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Development Team Report
Report #5— March
29, 2005
Carma Burnett Carew
To all Devo's,
As I sit here writing a recap of this last weekend, the word PRIDE comes to
mind. I have to tell you that the BBSRA Devo Team performed very, very well
this weekend. For those of you who were unable to attend, we definitely missed
you and wish you could have been part of this great weekend. I was so proud of the entire group.
We started off on Thursday with POW...you know... that foreign substance
made up of snow crystals that is light and fluffy falling from the sky. A good
time was had by all who were there. On Friday, we had superior training on the
race hill. We trained slalom in the morning and in the afternoon we trained GS.
We were very fortunate to have our Head Varsity Coach, Uros, train with us and
coach the kids. The kids skied well and spirits were definitely high! In the
afternoon
we picked up a couple of members from different teams and they all loved what
we were doing and were impressed by our athletes.
The race weekend started with GS and then we raced Slalom on Sunday. Bogus
Basin was seen on the podium over and over again. I would love to name
names on who did exceptional but that would truly be the entire team. The
kids who were not on the podium got personal bests for the season.
The thing I find most impressive about this group is the team dynamic. I
feel like we all support each other and are cheering each other on. The
BBSRA team really acts like a TEAM. In my opinion...ski racing is difficult
enough. It is an individual sport and when you are competing it's you
against everyone else. At the same time the team support and having friends and
competitors around who are cheering you on is a great motivator to do your best.
Over the last 18 years I have coached at Nor-Ams, US Nationals and every imaginable
Western Region event possible and I have to tell you that this weekend really
made me feel proud to be the coach of this particular team.
At this time, I really, really want to express my sincere gratitude to Brett,
Mike, Ray and Justin (even though Ray and Justin weren't there) for all of their
hard work and dedication. These guys have stepped up to the plate and have been
fantastic. I also want to thank Ashley for coming to Targhee this weekend and
helping with the kids. She always does a great job and I know the kids were super
happy to have her around. Also...as the year has progressed it has been a pleasure
to get to know all of the parents of these Devo kids. After meeting y'all I can
see why these kids are so great!
Earlier today, I heard about Bogus re-opening. I hope a lot of you will have
the
chance to get a couple of more turns in. I have to travel a little more this
year
with the Intermountain Division and won't be able to go up. I look forward to
seeing all of you at the end of the season awards banquet. I am working on summer
camp info this week and will get it out ASAP.
That's it for now,
Carma
P.S. Don't forget to go in to McU's and get your uniform ordered
for next
year if you will be needing one!
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