Ski Through School / Skier & Etudier
Spend a Sunday afternoon at uOttawa! uOttawa Nordiq's female athletes want to share their passion for staying in sport during University, and inspire younger athletes to do the same!
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1. Meet uOttawa Nordiq Female Athletes
We have a diverse group of athletes studying in a variety of programs
2. Session at Gee-Gees High Performance Center
We love our HPC sessions! Get ready for 1 hour of activities with Gee-Gees trainers in this 1st rate facility
3. Team Building, Food, Prizes, Chat, Q&A
What's it like to ski and go to University? How do you balance sport and school? Our athletes come from a variety of athletic backgrounds and have different athletic ambitions and will share strategies, challenges, and the benefits of being a student athlete. We'll also have some fun team building activities, great food, gifts, and a many door prizes!
Details
We invite high school age female skiers to join us for a fun-filled afternoon that will involve a 1-hour session at the uOttawa Gee-Gees High Performance Center followed by team building activities, good food, and prizes. Younger athletes will have an opportunity to chat and find out what it's like to keep skiing through University.
We want to highlight the many benefits of combining education with sport and emphasize the various paths that young women can take to stay involved.
WHY Ski Through School?
The transition from high school to post-secondary education has many potential challenges and is a critical period for dropping out of sport. This is also a time when young women establish lifelong habits that have a profound influence on their physical and mental health.
Being part of a sports team can enhance your University experience in so many ways! Beyond being fun and meeting other people outside your program, you'll experience many physical, psychological, academic, and social benefits.
Lifelong love and participation in sport comes in many forms, that are not always emphasized in other programs.
Date, Schedule, and Registration Info
DATE: Sunday March 1
TIME: 1:15 - 4:30
COST: Free! (thanks to the Nordiq Canada Women's Committee)
1:15-1:30 - Meet & Greet, Faculty of Social Science Lobby, in front of the living wall (vertical garden)
1:35-1:50 - Easy jog around uOttawa Campus
2:00- 3:00 - High Performance Center Session (Montpetit Hall)
3:15 - 4:30 - Team Building / Food / Q & A (uOttawa FSS 1030)
Participation is FREE but spots are limited! Register HERE.
Thanks to the Nordiq Canada Women's Committee for supporting this initiative
RESOURCES
We want all nordic skiers to stay involved with the sport! Whether your goal is high performance, or just to keep active and involved with the ski community through your University career, there is likely an option for you in Canada and opportunities keep growing.
Getting a post-secondary education and continuing to ski at a high level is possible. We have some terrific examples in Canada, and there are many more in the US as they have a strong collegiate nordic ski system that athletes have competed in while studying before going on to be top 10 on the World Cup circuit.
