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Former Pioneer standout captured 2001 10K Classical National Championship June 26, 2006 DENVER – The University of Denver has promoted Wolf Wallendorf to its head Nordic Ski Coach, Director of Athletics and Recreation Peg Bradley-Doppes announced today. The former University of Denver athlete has served the last three seasons as assistant Nordic Coach at DU and replaces Knut Nystad. “I'm pleased to announce the promotion of Wolf to head Nordic coach,” Bradley-Doppes said. “He is...

BOULDER JUNIOR NORDIC COACHING POSITIONS Boulder, Colorado The Boulder Nordic Junior Racing Team (BNJRT.COM) is looking for head and assistant cross country ski coaches for the 2006-2007 season and beyond. The 24 year old club has 40-50 skiers ranging in age from 10 to 18 from beginners to three-time JO and J1 Scando Cup participants. Our focus is teaching kids to become competitive racers. The team has a strong parent committee that handles most administrative...

Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association in North Lake Tahoe, Ca has one position available for a Middle School Head Coach/Masters Clinician. This two-part position involves working at Tahoe Cross Country offering skills clinics, private lessons and training programs for citizen/master skiers of various skill and fitness levels, as well as coaching the North Tahoe Middle School Nordic Team in the afternoon. The position also allows for training and weekend racing on the Far West...

The Nordic Ski Club Fairbanks has inaugurated a year round training program for juniors with the hiring of Peter Leonard as Head Coach of Fairbanks Cross Country (FXC). Pete has been with the New York Ski Educational Foundation in Lake Placid as assistant cross country coach for the past two years. In 2006 he coached the Mid-Atlantic Junior National Team as well as the New York Eastern High School Championship team. He began racing in...

THREE-TIME OLYMPIAN JUSTIN WADSWORTH JOINS XC COACHING STAFF PARK CITY, Utah (May 17) – Three-time cross country Olympian Justin Wadsworth has been added to the U.S. Ski Team's World Cup coaching staff, Head Coach Pete Vordenberg said. Wadsworth, 37, retired after the 2003 season following a nine-year career in which he was renowned for his intensity and determination. He shifted to team adventure sports for two years and worked with the Ski Team last season...

Andrew Gardner has been named the head coach of the men’s and women’s nordic ski teams at Middlebury College. He replaces 31-year veteran Terry Aldrich, who stepped down as head coach after this past season. Aldrich will maintain his duties as head coach of the cross country running teams, while also assuming administrative duties in the fall of 2006. Gardner comes to Middlebury from Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) in Carbondale, Colo., where he has...

May 4, 2006: The New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) is currently seeking two program directors. The Competitive Programs Director will oversee our efforts in athlete development, coaches education, and support of competitive events. The Introductory Programs Director will build on our current youth and introductory programs by developing and implementing new programs to attract skiers to the sport. NENSA is also seeking a full-time Office Manager to be shared with the US Biathlon Association...

The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks (NSCF), Alaska, is looking for an energetic, highly motivated coach to lead a junior race training program for J3-J2-J1 and OJ age groups beginning May 2006. We are seeking candidates with collegiate racing experience and coaching skills. College degree and coaching experience desired. The successful applicant will fill the dual roles of Head Coach and Program Director. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: providing individual training programs for...

BOGUS BASIN NORDIC HEAD COACH / PROGRAM DIRECTOR The Bogus Basin Nordic Team is a year-round, competitive junior cross-country ski program focused on helping its members achieve their athletic goals, whether those goals are having fun with friends or success at the World-Cup level. Currently the team has 43 kids ages 10-19 and it has enormous potential for growth. The Bogus Basin Nordic Head Coach and Program Director is the top individual within the Nordic...

Seeking Head Coach to join Assistant Coach Kate Newick in efforts to recruit and train high school athletes age 14-19 in a ski academy environment. Duties include training plan and race schedule design, technique analysis, close involvement and interaction with NENSA and the US Ski Team, active involvement within the community at school, rigorous domestic and international travel, and helping to develop and motivate high school athletes towards future Olympic and National Teams. Applicant must...

JOB DESCRIPTION JOB TITLE: Rocky Mountain Nordic Cross Country Executive Director JOB OVERVIEW: Serve as the Chief Executive Officer and Fundraising Coordinator for Rocky Mountain Nordic (RMN) ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Management: 80% Oversee website, presenting up to date sponsorship information Work with the Junior Competition Committee to manage the day to day affairs of the RMN. Serve as liaison between RMN Cross Country and the overall RMN program, United States Ski Association (USSA) and the Intermountain/...

Coach for Duluth Cross Country Ski Club Summer Youth Program DXC is hiring a coach to work with high school Nordic skiers in a summer training program. The time commitment is four two-hour sessions per week (7-9 am) for six weeks from June 19 —July 28. Stipend is $1,000. Minimum age is 21; current CPR certification is required. Download application here. Applications must be postmarked by Friday, April 7. If you have questions about the...

Williams College is seeking a qualified person for the position of Assistant Cross Country Ski Coach for the 2006-2007 season. This person will be involved with all aspects of coaching at Williams. The job will run from October through March with a stipend of $11,500. Interested applicants should contact Bud Fisher at

Athletics Full-time academic year position 2 to 3-year term Scheduled start date: July 1, 2006. Application deadline: March 20, 2006 Middlebury College seeks a Head Coach of Nordic Skiing. The position involves responsibility for all aspects of coaching men’s and women’s Nordic skiing and the recruitment of qualified student athletes within Middlebury College, NESCAC and NCAA rules and regulations. The position includes a teaching component and an administrative assignment to be determined. This position is...

The Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) is a college-preparatory independent high school located thirty miles northwest of Aspen in the mountains of western Colorado. CRMS enrolls 170 students in grades 9-12 from 24 states and 10 countries. Since its founding in 1953, CRMS has challenged students to fully invest in their learning. Early philosophical influences include Kurt Hahn, director of the Salem and Gordonstoun Schools in Germany and England and the founder of Outward Bound,...

Seeking: Very hard working coach to help drive, organize, and wax on what is essentially the European “B” Cup. Ideally this coach will have experience waxing especially in spring conditions, will be able to speak some German, have experience driving in Europe or at least be a safe driver, must be organized, flexible, travel well and get along and be positive in changing and challenging circumstances. Funding is probable, payment impossible. Athletes to attend will...

The Maine Winter Sports Center aims to re-establish skiing as a lifestyle in Maine, leverage that lifestyle to create a new economic model for rural, isolated communities of Maine, and further leverage that lifestyle to create opportunity to the youth of Maine. The Maine Winter Sports Center (MWSC) is looking for a multitalented Ski Coach to join a team of coaches who are offering world class Nordic and Biathlon training and experiences in Aroostook County...