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XCSO District Excellence Camps

Camp Dates and Registration Links:

(the registration link for each camp will be linked to the camp date)

1. LSSD - Sunday, July 7, 2024 - Thunder Bay ON - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Centennial Park
2. NOD - Friday, August 9, 2024 - Parry Sound ON
3. SOD - Saturday, August 10, 2024 - Humphrey ON
4. NCD - Monday August 26 to Friday, August 30 - Ottawa ON - This camp is open to U16 and U18 athletes only.

Welcome to the XCSO District Excellence Camps Event Page

Excellence Camps are a new initiative in 2024. In this first year, one Excellence Camp will be hosted in each district. Registration for these camps will be linked to this page. To learn more XCSO's Excellence Programming, please refer to the 2024-2025 XCSO Club Excellence Programs document.

What are Excellence Camps: a series of camps designed to provide training opportunities and exposure to a high performance training and learning environment for Ontario athletes and coaches.

Who are the camps for: Open Camp for athletes 13 and older. Participants are expected to gauge their own suitability for the demands of the camp. Attending athletes under the age of 18 must be supported by a club coach. Ideally, the ratio of coaches/parents to athletes will be 1-5, where possible.

Attending coaches/parents are expected to be engaged and help support the delivery of the Excellence Camp.

• Club coaches
• Open to all athletes, no selection process.
• Mandatory attendance at one of the District Excellence Camp for athletes on the following teams:
• Team Ontario Development
• Ontario Junior Ski Team (OJST)
• Ontario Ski Team (OST)

Who are the camp leads and coaches?

1. LSSD: Camp Lead - Alexander Maycock. Camp Coaches: Steve Hart, Julian Smith, Max Mahaffy and Clara Hegan
2. NOD: Camp Lead - Peter Wiltmann . Camp Coaches: Alexander Maycock, Sophia Marshall and Mya Marshall
3. SOD: Camp Lead - Holly Strickland . Camp Coaches: John Strickland, Alexander Maycock, Sophia Marshall and Mya Marshall
4. NCD: Camp Lead - Geoff Tomlinson . Camp Coaches: Nolan Scheier, Fred Serratore and Katherine Denis .

LSSD / NOD / SOD Camp Cost: $18, plus zone4 and credit card fees per camp. Athletes may register in more than one camp.

NCD Camp Cost: $140, plus HST plus zone4 and credit card fees.

For additional information contact:

Alex Roger, XCSO Excellence Programs Manager at techdirector@xcskiontario.ca

For camp specific information contact:

1. LSSD - Alexander Maycock at ntdc.assistantcoach@xcskiontario.ca
2. NOD - Peter Wiltmann at coachpeter@wawanaisa.com
3. SOD - Holly Strickland at onlyonetopdawg@hotmail.com
4. NCD - Geoff Tomlinson at nakkgeoff@nakkertok.ca