School SnowSports Presentation

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School SnowSports Presentation

• 2009 School SnowSports Coordinators Meeting

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Overview

• Information/Newsletters
• Interschools Events and Program Dates
• Rule Review
• Procedures for Medical Changes and Protests
• Presentation of Awards
• Entry System
• Trophy Return Date
• Merchandise
• Up Coming Expos and Equipment Sales

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Website/Newsletters

• VICTORIAN INTERSCHOOLS
• The most up to date information can be found at
  the Latest News and the Victorian Homepage
  tabs
• www.interschools.org.au
• AUSTRALIAN INTERSCHOOLS
• The most up to date information can be found at
  the Australian Interschools tab (same page as
  the Australian Map)
• www.interschools.org.au
• Please encourage all your schools snow sports
  students and parents to register to receive
  School SnowSports Newsletters.

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Website/Newsletters
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2009 Interschools Events - Provisional Calendar

• May
• 6 School Snow Sports Coordinator Meeting
• June
• 6 - 8 Snow Sports Season Opening Weekend
• July
• 4 5 Interschools Grand Prix Series - Falls
  Creek
• 5 Interschools Grand Prix Series - Mt Buller
• 11 12 Interschools Grand Prix Series Hotham
• 11 12 Interschools Cross Country - Falls Creek
• 12 Interschools Grand Prix Series - Mt Buller
• 18 19 Interschools Grand Prix Series - Falls
  Creek
• 19 Interschools Grand Prix Series - Mt Buller
• 25 26 Interschools Grand Prix Series Hotham
• 26 Interschools Classic (Cross Country) Lake
  Mountain
• 29 Close of Entries - Subaru Victorian
  Interschools Cross Country Championships
• August

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Interschools Grand Prix Calendar

• The dates for 2009 are
• July
• 4 5 Interschools Grand Prix Series - Falls
  Creek
• 5 Interschools Grand Prix Series - Mt Buller
• 11 12 Interschools Grand Prix Series Hotham
• 12 Interschools Grand Prix Series - Mt Buller
• 18 19 Interschools Grand Prix Series - Falls
  Creek
• 19 Interschools Grand Prix Series - Mt Buller
• 25 26 Interschools Grand Prix Series Hotham
• These are a great training opportunity for
  individual participants and school teams.

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Interschools Cross Country Series

• The dates for 2009 are
• July
• 11 12 Interschools Cross Country - Falls Creek
• 26 Interschools Classic (Cross Country) Lake
  Mountain
• August
• 29 Interschools Cross Country - Falls Creek
• We encourage all schools to help support Lake
  Mountain and its extended community by joining
  us in the hills at the Interschools Cross Country
  Classic what a great fitness training and team
  building exercise for the whole snowsports team.

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Victorian InterschoolsCross Country Cships

• The Subaru Victorian Interschools Cross Country
  Championship will be held at Mt. Buller on Sunday
  9th August 2009
• Entries Close 5pm 29th July 2009

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Victorian InterschoolsSnowSports Championships

• The Subaru Victorian Interschools SnowSports
  Championships will be held at Mt. Buller from
  Sunday 23rd Friday 28th August 2009
• Entries Close 5pm 5th August 2009

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Victorian InterschoolsProvisional Timetable

• The Victorian Interschools Provisional Timetable
  is now available on the web
• www.interschools.org.au

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Victorian InterschoolsRegistration Fees

• The Interschools registration fee for 2009 is 28
  per child per event.
• This fee covers SSDF administration costs and is
  separate to all Mt Buller Lift Ticket costs.

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Mt. BullerLift Ticket Prices

• Students and Team Manager Lift Pass
• 48 per day
• Cross Country Lift Pass
• 1 event - 18 Lift and entry
• 2 events - 28 Lift and entry
• NB lift is valid for duration of event only

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Australian Interschools SnowSports Championships

• The event will be held at Falls Creek from
  Wednesday 9th September to Sunday 13th September.
• Entries Close 5pm 3rd September 2009

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Australian Interschools Provisional Timetable

• DATE DISCIPLINE DIVISION
•  Wednesday, 9 September Cross Country -
  Classic All Divisions (AM) Cross Country
  Relay All Divisions (AM) Snowboardcross Div.
  3, 4 5 Boys and Girls (PM)
• Thursday, 10 September Snowboard G.S. All
  Divisions (AM) Snowboardcross Div. 1 2 Boys
  Girls (PM)
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• Friday, 11 September Moguls All Divisions
  (AM) Skiercross Div. 4 5 Boys Girls (PM)
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• Saturday, 12 September Alpine G.S. Div. 4 5
  Boys Girls Skiercross Div. 1, 2 3 Boys
  Girls
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• Sunday, 13 September Alpine G.S. Div. 1, 2
  3 Boys Girls
• Provisional Timetable available on the website
  under the Australian Interschools Tab on the main
  home page
• (with Australian Map) www.interschools.org.au

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Qualifying for Australian Interschools

• RULE CHANGE
• The SSDF and National Interschools Committee has
  agreed upon a rule change to grant high level FIS
  athletes who are unable to compete at state
  Interschools direct entry into the Australian
  Interschools upon request
• Athletes may be granted individual entry only.
• No TEAM exemptions will be granted.

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Victorian Interschools Rule Review

• As per 2007 and 2008 participants are permitted
  to enter all 7 disciplines (events) offered in
  their respective division (age) category.
• These include Alpine GS, Skiercross, Moguls,
  Snowboard GS, Snowboardcross, Cross Country
  Classical, and Cross Country Relay.

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Overall Individual Achievement Awards

• All participants may nominate for one (1) of the
  following only
• Mt. Buller Cup Primary Girls Alpine (Alp GS,
  Skiercross, Moguls)
• Mt. Buller Cup Primary Boys Alpine (Alp GS,
  Skiercross, Moguls)
• Bernd Greber Cup Secondary Girls Alpine (Alp GS,
  SKX, Moguls)
• Bernd Greber Cup Secondary Girls Alpine (Alp GS,
  SKX, Moguls)
• MeiLan Whan Cup Primary Girls Snowboard (SB GS,
  BX)
• David Perkins Cup Primary Boys Snowboard (SB GS,
  BX)
• Clinton Wilton Cup Secondary Girls Snowboard (SB
  GS, BX)
• Clinton Wilton Cup Secondary Boys Snowboard (SB
  GS, BX)

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Victorian Interschools Rule Review

• However it is critical that all participants,
  parents and team managers are aware that while
  event organisers will use their best endeavours
  to ensure all participants can take part in any
  discipline, at times scheduling difficulties or
  clashes with other events, resulting from
  unforseen circumstances may prevent this.
• Under these circumstances participants may have
  to make a choice between disciplines.

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Victorian Interschools Rule Review

• Where a participant has nominated for an overall
  individual achievement award they will not be
  able to change the award they have nominated for
  due to unforseen circumstances, weather, or
  injury which may prevent a child competing in a
  required event for the award.
• Please make all your children and parents aware
  of this before the children nominate for an award.

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Procedures for Medical Changes

• Medical Changes will only be accepted for serious
  injuries and must be accompanied by a Medical
  Certificate
• Medical certificates should be just that, not a
  serviette, or the back of scrap paper.
• Medical changes must be lodged NO LATER THAN
  800am the day prior to the race The earlier
  the better!

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Victorian InterschoolsProtest Procedures

• 1. It is the responsibility of the Team Manager
  to check the DSQ boards at the end of each run.
• 2. Protests can only be lodged by the Team
  Manager with the Finish Referee/Head Judge IN
  WRITING within 15 minutes of the incident or the
  disqualification being posted. Protests are to be
  accompanied by a 20 fee.
• 3. The Chief of Race will consider these protests
  and decide whether a Jury is necessary. In the
  event that a Jury is necessary, the Jury will
  consist of the Chief of Race, the Chief of
  Course and a third member appointed by the Chief
  of Race. Their decision will be final.
• 4. Protests of results must be lodged with the
  Chief of Race Operations or his delegate within
  15 minutes of the announcement or posting of the
  results at the presentation ceremony. Protests
  can only be lodged by either the Team Manager or
  the School Snow Sports Coordinator. Protests are
  to be accompanied by a 20 fee . The Jury to
  consider protests will include the Chief of Race
  Operations, the Chief Administrator and one
  additional member nominated by the Chief
  Administrator. Their decision will be final.

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Presentation of Awards

• Champion School Trophies and Overall Individual
  Discipline Awards will again be presented on
  mountain in 2009
• The SSDF will still be available for
  presentations at Schools after the event by
  request.

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Entry System

• The On-line Entry System will open in early July
• A New Online Entry System Guide has been created
  to assist ALL coordinators. Its a Step-by-step
  guide on how to enter your school and students.
• Please read and have this guide next to you while
  you are entering your students. There are a
  number of handy tips of how to avoid mistakes
  and stress for us all.
• This document will be available to download by
  the end of next week.

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Excel Spreadsheet -Event Team Order in Team

• Excel Entry Spreadsheet One option for entering
  students into events generally used for larger
  snowsports teams.
• When using the Spreadsheet you may only have a
  maximum of 4 people in an Alpine team, and a
  maximum of 3 people in all other Teams.
• Where you have an individual they must go into
  Event Team A, Order in Team 1. All entries
  via the spreadsheet import must be assigned to a
  Event Team and Order in Team.

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Excel Spreadsheet- Discipline and Gender

• When using the Excel Entry Spreadsheet please
  make sure you use the drop down boxes for the
  discipline and gender fields.
• Example of the following slide

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Spreadsheet samples
Discipline Sample
Gender Sample
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NO CAPITALS

• SCHOOLS using ALL CAPITALS for Names e.g.. STEVE
  NELSON as opposed from the conventional format
  Steve Nelson will be advised that they must
  change their entries before the close of entries
  or they will be deleted from the system.

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NO CAPITALS

• It is no longer acceptable to import names in
  this manner.
• Schools with this formatting currently on the
  database will either have to change the names or
  they will be deleted and schools will have to
  create a new account.

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Entry Double Check Procedure

• Double Checking Days close at 5pm SHARP
• 30th July Subaru Victorian Interschools Cross
  Country Championships
• 6th August Subaru Victorian Interschools
  SnowSports Championships
• 4th September Subaru Australian Interschools
  SnowSports Championships
• This is not an extra day to get your entries in
  it is simply a day to fix mistakes
• After 5pm on these specified days the draw will
  be conducted and no changes will be made
• Please do not continue to expect that changes
  will be made on the mountain. It is a long way to
  go to be disappointed.

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Merchandise

• The 2009 range of Interschools Merchandise will
  be available for purchase shortly on the website
  and will again be available at the presentation
  ceremonies during the Interschools events.

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Victorian Interschools Cocktail Parties

• Monday night (Secondary) and Thursday night
  (Primary) Cocktail Parties are on again this year
  for School Coordinators.
• Limit of TWO representatives per competing
  School.
• Please RSVP by the date specified rather than the
  day before.

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Trophies Returned by Friday 12th June

• Trophy Return date is Friday 12th June.
• Trophy Return delays are not acceptable.
• Continual waste of time and resources
• Get them back from children, parents, flats at
  Buller, France etc. NOW!!!!
• Late Trophy Return Invoices will be sent the
  following Week.
• All invoices issued last year stood and bibs were
  not issued until fines for trophies were paid.
• See Rules for more info.

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• Following another highly successful program in
  2009 the Interschools Canada program will return
  to Silver Star Resort, Canada in January 2010.
• In addition to catering for children holidaying
  with their families, in 2010 the Interschools
  Canada Program has been further enhanced to
  include the opportunity for school groups and
  unaccompanied individuals to join the program.
• The Interschools Canada 'Camp' Program is
  tailored for unaccompanied individuals (school
  years 8-10 only). The 2 week on-snow training
  camp will run from the 11th - 22nd January 2010
  and will be supervised at all times by Camp
  Directors who are Victorian Institute of Teaching
  registered and have snow sports experience. The
  Camp Directors will accompany and supervise
  participants from the moment they leave
  Australia right through till arriving home.

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• The Interschools Canada 'School Team' Program
  caters for school groups who are accompanied by
  their own staff.
• I invite you to join us this January in Silver
  Star and give your child or school snow sports
  team the opportunity to enjoy a fantastic
  overseas snow holiday and the added advantage an
  overseas Interschools specific training program
  can bring, leading into the 2010 Australian
  Interschools season
• For more information visit the Interschools
  Canada Tab under our website www.interschools.org.
  au

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Melbourne Snow Travel Expo.

• The SSDF will be exhibiting at the Melbourne Snow
  Travel Expo on Sunday 17th May at the Melbourne
  Exhibition and Convention Centre, South Bank.

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Atomic Ski Sale

• 2009 Interschools Hot Deals
• We are delighted to announce that Atomic are our
  new Equipment supplier and they are hosting a
  Kevin Says Spend Sale!!!

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Atomic Ski Sale
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Thank you

• www.interschools.org.au