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Back to School�..Now is your chance! I�m referring to Russian-style Ski School of course. 23 of your fellow club members have been meeting with young Russian coach Yuriy Gusev twice a week all summer. Both the experts and novices among us have been amazed by Yuriy�s precise knowledge of technique& training and by the way we have all improved by �leaps and bounds� through his personalized attention. His methods work with beginners and "old pros" alike. YOU DID NOT MISS OUT! While the summer group will progress to �Level 2� this fall in their Tuesday & Thursday evening sessions, YOU can dial your skiing up a notch or two by joining the fall program (Sept. 4 � Nov. 27). Yuriy will be offering a twice a week Level 1 program (Mon. & Wed. evenings) for those who didn�t have the pleasure of being coached by him this summer. The program will include technique drills and ski imitation in both the classical and freestyle techniques. It will also include general & specific strength training, ski conditioning, �lectures� on training and roller skiing. There may be some roller ski rental available for those without them. It is in your best interest to plan to attend both Mon. & Wed., but there is also room for those who can only attend one day per week at half the cost. It is also possible to attend just one or two of the 3 months, but you�ll miss out on the measured, logical progressions Yuriy will lead you through. The three-month program will once again be $300 for two days a week (or $100 per month) if you sign up right away. Yuriy would also like everyone to know that he is available at anytime (dryland or on-snow) for private lessons at any hourly rate. Those in the summer group who have availed themselves of this opportunity rave about it. Yuriy also plans to continue his programs through the winter months. He has told those of us this summer that he has only been able to cover 30% of what he has to teach us. So there is much more to come! Yuriy is a fun, energetic twentysomething who skied at Russia�s highest levels as a teenaged junior and went on to obtain a college degree in physical education and physical therapy. Although he is considered just a �Level One� coach in Russia, I can attest to learning a great deal from him this summer even though I have been instructing and coaching skiing for 25 years. You can contact Yuriy for more info at: gusev_yura@ hotmail.com or by calling the Clines (with whom he is staying) at 257-5773. As Yuriy would say, �Hard in training, easy in race!� Don�t miss this wonderful opportunity while we still have this expert in our midst!
Oh yes, The September 2002 issue of "Silent Sports" has an article on the 3-day short courses that Yuriy & Dale Niggeman will offer this fall in LaCrosse, Appleton, Eau Claire, Stevens Point & Northern Illinois. - submitted by Don Fariss |
