Hi everyone

We have finally managed to lock in our coaching staff for the upcoming season.

Ak1-2 Maria Helle & Hannamarja "Ammala" Kurkela

maria.helle@helsinkiskiclub.fi, 0407364687

hannamarja.kurkela@helsinkiskiclub.fi, 0451201555

Ak3 Otso Haikonen & Daniel Tirkkonen

otso.haikonen@helsinkiskiclub.fi, 0405619268

daniel.j.tirkkonen@gmail.com, 0403592088

Ak4 Jonne Ruoppa & Santeri Kemppinen

jonne.ruoppa@helsinkiskiclub.fi, 0414609790

santeri.kemppinen@helsinkiskiclub.fi, 0401329999

Ak5 Risto Raveala

risrave@gmail.com, 0504311107

Ak1-2 will have two coaches in Vihti trainings. This enhances effectiveness in course-setting, maintaining, feedback etc. As informed earlier, AK1-2 will have only ski-trainings in the upcoming season. Regarding drylands, we strongly encourage all participants to actively engage in other sports, be it gymnastics, track&feld, football, swimming or whatever. Engaging in different sports in the early stages will ensure a higher tolerance for a higher amount of variable training in the future years, plus, it improves social skills, overall wellbeing and enables young kids to learn more about themselves.

Ak3 and Ak4 home trainings are mostly led by the group coaches, Otso and Jonne. Daniel and Santeri will join when needed. All camps and races are always done with two coaches so both Dane and Santtu will be joining each groups sessions away from Vihti or drylands.

Ak5 will run as in the previous seasons, led mostly by Risto alone. As discussed in the parents-meeting last week, the groups focus will shift more into skiing technique w freeskiing and Giant Slalom / Super-Slalom during course trainings. Getting to ski GS/SuP more often will improve the core alpine racing skills and speed tolerance.

I kindly ask you all to register into the new groups before the holidays if you have a clear vision of next seasons plans. If you are still thinking of possibilities etc. I am happy to help from my position. Regarding each groups more specific plans I encourage you all to take contact with the group coaches. The season calendar should be published later today by SSF. I will update rest of the trainings, camps and races once I have received a confirmed race-calendar.

I will run the office until thursday 18th of June. After that I will be on holidays.

Sunny regards

Jonne