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Redefining the PG Ski Experience
Proctor's GAP FIS Program seeks to provide training and support at the highest level to post graduate/gap year alpine athletes with the goals of skiing at the NCAA Division 1 or national team level.
The program's focus during the prep periods and in-season is on athlete development through journal entries, wellbeing, nutrition, physical conditioning and recovery, sleep, and hydration. We take a science based approach for all of our technical and skill acquisition as well as physical training, maintenance, and recovery that is always actionable and measurable.
By seeking to control all variables, and live by the idea that either it all matters or nothing matters, the Proctor FIS Gap Program has hired a full time world cup service man/technician who will help with tuning for all athletes on and off the hill.The program is intensely focused on equipment selection and function which is the basis of proper ski skills. The coaching staff has over 50 years combined experience nationally and internationally from development FIS, to collegiate skiing, all the way to Nor-Am and World Cup. Each athlete averages 40 technical race starts per season, while the coach to athlete ratio allows coverage of all levels of competition and athlete participation in multiple series at any given time.
The program's focus during the prep periods and in-season is on athlete development through journal entries, wellbeing, nutrition, physical conditioning and recovery, sleep, and hydration. We take a science based approach for all of our technical and skill acquisition as well as physical training, maintenance, and recovery that is always actionable and measurable.
By seeking to control all variables, and live by the idea that either it all matters or nothing matters, the Proctor FIS Gap Program has hired a full time world cup service man/technician who will help with tuning for all athletes on and off the hill.The program is intensely focused on equipment selection and function which is the basis of proper ski skills. The coaching staff has over 50 years combined experience nationally and internationally from development FIS, to collegiate skiing, all the way to Nor-Am and World Cup. Each athlete averages 40 technical race starts per season, while the coach to athlete ratio allows coverage of all levels of competition and athlete participation in multiple series at any given time.
2019 College Placements
The 2019 FIS Gap Program athletes matriculated to the following colleges/universities:
- Boston College
- Dartmouth College
- Harvard University
- Middlebury College
- St. Lawrence University
- University of New Hampshire
Program Timeline
Proctor's GAP FIS Program runs May 1 to May 1, with a 40-50 day prep period based mainly in Europe, including four or five different projects over the summer months. A sample of the last two prep periods are listed below:
Prep Period 2018
- Camp 1 – Mt Hood, June 3-20: equipment testing and setups, science based fundamentals
- Camp 2 – Stelvio/Zermatt, June 28 – July 15: shared camp with Team America, technical/skill acquisition
- Camp 3 – Saas Fee, August 27 – September 13: skill application
- Camp 4 – Saas Fee, October 20 – November 4: technical and tactical skill consolidation
- Camp 5 – Panorama, November 24 – December 8: race preparation
Prep Period 2019
- Camp 1 – Arapahoe Basin, April 28 – May 2: equipment testing and setups, science based fundamentals, off hill strength and conditioning
- Camp 2 – Stelvio, May 29 – June 12: equipment testing and setups, science based fundamentals, factory trip for equipment
- Camp 3 – Saas Fee, July 11 – July 28: technical/skill acquisition
- Camp 4 – Saas Fee, August 28 – September 13: skill application
- Camp 5 –Saas Fee, October 15 – October 31: technical and tactical skill consolidation
- Camp 6 –Nakiska, November – December 15: race preparation
Winter Schedule:
Training available seven days a week to meet individual needs, including at our home venue (Proctor Ski Area) as well as other venues in the eastern US and Canada. The team seeks to train at the best venues to provide the best opportunities for our athletes and prides itself in meeting individual athlete’s needs first and foremost.
Located in Andover, NH, Proctor Academy is a private coeducational day and boarding school for grades 9–12. Students benefit from a rigorous academic program, experiential off-campus programs, fine and performing arts, competitive athletics, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
204 Main Street . PO Box 500 . Andover, NH 03216
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