The sky was gray and the tents were ready but the rain held off for today’s junior shooting clinic. The 6 participants were motivated and did great. Thank you to special guest instructor Brian Halligan from HURT Nordic. The athletes were all able to put their improved skills to the test afterwards at the summer […]
The early morning rain & threatening skies did not dampen the spirits of 10 hearty NY Junior skiers who braved the elements to take part in today’s junior shooting clinic at the Saratoga Biathlon Club. The kids were treated to guest lead instructor USBA Development Coach Algis Shalna. Thank you to the Saratoga Biathlon […]
A big thanks to the Polar Bear Biathlon club for hosting the 2nd spring NY Junior shooting clinic today at beautiful Mt McCauley. 7 junior biathletes spent the day gaining the skills and knowledge needed to progress in the sport. Several will put their skills to the test at tomorrow’s summer biathlon race in Old Forge […]
The NYSSRA Biathlon training log has been updated and is now available for download. Get a head start on next year’s competition. NYSSRA Biathlon Log For anyone looking for a XC version, it is available at http://nyssranordic.org/resources/.
11 hearty skiers braved the frigid temperatures and breezy conditions at Mt Van Hoevenberg on December 14th to take part in the biathlon clinic put on by the Saratoga Biathlon Club. Thanks to the support of the ORDA crew we were able to hold the clinic despite some last minute electric issues discovered the night […]
The NYSSRA Nordic Biathlon Junior Development Committee is pleased to announce that we will continue to provide clinic, training, and racing opportunities throughout the year to experienced Nordic skiers who are interested in getting involved with biathlon as their schedules permit. The goal is to get them involved early and give them opportunities to learn […]
We are looking at the possibility of hosting an on-snow Jr biathlon clinic &/or training session on Sat 12/11 at Mt. Van Ho which is the day before the NYSEF Season opener race. The target audience is junior biathletes who plan to attend the World Team Trials in VT at the end of December, but other […]
Again, our hope is to develop an informal but core group of already strong Nordic skiers who can get together on occasion to learn, train and race together as their schedule permits. We are especially looking for kids who own or who have regular access to a rifle, but we will try to have a […]
Please be advised that due to a scheduling conflict at McCauley Mt, the 7/31 Old Forge Jr biathlon clinic has to be moved to SUNDAY August 1st & there will not be an official summer biathlon race that day as originally planned by the Polar Bear club. We will still have a fun race as […]
1980 US Olympic Biathlon Coach Art Stegen and Sean Halligan will be continuing the program started last year to provide opportunities for junior skiers in NY to be exposed to and ultimately become more proficient in the sport of biathlon. Our hope is to develop an informal but core group of already strong Nordic skiers […]
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