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Snowsports Competitor Briefing

Snowsportscoordinators2018:

BenWoolhouse

ErinVandenberg

WithhelpfromJemmaRoseandJessGourley

• 31studentsfromyears1– 12• 63Raceentries• 31teams• 19teammanagers• 9volunteers

VictorianInterschools

2018SnowsportsCaptains:

FilipMilenkovic andJamesCowie

• Eventupdatespleasecheckwithhttp://www.vicinterschools.com.au/foranychangestovenues/times

• TosubscribetoSMSalertstextsnow to0447100275. TounsubscribefromtheSMSalertstextstopsnow to0447100275

• B-tags– yourelectronicliftpass(pleasetakephotoofyourpass,toaidinreplacementifnecessary)

• Helmetsarecompulsoryforeveryone.• Wristguardsarecompulsoryforsnowboarders

• PleaseremembertofollowAlpineResponsibilityCodeatalltimes.

CompetitorInfo

Download the Snowracer APP

TheSnowracer APPisfreetodownloadviatheGooglePlayStoreortheAppleAppstoreThefullSnowracer APPfeaturesinclude:•UpcomingEvents•Livetimedracesandlivescoredevents•Results•SnowID Lookup•Cowbell•AccesstoSSA'ssocialpages...

CompetitorInfo• What’sintheshowbag?• Armbands• Liftpasses• Magazine• Timetable• Teamcontactlist• Bibs• Pleasecheckyouhavecorrectliftpassandbibs

• STLhelmetcoversareavailableifyou’dliketoborrowone.

CompetitorInfo

Bibcolours:• Pink– moguls• Blue– snowboard• Gold– boardercross• Orange– skiercross• White– skiGS• Green– slopestyleboard• Purple– slopestyleski

CompetitorInfoAlpine&SnowboardGiantSlalom

Individual• 2timedruns• combinedtimeofbothruns• Secondrunisinreversebibnumberorder– onanew

course,thereisusuallyasecondcourseinspection.

Teams• Skiers– maxteamof4• Snowboarders– maxteamof3• Teamscoreisresultof- fastest3runsfromfirstrun,plus

fastest3runsfromsecondrunforAlpineGS(2forSnowboardGS)

CompetitorInfoSkier& BoarderCross

Individual• 1qualifyingrun• Fastest24forboardercross&top32forskiercross

(orlesscompetitors,basedonthenumberofraceentries8,16,24)progresstothefinal.

Overallplacingoffinalistsisdeterminedbytheirsecondruntimeonly.

Teams• Maxteamof3• Thesumofthefastest2timesinthequalifyingrun

CompetitorInfoMogulsIndividual• 1qualifyingrun• Top15progresstofinal(basedonraceentries)Overallplacingoffinalistsisdeterminedbytheirsecondruntimeonly.

Judged• Turns– 2judges,score20pointseach• Air– 1judge,score10points(multipliedby2)• Totalpointspossible60

Teams• Maxteamof3• Top2scoresfromqualifyingrun

CompetitorInfoSki&SnowboardSlopestyleCourse• 2tabletopjumps• 2box/jibfeatures• Varyinglinesofchallenge

Individual• 2competitionruns• Bothrunscoresaddedtogether

Judged• 3judges– 1headjudge,eachgiveascoreof100.Thefinalscoreisaverageof

the3scores

Team• Maxteamof3• Thesumofthehighest2scoresfromthecompetitionruns

CompetitorInfo• Beearly,beorganised.Liftsopen7am,villageshuttlebusfrom630.

• Dressforconditions• Meetteamandteammanager• Courseinspection.Snowploughorslide-sliponly.• Marshallingarea– waittime,staywarm!• Finisharea• Protests– teammanagerorcoordinator• Waterproofphoneinziplockbag• Whennotcompeting– supportyourteammates,besafe,havefun!

Opening/ClosingCeremony

• MondayAugust20• SaturdayAugust25• VillageSquare6:30pm– 7:00pm

• DailypresentationsinLatrobeUni SportsHall,5:30pm.

• Pleaseattendwhenpossible,andwearStLeonard’sattire.

ParentInformation

• Parentsareresponsiblefortheirchild(ren)atalltimes

• TeachingstaffonMountaintocoordinateandsupport

Snowracer

• EachcompetitorhasfreemembershiptoSnowracer.

• Automaticwithyourentry

• Providesinsurancecoverageforevents.

• Alreadydoneforyou

TeamManagers• Ensuretheyknowthelatesttimetablefortheirallocatedrace,thiscanbe

checkedviawww.vicinterschools.com.au

• Understandtherulesoftheevent,includingproceduresforrequestingre-runs,disqualification,protestsetc Thefullgeneralcompetitionrulescanbefoundatwww.vicinterschools.com.au

• Meetteammembersatapre-arrangedtimeandplace,andtocheckthatteammembersarewearingtheircorrectracebibfortheevent.

• Contactlistofphonenumbersisinyourracepack.

• Ensuringathletesareintherightplaceattherighttime.

• MusthavecurrentWorkingWithChildrenCheckandhaveundergoneChildProtectiontraining.

TeamManagers• Beawareof(andpreparedtomanage)anymedical/specialneedsoftheir

teammembers.Forexample,thismayincludebutisnotlimitedtoasthma,diabetes,disabilitiesetc.

• Accompanyteammemberstotheracestartareaandensuretheyallcompletecourseinspection.Thisincludesmakingsuretheyknowthestarttimeofthefirstandsecondruns.Theyshouldalsotakedetailednoteofthenatureofthecourse,snowconditions,numberandplacementofgates,startandfinishareaetc.,andmakesureteammembersunderstandtheraceproceduresfortheirevent.

• Onlyteammanagers/coachesareallowedtoaccompanyathletesonthecourseinspection.Parentsarenotpermittedonthecourseatanytime.

TeamManagers

• Ensurethatteammembershaveaplanoncetheireventhasbeencompleted.Forexample,accompanythemtoapre-arrangedmeetingplacewheretheycanmeetparents.

• Maybeneededtotakecompetitorsjacketsandpantstothebottomoftheracecoursefortheirteammembers.

• MaintaincontactwiththeTeachers-in-Chargetoreportanychanges/incidentsetc.

VolunteerMarshals• Weareobligedtoprovideofficials– setnumberpernumberofentriesforeachschool.

• FreeliftpassavailablefromAlpineCentral,canbecollected4– 5pmthenightpriororfrom7-9.30amontheday.

• ReporttoStartofcourse/marshalarea15minutespriortocourseinspection

• Jobsallocatedandexplainedfromchiefjudge• Dressforconditions– staywarm.Innerglovesmaybeusefulifyouneedtowrite.

• Thankyou!!!

TeamFunctions• SundayAugust19,PizzanightatBreathtaker.6.30pm

• FridayAugust24,TeamDinner,6pmGovernorsLounge,SkiClubofVictoria.

• Bookingsclosetonight– pleasegotoSTLlinktobook,payandsecureyourplaceamongstthefun!

PresentationNight

• Monday15October,TheDeck,Brighton.

Awards

• SeniorSchoolstudentseligibleforFullandHalfcolours,alsoMalcolmMcComb Award

• LeanneMcLeanaward• Bestindividualperformances:• Awardsgiventohighestperformingindividualaccordingto%ofplacingin

studentsbesttwoevents.• Eg.20th placeinGSoutof200=topten10%+37th in‘crossoutof175=

top21%• 10+21=31• Awardgiventolowestscoring(highestplaced)student

Awards

• Bestmaleskier– secondaryandprimary• Bestfemaleskier–secondaryandprimary• Bestmaleandfemalesnowboarder• Bestteamperformance• Coachesaward

AustralianInterschools

• Top15individualsqualify

• Top10iflessthan30competitors

• Top6teamsqualify

• 2018AustralianInterschools atPerisher

• September5-9

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Snowsports

Thank you all for coming, we look forward to seeing you on the mountain.

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