Athletics
On-Snow Training Camps
Boost your season!
Gould Academy’s Training Camps are available to non-students and provide an excellent opportunity to experience high-quality early training. Gould’s training home, Sunday River Resort, is known to be the best early-season training venue in the East.
Lodging
On Mountain: Special rates at the Grand Summit Hotel at Sunday River are available to our campers for on-mountain accommodations. Details are available in the welcome email.
Bethel Area: Lodging options in the Bethel, Maine, area range from hotels and motels for any budget, large vacation homes for families or groups, slopeside properties, historic inns and B&Bs, lakeside rentals, and camping out under the stars. Visit the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce.
Alpine Winter Training Camps
GACP U14/16 Spring Fundamentals Camp
Location: Les Deux Alpes, France
Dates: June 17th - June 28th, 2023
Cost: $2600 (does not include airfare)
Our spring on-snow camp will have a heavy emphasis on building fundamental skills and movement patterns – the foundations of high-level skiing and fast racing. The timing of this camp offers the best opportunity to introduce, develop, and perfect skills and movements without the pressure of race season. Additionally, this camp provides an opportunity to gain mileage on new equipment for athletes moving up in size or switching manufacturers.
During our eight days on snow, we will dedicate time to the following: freeskiing (both directed and undirected), drill courses, traditional SL and GS sets, and daily video analysis. Afternoons will feature dryland activities such as hiking, agility, field sports, swimming, and more.
We will stay in the Les Deux Alpes village within walking distance to all amenities, including lift access. Our lift tickets give us access to a variety of afternoon activities around the village. Les Deux Alpes is located in the heart of the French Alps and boasts the world’s largest skiable glacier. 84 training lanes, 14 summer lifts, a vibrant European youth training scene on the glacier, and a French resort town at the base make this both an athletic and cultural experience.
This camp is open to all rising U14 and U16 athletes (YOB 2008-2011).
Register here
U12/U14 November Development Camp
November 18-20, 2022, at Sunday River
Take advantage of the most reliable early-season snow in the East. This training camp focuses on slalom and giant slalom progressions. Athletes are grouped by age and experience with an athlete to Gould coach ratio of approximately 6:1.
Cost: $550 (with lift ticket) | $450 (Sunday River pass holders)
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U12/U14 Pre-Holiday SL/GS Camp
December 14-16 2022, at Sunday River
This training camp focuses on slalom and giant slalom. Gould coaches provide athletes with a great early season volume of gate training. There are gate drills leading into full-length courses in both disciplines. Athletes are grouped by age and experience with an athlete to Gould coach ratio of approximately 6:1.
Cost: $550 (with lift ticket) | $450 (Sunday River pass holders)
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Alpine Pre-Season Winter Training Camps Schedule:
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Day 1
8:00 - 8:30 am - Camp check in - Gould Competition Center at Barker Base Area, Sunday River8:45 am - Welcome address9:00 am - Athletes on the hill9:00 -11:30 am - On-Snow Session 111:30 am - 12:30 pm - Lunch on your own12:30 - 2:30 pm - On-Snow Session 24:00 - 5:00 pm - Dryland at Farnsworth Fieldhouse on the Gould Academy Campus4:00 - 5:00 - Parent Reception in the Sanborn Family Library on the Gould Academy Campus5:30 - 6:30 - Dinner in Ordway Hall on the Gould Academy Campus -
Day 2
7:30 am - Arrive at Comp Center8:00 am - Athletes on the hill8:00-11:00 - On-Snow Session 111:00 - 12:00 - Lunch12:00 - 2:00 - On-Snow Session 22:30 - Nutrition and Recovery -
Day 3
7:30 am - Arrive at Comp Center8:00 am - Athletes on the hill8:00 -12:00 am - On-Snow Session12:00 pm - Camp debrief with coaches, parents, and athletes
Ski Cross Winter Training Camp
Early Season Kickstart Camp
December 16-18, 2022, at Sunday River | Ages: 10-16Start the season off right by using the best progression terrain in the East at Sunday River Resort. SX skiers will train all aspects of Ski Cross racing by focusing on sound fundamental skills for turning, gliding, air, and starts. It is unlikely that we will have a full course for this camp, but we will have 2 synchronized drop gates for use with starts. Stubbie gates will also be set to improve speed performance. Coaches will be using iPads for on-hill video feedback. The cost of this three-day camp covers coaching, lift tickets. Lodging is available at Sunday River Resort and in the town of Bethel at special camp rates.
Cost: $550 (with lift ticket) | $450 (Sunday River pass holders)
Snowboard Winter Training Camp
Early Season Kickstart Camp
December 16-18, 2022, at Sunday River | Ages: 10-16Start the season off right by using the best progression terrain in the East at Sunday River Resort. We will use iPads for on-hill video assessments.
Freestyle
Freestyle riders work on taking their tricks from the trampoline to an airbag to snow. Riders will use Gould's indoor trampoline and foam pit to learn new tricks and trick combinations. If the weather allows, we'll also use either our on-campus airbag, our private Sunday River airbag, or both. We'll also have access to Sunday River's three terrain parks for progression on all types of boxes, rails, and jump features. This group also sessions rails to dial-in new tricks for the competition season ahead.
BX/SBX
Cross riders will train all aspects of BX/SBX racing by focusing on sound fundamental skills for turning, gliding, air, and starts. It is unlikely that we will have a full course for this camp, but we will have 2 synchronized drop gates for use with starts. Stubbie gates will also be set to improve speed performance.
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