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Alpine Saskatchewan VisionTo have an active Alpine Ski Community in Saskatchewan
Alpine Saskatchewan MissionTo promote, provision, and govern non-competitive and competitive alpine skiing within the province of Saskatchewan.
Alpine Saskatchewan Values Fun is a natural aspect of the sport and it is a sport for life. Family oriented sport allowing for all members to grow in the following categories: life long skills,
independence, sport specific skills, team atmosphere, officiating, volunteering and giving back to the sport.
Alpine Saskatchewan will listen to the needs of the clubs and aid in direction The programs are all inclusive and encourage fair play The safety of our athletes is always important and taken very seriously.
Areas of Emphasis Support and encourage skiing events on and off snow for members and alumni of Sask Alpine Continue and enhance the support of the Nancy Greene and grass roots programs to feed our race
programs and membership. Educate members about skiing for life and the positive impact alpine skiing and racing can provide
to members. Encourage participation of new athletes, officials and coaches in Saskatchewan To continue to represent Saskatchewan at the NSO level and be an active participant in helping ACA
understand the needs of Saskatchewan as a PSO.
Goals 2015-2019
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To increase the number of events at all levels of participation in Saskatchewan. To provide educational material for new families entering the sport of alpine skiing. Engage our athletes thru athlete liaisons being included on our provincial board. To provide opportunities for athletes to transition to coaching or officiating, keeping athletes
involved longer. To increase participation at the Nancy Greene (NG) level. Encourage skiing for life. Support the rebuilding of a provincial high performance team.
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TARGET AREA Youth Development/participationGOAL To increase the number of events at all levels of participation in SK.OBJECTIVE To increase the number of opportunities for youth to be skiing in SKACTIONS TIME LINE RESPONSIBILITYStart up a regional race series 1-3 years Alpine SK, ClubsNon sanctioned races put on by the clubs for fun races, dual slalom races or family races
1-5 Clubs, Alpine SK
Discussion of cash prizes at the fun races SK Alpine and ClubsIncrease the number of NG festivals in SK 1-5 Program DirectorCreate more of a team aspect to the NG festivals to take away from the competitive aspect of the festival
1-3 NG Coordinator, SK Alpine NG Snow stars Coach, Program director
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TARGET AREA EducationGOAL To Provide New Families with the tools they will need to have a successful
skiing experienceOBJECTIVE To educate new members on the sport of Alpine SkiingACTIONS TIME LINE RESPONSIBILITYProvide a written document that includes descriptions of the different levels of SK Alpine programing
1-2 years President SK Alpine, Program director, Board input
Provide a list of equipment needed for each age/race group.
Ongoing Program director, SK Alpine NG coach, SK Alpine head coach
Have access to these documents through the website and club contacts.
Ongoing Communications director, Clubs
Have a contact number for new members to ask questions.
ongoing SK Alpine office manager
TARGET AREA Life Skills/ParticipationGOAL To engage our athletes thru athlete liaisons at our provincial board levelOBJECTIVE To have 2-3 athletes sit on our SK Alpine board as athlete liaisons.ACTIONS TIME LINE RESPONSIBILITYTo adjust our by-laws to include 2-3 athlete liaisons 1-2 years Alpine SK board, member
vote, athletesTo encourage our athletes to take responsibility for their sport and the direction it is going by providing input at the PSO Board level.
1-2 years Board members, athletes, clubs
To have athlete liaisons attend conference calls and in person board meetings when possible.
1-5 years Board Members, athletes
Encourage athletes to use their voice for the betterment of their sport.
ongoing Everyone
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TARGET AREA Coaching/ParticipationGOAL To provide opportunities for athletes to stay involved with the sport as long as
possible.OBJECTIVE To have athletes transition to coaching or officiating after they finish racing.ACTIONS TIME LINE RESPONSIBILITYEncourage clubs to offer the option of fewer training days for U18 athletes so they can also coach the younger kids one day.
Ongoing SK Alpine and clubs
Provide opportunities for coaching bursary’s so athletes can afford to take the coaching courses.
Ongoing SK Alpine
Encourage clubs to have mentor coaches for these athlete/coaches for a smooth and positive transition.
Ongoing Program director, clubs
Encourage clubs to pay coaching dues for University age coaches in order to keep them qualified and involved in the sport.
1-5 years Clubs, coaches
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TARGET AREA Coaching/Participation/EducationGOAL Encourage skiing for life
TARGET AREA Youth Development/ParticipationGOAL To increase youth participation in the Nancy Greene program and festivalsOBJECTIVE To increase the number of youth skiers in Alpine skiingACTIONS TIME LINE RESPONSIBILITYHire a Sk Alpine NG/snow stars Coach to assist clubs in the implementation of the snow stars program.
1 year SK Alpine, Coach
Provide NG day camps within the province to provide extra training for those athletes interested in more on snow days.
1-5 years Program director and NG coach.
Provide quality coaching at these day camps that should increase enthusiasm to attend the festivals.
1-5 years Sk Alpine, coach
Align the camps to coincide with the festival weekends
1-5 years Program director, NG coordinator, coach
Provide a feedback system for clubs to SK alpine about the implementation of a new NG coach and events.
1-5 years Sask Alpine and clubs
Provide an assessment tool to hand back to clubs after liaisons with the SK Alpine NG Coach so clubs can work on improving their NG program.
1-5 years Sask Alpine and clubs
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OBJECTIVE To get more people active in the ski community in SaskatchewanACTIONS TIME LINE RESPONSIBILITYDevelop an Alumni event to bring back athletes and their families, also can be used for fundraising.
1-3 years SK Alpine and clubs
Provide coaching and officiating courses throughout the year and encourage members to get involved. Let them know they don’t have to stop just because their kids graduate.
Ongoing SK Alpine and clubs
Work with ACA on National skiing day and promote it through social media and website and clubs.
Ongoing Program director, clubs
TARGET AREA High Performance/ParticipationGOAL Support the rebuilding of a Provincial High Performance TeamOBJECTIVE To have the strongest athletes representing Saskatchewan at out of province
races and Canada Winter Games
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ACTIONS TIME LINE RESPONSIBILITYProvide programing to support the training necessary to perform at the High Performance level
Ongoing Program Director
Provide extra training to athletes training at the HP level
Ongoing Program director, club coach
Educate racers and families of qualifications to be part of high performance training and races.
Ongoing Program director, clubs
Use momentum from the 2015 CWG to recruit new athletes for the 2019 CWG.
1-5 years SK Alpine, program director
TARGET AREA Participation/education/Para alpineGOAL To be inclusive at all levels in regards to Para alpineOBJECTIVE To have the strongest athletes representing Saskatchewan at out of province
races and Canada Winter GamesACTIONS TIME LINE RESPONSIBILITYTo work in conjunction with skiing for disabled and Para alpine to increase participation numbers
Ongoing Sask Alpine, skiing for disabled, para director, clubs
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Continue to have Para athletes included on team rosters
Ongoing Clubs and Sask Alpine
Include Para athletes at all Sask Alpine events and work with Para alpine coaches to ensure safety for those athletes.
Ongoing Program director, clubs, coaches, Sask Alpine
Provide a Para Coaching module for those coaches interested and when numbers permit.
1-5 years SK Alpine, program director