School SnowSports Presentation

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School SnowSports Presentation

• 2008 School SnowSports Coordinators Meeting

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51 Years of Interschools

• In 2008 it will be the 51st time the Victorian
  Interschools SnowSports Championships have been
  conducted at Mt. Buller.
• SSDF have a new Hosting Agreement with Mt. Buller
  for the Victorian Interschools and Victorian
  Cross Country Interschools until the end of
  season 2012.

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• Warren Millers PLAYGROUND Priority Ticket
  Offer!

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  copy of Warren Millers Off the Grid.
• Book an individual ticket for 20. Simply quote
  the code word priority when booking.
• BOOK NOW AT www.warrenmiller.com.au

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Overview

• Rule Review
• Procedures for Medical Changes and Protests
• Presentation of Awards
• Entry System
• Website
• Merchandise

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Rule Review

• Participants are permitted to enter all 7
  disicplines (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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Rule Review

• However it is critical that all participants,
  parents and team managers are aware that while
  event organisers (SSDF and Mt. Buller Race and
  Events Department) 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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Rule Review

• Participants who choose to enter in multiple
  disciplines may do so, however they may only
  nominate in one (1) overall individual
  achievement category.
• The focus of the Interschools is not to win an
  overall individual achievement trophy.

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The Overall Individual Achievement Awards for 2008

• 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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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

• All Medical Changes will only be accepted if
  accompanied by a Medical certificate.
• Medical certificates should be just that, not a
  serviette, or the back of scrap paper.
• We have spent too long chasing schools after the
  event for medical certificates that were promised
  at time of submission.
• Medical changes must be lodged by 800am the day
  prior to the race.

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Protest 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 (which will be
  refunded if the protest is upheld).
• 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 (which will be
  refunded if the protest is upheld). 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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Presentations

• Champion School Trophies and Overall Individual
  Discipline Awards will again be presented on
  mountain in 2008.
• 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.
• Close of Cross Country Entry system is on
  Wednesday 30th July at 500pm
• Close of Entries for Subaru Victorian
  Interschools SnowSports Championships is on
  Wednesday 6th August at 500pm

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Entry Double Check Procedure

• Thursday 7th August is the Day for Double
  Checking all Entries. This ends at 500pm.
• After this 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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Entry System

• When using the Entry Spreadsheet please do not
  change the format or create your own.
• Download the current version of the Spreadsheet
  for your entries from the website. It has been
  changed for 2008.
• Use the Gender drop down boxes, and the drop down
  boxes for the Disciplines.
• DO NOT WAIT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON to complete
  your entries.

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Spreadsheet samples
Discipline Sample
Gender Sample
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Entry System

• When using the Spreadsheet you must make sure you
  only have 4 people in an Alpine team, and 3
  people in all other Teams.
• Where you have an individual they must go into
  Team A. All entries via the spreadsheet import
  must be assigned to a Team.

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NO CAPITALS

• SCHOOLS using ALL CAPITALS for Names eg. 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

• This affects formatting of reports and results
  and is used by some schools to highlight names on
  the start lists for their own benefit.It is no
  longer acceptable to import names in this manner
  via the spreadsheet. 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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Trophy Return

• Trophy Return delays are not acceptable.
• Continual waste of time and resources
• Get them back from children, parents, flats at
  Buller, France etc. NOW!!!!
• Trophy Return date is Friday 27th June.
• 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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Website

• The Interschools Website currently host Victoria,
  NSW, ACT Queensland and South Australia.
• All the up to date information will always be
  available on the website.
• Please encourage all your schools snow sports
  students and parents to register to receive
  School SnowSports Newsletters.

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Website
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Website

• The Latest News and the Victorian Homepage is the
  place to look for the most up to date
  information.
• The Lift Ticket costs and Entry Fees are now on
  the website under Victorian Interschools.

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Website Hot Deals

• 2008 Interschools Hot Deals
• Dynastar are again providing great prices on
  Dynastar Ski and Binding Packages, Lange Boots,
  and Spyder Race Suits.
• Can be purchased through specified retailers.
• Will possibly have more product from other
  sponsors available during season.

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Dynastar Hot Deals
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Merchandise

• The 2008 range of Interschools Merchandise will
  be available for purchase shortly on the website.
• Schools and parents will be able to pre-order and
  purchase on-line all merchandise through the
  official supplier.

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Victorian Interschools Week

• Monday night (Secondary) and Thursday night
  (Primary) Cocktail Parties are on again this year
  for School Coordinators.
• Limit of Two per competing School. Last year
  expectations were that some Schools could bring
  as many as they wanted to the functions. On the
  whole most Schools comply well with this. We can
  make exceptions but as long as it is within
  reason.

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Cross Country

• The Subaru Victorian Interschools Cross Country
  Championship will be held at Mt. Buller on Sunday
  10th August 2008.

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Victorian Interschools

• The Subaru Victorian Interschools SnowSports
  Championships will be held at Mt. Buller from
  Sunday 24th Friday 29th August 2008.

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Interschools Grand Prix Races

• The dates for 2008 are
• July 5  6 at Falls Creek
• July 6 at Mt. Buller
• July 9 at Hotham
• July 13 at Mt. Buller
• July 13 at Hotham
• July 19 20 at Falls Creek
• July 20 at Mt. Buller
• August 3 at Hotham

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Interschools Cross Country Series Races

• The dates for 2008 are
• July 12  13 at Falls Creek
• July 27 at Lake Mountain
• August 30 at Falls Creek

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Subaru Australian Interschools SnowSports
Championships

• The event will be held at Perisher Blue from
  Wednesday 10th September to Sunday 14th
  September.
• Entries Close Thursday 4th September at 500pm.
• Entry Double Check day on Friday 5th September.

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Thank you

• www.interschools.org.au