The ski hill at Earl Bales Park is still working on opening for the season. We will once again be postponing training this week. Once we have a new schedule in place, we will let everyone know.

Have you ever considered training to be a coach?
Now is your chance! For the first time in a few years, we are running an Entry Level (formerly Level 1) Coach course at Sir Sam’s December 11-12th! There is an online Theory component to be completed on December 6/7th.

Register here:
https://snowreg.com/#!/listings/aca-events/EV-ACA-COACH

Registration Tips -

• Complete registration from a laptop or PC
• Use the candidate’s email address (not the parents)
• If the assigned Online Course Dates are a conflict for candidates please let me know, there are alternate online course dates.

FR is still hiring coaches for the 2021-2022 season. If you are a licensed coach or would like to work towards becoming a licensed coach please let us know.
If you have your CSIA Level 1 and want to become a Coach in Training (CIT) you will be paired with a mentor for a season to prepare for your Entry Level Course in the future. Pay starts at $16/hour and improves with experience and certifications.

Feel free to pass this along to anyone that may be interested.

Sir Sam’s is opening in less than 2 weeks! See you all on show soon!

Have you ever considered training to be a coach?
Now is your chance! For the first time in a few years, we are running an Entry Level (formerly Level 1) Coach course at Sir Sam’s December 11-12th! There is an online Theory component to be completed on December 6/7th.

Register here:
https://snowreg.com/#!/listings/aca-events/EV-ACA-COACH

Registration Tips -

• Complete registration from a laptop or PC
• Use the candidate’s email address (not the parents)
• If the assigned Online Course Dates are a conflict for candidates please let me know, there are alternate online course dates.

FR is still hiring coaches for the 2021-2022 season. If you are a licensed coach or would like to work towards becoming a licensed coach please let us know.
If you have your CSIA Level 1 and want to become a Coach in Training (CIT) you will be paired with a mentor for a season to prepare for your Entry Level Course in the future. Pay starts at $16/hour and improves with experience and certifications.

Feel free to pass this along to anyone that may be interested.

Sir Sam’s is opening in less than 2 weeks! See you all on show soon!

WHAT IS AOA & WHAT DOES IT DO?
Alpine Ontario Alpin (AOA) is a not-for-profit provincial sport organization responsible for compliance and regulations in alpine ski racing, para-alpine racing, and ski cross racing. Alpine Ontario Alpin (AOA) has over 30,000 members and 40 member ski clubs, which include athletes, parents, coaches, volunteers, officials, and corporate partners. AOA headquarters are based in Collingwood with eight full-time office staff dedicated to operations, administration, communications, and athletic and technical development, as well as a staff of highly qualified coaches operating the Ontario Ski Team. The organization as a whole is governed by an elected independent Board of Directors.

AOA raises money through sponsorship, government funding, donations, and membership fees. These monies are used to develop the following services:

• AOA is the link to the National Sport Organization, Alpine Canada Alpin, for its clubs and members in Ontario.
• Manages the governance structure for Ontario Ski Racing.
• Organizes and sanctions the entire Ontario race series and provincial championships (more than 300 races per year) from the U8 level up to U19/FIS.
• Hosting of hundreds of races across the four Ontario Divisions: National Capital Division (NCD), Lake Superior Division (LSDA), Northern Ontario Division (NOD) and Southern Ontario Division (SOD)
• Provide, administrate and pay for General Liability Insurance for all our members and affiliated clubs through the Canadian Snowsports Association.
• Provides, administrate and pay for Directors & Officers insurance to all our regional members and affiliated clubs. This is a free service to our members and clubs.
• Manage the resolution of conflicts and other official complaints in accordance with AOA policies.
• Apply for grants of all types on behalf of ski racing.
• Create a safe environment through education, policies and as reflected on our website.
• Provide communications within the Ontario ski racing community for sport branding and promotion including producing promotional videos for our sport, managing databases, a newsletter and several websites.
• Coordinate fundraising events for our high-performance programs so that we can bring athletes to the National Ski Team.
• Implement provincial fundraisers that bring over 100K$ into the Alpine Ontario Ski Racing structure.
• Manage the Ontario Ski Team (OST) and under the AOA/SOD Partnership the SOD Ski Team (SODST).
• Implement high-performance development programs to bring athletes all the way up to the national Ski Team including U16 HPP, U19 HPP and the OST.
• Organise high-performance skills camps for all age groups (developmental and performance).
• Provide high-performance staff that work closely with our regional programs.
• Coordinate access to grants, bursaries and scholarships.
• Coordinate out-of-province ONT delegations.
• Event infrastructure and capacity development.
• Manage, coordinate and deliver all levels of education for coaches and officials in ONT.
• Work with Volunteers and the Officials Chair to provide training.
• Manage Partner contracts and obligations to fulfil member benefits and discounts.
• Organise annual educational events for coaches and officials in the spring & fall.
• Represent ONT at various national meetings.
• Provide tools and safety equipment for our race event organisers.
• Provide financial and technical support to our race organisers.
• ALPINE ONTARIO MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:
• Athlete Development through program design, race series, and pathways.
• Race Support through the Officials Program design, certification.
• Communications via the website, social media, newsletters, and meetings.
• Coaching and Education pathways, certification.
• Officials Training.
• Coordinating bursaries and grants.
• Insurance programs to cover skier and sport insurance as a whole.
• Member Benefits & Discounts including the 10% Sporting Life discount card.

AOA strives for excellence, passion and inclusiveness amongst our athletes, coaches and volunteers.

Vision Statement
Recognized as a world class organization and the provincial leader in Canada in alpine and para alpine skiing

Mission Statement
To provide leadership and structure for high quality, sustainable and affordable programming, and communicate the competitive, recreational and lifestyle benefits of ski racing to the community.

Core Values
Excellence, Passion, Competition, Fun, Safety, Sportsmanship & Fair Play, and Personal Development.

For more information please visit:
https://www.alpineontario.ca/about-alpine-ontario-alpin-2/#who-we-are-about

Last chance to register and save with Early Bird Pricing!

Deadline is November 1, 2020 – Register now to Save!

Here are the links to register:
SL Training: http://www.fenningerracing.com/forms/22893-Register-for-SL-Training-at-Earl-Bales-2020-2021

Race Team: http://www.fenningerracing.com/forms/22892-Register-for-FR-Race-Team-2020-2021

Programs and Camps: http://www.fenningerracing.com/forms/22891-Register-for-Race-Programs-at-Sir-Sam-s-2020-2021

Feel free to share this rate with friends and fellow racers so they can take advantage of the offer too!