BEAR CREEK RACE TEAM!!

Welcome to the Bear Creek Race Club & Bear Creek Race Team

The Bear Creek Race Club is a non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization established to support the Bear Creek Race Team. 100% of all donations will be used for the team and it's racers. The purpose of the club is to support and promote junior alpine skiing competion at recreational and competitive levels. We supplement funding needed to be a successful program and support athletes who excel at all levels. To keep the focus on the team, there is a nominal fee to become a member of the Bear Creek Race Club. *

The Bear Creek Race Team is a continuous progression towards the elite level of ski racing. The program emphasize the fun of skiing in general. The Grizzlies development team will focus primarily on development of solid technique through free skiing, free skiing drills, and gate drills. Children in the Grizzlies program will also be introduced to some competitive situations through the intramural racing series. The objective of the Grizzlies program is to compete, but to PREPARE to compete, by focusing on the FUN-damentals.

The Racing Team training regimen will also involve a lot of free skiing drills, and gate drills, but will also incorporate discipline specific gate training, and introduce racing tactics and skills. All athletes will also be learning what types of training are most beneficial to them, and what areas of their skills require more or less attention. The less experienced athletes in the Racing Team will focus on “training to train”, learning how to become better racers. The more experienced athletes in the Racing Team will be entering the “train to compete” phase, where their time in training is preparing them for competition. Ultimately, these steps will all lead those who choose to continue in ski racing to the “train to win” phase of an elite competitor, where year-round training programs and intense on-snow training prepare the athlete for the rigors of top level competition.

To learn more about the program, please visit the Racing Program page on the Bear Creek Mountain Resort & Conference Center website.

www.skibearcreek.com/winter/winter_racingprograms.aspx

* The Bear Creek Race Team and coaching staff is operated by the Bear Creek Mountain Resort & Conference Center and is located in Macungie, PA. The Bear Creek Race Club does not influence the decisions of the coaches on philosophy, practice, techniques, awards or anything of the sort. Please refer to the club by-laws under the News & Events > Race Club News section of this site.