by Keven Dubinsky | Jun 4, 2012 | Member News
Aaron Speden, women assistant coach:
“We arrived at the Evolution gym Friday morning in Fernie BC to start our 4 day Dryland camp, with Andrew Lambert, Brandon Dyksterhouse and Aaron Speden. We started off with a great mornings work out with two groups dividing younger and older athletes both from the women’s and men’s BC Ski Teams. We broke for lunch and then followed up with a 3 hours mountain bike ride through the beautiful scenery of Fernie B.C. Special Thanks to Mike Delich for supplying us free accommodation up at the Fernie ski resort. Beautiful and wonderful accommodation. The coaches loved it.
Next morning we awoke to rain and headed down to Evolution gym for our 3 hour work out. Andrew accessed the weather around noon and decided with the coaches it was a bit wet for outdoor mountain biking so decided to run a double session in the gym following lunch and rest break.
Sunday morning started in the gym for another great work out and with the weather improving it looked promising to get out on the mountains bikes again for the afternoon.
The Monday morning program was a recap with Andrew in the gym of what we achieved in the past 3 days to perfect our workout technique.”
Sarah Freeman: BCST and Alpine Prospect Group
“We just spend an awesome intense four days in Fernie getting jacked and excited for the season. It was really nice to get the girls and guys from around the area together with Andrew to really kick off the dryland season full force. After our morning weight sessions, though it rained (even hailed at one point!!!), we still got out on some grinding mountain bike rides in the afternoons.
The wet trails not only left us covered in mud head to toe but also left a couple of us black and blue. The atmosphere was amazing, totally focused and supportive, nobody cheating the workouts or giving up. Rebecca Bermel did a 45 minute hill climb the day after having the stomach flu. Stephanie Gartner went on her first mountain bike ride after getting a quick bike tutorial from Andrew " ..down shift before you start going up a hill… you’re an athlete you'll figure the rest out!". This camp was really motivating to work just as hard as we did these past four days for the whole summer and fall. Thank you to everyone who help put it on, house us and even lend some of us bikes!”
Next project is individual dryland at home for younger athletes who are in school. Sarah Elliot and Sarah Freeman will be in Kelowna and Vernon starting individual training sessions twice a day under the guided direction of our dryland expert Andrew Lambert.
July 1st to July 20th we are going to go skiing in Mt. Hood, USA and do a lot of dryland activities in Hood river, Oregon. Stay tuned for more updates.
by Keven Dubinsky | May 29, 2012 | Member News
Our 2012-13 FIS registration package is available for download. All FIS athletes should be booking an appointment with their physician ASAP in order to have their medical evaluation paperwork completed.
FIS REGISTRATION PACKAGE: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD or CLICK HERE FOR INDIVIDUAL FILES
There is a new reduced price option available for FIS registrants who will not be racing or training outside of Canada and only out of province 10 days or less. Please feel free to contact Keven Dubinsky if you have any questions about this.
by Keven Dubinsky | May 29, 2012 | Member News
The registration categories and costs are now available for the 2012/13 season. Members who are going to be taking part in summer programs (including coaches) need to be registered in the BC Alpine Club Admin Database before their previous year commercial general liability coverage ends on July 1st.
With the E1/ E2 / K1 / K2 / J1 / J2 programs making way for the new U6 / U8 / U10 / U12 / U14 / U16 / U18 / U21 programs we've decided to reduce the complexity of registration by having categories that denote the level of competitor and allowing our database to separate them for later reports based upon their year of birth. By doing this we have been able to turn 18 potential registration categories into just 6.
Entry Level
Aged 4-11 these members are in the Gliding Start through Learn to Train stages of development. They may compete in both club and local events but not outside of their province. Includes Commercial General Liability insurance.
Recreational Program
Aged 12-21, members in the Recreational Program fall into the Skier Essentials & Learn to Train stages. They may train with a coach, compete in club, local and regional events within the province of BC that do not have a national codex number. They are ineligible for National Team selection and National Championship events. Includes Commercial General Liability insurance.
National Competitor Card
Aged 12-21, these athletes are starting in the Learn to Train stages of development and develop through to Train to Win. They may compete outside of their province in both regional and national codex sanctioned events. They carry national points in all alpine disciplines managed at www.acapoints.ca and are eligible to qualify for National Championships and the National Team. Includes Commercial General Liability insurance.
FIS Alpine
Aged 16+ FIS athletes are in the Learn to Race stages and beyond. They receive both a national competitor card as well as an international FIS competitor card and are eligable to qualify for FIS-Alpine internationally sanctioned events in all alpine disciplines. Includes Commercial General Liability insurance as well as SAIP Class 2 insurance.
FIS Ski Cross
Aged 16+ FIS athletes are in the Learn to Race stages and beyond. They receive both a national competitor card as well as an international FIS competitor card and are eligable to qualify for FIS-Freestyle internationally sanctioned Ski Cross events. Includes Commercial General Liability insurance as well as SAIP Class 2 insurance.
FIS Alpine + Ski Cross
Aged 16+ FIS athletes are in the Learn to Race stages and beyond. They receive both a national competitor card as well as an international FIS competitor card and are eligable to qualify for both FIS Alpine as well as FIS-Freestyle internationally sanctioned events. Includes Commercial General Liability insurance as well as SAIP Class 2 insurance.
For more information and registration costs please visit: http://bcalpine.com/content/bcalpine/ProgramFees/?Current
by Keven Dubinsky | Apr 16, 2012 | Member News
Here’s your last chance this season to get future coaches take the CSCF ENTRY LEVEL course.
GET YOUR STAFF TRAINED FOR NEXT SEASON…PLAN AHEAD!!!!
Where: Blackcomb
When: May 18-19-20, 2012
Register here: http://www.canskicoach.org/en/services/register-for-events/entry-level-events
Select region and event type.
OPEN TO ALL 15 YEARS-OLD AND UP
– FIS ATHLETES
– PARENTS
– VOLUNTEERS
– ETC…
FIS ATHLETES BURSARY:
To help keeping our FIS athletes involved in the sport and passing on their PASSION for ski racing,
BC Alpine is offering a Bursary to help them through the first step of becoming a Ski Coach.
Here is how it will work for the 150$ FIS Athletes Bursary for Entry Level courses (only).
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Athlete must have a FIS card this year (2011-2012) or have had a FIS card within the last 2 years (2010-2011 or 2009-2010).
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FIS card could be Alpine or Ski Cross.
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The participant has to send an email to justinep@bcalpine.com confirming :
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he/she is a FIS athletes entering a course
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the year he/she had a card
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FIS card # (if possible)
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where that course is taking place
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full name
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postal address
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telephone number
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The participant will pay the original fee (early or late fee depending on time of registry) and will receive a 150$ Bursary check from BC alpine after completion of the course.
So get your staff ready to take on the 2012-2013 season with a head start!!!
Justine Parent
BC Alpine Ski Association
250.602.9077
bcalpine.com
by Keven Dubinsky | Apr 11, 2012 | Member News
https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=2AF87AF0036985D8&resid=2AF87AF0036985D8%21389
At the above link you will find the details of the BC Alpine High Performance Program (HPP) for 2012. Also included are the dates for the Super Camps that we have scheduled for any club or athlete across the province that wants to participate alongside other teams and peers on the slopes this spring, summer and/or fall.
From April 18-22 we will simultaneously be holding the BC Ski Team Selection Camp, HPP Selection Camp for all U21/U18 (FIS) athletes. The HPP Selection Camp (April 18-22) is open to all athletes born 1996 and older who are currently members of a BC Alpine Club. The cost of the camp is $500 and includes local transit, lifts, lanes, accommodation, meals from the morning of the 18th until noon on the 22nd. Transportation to and from the Camp venue is not included. I will be in Panorama for the Spring Series and meet with the club coaches to create a list of HPP participants for the first camp. Following that meeting BC Alpine will work directly with your club to confirm all participants and distribute further details for each camp thereafter via email. BC Alpine will create an on line payment process for all HPP participants.
At the 2012 Western Spring Series Miele Cup Races in Panorama the BC Ski Team Coaches will work with the Club Coaches to determine participants in the simultaneous BC Ski Team Selection Camp. The selections will be based on the criteria outlined on the BC Alpine website.
SUPER CAMPS – The Super Camps for any Clubs that wish to bring U16/U14 athletes to Whistler for any of the days. BC Alpine will pay the costs for any grooming operations in preparing the track for great training….Super Campers need only arrive with their coach and organize their lift tickets, accommodation and meals.
