The Fall TRAIL KIDS Program offers fun outdoor active adventures for kids ages 7-13 years old. Coaches keep practice both challenging and fun for kids while also teaching important age developmental motor skills. Youth are split into ability/age/gender coaching groups (U10, U12, U14). Each session will be a mix of trail running, relays, strength/agility, ultimate Frisbee running games and orienteering.
New to orienteering? Check out the MNOC website here for short description of orienteering here!
At practice, youth will be challenged with the following activities:
- Agility and strength exercises to develop age appropriate motor skills
- Balance work with
- Orienteering skills
- Adventure Trail Race Series provides competition and fun adventures in the woods! ( This year due to COVID the races will be in small coaching groups to keep everyone safe).
- Games, relays, ultimate and soccer mixed in throughout the sessions.
Session Options
Fall 2020 TRAIL KIDS Run/Orienteering 8 week Session
- Date: September 8 – October 29 (no session MEA October 15)
- Day/Time: Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 – 7:00 pm.
- Cost: $290 or $320 after August 20 ( meets 8 weeks)
- Registration live August 3!
Fall 2020 TRAIL KIDS Run/Orienteering 4 week Session:
- Dates: October 6 – 29 (no practice on MEA break Oct 15)
- Day/Time: Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 – 7:00 pm.
- Cost: $150 or $180 after September 13 ( meets 4 weeks)
- Registration live August 3!
Locations & Times
All programs meet at 5:30 – 7:00 p.m at the bottom of Wirth Pavilion on the east side by the gravel parking lot off of Glenwood Ave ( across the street from the Wirth Lake Boat Launch entrance just east of Wirth Beach.
Registration
Registration opens August 3, 2020 at 12:01AM
Registration Closed
New to TRAIL KIDS? Click here to “Test Drive” a fall session for free
Fee reductions are available for those in financial need. Please inquire with program director Kim Rudd at kim.rudd@loppet.org for more information.