Welcome to the Ford Sayre Nordic Racing Program Incentive

Ski for K's

"Ski for K's" is an exciting program designed to help motivate our junior skiers to ski more, and have fun keeping track of their kilometers (or hours) skied. A fun twist is that the program is open to parents and coaches as well -- there is something for all of us! Here is how it works: During the ski season, those who choose to participate will set personal goals they wish to achieve in terms of distance (or time) on skis. Participants will be able to keep track of their skiing using our Ford Sayre chart (also available from Janet) and/or using the NENSA database (which is also linked from www.fordsayre.org/bkl ). As an incentive to race, race distances are doubled and anyone skiing in his or her very first race receives TRIPLE distances! At the end of the season new Ford Sayre Nordic pins will be awarded based on the level achieved. Our hope is that this becomes a fun incentive for participants to keep track of their skiing, set goals for themselves, and experience the challenge of meeting their goals. Participation in the program is optional, but it is designed so anyone that attends most practices and skis a bit on their own or races, should be able to earn a pin.

Use the table below to think about your skiing for the upcoming season and set your personal goal. You can discuss your goal with your coach. The chart lets you keep track of the distances or hours skied, which you can optionally enter on the website. The table below lets you convert from hours to kilometers. We've estimated how many kilometers each class skis during an hour-long practice and recommend using that distance for each practice (i.e. 3 km for J5, 4 km for J4, 5 km for J3). Use your judgment and adjust as necessary. We anticipate the program will continue to evolve during the upcoming years and as always, welcome your suggestions.

Class Birth Year K's / Hour Gold Silver Bronze
J6 2000 / 2001 2 100 50 25
J5 1998 / 1999 3 175 125 75
J4 1996 / 1997 4 250 175 100
J3 1994 / 1995 5 300 225 150
J2 1993 5 300 225 150
Parent / Coach 1940 - 1998 3 - 10 600 300 100

And most importantly... HAVE FUN!

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