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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Thursday's Pictures

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

What's Coming Up

Team,
Here's what's coming up for the next few races....



Feb. 1 = Double race night. 3 heats for each race time permitting. Charlie only rides the 1st race. We will be riding a different lineup for each race.

 
Feb. 3 = Team qualifier for States. No Charlie gates today. The top 2 teams go on to the State Finals on Feb 11 at Alpine Valley. If we don't get First or Second this race, the season is over for the team... But individual riders can qualify.

 
Feb. 8 = Individual time trials. All A and B gate riders. Top 5 C gate riders picked by coaches. I will post a list of the riders that are will be running in the time trial the day before. The top 16 riders from ALL SCHOOLS qualify for the Individual State Final Race on Feb 11.


Feb. 11 = State Finals at Alpine Valley. Starting at 9am. Students will be excused from school that day. All team members can come even if you are not racing. The Individual Race is run first. Team race is usually started after lunch.



Greg Koenig
LHS Snowboardcross Coach
LHS Snowboardcross Blog


1-27-11 Lineup

There's been some changes in the lineup for today.  Over the next few races we'll be mixing it up.

A1 Dave Deberry 40
A2 Alex Thickstun 32
A3 Chris Reid 42
A4 Pierce Locher 20
A5 Austin Woods 36
B1 Troy Wojichowski 49
B2 Chris Petkwitz 19
B3 Cody Crocket 43
B4 Boen Boston 6
B5 Connor Dudas 21


A1 Kelsey McGorisk 7
A2 Jules Corvell 29
A3 Jillian Klapec 9
B1 Alex Rew 11
B2 K.C. Heitchue 3
B3 Brittanie Kupras 22



Greg Koenig
LHS Snowboardcross Coach
LHS Snowboardcross Blog


Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Pictures 4PM

Reminder - Pictures at 4pm before the race 1-27-11.

They will be FREE!

Greg Koenig
LHS Snowboardcross Coach
LHS Snowboardcross Blog


1-25-11 Results

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

1-25-11 Lineup

Race tonite = REMEMBER - You MUST sign in with me at 5pm and stay at the bottom until the course is open for inspection.

We'll do the Boys Team Placement Race after the offical race.

Here's tonite's lineup:

A1 Alex Thickstun 32
A2 Dave Deberry 40
A3 Chris Reid 42
A4 Austin Woods 36
A5 Pierce Locher 20
B1 Cody Crocket 43
B2 Chris Petkwitz 19
B3 Boen Boston 6
B4 Andrew Breun 38
B5 Connor Dudas 21


A1 Kelsey McGorisk 7
A2 Jules Corvell 29
A3 Jillian Klapec 9
B1 Alex Rew 11
B2 K.C. Heitchue 3
B3 Brittanie Kupras 22



Greg Koenig
LHS Snowboardcross Coach
LHS Snowboardcross Blog


Friday, January 21, 2011

1-20-11 results

1-20-11 Results

OK - bad news ... it seems that during the review of the scoring, there was an error made and an A3 race was not tabulated correctly. Which means that Milford now receives first place for the Boys team.

Check the blog for the official results.

Greg Koenig
LHS Snowboardcross Coach
LHS Snowboardcross Blog


Thursday, January 20, 2011

1-20-11 Race

Below is the lineup.

REMEMBER - I need you to meet at the bottom of the hill AND CHECK IN WITH ME at 5pm and stay there for a meeting before the race.

 
A1 Alex Thickstun 32
A2 Dave Deberry 40
A3 Chris Reid 42
A4 Austin Woods 36
A5 Pierce Locher 20
B1 Cody Crocket 43
B2 Chris Petkwitz 19
B3 Boen Boston 6
B4 Andrew Breun 38
B5 Connor Dudas 21
 
A1 Kelsey McGorisk 7
A2 Jules Corvell 29
A3 Jillian Klapec 9
B1 Alex Rew 11
B2 K.C. Heitchue 3
B3 Brittanie Kupras 22


Greg Koenig
LHS Snowboardcross Coach
LHS Snowboardcross Blog


Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Training Advice from Nate Holland

Boardercross FAQ

Team,
I have had some questions regarding how certain things work with the boardercross team. I will try to answer some in this email ...

How the races are run?
Each race consists of 1 rider from Lakeland, Milford, Detroit Country Day, Saint Mary's/Ladywood, and Romeo. These teams make up the East League. The West League (Howell, Brighton, Hartland and Williamston) compete at Mt. Brighton. We only meet them at the State Final.

If you take look at the result graphic that I post on the blog, you will see the order in which the races go. From top to bottom. The first race is the A Boys. Then we run the A Girls. Third is the B Boys followed by B Girls. Lastly we run the C riders.

A and B riders run 3 races. C runs 2.

The C riders are racing for experience only. So we try to fill the gate with whomever is ready to go. This is the reason that we don't have a roster for those races. We have started to announce bib numbers and school this year for the C riders.


How do the points work?

The points system is new this year. It was developed to place more emphasis on the higher gates (A1), eliminate placing better riders in lower gates to win more points, and to lessen the event of a tie. If you look at the sheet, you'll see that in the A1 race, first place is worth 334 points. With the rest of the places in that gate being 10 points apart. The next flight (A2) is 9 points apart for placement. The numbers decrease as the gates go down. The important thing to realize is that a A2 first place finish and a B5 first place finish can make up the point different for a A1 second place deficit. So even though B5 is technically worth less in total points, it's still important to win EACH race as it's all a combined score.

What is the significance of Time Trials?
The first event of the year - Time Trials - is a way for all of the coaches of all teams to gauge what riders are the fastest on our teams. This is a ROUGH gauge. Some riders do well with time trials, but freeze when riding next to others in a race. Some will time trial slow, but will excel in the close confines of racing. Because of the many aspects of boardercross, Jake and I came up with the "Team Placement Race" which now is also being used by the Milford Boardercross team as well.

What is the Team Placement Race?
The Team Placement Race is a system that we came up with to allow the riders to prove THEMSELVES to their team. It's a 3 race bracket system that will move riders up or down depending on how they place in a boardercross race against their OWN teammates. Unfortunately, with the unpredictability of boardercross, some riders will fall out of Point placement by not placing well in these races. The key is to be consistent, but to realize that sometimes you will have bad runs. It happens to the best. This system takes out the "coach favoritism" that is present in so many other high school sports. We will try to run a Team Placement race weekly as time and weather allow.

What's next?
We need to run a minimum of 8 races in a season. So there may be a double race coming up soon. I'll let everyone know when this is planned.

What's New this year?
The Divisional Final - This is a new race added this year. Scheduled for February 3rd. This race will take the top 2 teams to the State Finals on February 11th. In the past, it was the record of wins throughout the season which awarded the top 2 to the state finals.

Another Time Trial?
After the Divisional Final, we have a States Time Trial to place the top 20 riders from our division into the INDIVIDUAL race in the State Finals. So even though a team may not qualify for the State Final, individuals from that school can still go and compete. This is a VERY competitive bracket system that will ultimately crown the best boardercross racer for our league.

If you have any other questions regarding how boardercross works ... please feel free to ask.


Greg Koenig
LHS Snowboardcross Coach
LHS Snowboardcross Blog


1-18-11 Results

Great job last night. The results are REALLY close.

Monday, January 17, 2011

1-18-11 Race

Below is the current lineup ...



Boys


POS. Bib # Time Last First
A1 32 37.70 Thickstun – C Alex
A2 40 41.10 Deberry David
A3 42 42.10 Reid Chris
A4 36
Woods Austin
A5 44
Locher Pierce
B1 43 40.40 Crockett Cody
B2 19 42.70 Petkwitz Chris
B3 6 42.00 Boston Boen
B4 38 43.70 Bruen Andrew
B5 21 45.80 Dudas Connor
C1 49
Wojichowski Troy
C2 31 44.10 Rocker Johnathon
C3 5 41.70 Fitzgerald Doug
C4 25
Heitchue Mac
C5 16 45.70 Shureb Nathan
C6 4 44.00 Robertson Cody
C7 47 47.80 Talbot Joshua
C8 48 59.00 Kolley Joseph
C9 33 51.40 Magretta Max
C10 26 60.00 Remick Trace
C11 1 87.00 Grawe Ryan
C12 44 120.00 Beattie Ryan

14
Grant Steven

18 61.00 Osborne Bryan




Girls



Bib #
Last First
A1 7 43.20 McGorisk Kelsey
A2 29 40.00 Corvell – C Jules
A3 9 49.70 Klapec Jillian
B1 11 52.90 Rew Alex
B2 3 50.40 Heitchue K.C.
B3 22 48.60 Kupras Brittanie
C1 8
Thompson Brooke
C2 28 72.00 Mock Taylor
C3 24 87.00 Melton Sam
C4 10 101.00 Ochoa Heidi
C5 13
Thierbach Molly


Also - We have some questionable weather coming here in the next 24 hours. Normally we will not race in rain. Unfortunately, the call to cancel the race may be made at the last minute. I will email as soon as I hear.
 

Greg Koenig
LHS Snowboardcross Coach
LHS Snowboardcross Blog


Friday, January 14, 2011

1-13-11 Results

Roster

Parents have asked to see a roster for bib numbers ... so here's the team.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

1-11-11 Race

Monday, January 10, 2011

Race 1-11-11

The gate is being set tonite (monday). Here is the lineup for our first official race for tuesday.

A1 Alex Thickstun 32
A2 Dave Deberry 40
A3 Doug Fitzgerald 5
A4 Chris Reid 42
A5 Austin Woods 36
B1 Cody Crocket 43
B2 Boen Boston 6
B3 Chris Petkwitz 19
B4 Andrew Bruen 24
B5 Cody Robertson 4

 
A1 Jules Corvell 29
A2 Kelsey McGorisk 7
A3 Brittney Kupras 22
B1 Jillian Klapec 9
B2 K.C. Heitchue 3
B3 Alex Rew 11

Charlie riders need to file in when available to fill the gate.

I need EVERYONE at the bottom of the hill to sign in at 5pm. IF YOU DON'T SIGN IN, YOU AREN'T RACING. Everyone needs to stick around until the race is done for a post-race meeting at the bottom.

It will be a single race, consisting of 3 heats for Alpha and Bravo. 2 heats for Charlie riders. The format will most likely be ABC, ABC, AB.

Remember, contact me if you are NOT able to make it.

Thursday after the race will be our first Team Placement Race. Giving those who missed the time trials to get in to the point placement running. This race will be 3 runs AFTER the official race. If you don't show up for this placement race, your gate placement will drop 2 spots. As always, if you have a conflict, come and talk to me or Coach Jake.


Greg Koenig
LHS Snowboardcross Coach
LHS Snowboardcross Blog


Wednesday, January 5, 2011

No Race 1-6-11

Team,
I was just informed that Alpine has had some mechanical problems and were unable to install the start gate. So the race for 1-6-11 is CANCELLED.

We WILL have a practice though. This gives us a great opportunity to walk through the course and its' many different obstacles.

The race on tuesday 1-11-11 will most likely be a double meet to make up.

Let's meet upstairs in the lodge at 5:30pm for jerseys and stickers.

Greg Koenig
LHS Snowboardcross Coach
LHS Snowboardcross Blog


Tomorrow's Race 1-6-11

Team,
First off let me say congrats for your first successful fly through the most difficult course I have seen constructed at Alpine! Some of you left some skin on the hill, but I hear that Alpine was planning on doing some grooming on the course so it should be in much better shape for the race.

Regarding the race. Below you will find the lineup for the race. REMEMBER your position.

01/06/11 Name Bib
A1 Alex Thickstun 7
A2 Dave Deberry 25
A3 Doug Fitzgerald 5
A4 Chris Reid 2
A5 Austin Woods 6
B1 Cody Crocket 46
B2 Boen Boston 4
B3 Chris Petkwitz 19
B4 Andrew Bruen 24
B5 Cody Robertson 23


















GIRLS Name Bib
A1 Jules Corvell 56
A2 Kelsey McGorisk 58
A3 Brittney Kupras 22
B1 Jillian Klapec 20
B2 K.C. Heitchue 33
B3 Alex Rew 11


If you do not see your name on the list - don't worry - we will be running gates of "Charlie" riders after every round. There will be a good mix of students from all different schools running in these races. It's not for points, but it will give you lots of experience racing against other people. Just because you are not racing for points doesn't mean you are not on the team! If I need to replace a rider because of injury/sickness I need backups to take their place.

If you are not able to make it race night  - please contact me by phone or email as soon as possible so I can make plans to replace you in the lineup.

Also keep in mind - every tuesday (time and weather permitting) Jake and I will be running a "Team Placement Race". This is a way for you riders that may not be in the lineup to move into a starting position. This race will consist of 3 races per group, with riders moving up and down within the brackets. Jake and I will explain the format when we do it.

I will have the new jerseys and stickers thursday. Please get to Alpine BEFORE 5pm on thursday at the bottom of the race course so we can hand these out and go over any other questions.

Always - if you have concerns or questions, shoot me an email....

Greg Koenig
LHS Snowboardcross Coach
LHS Snowboardcross Blog


Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Girls Time Trials Results

Romeo Brewer Brooke
39.20
LHS Corvell – C Jules
40.00
LHS McGorisk Kelsey
43.20
MHS Althouse Cari   9 43.60
Romeo Joseph Carly
45.40
LHS Kupras Brittanie
48.60
LHS Klapec Jillian
49.70
LHS Heitchue K.C.
50.40
MHS Coffey Christine 17 52.00
LHS Rew Alex
52.90
DCDS Zaima Laurel
56.00
MHS Law Taylor 27 56.40
MHS George Chloe 4 60.90
MHS Berglund Felicia   1 62.00
MHS Eliachevsky Natalie 44 68.00
DCDS Kern Mackenzie
68.00
MHS Shaffer Anna 51 74.20
MHS Jenks Karli 6 66.00
DCDS Zhang Lucille
71.00
LHS Mock Taylor
72.00
MHS Cook Elaine 42 84.00
LHS Melton Sam
87.00
MHS Collar Meghan 34 90.00
LHS Ochoa Heidi
101.00
MHS Landry Jackie 46 120.00
DCDS Vijayakumar Nithya
121.00
MHS McClelland Lexi   160.00
LHS Thompson Brooke
sick
MHS Anderson Alaura 28
MHS Zoeller Lauren    
DCDS Camden Margo

DCDS Conyers Halie

DCDS Lee HaKyung

DCDS Phillips Paulina

DCDS Ryan Dominique

DCDS Yagiela Jordan

LHS Houghton Maygan

LHS Thierbach Molly



Greg Koenig
LHS Snowboardcross Coach
LHS Snowboardcross Blog


Boys Time Trials Results

MHS Vanderbaan Brian   2 35.70
LHS Thickstun – C Alex
37.70
MHS Schaeffer Jake   24 38.25
MHS Welch Austin   22 40.00
MHS Fulkerson Erik   5 40.10
LHS Crockett Cody
40.40
MHS Powell Chris   10 40.60
LHS Deberry David
41.10
Romeo McGrane John
41.50
LHS Fitzgerald Doug
41.70
Romeo Lake Jack
41.80
MHS Litteral Tommy   47 42.00
MHS Murray Jake   16 42.00
LHS Boston Boen
42.00
MHS Hill Matt  20 42.10
LHS Reid Chris
42.10
Romeo Michaeli Eric
42.20
MHS Stevens Pearce   44 42.30
DCDS Theodore Christian
42.70
LHS Petkwitz Chris
42.70
MHS Zaremba Chris   45 43.00
MHS Catenacci Gabe 43 43.20
MHS Hodges Jake   14 43.60
DCDS Sprague Jeffrey
43.60
LHS Bruen Andrew
43.70
LHS Robertson Cody
44.00
LHS Rocker Johnathon
44.10
MHS Brown Drake   45 44.20
Romeo Holliday Wesley
44.60
MHS Stebbins Zach 40 45.00
MHS Thome Ryan   7 45.40
MHS Phelan Jordan   19 45.70
LHS Schureb Nathan
45.70
LHS Dudas Connor
45.80
Romeo Residen Johnny
45.80
MHS Wiltz Griffen   26 46.00
MHS Hegg Gunnar   13 46.20
DCDS Madgy Dylon
46.80
DCDS Paciocco Robert
47.30
LHS Talbot Joshua
47.80
DCDS Gresock Nick
48.00
MHS Phelan Taylor   32 48.10
MHS Teagan Kyle   30 49.60
MHS Martini Doug   50.10
DCDS Fitzner Spencer
50.10
Romeo Brewer Alex
51.30
LHS Magretta Max
51.40
DCDS Prowse Mitch
52.30
DCDS Rim Alexander
53.40
DCDS Savliwala Quresh
57.00
MHS Kesto Justin   50 59.00
LHS Kolley Joseph
59.00
DCDS Raman Kaviraj
59.70
LHS Remick Trace
60.00
MHS Burrow Drew 29 62.00
LHS Osborne Bryan
61.00
DCDS Wiand Hunter
76.80
MHS Kimball Ross   83.00
LHS Grawe Ryan
87.00
LHS Beattie Ryan
120.00
LHS Grant Steven
inj
LHS Woods Austin
sick
MHS Dean Tyler   11
MHS Gasser Austin 25
MHS Gasser Brad  47
DCDS Hachem Maher

DCDS Lee Eddie

DCDS Madgy Devin

DCDS Ryan Bryce

DCDS Stover Jack

LHS Heitchue Mac

LHS Jamison Greg

LHS Locher Pierce

LHS Wojichowski Troy