How much practice and ski time does Nordiq Canada recommend for each age?

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Nordiq Canada's Programmer's Guidebook says children need this much supervised club practice and extra play-time on skis, early on, to acquire the fundamental movement and sport skills by the end of the Learning to Train stage:

Age	Club practice sessions	Extra play-time on skis
6	16 on snow; 2 per week	minimum 2 times a week over 3 months = 24
7	16 on snow; 2 per week	minimum 2 times a week over 3 months = 24
8	30 on snow; 2 per week	minimum 3 times a week over 3 months = 30
9	30 on snow; 2 per week	minimum 3 times a week over 3 months = 30

(For comparison, age 5 is 8 on-snow sessions at 1 per week and a minimum of 1 extra outing a week over 3 months = 12.)

Source: Skills Development Programmer's Guidebook (December 2019).