This is week 24 of our yearly training plan. It is a Recovery Week. See you at practice. 

It is time to get your cross Country Canada Racing license.  This license is very important for cross country skiers, in categories juvenile and up for both Quebec and Ontario athletes, biathletes you do not need this. This license allows you to collect CPL points, this is how athletes are ranked in Canada and it is connected to the Federation International de Ski (FIS) point list which is the international point list. Once you have your license and you have points on the list you can see how you rank with athletes in Canada and internationally. It is interesting and mandatory for your development as an athlete.

You get points based on how you finish in races that are provincially (Quebec Cup or Ontario Cup), Nationally (Easterns, Nationals) or FIS sanctioned (Craftsbury). 

More importantly if you have no points,  you will always start at the back of the pack as you are seeded in races depending on your CPL point ranking. CPL point is how different teams are selected (provincial teams, talent squad, junior national team, national team etc. 

For those that are doing only one Quebec cup race (Easterns) it would be fine to have a day license which is cheaper but it will mean that you do not collect points for next year.  

Follow this link to register online for your CCC race license and for those going to Craftsbury you will need to get a FIS license. http://www.cccski.com/Events/License-Applications.aspx

You will need the following information

Club Official: Maurice Samm (Head Coach)

Coach Name: Maurice Samm

My NCCP# is 1217212

My Coaching Level is Competition Development

Tuesday Oct 14th Senior Team   Activity: Skate Roller ski roller ski, 15 x 15 sec 1 min rest Location: P8 Time: 4:45-6:15pm  Tuesday Oct 14th Junior Team  Activity: Skate Roller ski, 10 x 15 sec 1 min rest Location: P8 bring your heart rate monitor and watches Time: 6:30pm - 8pm  Thursday Oct 16th Senior Team Activity: Recovery Run and Stretching and Foam rolling Location: Riders Roost (Biathlon Range) Bring a foam roller if you have one Time: 4:45-6:15 Thursday Oct 16th Junior Team Activity: Strength recovery Exercises Location: Biathlon Range Bring a foam roller if you have one Time: 6:30 to 8pm  Saturday Oct 18th All Activity: Skate Time Trial make sure that you register online, http://goo.gl/RVpVmi Location: P8 Time: 8-11am Sunday Oct 19th All Activity: Classic Distance Ski Location: P8 Time: 9am - 11am