ALPINE  SKI

Racer Levels 

High School (former Level 1) - Participants are school trained athletes. They have No ski league affiliation race training, beyond the  Nancy Greene level or the U-12 category. 

Open (former Level 2)- Participants are those skiers who have ski league affiliation race training beyond the U-12 category. 

Championship Information and Forms

• Lists dates, times, locations and prices for events

• Coaches "things to do" checklist 

Coaching information

• Lists information useful in coaching

Entry Form

• Entries need to be entered by Friday, February  7, 2020

• All questions about entries to be directed to John Melville

• NCSSAA Championship ENTRY FORM click this link to enter form

• Don Armstrong Championship Entry form - attached to NCSSAA entry

 Eligibility Form

•  Online registration of all students before races done on OFSAA website

• Click on OFSAA Login on bottom right of OFSAA home page

• AELS get password and login from athletic director at each school

•  https://aels.ofsaa.on.ca/admin/login/index.cfm

• NO SIGNATURES REQUIRED 

Practice Form

• All athletes must have a minimum of 8 practices including at least 1 on snow

• A full day of training may count as two practice sessions as long as there are two distinct training sessions where athletes ski as a group under the direction of the school coach 

• Form needs to be signed and handed in at race registration

• Dryland training should be done

Racer Profile Form 

• One must be completed by each athlete

• Forms must be handed in at race registration

OPHEA Safety guidelines - Very important. Please read all, but especially supervision requirements.

http://safety.ophea.net/safety-plan/165/1393

Media Form

• Needed if photographs are taken at the races

• Only need names of athletes who do not want to be photographed

Outside Coaches and Under 22 years of age forms 

• Required by all non-teacher coaches and coaches under the age of 22

• Must be sent to Cheryl Hyndman, NCSSAA Athletics 

Gender Eligibility   

• If a sport activity is not available for a female on a girls’ team, she is eligible to participate on a boys’ team following a successful try out    

• Where a sport activity is available for a female on a girls’ team, she is eligible to participate on a boys’ team if she demonstrates comparable skill and ability during a successful try out 

• Female athletes may play on their school’s boys’ or girls’ team (not both) in one school year 

• If a sport activity does not exist for a boy, he is not eligible to participate on a girls’ team

Clothing bylaw will be enforced

All competitors are expected to dress in clothing that is safe, neat, clean and which maintains the integrity of the school's/Association's name, colours and logos. No sport club insignia on clothing shall be permitted. A sport club is defined as a community, provincially or nationally based  organization whose primary purpose is participation in organized competition in single or multi sport programs. Sponsorship recognition is permitted to be visible but must conform with the placement guidelines outlined in By-Law 6, Section 2 (h). This criteria must be met both on and in the immediate vicinity of the competitive area and during the awards ceremonies. 

Helmets

• OSBIE rules regarding helmet use for both athletes and teacher/coaches and all volunteers

• All athletes must have hard shell over the ears helmet during training and racing and coaches/ volunteers/gate judges must wear snow sport helmets when on the hill

• The memo below was sent to all principals :  

     With respect to winter sports activities on field trips or play days, principals are advised that it is  mandatory that all students, staff and volunteers wear a properly fitting snow sport helmet during these activities. The activities include, but are not limited to, alpine skiing, snowboarding, snowblading, skating and any other activity that takes place on an ice surface. In addition, any other requirements of the revised OPHEA Guidelines pertaining to these activities must be followed.

The OSBIE Guidelines state: Effective September 2009, all participants must wear an appropriate snow sport helmet for school excursions to Ontario Ski Resorts Association (OSRA) member facilities. OSBI recommends that schools adopt a mandatory snow sport helmet use policy regardless of ski facility. 

Race Duties

• All coaches must be prepared to work at the championships – we need to ensure that we have proper officials on the hill and that the race course is kept safe

• Duty starts before the start of the race and ends after the last racer

• Anyone not assigned a job should be helping with course maintenance 

• Need to cover 2 duties per school

• Let Jane know if you have a preference otherwise you will be assigned a duty

• Below is the link to the Alpine Canada Level One manual

• http://www.alpinecanada.org/sites/default/files/attachments/Nat-Level1-CourseManual_en.pdf

FIS Rulebook

 Alpine ICR - July 2019 Web Edition

https://assets.fis-ski.com/image/upload/v1565805566/fis-prod/assets/ICR_July_2019_13082019.pdf

Officials Information

http://www.alpinecanada.org/officials

Gate Judges

• Each school should bring at least two gatejudges

• Gatejudges must wear helmet while on the hill

• Need to be informed of rules to know required by a  gate judge before coming to the race

• See Rules for Gatejudges on Navigator

•  Link to slides about gatejudging

• http://www.slideshare.net/BlueMountainRacing/a-gate-judge-10893189

How to tune your skis by Peter Kunstadt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Wy8qtcEfk

OFSAA

• 24 racer entries to 2020 races to be held at Osler Bluff Ski Club in Collingwood -  1 Open Girls teams, 1 Open Boys teams,  1 High School Girls team and 1 High School Boys team and top finisher in each level who is not part of a qualifying team (Individual)

• February 24 and February 25, 2020.  The NCSSAA Athletes will travel to Collingwood on Sunday, Feb 23rd.

•  http://www.ofsaa.on.ca/alpine-skiing

• Please follow the following clothing policy. This will be enforced again this year.
  
  "All competitors are expected to dress in clothing that is safe, neat, clean and which maintains the integrity of the school’s/ association name, colours and logos. No sport club insignia on clothing shall be permitted while racing. A sport club is defined as a community, provincially or nationally based organization whose primary purpose is participation in organized competition in single or multi-sport programs. No national, provincial or club downhill suits or jackets/pants will be permitted. Wearing a video device  (i.e. go pro or similar)on the helmet is not permitted.

       Please no jeans at the banquet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Coaches checklist 

• The things you need to do and bring to the event 

 NCSSAA  Information

• available at http://www.fatdog.ca  under administartive documents

 Any questions call the convenors!! Contact information in the Sidebar on the left.