FasterSkier

Tag: high performance director

  • Kate Boyd Named High Performance Director of Nordiq Canada (Press Release)

    Kate Boyd Named High Performance Director of Nordiq Canada (Press Release)

     

    Kate Boyd Named High Performance Director of Nordiq Canada

    High performance team focused on rebuilding Olympic pathway at all levels, maintaining Paralympic excellence

     

    Press Release

    CANMORE, Alta.—On the eve of the organization’s 2020 Annual General Meeting, Kate Boyd will be first-ever woman to take the reins of Nordiq Canada’s high-performance program.

    A quiet, yet confident leader from Ottawa who is passionate and driven, Boyd’s goals as Nordiq Canada’s new high-performance director are completely clear – to get Canadian cross-country skiers back on the Olympic podium and continue the tradition of medal-winning performances in the national Para-Nordic program.

    “I am absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the future of our sport in Canada. I believe this position comes with a responsibility to lead our athletes, staff and community at large with integrity while developing a robust high-performance Nordic skiing system focused on excellence,” said Boyd, who is currently the lone female winter Para-sport coach at the national level in the country.

    “I have been surrounded by strong female leaders throughout my entire career – and while working with the Canadian Paralympic Committee, Own the Podium, and Canadian Olympic Committee – who have greatly influenced the person and leader I am today. I never felt there wasn’t anything I could do because I was a woman and I am honoured to be the first female to take on the responsibility of Nordiq Canada’s high-performance director.”

    Building on her success of fostering depth and driving medal-winning performances for Canada’s Para-Nordic program since 2015 as Nordiq Canada’s NextGen coach and program coordinator, Boyd stepped up in 2018 to share high-performance manager duties with Joel Jaques.

    She brings more than two decades of leadership experience; sport development; and stakeholder engagement to her new position.

    Throughout her career while serving a variety of leadership and program management positions for organizations including YMCA-YWCA in the National Capital Region, City of Kawartha Lakes Boys and Girls Club, Nakkertok Ski Club, and Kanata Nordic Ski Club prior to joining Nordiq Canada, Boyd has led critical change that resulted in renewed trust, credibility and sustained financial viability while working with administrators, athletes and coaches from the club and provincial  levels to the nation’s best.

    “Kate is a highly-motivated professional who knows what it takes for athletes and coaches to reach their full potential, and ultimately, win,” said Stephane Barrette, interim chief executive officer, Nordiq Canada. “She has a keen understanding of program management, our development pathway from the grassroots to elite level, and the sport system in Canada, which will provide a relatively seamless transition to this new role. Kate understands the patience and time investment required to build a medal-winning program. I am confident her experience will result in Canadian athletes and coaches excelling on the world stage at all levels.”

    In an effort to regain the Canadian identity of cross-country skiing in Canada, Boyd is determined to develop a coach-driven, athlete-focused program in Canada that is accountable and reliable with a determination to excel at all levels.

    “Working with our entire team of dedicated staff, my first priority is to get fully up to speed with our Olympic stream to gain as much clarity with that program as I currently have with the Para-Nordic stream,” said Boyd.

    “With the global pandemic very much still a challenge for all of us in the world, I am also committed to ensuring our athletes and staff have the resources they require to train and have the opportunity to get on a start line, and race, while staying healthy.

    “There is no doubt we have challenging days ahead of us, but I’m here for the long haul. Together with our sport partners, staff at Nordiq Canada and our coaches, we will be relentless in our collaborative pursuit of developing this program from the ground up, and making cross-country skiing in Canada a winner.”

    A registered professional coach who has worked with cross-country skiers at all levels, Boyd has led teams while also providing coaching support at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, along with multiple World Championship and World Cup events.

    Boyd was recently selected to participate on Canada’s 27-member COVID-19 Return To Sport Task Force led by Own the Podium. She currently lives in Canmore, Alta. where she will continue to work out of Nordiq Canada’s head office.

     Nordiq Canada is the governing body of para-nordic and cross-country skiing in Canada, which is the nation’s optimal sport and recreational activity with more than one million Canadians participating annually. Its 60,000 members include athletes, coaches, officials and skiers of all ages and abilities. With the support of its valued corporate partners – Haywood Securities Inc., AltaGas, Swix and Lanctôt Sports– along with the Government of Canada, Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Paralympic Committee, Own the Podium and B2Ten, Nordiq Canada develops Olympic, Paralympic and World champions. For more information on Nordiq Canada, please visit us at www.nordiqcanada.ca.

  • Nordic Nation: Troy Taylor and the Science of Sport at US Ski & Snowboard

    As the Northern Hemisphere slowly tilts towards shorter days and colder temps … and hopefully snow… we spoke with Troy Taylor at U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Taylor’s official title is that of High Performace Director. What that means is he helps coordinate the multiple moving parts involving sport science for the portfolio of teams at U.S. Ski & Snowboard.

    Troy Taylor, High Performance Director for US Ski & Snowboard. (Photo: courtesy of Troy Taylor)

    Taylor has been in this role with U.S. Ski & Snowboard since 2015. He first worked for U.S. Ski & Snowboard in the run-up to the 2006 Olympics. Admittedly, he is enjoying the weather attributes of Utah’s sunny high desert as he is based in Park City, Utah. He originally hails from less sunny England.

    (To subscribe to the Nordic Nation podcast channel, download the iTunes app. If you have iTunes, subscribe to Nordic Nation here.)

     

  • De Nys Joins Biathlon Canada as High Performance Director

    De Nys Joins Biathlon Canada as High Performance Director

    Eric de Nys coachingOlympic silver medalist Sara Renner at Silver Star in 2009. De Nys hopes to see more medals in his new role with Biathlon Canada.
    Eric de Nys coaching Olympic silver medalist Sara Renner at Silver Star, British Columbia, in 2009. De Nys hopes to see more medals in his new role with Biathlon Canada.

    After 18 months coaching the junior cross-country ski team at the WinSport Winter Sports Institute, Eric de Nys is moving back to the Bill Warren Training Center in Canmore.

    The former National Ski Team coach has taken a position with Biathlon Canada as the High Performance Director, replacing Chris Lindsay who left to take a job with Own The Podium this summer.

    “I had started working with some [junior] biathletes last year and coaching them,” de Nys said in an interview on Tuesday. “So when I saw this ad come out… I thought it would provide me an opportunity to try a different role and give me a new challenge. That’s what I was looking for.”

    De Nys explained that when he left Cross Country Canada he had been looking for a job which was based in Alberta for a bigger chunk of the year.

    “The main thing was that I have two kids,” he said. “I went from spending 135 days on the road to between 50 and 60. That was really nice after 10 years of traveling extensively with the team to be around home and be more of a dad. And to be involved with activities and volunteering lots at different sporting events like hockey and biathlon and skiing and gymnastics.”

    He leaves WinSport in the hands of the Canmore Nordic Ski Club for this season. Alain Parent will be taking over athletes’ training plans.

    “WinSport has been really supportive and it has been a great 18 months with them,” de Ny said. “They have been really supportive of me moving on into this role, and also supportive of where the program will go. Last year WinSport and Canmore Nordic went in together on all the racing trips. All the athletes at WinSport are very accustomed to how they do things on the road, and waxing and ski selection and all of that. So it’s an easy transition.”

    In January or February there may be a job posting for a head coach for the 2016-2017 season, he said.

    He estimates that his new position will involve about the same amount of travel as the WinSport coaching job. The High Performance Director works with national team coaches and athletes, but also interacts with development programs domestically and communicates with funding bodies and media.

    “A lot of it is being the go-between for our federation and Sport Canada, the Canadian Olympic Committee, and Own the Podium,” he said of the work so far. “Those are our three main funding partners.”

    While biathlon adds a shooting component to cross-country skiing, the sport de Nys has worked in up to this point in his career, he doesn’t see that as a problem. The coaching is up to head coach Matthias Ahrens and national team coach Roddy Ward; de Nys’s job is more strategic.

    “It’s high performance sport,” he said. “There’s a lot of similarities whether you are doing it in swimming or curling or biathlon. Being around the nordic community for 10 years at a high level I definitely became quite privy to what it’s going to take to be at the top, and how to get there. From that side of things that’s probably why I’ve been hired.”

    Since he worked at the Bill Warren Training Center when he was a cross-country national team coach, De Nys says that he already knows most of the athletes and staff, which makes the transition easy.

    “It’s a natural fit,” he said.

    Up on the docket this year for the biathlon community are not only the regularly scheduled World Cup and IBU Cup circuits, and youth, junior, and senior World Championships, but also some extra excitement. Canmore will host World Cup competitions in the first week of February. There’s also the Youth Olympic Games on the schedule; the once-every-four-years event will take place in Lillehammer, Norway.

    “All of the coordinating for the Youth Olympic Games is like an Olympic Games but on a smaller scale,” de Nys said. “For the Canadian Olympic Committee that’s one of their babies. So I’ve been talking with those people.’

    He won’t be on the ground in Norway, but is coordinating the organization’s effort and sees it as a good testing ground.

    “It’s a great development tool both for athletes and coaches and technicians,” de Nys said. “It’s a pretty serious role, but not necessarily a dealbreaker in terms of if we don’t have results there. But it’s a big job for those coaches and athletes. For a lot of those athletes they will have done a provincial Games or a Canada Winter Games, so it’s the next step for them.”

    Besides the season-specific targets, Biathlon Canada is planning for years down the road.

    “I’m working with the national team coaches and athletes for strategic planning into the next Olympic Games: what are we going to do? How are we going to do that?” de Nys said. “Around that is building criteria for how to make the national team and get carded, which is how we fund amateur athletics. And all the trip selections, those are all in my wheelhouse.”

    Parallel is working on the programs to identify athletes who aren’t likely to be selected for trips until a few years from now.

    “Where are we at right now? Where do we want to be in four years or eight years?” de Nys said. “Looking at the pipeline, as you would call it in the U.S.”

  • First Month on the Job, Amie Smith on Being NENSA’s New High-Performance Director

    First Month on the Job, Amie Smith on Being NENSA’s New High-Performance Director

    Amie Smith, a Cambridge Sports Union volunteer and the new high-performance director at NENSA, in the wax room. (Courtesy photo)
    Amie Smith, a Cambridge Sports Union volunteer and the new high-performance director at NENSA, in the wax room. (Courtesy photo)

    The New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) is joining the high-performance bandwagon. In May, the association, based in New Gloucester, Maine, announced its competitive programs director of nine years, Janice Sibilia was stepping down “due to changes in essential functions” of her position. The next day, NENSA published a job posting for a high-performance director.

    Amie Smith (c) on a ski with her daughter Rebecca (l) and her husband Tom. (Courtesy photo)
    Amie Smith (c) on a ski with her daughter Rebecca (l) and her husband Tom. (Courtesy photo)

    That’s where Amie Smith came in. Late last month, NENSA hired Smith, of Wellesley, Mass., to their team. As high-performance director (HPD), Smith will manage competitive cross-country ski programs throughout New England, much like Sibilia did, however, the position expands beyond the athletes and into the coaches’ side of skiing as well. The HPD also will manage race data and be responsible for keeping track of points throughout New England, from Zak Cup points to Junior National Qualifier points.

    Smith enters the position with a lot of background within the New England ski community. Originally from Bennington, Vt., she grew up skiing and racing in the local youth ski league there, attended the University of Vermont and Columbia University, then settled down in Wellesley, a suburb about ten miles west of Boston. In 2007, she became involved with the Cambridge Sports Union (CSU), a ski club based out of Weston, Mass., along with her daughters who skied for the all-volunteer organization. For the past two years, Smith has also been the New England Junior National Championship trip leader, a position she plans to fulfill as HPD for years to come.

    NENSA’s Executive Director Zach Stegeman told FasterSkier he is excited to have Smith onboard, as she brings a lot of enthusiasm and experience to the new job. Since the role spans throughout many facets of skiing, a person such as Smith — with experience in many aspects of the sport — is ideal, he explained.

    “Amie is uniquely positioned for this role through her experience on every side of the sport: as a parent of competitive racers, as a coach, as an athlete herself, and in critical behind-the-scenes roles as a race director, a volunteer, a trip leader, and as board chair of a highly successful club,” Stegeman wrote in an email.

    FasterSkier caught up with Smith earlier this month during her first week at NENSA. She started July 13.

    FasterSkier: How has your first week been so far?

    Amie Smith: Well, I have to say that we are in the throat of trying to finalize our Eastern Cup schedule for this coming year. Although I officially started [July 13], I have actually been working with the athletic development committee from NENSA the last couple weeks on finalizing what the schedule will be, what our venue options are. … I can tell you we have two SuperTours back to back this year, which is awesome for the East Coast. … Those weekends are going to be fantastic because were going to have so many great skiers from all over the country joining us in the midst of carnival and Eastern Cup weekends. But it also makes planning our eastern cup schedule this year a little different from previous years because we’ve already got two back-to-back weekends so were trying to spread out the other races and figure out the rest of the scheduling. So that’s my first week.

    FS: You currently live outside of Boston; does this new position mean you have to move?

    AS: No. The beauty of this job is I can work remotely. Obviously, I’ll have a lot of travel to all the Eastern Cup races, to Junior Nationals — I will be the trip leader again and organizing — a big part of my job is Junior Nationals. And then all the other things. We have a USSA Coaches Symposium in Lake Placid this September and all sorts of stuff. So I can stay in Boston and just travel to work when needed.

    FS: Traveling around is something you are used to because you have daughters that have been nordic ski racers for a while, right?

    AS: Yes. Rebecca will be a sophomore at Williams [College] next year and she skis for the Williams Ski Team, as did Hannah. When I looked at the schedule and between having daughters, who have been on the Eastern Cup and carnival circuit for the last eight years, and my previous work or my work with the CSU Junior Ski Team… Obviously I have more things like NENSA board meetings, and I represent NENSA for … the Olympic development committee, which are meetings out in Colorado every October. There are some other things, too, for travel that are a little bit more, but all to cool places, so it’s very familiar in a lot of ways.

    FS: What was your role with the Cambridge Sports Union and what does becoming the high-performance director mean for your role within the club?

    Amie Smith after “winning” a loaf of homemade bread at the 2014 Craftsbury Opener. (Courtesy photo)
    Amie Smith after “winning” a loaf of homemade bread at the 2014 Craftsbury Opener. (Courtesy photo)

    AS: The last eight years I have been involved with CSU on a lot of different levels, as a parent volunteer, starting with that because it is an all-volunteer organization, and then in 2010 we created our first board: the CSU advisory board, which I have chaired since then. Also at that time, I moved from volunteer coordinator into the general manager position. So kind of helping oversee the day-to-day smooth running of the club along with Rob Bradlee, our head coach. I have also been, for the last three years, a coach for CSU. I started coaching, which I really love. So I am actually going to continue as a coach as I can, but I am giving up my general-manager volunteer position and my board-chair position although I am going to stay on as a board member. … Obviously I won’t be under the wax tent anymore. I was the wax-team leader for a couple years for CSU. So I wont be doing that because I will be running the Eastern Cups or helping the host venues with Eastern Cups.

    FS: What did you see and contribute to during the rise of CSU as a program and why do you think it has become so successful?

    AS: I think there are a couple of things that have contributed to that. One, the kids have a great time, the coaches have a great time, the parents have a great time. Our motto is having fun basically; it’s contagious. We have grown numbers-wise from, a handful of really active skiers — even if we had thirty on our roster, we might have only had eight kids at an Eastern Cup on a great weekend — to now this year we have 52, and the last number of years we’ve had 52 on our roster and we will consistently get 40 or more kids at each Eastern Cup race, which is crazy. I think it’s word of mouth, kids talk about it with each other … And the coaching, I think the fact that we are an all-volunteer club, I was thinking about this when we got the Club of the Year award just recently from NENSA; it’s been a really great model for us.

    Here in the Boston area I think another part of our success is we have so many people to draw from since we are a large urban community. Our pool is huge. The fifty kids we have are from a very large population so you are going to end up with kind of the top skiers, and there are a lot of them. … I think part of our success is we have a large population pool to draw from, from both athletes, coaches and parents. And a lot of the parents were collegiate skiers and lifelong skiers themselves and we have our coaches the same way, you know, lifelong skiers, collegiate, and World Cup skiers. Without saying, Rob Bradlee is the glue and the base of our club and he is so passionate about CSU and about the kids — it’s great. So between Rob and our other group of fantastic coaches, I think that’s the key to our success, the people.

    FS: What attracted you to the opening at NENSA?

    AS: I have to say that the opportunity to work in the nordic ski community and have a job in the nordic ski community such as this is what attracted me to it. I have loved what I was doing for CSU over the years and that was in a volunteer position. I was thinking about going back to work … and I love the nordic community I’m super excited.

    FS: What does the HPD job entail?

    AS: A big thing I’m excited about actually is to delve into coaches’ education here in New England and really having the opportunity for our coaches to be well trained and up to date on the latest techniques and thoughts on skiing, as well as getting certified either on the NENSA level or the USSA level depending on where they want to go. Again to that, also we have the development and elite teams so I hope to be able to whenever possible hook up with them and get our competitive skiers, all our new England skiers jazzed up. Like Andy Newell showed up at an Eastern Cup last year, get that word out that, you know, Andy is going to be at this Eastern Cup and take advantage of it, or Sophie [Caldwell] is back so let’s take advantage of her being here and let people know about it, opportunities like that for the development and elite teams have a place to shine.

    FS: Do you have any goals for NENSA or a long-term vision for the program?

    AS: It’s still evolving. I’m still trying to get a handle on the job responsibilities and the to-do list … I would really like to not only continue with high-caliber Eastern Cup races and bringing the best New England Junior National Team to JNs each year, I mean that’s obviously a huge thing, but I really feel strongly about coach development and my hope is to work with the NENSA coaching committee to really ramp up coach education and make sure that opportunities are available to all of our coaches across New England to advance and tune up some stuff. But I’m still evolving on that one, you will have to give me a little bit of time. [There are] lots of great goals to accomplish.

    FS: Is there anything else you would like to add?

    AS: I’m really looking forward to this. In a way, it is a dream job, I mean you get to work in a community with people, athletes, coaches, parents, venues that you love and get to be a part of that. In a way it’s a dream job and what a great opportunity to be able to do this in New England. And I’m just really excited. I know it’s going to be hard, I know I’m going to make some mistakes … but I’m hoping by year two, OK, this all looks very familiar. You know, as you go on, it gets easier. … I think it is such a great community on so many levels to be involved with. I’m so happy my kids grew up in it, I’m so happy I’m still a part of it.

  • Chris Lindsay Leaves Biathlon Canada After Four Years as High Performance Director

    Chris Lindsay Leaves Biathlon Canada After Four Years as High Performance Director

    A 2008 file photo of Chris Lindsay. He left Biathlon Canada after eight years with the organization. (Photo: Biathlon Canada)
    A 2008 file photo of Chris Lindsay. He left Biathlon Canada after eight years with the organization. (Photo: Biathlon Canada)

    Biathlon Canada announced earlier this month that Chris Lindsay would leave his position as High Performance Director to assume the role of High Performance Advisor to summer sports at Own the Podium. With over four years as High Performance Director, Lindsay departs Biathlon Canada having fostered a program that has risen to the highest level of international competition.

    A former biathlete who competed at both the national and international level, Lindsay has been with Biathlon Canada for roughly eight years. Previously serving as Technical Programs Coordinator, he was hired in 2010 as High Performance Director. Before joining Biathlon Canada Lindsay worked in the summer sports industry, including aquatic recreation and competitive canoeing and kayaking.

    According to Lindsay, his current progression from winter to summer sports is natural given his transition between the two realms over the years. As High Performance Advisor he will work with a variety of summer sports programs’ high performance directors to realize the potential their programs hold and get them the resources necessary to realize that potential.

    “While I absolutely love [being biathlon’s High Performance Director], the sport, and the athletes and the fantastic staff that I get to work with, I had this opportunity come up with Own the Podium,” Lindsay said in a phone interview. He continued, adding that the new position was the next step in his journey, “in terms of providing me with a fresh challenge and providing me with new opportunities to support high performance sport, specifically winning Olympic and World Championships medals.”

    Biathlon Canada’s President, Murray Wylie, said in a press release that Lindsay would be missed by the organization. “Chris has played an integral role in leading the strategic transformation of Canada’s high-performance biathlon program from a group of participants to medal contenders at the Olympics, World Championships and World Cups during his five years with Biathlon Canada,” Wylie wrote. “He leaves having positioned Biathlon Canada with the opportunity to deliver a medal-winning performance at the 2018 Games, and beyond.”

    Nathan Smith celebrates after becoming just the second Canadian man to ever win a biathlon World Cup, taking the win in the 12.5 k pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. (Photo: Biathlon Canada/NordicFocus.com)
    Nathan Smith celebrates after becoming just the second Canadian man to ever win a biathlon World Cup, taking the win in the 12.5 k pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. (Photo: Biathlon Canada/NordicFocus.com)

    While Lindsay is content with his decision to leave Biathlon Canada, it doesn’t come without challenges. The former high performance director said he will not only miss the relationships with those in the biathlon community, but also opportunity to be present at races in the coming years, especially the IBU World Cup in Canmore in early February of 2016.

    “In a way it makes it very challenging to leave because you want to continue to be a part of this machine that has this momentum going forward,” Lindsay said. “I think the hardest part about leaving Biathlon Canada, beyond the relationships with the athletes and the staff, is that I am not going to be around for the home World Cup next season.”

    While Lindsay’s new job will keep him busy throughout the next year, he plans to schedule a vacation during the Canmore World Cup week and volunteer at the event in order to reconnect with some of his former athletes.

    Looking back at his career with Biathlon Canada, Lindsay said that the sport is an example of success in the Canadian system. Just in the last year the team had several top-10 performances on the World Cup, the most notable of which were Nathan Smith’s silver medal in the sprint at World Championships and his victory in a late-season World Cup pursuit. “The systematic successes we have seen prove the mission and how we’ve been able to execute it,” Lindsay explained.

    Although some of Biathlon Canada’s target races are several years out, most notably the 2018 Olympics, Lindsay is certain that the program he has been a part of for eight years will achieve its goals and then some.

    “We have been working hard as a nation to be recognized as a real member of the club and we fully expect that by the 2018 season,” Lindsay said. “We will be firmly recognized as a top-10 nation in the sport and we will be regularly, perhaps not frequently but regularly, converting medals at the World Cup and World Championships level. There will always be setbacks and there will  be dry spells, but if the machine is fully functioning then we have multiple athletes who can take the mantle.”

    There was no official word from Biathlon Canada regarding Lindsay’s replacement.

  • NENSA Seeks High Performance Director

    NENSA Seeks High Performance Director

    NENSA_header_3

    (Press release)

    New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) is seeking a Director of High Performance to oversee NENSA’s competitive programming. This role requires strong, inspired leadership with a collaborative spirit to galvanize and to work with our nordic community. This position will work closely with community stakeholders and EISA, USSA, and the NENSA staff team and Board. Managing NENSA’s race data, including seeding and scoring competitive events as well maintaining all competitive rankings, including ranking and naming the New England Junior National Team is a key part of this position. The High Performance Director is an empowered position, requiring energy, vision and attention to detail in advancing all of NENSA’s competitive programs.

    The current competitive programs director Janice Sibilia will be leaving NENSA this summer after nearly nine years of service. More on Sibilia’s departure.

    Essential Functions

    Including, but not limited to, management of the following programs:

    • Providing collaborative leadership, education, and guidance to coaches, event managers, parents, athletes, and others
    • Oversight and management of all aspects of the EasternCup Race Series
    • Coach Education and Development programming and resources
    • Race Seeding, Scoring, and NENSA Rankings
    • New England Junior National Team ranking, management and staffing
    • Proactive scheduling and site recruiting for regional and national events
    • Authorship/management of published resources for coach education, athlete development, club advocacy, and event management
    • Athlete Development programming and resources
    • U16 & Eastern High School Championship events with NENSA Youth Program Manager
    • NENSA and national summer camps and training opportunities
    • NENSA Elite and Development Team naming and communications

     

    Additional Key Priorities

    Including, but are not limited to, the following:

    • Maintain program-specific content on NENSA.net website
    • Serve as Liaison to USOC, USSA, EISA
    • Serve as TD liaison
    • Clear understanding of NENSA’s competitive rules
    • Engage NENSA Athlete Development, Coach Education, Junior, U23/Senior Committees
    • Maintain USSA Coach Certification of L100 or higher
    • Promote available resources to NENSA community
    • Represent NENSA at relevant regional and national events
    • Track and share relevant news and updates via NENSA.net and social media
    • Other duties as assigned

     

    Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
    • Familiarity with the New England cross country skiing community
    • Competitive skiing background as athlete or coach
    • Excellent written and verbal communication and human relations skills
    • Ability to lift and carry 50lbs
    • Comfortable working on a computer and online, including proficiency with Microsoft Office
    • Must be eligible to work in the USA with a valid drivers license
    • Passion for sport of cross country skiing and the ideals of the NENSA mission

    Conditions:

    • Regular work from home office or other remote location
      • Frequent and extensive regional travel with occasional national travel
    • Work will often be done outdoors, in varying and winter weather conditions

     

    The High Performance Director is a full time, year round, benefits-eligible position. All NENSA staff and coaches undergo background checks. Start date is negotiable, but we seek to fill this role as soon as possible. Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, resume, and three references to Zach Stegeman via email at zach@nensa.net or via mail to:

    New England Nordic Ski Association

    Zach Stegeman

    49 Pineland Drive, Suite 301-A