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The way that the Rowmark Junior Program is set up,

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it's really a pipeline for building better 
 skiers, better athletes, better human beings.

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I'm Nate, and we're at the Utah Olympic Park. 

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I'm Hadley, and we're the Rowmark All-Stars.

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Rowmark!!!

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Starting from a very young seven/eight year old 
 group with the U8s, and we move up to the U10s,

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the U12s, and the U14s, until hopefully, if they
 want to, they can apply to the Academy.

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Unlike a lot of the other ski academies that are out 
 there, Rowmark is really focused on the education.

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The kids have had great opportunities to explore

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their interests in different academic 
 topics in really small class settings.

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You really have to be able to balance 
 your academics, your personal life,

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and your racing, and your training. So 
 one thing that we really focus on at

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Rowmark is working with the athletes to 
 really manage their time as best we can

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so that they stay up with their workload 
 at school, yet they have the opportunity

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to go out and get some good training, and so 
 they can be competitive at the highest level.

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On the ski hill, they are skiing in small

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groups with a lot of focus from the 
 coaches, and so we really like that.

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Our coaching staff, that's one of 
 the things that we pride ourselves

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most in. Our goal is to be in the 
 5 to 8 ratio of athletes per coach.

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It's just amazing to ski this much and get 
 really good advice from the great coaches.

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It makes us feel really good about where 
 the kids are when they're out on the hill

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with these coaches, and they become part of the 
 extended family, of the school, and of the team.

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My daughter Finley, she's really happy with the 
 size of the program. She loves her coaches. She

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recognizes how much they care, and they've really 
 worked hard with her, and it shows in her skiing.

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(Over Loud Speaker) With number 73, Asher 
 Kinsman now on course. Coming right, oh,

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that's a fast one. Check this out! Asher 
 Kinsman, bib number 73, what a show he's

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putting on for us! Look at that form! Ladies 
 and gentlemen, Asher Kinsman, bib number 73.

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Bringing us into second place, 
 from Rowmark, Asher Kinsman.

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(cheering)

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In escalating levels, as the kids get 
 older, they have great travel opportunities,

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and so they develop a lot of independence, 
 time management, resilience, self-advocacy,

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also a lot of self-reliance. The kids 
 get to travel to these great places,

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and while they're doing it, 
 a lot is expected of them.

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It's a lot for a kid who's a 12 or a 13 year 
 old racer to be traveling with the team,

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need to take care of equipment and clothing,

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and figure out some meals are with the team 
 and some they need to pack on their own.

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The races are very much, like, 
 an opportunity to strengthen

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the community. There's definitely a lot 
 of socialization and just camaraderie.

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There's a lot of team spirit at 
 Rowmark. On the sideline of the race,

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you'll see all the parents with 
 cowbells going crazy ringing them.

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(cheering)

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You'll always see a Rowmark tent that 
 just has food, and music, and spirit,

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and so there is a really nice 
 culture around the racing,

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cause at the end of the day, it's 
 meant to be fun for the kids.

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The part that I think is the most rewarding, 
 being a coach with the Rowmark program, is just

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seeing the kids progress and seeing them listen to 
 something that you've said and having it, kind of,

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flip a switch in their mind where all of a sudden 
 they say, "oh okay, let me try that." Then,

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to actually see them go do it, and be successful 
 at it, and continue to work on it, and develop

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that skill set, is something that's really truly 
 rewarding, and fun, and it's exciting to see.

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