JOB POSTING – BC Alpine seeking Coach Education Manager for 19/20 Season

by Kathy Stahr | Jul 19, 2019 | Member News

Coach Education Manager Position

One of the most important areas of work for BC Alpine is Coach Education. The quality of our club programs relies heavily on the interaction between coaches, the athletes and the level of coaching provided. We are looking for someone to take on the task in making sure we educate all coaches in BC so they can deliver high quality programming, fulfilling our vision to develop world class athletes and inspired skiers for life. Our goal is to have the best coach education delivery in Canada. Are you up for the task?

Your job will be to:

Implement and coordinate BC Alpine´s development programs as prescribed by BC Alpine. These programs are:

• Presence of BCA in the province
• Grassroot program assessment and entry level club service
• Coordination and management of education programs in BC (EL, DL and parent education program)

Timeline: November – April (6 months), up to 40 hours per week

4 hours per week September – October (32 hours)

Presence of BCA in the province

The Education Manager must encourage and coordinate communication with the zones and clubs in BC. The communication will be in form of training courses and / or other interactive activities.  

Coach Education

The Coach Education Manager is responsible for coordinating entry level education for club coaches in the province of BC (EL, DL).

Parent Training

The Education Manager is responsible for coordinating the training of parents in the province of BC. He/she will be responsible for delivering the parent education program and/or to support clubs in the delivery. An important point in the parent education program is to explain the LTAD and the development structure and pathway in Canada.  

Communication within the province on education opportunities and information from ACA, CSI and other stakeholders and organizations.

Reporting to Viasport and other stakeholders.

You have:

• Extensive coaching experience
• Performance Level coaching certified (Performance Level trained will be considered for the right candidate).
• Excellent communication skills
• Microsoft office proficient
• Love of alpine ski racing and coaching
• Experience in BC is an asset

We will offer:

• Competitive salary
• You will be a part of a great team
• Flexible work schedule
• Professional development
• Opportunity to develop the best coach education delivery in Canada
• Lots of time on snow
• Possible expansion of the role into a full-time position

The position will require work on weekends and evenings and lots of driving to our ski communities in beautiful BC. This will be a part time position year one with opportunities for expansion.

For more information, please contact Johnny Crichton or Anders Hestdalen (604-612-0633)

We encourage all interested parties to apply. Please submit your application before August 20^th by email to anders@bcalpine.com

For more information about BC Alpine, go to our website www.bcalpine.com

BC Alpine announces 10-person 2019 BC Ski Team Summer Training Group

by Kathy Stahr | Jun 18, 2019 | Member News

BC Alpine is pleased to announce the 2019 BC Ski Team Summer Training Group. Five returning members are joined by five new talents from around the province for 6 months of intense training and skill development. The 2019/20 BC Ski Team will be officially named in mid-November. 

Congratulations to the 2019 BCST Training Group athletes!

• Ella Renzoni (2000) – Whistler Mountain Ski Club

• Francis MacDonald (1999) – Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club

• Myles Kowalczyk (2000) – Whistler Mountain Ski Club

• Marcus Athans (2000) – Apex Ski Club/Okanagan Ski Team

• Asher Jordan (1999) – Whistler Mountain Ski Club

• Gerrit Van Soest (2001) – Vernon Ski Club/Okanagan Ski Team

• Nathan Romanin (2001) – Whistler Mountain Ski Club

• Tait Jordan (2002) – Whistler Mountain Ski Club

• Heiko Ihns (2002) – Red Mountain Racers/Kootenay Zone Team

• Dylan Timm (2002) – Fernie Alpine Ski Team/Kootenay Zone Team

“This is a really exciting, dynamic group," said BC Team Head Coach Nick Cooper. "We have a wide range of athletes on this team and will have to be well organized as a staff to give everyone what they need."

“I am especially excited about this team", said BC Alpine VP Johnny Crichton. "I have worked with all these athletes at some major competitions and know they have penchant for competition. They will undoubtedly work together to push each other even further. I am also excited that the staff remains the same and is first class. I am not happy that no new girls qualified for the team, but we will work hard to remedy that for next year."

We are happy to have Asher Jordan (WMSC) back with BC Alpine after a successful 18/19 season on the national development team. ACA has decided not to operate a national "D Team" moving forward; this step is now in the hands of the PSOs, who will be responsible for moving athletes to the national "C Team".

Kyle Alexander (WMSC), BC Ski Team member since 2016/17, had a breakout 18/19 season highlighted by a 16th place finish in downhill at the World Junior Championships. His notable results left him ranked 3rd best junior in the world in both downhill and super-G. He met ACA's "C Team" criteria and is currently training with the national team.

Nicole Mah (Grouse Tyee), BC Ski Team member for the last two seasons, will be joining many BC Alpine alumni at the University of Alaska to continue her ski racing career while pursuing an education. 

Preparation for next season is well underway for our training group athletes. They recently wrapped up 8 days of on-snow training on the Whistler T-Bars, and will soon move into a 5-week centralized dryland training block in Whistler, July 2^nd to August 2^nd. The dryland camp will incorporate a range of lifting skills in the gym, aerobic fitness, mountain biking, swimming, yoga and hiking, along with the obligatory cooking/nutrition classes! After a short visit home they will reconvene in late August for 8 days of follow-up dryland before heading to South America in September and Europe in October.

"What I have already seen from the new members of the team is very promising," said Cooper. "They have come in open to new ideas, willing to change their skiing for the better, and work hard all while keeping a smile on their faces. I’m looking forward to our summer dryland program to really push their limits and have some more fun.”

BC Alpine Head Coach Nick Cooper will be joined again this season by BC Team coaches Ryan Jazic and Morgan Pridy to put these athletes through their paces and prepare them to compete at their best with the help of a professional Integrated Support Team (IST) that includes a team physician, physiotherapy, sport vision testing, nutrition/chef training, yoga, high performance fitness coaching and mental performance support.

"We are proud to support the best alpine ski racers in BC, and of all the successes they have achieved," said Anders Hestdalen, BC Alpine CEO. "The BC Ski Team keeps stepping up to the challenges required to build the foundation for world cup skiers, and BC Alpine is committed to doing everything we can to continue developing world class athletes. Go team!"

2019/2020 Season Registration Info – A MUST READ FOR FIS MEMBERS

by Keven Dubinsky | Jun 14, 2019 | Member News

All Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance and Sport Accident Insurance Policy (SAIP) purchased during the 2018/2019 season will expire as of July 1^st 2019. Because of this, all insurance must be renewed for anyone participating in summer programs on or before this date.

To make this transition easier BC Alpine has closed the 2018-19 season registration and has started accepting early registrations for the 2019-20 season. Clubs running summer programs must have their registrations for both coaches and participants completed before the summer programs get underway.

FIS registrants:

If you would like to make the base list #1 you need to be registered with BC Alpine via your club no later than June 24^th, 2019.  Registrations will of course be accepted after this time however list #2 will not be published until mid-August. This means any requests to race during the summer (southern hemisphere events) where the racer would like to have their points available would require immediate points activation at an additional cost if you are not in before the list #1 deadline.
Current year FIS documents are available to download via: https://bcalpine.com/files/Registration_Files/FIS_Registration/ 

Please remember that the FIS Medical Evaluation requires a physical so make sure your athletes book an appointment with their medical professional to get this document completed!

All Area Passes: Submission deadlines and process for 2019/20

by Keven Dubinsky | Jun 14, 2019 | Member News

What are the costs and deadlines?

1. Athlete passes will cost $ 598.50.
2. Coaches passes will cost $ 1,197.00.
3. Members must be registered with BC Alpine in the appropriate category by Aug 15, 2019.
4. Clubs need to submit the list of athletes and coaches applying via the web submission found at https://bcalpine.com/reg/ by Aug 15, 2019.
5. Athlete selected to receive passes will need to complete the online portion of the registration process by Sept 6, 2019. The links for the waiver signing and photo upload will be distributed to those who qualify.

Application Process:

1. Eligible Athletes / Coaches: Please contact your club regarding their deadlines and application requirements. All dates listed in this article are based on when BC Alpine requires the paperwork from your club and they may require some lead time to compile the data on their side and send it in to us.
2. Clubs: Clubs must submit all of their requests for passes directly through the BC Alpine Club Admin area. The link to the online form will be found under the "Registration" tab as shown in the preview below, and will only allow you to submit for members who are currently registered and eligible to apply. This should make the process much easier for most clubs and will give you an automatic total owing for the applications submitted. It will also allow you to see which forms BC Alpine has received and which are outstanding.

   

Goldie Awards – still time to nominate a Club, Event, Resort, Official, Volunteer!

by Kathy Stahr | May 31, 2019 | Member News

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 30th!!

1. Club Development of the Year

2. Event of the Year

3. Mountain Resort of the Year

4. Zone Official/Volunteer (North, Coast, Kootenay or Okanagan)

Athlete Bursaries, nominate someone today; Parsons, Dave Murray, Ski Canada

by Kathy Stahr | May 31, 2019 | Member News

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 30TH, 2019



1. Dave Murray Bursary

2. Bob Parsons' Memorial Fund Bursary

3. Ski Canada Bursary