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Excellence through challenge
The MWSC JUnior Racing Team
As a member of a Maine Championship Team
(NENSA J2 Festival, NENSA Eastern High School
Championships, USSA Junior Nationals) you are invited to apply for the Maine Winter Sports Center
Junior Racing Team for the 2015-2016 season!
The MWSC Junior Racing Team focuses on providing Maine juniors (ages 15-20) the skills and training needed to become nationally and internationally
competitive nordic athletes in both cross-country
skiing and biathlon.
THE MWSC GAP YEAR
A!UAL OVERVIEW
As many of you near the end of high school and look
to your future, collegiate skiing can often seem out
of reach. At MWSC, we offer a Gap Year Program
for athletes who show the dedication and potential
to excel in cross-country skiing or biathlon.
Date
Location
June 20-22
Assesment Weekend Fort Kent
July 8-12
Maine Team Camp* Fort Kent
August
Volume Camp
Site TBA
September
Harvest Weekend
Western ME
Athletes take courses through the local universities November
Thanksgiving Camp ME or QC
while training full-time with MWSC Coaches along- February
Tactics Camp
Aroostook
side our Olympic Development and Junior Teams.
County
For more information on the MWSC Gap Year ProTuition & Team F"s
gram, contact Will Sweetser via email at will@mainCosts of nordic skiing and biathlon are not insignifiewsc.org.
cant. The MWSC works hard to provide truly worldclass programs to all team members affordably. This
includes facilities, some equipment, uniforms, training programs and support staff.
The Maine Winter Sports Center is a non-profit
As a member of the Junior Racing Team you are inorganization empowering Maine
vited to all weekly training sessions, which typically
to build an active, outdoor future through
include 3 to 4 sessions per week held at Pineland, world class resources and challenge-based
Fort Kent Outdoor Center and the Nordic Heritage
programs.
Center in Presque Isle). You are also invited to all
scheduled training camps, clinics and race trips.
Athletes are expected to communicate weekly with
the MWSC coaching staff to ensure proper delivery
of training. All athletes will be required to maintain
training logs and community service logs.
Camp
Team fees for the Junior Team total $3,300 for the entire year, and include personalized training plan, all
coaching, team uniform, and transportation, room
and board at camps and race trips. Additionally, we
offer a summer only ($800) and a winter program
($1500) aimed at high school racers. Financial aid
and championship event scholarships are available
to athletes and families.
If you are interested in applying to join us, please
visit: www.mainewsc.org and find out where skiing
can take you!
www.mainewsc.org