba

Corby Guba

Charlotte Harter

Rose Heagney

Ashley Hubert

Shannon Hughes

Kirsten Iles

Micaela Leonard

Garrett Lounsbury

Mary Catherine Mangan

Alison Martin

Sydney Minier

James Parobeck

Danielle Paton

Blake Preston

Amanda Quiles

Nathan Rodriguez

Aurora Sauereisen

Erin Stanton

Eleanor Stanton

Samuel Steinberg

Nicholas Steurrys

Madeline Ten Kate

Ava Villiere

Hunter Walchusky

Brooke Willer

Nominations for development committees should be sent to [email protected] for U12/U14 Committee and to Katie Gilligan, [email protected], for the U16/19 Development Committee, with copies to the Administrative Director Alicia Farone at [email protected]. The Development Committees will then select from the nominations and present their selection to the Board of Directors.

Coaches must have at least three years coaching experience with the appropriate age group. We like to keep these committees as balanced as possible by both geography and gender. All nominations must be USSA and NYSSRA members in good standing with a minimum Level 100 Certification. 

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Please join us for our annual meeting May 2nd at 11am.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86048703904?pwd=YnE5YlJDd1I3TUhYcWFGTEcxbU5PUT09

NYSSRA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AGENDA

VIRTUAL SPRING MEETING

                           MAY 2, 2021   11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Zoom Link

From the Head of School, Michael Maher: 

Dear Alpine Students and Families,

I am writing to you today to announce that I have appointed Tommy Biesemeyer as Director of Alpine Skiing.  Tommy is well-known within the racing community and locally. He joins Northwood after a storied career with 15 years of alpine racing, training, and coaching experience. For those who do not know Tommy, he is a resident of Keene, and like our student-athletes, he began skiing at the age of three. He had his first race at age seven when he joined the New York Ski Education Foundation (NYSEF) program.  At age 12, Biesemeyer competed in J3 and J4 races but always had sights set on the U.S. Ski Team. A victory at the '03 Junior Olympics started him down that path, and he then made his World Cup debut in 2010 and the Olympic Team in 2018. 

As recently stated in October 2020 in the U.S. Ski & Snowboard, Tommy stepped away from racing to pursue new passions, which today brings him full circle to Northwood School, now miles from where he learned to ski at Whiteface Mountain.

NYSSRA Elite Team Announcement

         2019-2020

 **Congratulations to the following athletes on being named to the NYSSRA 2020 Elite Team.  NYSSRA is very proud of your hard work and 2020 race results. We will be contacting you via email with more specific information.

Criteria for 2019-20 Elite Team Selection (Men and Women)

State Level 

We have had to cancel this event due to rapidly deteriorating surface conditions. We are planning the first indoor- Big Snow NJ, Level 100 this summer. NYSSRA will update as we get closer. Cheers!

Happy Spring Everyone,

Congratulations to all the athletes who raced in the spring series and projects the past few weekends and a huge thank you to the many coaches, parents, officials, and volunteers who make our races possible. Again, we could not have done it without you. We hope that everyone is loving the longer days and warmer temperatures.  There is still a lot of great skiing to be done, and for that reason HoliMont is hosting the 2nd Annual Parallel Proceeds of Spring, a Parallel Racing Event, April 11, 2021 open to all programs. 

NYSSRA On-Snow Level 100 /  Continuing Education Credit

Gore Mountain, April 10-11, 2021

NYSSRA will host an Alpine Level 100 as well as a CEC (continuing education credit) for those in need.The Level 100 is a newer program that covers a well thought out platform of information and resources. This clinic will cover the on-snow portion. CEC will cover a host of sectional environments for skill development for all age groups.

These are both one day sessions (attendance required only for one day) and will be held at Gore Mountain, 

located in North Creek NY - April 10 and 11. We are offering two dates as the need to provide this opportunity has 

been asked for by coaches in NYS. These two dates may be adjusted as numbers dictate.

Please email me [email protected] by March 29, 2021 to be part of these clinics