by BCAadmin | Dec 17, 2012 | Member News
Western Canada’s elite U16’s converged at the Sun Peaks Resort for a four-day camp and time trial to kick start the 2012-13 season for this age group.
The Western provincial co-op camp, which ended Sunday, had a total of 36 skiers from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and B.C., commit to plenty of skiing, fitness training, off-hill performance activities and of course friendly provincial rivalry. B.C. had 16 racers and four coaches from around the province in Sun Peaks.
“Despite the soft snow we had a very positive and productive camp,” said Rob Boyd, Whistler Mountain Ski Club’s Sport Development Manager and Team BC lead coach for the camp. “We had two days of slalom with three timed runs and over 1,000 gates trained, and two days of GS with about 250 gates – one successfully timed run before the course conditions became too dangerous to continue.”
At the conclusion of the times calculations, B.C. was awarded the provincial title, with a healthy lead over Alberta thanks to strong performances from Whistler Mountain Ski Club's Jack Crawford, Riley Seger and Max Peiffer, Grouse-Tyee's Antonia Wearmouth, Apex Mountain Racer's Meg Cumming and Windermere Valley Ski Club's Courtney Hoffos.
On the last day of the camp the skies cleared to showcase the 40 centimetres of powder snow that had accumulated. “We had a couple runs of untracked champagne Okanagan powder … I let the parents know that their kids would return home with new smile lines etched in their faces,” said Boyd.
“We had a strong provincial group and I suspect they learned a lot from the experience.”
by BCAadmin | Nov 5, 2012 | Member News
The Coaching Association of Canada, in collaboration with The Coaches Centre, is beginning the delivery of the Make Ethical Decisions (MED) module in a 3D virtual environment. This mode of delivery will be led by a qualified Learning Facilitator and allow coaches to take the training from their desktop or laptop.
An online MED workshop is scheduled to take place from 6:30 – 10:30 PM (PST) on November 15th, 2012. By successfully completing the MED workshop coaches will be fully equipped to handle virtually any ethical situation with confidence and surety. MED helps coaches identify the legal, ethical, and moral implications of difficult situations that present themselves in the world of team and individual sport. A standardized decision-making module gives coaches a thorough process to rely on, while shared knowledge from qualified Learning Facilitators and experienced peers helps move the key principles out of the classroom and into the real world.
The MED workshop is a cornerstone of the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), and leaves coaches with no doubt as to what to do when the going gets tough. For complete information and to register please click here
by BCAadmin | Jun 10, 2011 | Member News
At recent meetings with Alpine Canada and the Provincial Sport Organizations a number of significant and exciting program and age category decisions were made. The changes outlined below will have a positive impact at the club level by removing barriers and allowing increased participation and retention in our sport while favouring long-term athlete development.
The following changes are to be implemented for the 2011/2012 season:
•Nancy Greene Ski League now open to 4-year-olds: Skiers may join the NGSL at four years of age. Older racers will now be allowed to remain in the program until the age of 12. Extending the ages at the NGSL level opens up opportunities for early recruitment of keen youngsters while giving older racers the option of more time to prepare for the move to Kinder if desired.
•10-year-old skiers can now register for K1 Competitor Cards: Lowering the minimum age for K1 racers by one year will allow clubs and coaches to use their discretion and manage athletes appropriately based on their skill level and readiness to participate in K1 races.
•K2/U16 (under 16 years) Provincials: This was started last year and allows any 15-year-old racer (FIS or non-FIS) to compete in the K2/U16 Provincial speed and technical series. This will provide race opportunities for those not quite ready to compete on the full FIS race circuit.
•K2 National Championships replaced by K2 CanAm event at Panorama: There will no longer be a K2 National Championship race in Canada. The Western CanAm event (for K2’s only) will take its place for athletes from British Columbia, Alberta, Canada District West and Western USA. The Eastern provinces will host their own K2 CanAm event to include racers from Ontario, Quebec, Canada District East and Eastern USA. Racing closer to home will ultimately reduce travel time and costs for athletes.
•J1 National Championships: The J1 National Championship event will be hosted in Western Canada in 2012 and will be open to 15 and 16 year old FIS racers only. Since most J1-aged racers compete only regionally, this event will offer an opportunity to benchmark nationally. J1 aged athletes wishing to compete at the National Senior Championships can do so through qualification at the J1 Nationals.
•Downhill Racing: Alpine Canada held a Safety Summit this spring attended by experts in alpine ski racing as well as medical professionals dedicated to the study of injuries in sport. After several days of presentations and discussion, a new “speed” plan for Canadian FIS racers was established. The discipline of downhill racing will begin at age 18. Downhill racing under age 18 will be replaced with speed camps focused on training elements and speed skills. For example our Apex Downhill training camp will still take place this January (as it has for the past 15 years), but the racing portion will be super-G. Alpine Canada is in the process of creating criteria for FIS athletes under the age of 18 who will be eligible to race downhill. The specific caveats have not been determined, but may include a minimum FIS point cutoff in GS or super-G and participation at a provincial speed camp. This information will be distributed to the coaches as soon as decided.
by BCAadmin | Jul 27, 2009 | Member News
Over 100 skiers and 20 coaches from nine BC clubs attended the annual BC Alpine Super Camp at Whistler Blackcomb from July 21-26 on the Horstman and Showcase glaciers on the backside of Blackcomb Mountain.
The campers were challenged by long and hot summer days, sweltering conditions (temperatures up to 35 degrees and UV index at 9 for most of the week), the occasional lift malfunction and even a lighting strike, but the skill development camp was a big success for all the attending clubs.
“It was a good week of training for our group,” said Grouse-Tyee Program Director Sead Causevic, who had over 40 racers aged eight to eighteen at the Super Camp. “The glacier wasn’t perfect with the low snowpack year combined with the high temperatures but we made the best of it and all the kids accomplished a lot during the camp.”
— Story and photos: By Gordie Bowles, via Bell Mobility
by BCAadmin | Aug 15, 2005 | Member News
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Eleven B2B athletes continued their mission to improve their fitness level and athleticism in Kelowna at a four day dryland training camp. Led by coaches Trevor Haaheim (Big White Racers), Hilary Lindh (Whistler Mtn Ski Club) and Derek Trussler (Big White Racers), the athletes were first run through a series of field tests to monitor their fitness level and improvement. The remaining time at the camp was spent in various gym's and fields in Kelowna with lower and upper body sessions, gymnastics exercises, stretching and core routines, mountain biking and of course swimming (temperatures in the mid-30's!).
BC Alpine would like to thank the Serwa family for housing all the athletes and coaches!
