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Alpine Skiing Update: February 2021

The Alpine Ski team worked hard during dry-land training and their dedication paid off considering their perfect record so far against Lawrence Academy, Noble and Greenough, Rivers, and Thayer Academy. Led by captain Jack Theberge ’21, the team is thirty strong as it powers through, hoping to make this season a great one. This year also marks the addition of an Alpine Ski team alumnus to the coaching staff, Mr. Rohrer ’16. The coaching staff also includes Ms. Cushman and Mr. Trautz who have coached the team in previous years. The Alpine Ski team has had to make adaptations to its training and racing schedule. The most substantial change is that the ISL has cut JV racing for the season to help mitigate contact and reduce the number of students racing. 

Normally, most ISL schools would be racing with an average of twenty students per team so this was clearly not going to work. Also, due to Nashoba Valley being closed on Monday and Tuesday, the team now has middle school and upper school practices together on Thursdays and Fridays. Varsity team member Anton Schmitt notes, “Dominance doesn’t come by easily. It takes countless hours of work and first-class coaching. But I’ll tell you, when you’re at the top of your game and at the point where no one else can even compete, there’s no other feeling like it. We’re at the top right now, and we’re not slowing down any time soon. Here is a quote that summarizes what our thoughts have been like this year when we get in the start gate: ‘With me, it’s that mentality, that when it’s time for me to own my territory, it’s time to take over somebody else’s territory, I pounce and I attack, and there’s no looking back on that.’ -Marcus Smart” The Panel wishes the Alpine Ski team a great season on the slopes!

Dominance doesn’t come by easily. It takes countless hours of work and first-class coaching. But I’ll tell you, when you’re at the top of your game and at the point where no one else can even compete, there’s no other feeling like it. We’re at the top right now, and we’re not slowing down any time soon.”

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