RACE DAY
The following is an example of what to expect on Race Day
Rule # 2: Dress WARM!!! (the Asessippi race is historically very cold)
Procedures for Race Day
Arrive at the hill around 9:00 & meet at designated place. Coaches will inform kids at this point who their assigned coach for the day is. Please make sure your child knows who this is. If you are late: you are responsible to find a coach and find out who your child's coach for the day is.
Buy your discounted lift tickets-everyone is responsible to purchase their own tickets, Sometimes the hosting club negotiates a discounted rate for racers which you buy at a special location. At Springhill race you don't need a lift ticket if you have a season pass already for your child. (Minnedosa does not do discounts for racers)
Meet for bib distribution - Usually 9:30. Your child will be given a racing bib for the day that they must wear for the race. The number gives them their place in the order of racers. At this point the coaches take responsibility for the kids (except during lunch hour). You can meet your child back in the same spot for lunch (after the first race, usually around 12:00)
Course Inspection: Usually 10:00. The kids meet with a coach at a designated time at the top of the race course and go down through the course slowly. The coach will help them understand how to get through safely.
Warm up/Practice runs - between the time of course inspection & the race the coaches will take the kids on some practice runs. The children are to stay with their designated coach.
Morning Run of the Race begins - usually 10:30 in the morning the kids go in order of their bib numbers. Lowest to highest. We have to make sure that the children are at the top of the course in order to make their start. The race announcer will call the kids to the top when they need to get there.
Break for lunch - the course is reset
Course Inspection - usually 1:00 same as in morning
Afternoon Run of the Race begins - reverse order - usually 1:30 highest number goes first.
Turn in bib get a ticket for a drink/hotdog/donut - hosting club takes bibs at the bottom of the run. Don't let your child lose their ticket. Races are usually completed by about 2:30-3:00 unless there have been delays for some reason.
Coaches’ Responsibilities:
• Set the course
• Meet with children initially at the chalet and distribute bibs/take charge of racers
• Go through course inspection both times with the kids
• Have one of the coaches available at the top to ready the racers, check their equipment and help them to the starting gate
• If any child falls in the course a coach should check them over and make recommendations to parents
Parent's Responsibilities:
You are responsible for the care of your child during lunch hour 12:00-1:00 and after the race. If you do not ski, you must ask another parent to be responsible for your child if they are "free skiing" at the end of the day.
You are responsible to get your child to the appropriate meeting places in a timely fashion. Children that are late may miss course inspection. If your child is late getting to the start gate for their turn, they will still be able to race, however, they will probably have to wait until all the racers have gone and go at the very end.
We must provide volunteers for every race. There are a variety of jobs to choose from which either have you on the hill or helping in the race office. The club will offer training for the parents.
Some race rules: If you miss a gate, you are disqualified. However, your child will not know this unless you tell them. They will be given their time and the coach will be informed that they've been disqualified. They will still race in their given spot in the afternoon run.
In Nancy Greene we compete as a team. Times are recorded and tabulated and given to the coaches to share with racers as they deem appropriate.The emphasis is on PARTICIPATION, not winning! The Rising Stars compete as individuals in age categories 9-10 & 11-12 males & females.
At most Nancy Greene races the different clubs race with their children together in numerical sequence. We would strongly encourage parents (if they don't want to stay out and watch all the racers) to make sure and come and cheer on all our racers from our club.
Bring your noisemakers and your cheering voice!