Well ski season is over and now the athletes should be in the first stage of active recovery. And so should the coaches. It is really quite something to realize after a few days or a couple weeks off snow just how"injured" we were all season. Little aches and pains become more apparent, we now have time to feel them. It is important for these small injuries to be looked after now so once the next training stage starts we are ready to go. So athletes if you are feeling any tightness or other aches and pains try to see a doctor or a physio. Do the things we all know are needed to repair, ice, stretching, moist heat. Other things that are good now are things such as relaxation and imagery.

Make sure skiing and racing stay important to you over the next several months. If you are a Canada Games athletes, remember, one year and it is all over. We still have lots of work to do.

If you can please stay in touch with your coaches. Let them know what you are doing for summer activities. If you are not playing sports see if you can find a fitness program that works the aerobic capacities and strenght. No I do not mean you have to going running everyday.... Just something that gets your heart rate up. Go find what your training heart rate range is. Your coaches are there to help.

There is tons of stuff on the internet from World Cup athletes that you can do or be inspired by. See if your favorite athletes have blogs or websites or check them out on Youtube. I will post some things here from time to time so check back for articles on nutrition, mental training and planning.

Lets see just what we can do as Atlantic skiers to be better next season.

Have a great summer coaches athletes and parents.