Last season we had a successful year ending with a lot of personal best times, numerous Regional medalists and quite a few National placements... with one National record broken! Congratulations to all the skaters who worked so hard. So, you wondering what training will be like this season? Read On...

The program we developed last year "C2C" or "Choose to Commit" was a great success. We had quite a few skaters complete this rigorous program earning their new uniforms while setting a number of personal bests. This season we will run only 1 C2C Cycle and it will begin in January. This is a great program for skaters who have been on the team for at least a season... if you'd like to know more about this program just see your coach.

Aside from C2C, we will concentrate on working closely with all of our new skaters this season... between all the rinks we have somewhere in the neighborhood of close to 50 1st year skaters!

Beyond C2C

One of the primary goals of the C2C program was to teach skaters how to discipline themselves to train hard on their own. I am happy to say this part of the program was a success for many... it's nice to see skaters cross-training on their own with weekly 50 and 100-mile bike rides over the summer! It's precisely this type of discipline and dedication it will take to advance to the next level.

For those skaters who completed C2C last season and/or those who are looking to compete at the National or International level this season, we will introduce "Beyond C2C." I'll forewarn you, there is nothing easy about it and if you're not serious and able to discipline yourself (you know who you are), there's no need to waste your time by beginning this program only to drop out. This IS an advanced training program that will involve a LOT of coach Steve's time - I will not waste my time with any skater who is only partially committed. If you're not committed 100%, you need not consider this program. If you don't have the proper training gear you will not be able to participate in this program. It is an advanced program and it will require special training gear. I will personally lead the training for most of this program. We will hole "tryouts" for entry into this program and I will allow skaters to join throughout the season provided they progress enough to qualify for entry into the program.

Who this program is for:

• Advanced skaters as determined by their respective coaches

• Disciplined skaters - if you can't even complete ALL the drills at practice, don't even consider trying out for this program

• Dedicated skaters - this program WILL take up quite a bit of your time. If you aren't able to make this program a priority aside from school, don't consider trying out for this program... school should always come first.

• Skaters who are able to acquire the proper training equipment and resources - We realize not everyone is able to acquire the latest and greatest training gadgets... while that's not what we expect, this program WILL require that you are able to acquire certain training gear such as a road bike, slideboard, dumbbells, etc.

Who this program is not for:

• Those who can't commit to ALL the training sessions and practices. 90% is not good enough. We realize things come up and you will miss a training session from time to time. However, if you have other things going on that will require you to miss scheduled training sessions, you will need to discuss this with coach Steve before you will be allowed to participate. Be advised, if you begin the program and you fail to make enough practices to maintain a measurable improvement, you will be dropped.

• Those who can't train in inclement weather. Don't expect just because it's 100 degrees or 20 degress outside or if it's raining that you won't be training... you will.