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formerly the Snow Farm Winter Sports Academy with proven strategies and historic precedents

What we do...

  • Introductory programs for children
  • Youth development programs
  • Year round training for competitive youth
  • Family focused programmes encouraging involvement of the whole family in cross country skiing
  • Organisation of events for all categories
  • Coaches and mentors

Photos below: NZNSD members at the Aust. Hoppet 2006

Contact Us - email: admin@nordicnz.com

 

 

Mission Statement ...

To develop and promote the nordic sports of cross-country skiing, biathlon and associated Nordic skiing sports by focusing particularly on:

Team coaches have in the past often been from USA or Canada, with the current head coach being Antoine Arcand . Antoine has been skiing for 23 years and coaching for the last 4 years in Canada and New Zealand. Currently the 2007autumn programme consists of... more >>

Antoine is assisted by other SnowFarm coaches as required, depending on programmes operating. Typically coach-to-child ratio is 1:5 or 1:8 maximum. With a range of abilities and ages and abilities at many sessions it is common to have three coaches working together with support from older team members, parents and Snow Farm volunteer helpers

 

Antoine Arcand [left] with assistant part time coaches Karen Messenger and Ron Carmichael [[all ex Canada]

 

Antoine Arcand, Karen Messenger and Ron Carmichael - coaches New Zealand Nordic Youth Development

 

 

Antoine relaxing with co 2006 winter coach Bryce Turzian [US] Antoine Arcand and Bryce Turzian
   
Bryce coaching the winter 2006 team members at the Snow Farm prior to a very successful team visit to the Aust. Hoppet in 2006 Coaching New Zealand Nordic Youth Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

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