BOYNE RACING

Kelsey Young Takes Silver in USSA Race

Benjamin Crockett — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:34:00 +0000

USSA Race Schedule

Benjamin Crockett — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:10:13 +0000

From USSA Region 3:

Updated: January 24, 2012

The next Region 3 Race is January 28th and 29th at Boyne Mountain. All parents need to volunteer for both days.

***All times are tentative and are subject to change***

ABILITY CLASS – FIS RUN

Saturday Schedule
BB GG – SL Race Course sets on FIS
Set both courses before first run
Training – free ski between race arenas – 8:00 am to 9:00 am
7:20 am – TCM at bottom of the hill
7:30 am – Registration open in Othmar Building at bottom of hill
7:30 am – Coaches up for all sets.
8:00 am – Chairlift opens for racers
8:30 am – 8:50 am – Men’s run 1 inspection
8:55 am – Forerunners
9:00 am – Men’s run 1 start
9:45 am -10:05 am – Men’s run 2 inspection
10:10 am – Forerunners
10:15 am – Men’s run 2 start
11:00 am – Reset both courses
11:30 am -11:50 am – Women’s run 1 inspection
11:55 am – Forerunners
12:00 noon – Women’s run 1 start
12:45 pm -1:05 pm – Women’s run 2 inspection
1:10 pm – Forerunners
1:15 pm – Women’s run 2 start
TCM in finish area following race

Sunday Schedule
GB,GB – GS Race Course sets on FIS
Training – free ski between race arenas 8:00 am – 9:30 am
7:30 am – Race headquarters opens
8:00 am – Coaches up for all sets.
8:00 am – Chairlift opens for racers
8:30 am – 8:50 am – Women’s and Men’s run 1 inspection
8:55 am – Forerunners
9:00 am – Women’s run 1 start
9:40 am – Men’s run 1 start
11:00 am – Reset 2nd Courses
11:30 am – 11:50 am – Women’s and Men’s run 2 inspection
11:55 am – Forerunners
12:00 noon – Women’s run 2 start
12:45 pm – Men’s run 2 start

Tear Down-all teams to help with tear down immediately following the race

JUNIOR RACE – SUPERBOWL

SATURDAY SCHEDULE – 2 SL and 2 GS
Set both courses before first run
Training – free ski between race arenas – 8:00 am to 9:00am
7:20 am – TCM bottom of the hill
7:30 am – Registration open in Othmar Building at bottom of hill
7:30 am – Coaches up for all sets.
8:00 am – Chairlift opens for racers
8:30 am – Inspection skier’s right – slalom run 1 Girls and Boys
9:00 am – Girl’s run 1 SL
9:20 am – Boy’s run 1 SL
9:50 am – Inspection skier’s left – slalom run 2 Girls and Boys
10:15 am – Girl’s run 2 SL
10:35 am – Boy’s run 2 SL
11:00 am – Giant slalom course set 1
11:30 am – Inspection – GS run 1 Girls and Boys
12:00 noon – Girl’s run 1
12:20 pm – Boy’s run 1
1:00 pm – Giant Slalom course 2 set
1:15 pm – Inspection GS Run 2 Girls and Boys
1:45 pm – Girl’s run 2 GS
2:05 pm – Boys run 2 GS

SUNDAY SCHEDULE – 3 KOMBI’S
Training – free ski between race arenas – 8:00 am to 9:00 am
7:20 am – TCM at bottom of hill
7:30 am – Race headquarters opens
7:30 am – Coaches up for Kombi set 1
8:00 am – Chairlift opens for racers
8:30 am – Inspection Girls and Boys run 1
9:00 am – Girl’s run 1
9:30 am – Boy’s run 1
10:00 am – Kombi set 2
10:30 am – Inspection Girls and Boys run 2
11:00 am – Girl’s run 2
11:30 am – Boy’s run 2
12:00 noon – Kombi set 3
12:30 pm – Inspection Girls and Boys run 3
1:00 pm – Girl’s run 3
1:30 pm – Boy’s run 3

Tear Down-all teams to help with tear down immediately following the race

Koseck, Leddy finish 20, 21 in MidAm

Benjamin Crockett — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:47:18 +0000

Kyle Koseck and Bobby Leddy had strong results in a very competitive FIS race at Indianhead Resort in Wakefield, MI on Sunday. Noah Honaker moved from his start position of 66 to finish 49 in his first FIS race.

SaRa Gezon was 8th after run one, but lost a ski only a few gates from the finish line in the second leg.

Coach Jen 2nd in FIS Race

Benjamin Crockett — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:39:17 +0000

Age Class Championships in MQT

Benjamin Crockett — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:45:19 +0000

The Fact Sheet for the Age Class Championships is now posted:

http://www.ussacentral.org/index/webapp-calendar-action?id=30

BOYNE Racing will have coaches at this event!

Cannonsburg Race Postponed

Benjamin Crockett — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:16:34 +0000

The Junior Race Series at Cannonsburg will be postponed to the following weekend at Boyne Mountain.

-From USSA Region III

Why We Race

Benjamin Crockett — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:18:11 +0000

If you are a BOYNE Racing member or parent, you have probably noticed that the coaches occasionally train or race along with the athletes. Since our competitive careers have long since passed, you may wonder why we continue. I think that there are a number of very good reasons for us to ski from time to time:

1. We stay current with innovations in the sport. Ski racing is constantly evolving and trying new techniques out ourselves helps us understand the challenges our athletes are facing.

2. We (usually) help the penalty of the race. By participating in local competitions, our points improve the ranking of all of the athletes in the race, if they do well. If you don’t understand how this works, give me a call and I’ll (try) to explain the math!

3. During practice, we are more in tune with the conditions and realize quickly if a re-set or slip is needed. We know if the course is easy or challenging and can gauge our coaching accordingly.

4. For most of our athletes, we can provide a good visual example. From my own experience, I can say that my biggest improvements came while I was skiing with better or more knowledgable racers. Visual learning is very effective, compared to spoken instructions.

5. We want to show that skiing doesn’t have to end at 18. I want all of our kids to race in college and beyond, you never know when you might peak (ask Ben Brown from Houghton, MI who earned 12 FIS points in his late twenties, after high school and college).

6. We keep our excitement. Ski racing is fun. It seems like a lot of coaches are really grumpy. Maybe too much time at the bottom of the hill barking orders?

Kyle was right on my heels on Saturday night. Very shortly, I’ll be trying to figure out how he put so many seconds on me…and that makes this whole coaching thing worthwhile.

Crash of the Month

Benjamin Crockett — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:45:38 +0000

Weekend Schedule Updates

Benjamin Crockett — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:56:27 +0000

This weekend’s schedule will be changed slightly due to the addition of a USSA race:

Friday
Boyne Mountain: 6:30-8:30pm GS SL

Saturday
Boyne Highlands: 9:00-10:30am SL GS
Boyne Mountain: 8:30-10:30am GS

Sunday
Boyne Mountain: 8:30-10:30am SL

Monday
Boyne Mountain: 8:30-10:30am GS

We will also have coaches at Nub’s Nob to assist our racers. Check the Region 3 website for race updates.

USSA Race Tomorrow

Benjamin Crockett — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:46:52 +0000

Tomorrow will be the first USSA race of the year. We will have coaches and our videographer on the hill to assist our racers. Please meet up at the Challenger Warming Hut at 8:20am to begin inspection.

Race details from Region III:

The next Region 3 Race is January 7th and 8th at Boyne Highlands.

All parents need to volunteer one of every two days their athlete races

FORMAT: Age and Ability Class Racers

Lift tickets can be purchased at Main Hotel beginnning at 7 am:
2 day lift ticket prices:
19 and up ADULT $99.00
13-18 TEEN $81.00
9-12 JUNIOR $70.00
Single day tickets at the regular rate.

Registration in Conference Rooms D & E of Main Hotel beginnning at 7:30 am.

This week’s race schedule is listed below and is always subject to change.

PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR CHANGES

Boyne Highlands GS Races
Two GS Races on Saturday, One GS Race on Sunday

Saturday
7:00 am – Set 1
8:00 am – Jury inspection
8:30 am – Inspection – men and women
9:00 am – Women run 1
9:30 am – Men run 1
10:15 am – Set 2
10:30 am – Inspection – men and women
11:00 am – Women run 2
11:30 am – Men run 2
12:15 pm – Set 1 race 2
1:00 pm – Inspection men and women
1:30 pm – Women run 1
2:00 pm – Men run 1
2:45 pm – Set 2 race 2
3:00 pm – Inspection men and women
3:30 pm – Women run 2
4:00 pm – Men run 2
Tear down after race.

Sunday
8:00 am – Run 1 set
8:30 am – Jury inspection
9:00 am – Inspection men and women
9:30 am – Run 1 women
10:00 am – Run 1 men
10:45 am – Run 2 set
11:00 am – Inspection men and women
11:30 am – Run 2 women
12:00 noon – Run 2 men
Tear down after race.