ASAA Nordic Ski Championships 2019: Team Captains Meeting & Check Entries
ASAA Nordic Ski Championships 2019 features a vital Team Captains Meeting covering roll call, personnel introductions, event details, and weather updates. Check Entries important instructions are included. The competition jury, technical delegates, and key organizing committee members are featured in images along with essential event details and schedules.
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TCM 1 Content WEDNESDAY MEETING FOR THURSDAY COMPETITION
ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Nordic Ski Championships HOSTED BY LATHROP HIGH SCHOOL ORGANIZED BY NORDIC SKI CLUB OF FAIRBANKS BIRCH HILL RECREATION AREA FEBRUARY 21-22-23, 2019
Team Captains Meeting #1 Wednesday, February 20 - Agenda Roll Call of Schools Introduction of ASAA and Host School Personnel Introduction of Competition Jury and Key Organizing Committee Personnel Check Entries and Seeding Areas of Emphasis from Chief of Competition and Technical Delegate Review Schedule Event Information Course and Stadium, Grooming/Tracksetting, Course Opening/Closing, Testing and Warmup Bib Pickup Weather Forecast Coach and Competitor Bib Distribution Adjournment
ASAA 2018 Roll Call of Schools Anchorage Bowl Holy Rosary Bartlett Chugiak Dimond Eagle River East Anchorage Grace Christian Service South Anchorage West Anchorage Region 3 Colony Homer Kenai Palmer Seward Soldotna Valdez Region 6, etc. West Valley Lathrop Nenana
ASAA 2019 ASAA and Host School Personnel Rus Schreckengost, ASAA Steve Zanazzo, Lathrop HS Activities Director
ASAA 2019 Competition Jury xx, Technical Delegate, John Estle, Chief of Competition, NSC Fairbanks xx, Assistant Technical Delegate, Rus Schreckengost, ASAA Steve Zanazzo, Host School Administrator Kent Slaughter, Assistant Chief of Competition, NSC Fairbanks (ex-officio)
ASAA 2019 Check Entries Please check entries and seeding Bring any changes to the Chief of Secretariat using the WRITTEN form only
Welcome The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks welcomes you to Fairbanks and the Birch Hill cross country ski complex We will do everything we can to make your experience at these Championships as pleasant and as hassle-free as possible Please offer suggestions in a constructive manner if you see areas where we can improve our performance Please thank our volunteers, and have your skiers thank our volunteers it is their only compensation!
Some Important Points If you have a problem, please come and see me or contact me directly. Don t whine to other coaches come see me. Schedule. We will run our events on schedule. We will not start events late unless there are external factors beyond our control requiring a Jury decision To ensure that you and your team are on time, please go to https://www.time.gov/ and set your watch by the atomic clock. That will be the standard time for all scheduled events Event Information all technical information concerning the 2019 ASAA Nordic Ski Championships is available at www.nscfairbanks.org. This includes each Team Captains Meeting PowerPoint presentation and all course and stadium information
Some Important Points VOLUNTEER IDENTIFICATION NSCF Volunteers will be wearing high-visibility bibs that identify them as volunteers. Please follow their instructions and display courtesy toward volunteers and officials.
Some Important Points COACH IDENTIFICATION / COURSE and START/FINISH ACCESS Coaches must wear their assigned bibs to have access to all non-spectator areas, including the course. THESE BIBS MUST BE WORN AS THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF CLOTHING, COVERING WARMUP JACKETS, ETC. It is permissible to wear a radio chest-pack over your coach bib Having your coach bib around your neck (like a buff) or in your pocket will NOT give you access to controlled areas One coach bib per team allows coaches to move on the course on skis during the MASS START competition only; no movement on the course on skis during other competitions One coach bib per team allows coaches entry to the start and finish areas (ON FOOT ONLY) Other coach bibs allow coaches to be inside the fencing and v-board along the course, ON FOOT ONLY Coach bibs worn by athletes will be forfeited and will not be replaced
Coach Course Acess Bib (no movement on skis on course during competition)
Timing Technology Chip-timing will NOT be used We will be using a digital start clock, a start wand and photo-beam in the interval start race, with manual (electronic) backup Interval start race: skiers may start when the light on the start clock turns green (+/- 3 seconds from listed start time) In the relay and mass start we will use manual (electronic) timing We will have 2 camcorders (oblique view from trail level) recording finish order in all events The order of close finishes in the relay and mass start will be decided by photo- timing equipment (FAT) Results will be available at nscfairbanks.org, then clicking on Races > ASAA Championships
An Important Point From the ASAA Policies and Procedures Manual: Substitutions: In the event an entered contestant is unable to compete due to extenuating circumstances (illness, injury, ineligibility), a substitute may be entered at the coaches meeting prior to the first day of competition. Once that meeting has ended, teams cannot add substitutes.
Areas of Emphasis Thursday, February 21, p.1 COACH ACCESS TO COURSE AND TO START AND FINISH AREAS Coach bibs required for access to course One coach per team (via bib) permitted to move on the course during the competition (mass start only) One coach per team (via bib) permitted in start/finish area Please use course access/egress routes shown in stadium diagrams Start/finish area is closed at 8:45AM do not pass through this area once it is closed Competitors warming up before the course is closed must wear their bibs on the OUTSIDE of their warmups with the number showing After the first competition of the day is concluded, skiers from that competition are not permitted on the course on skis spectating ONLY ON FOOT Please tell parents they are prohibited from entering the start, finish and post-finish areas
Areas of Emphasis Thursday, February 21, p.2 TESTING AND WARMING UP ON THE COURSE No timing gear allowed on the competition course for purposes of wax testing Testing and warming up permitted ONLY in the correct direction; skiing in the incorrect direction can result in reprimand, withdrawal of coaches bibs, or disqualification of an athlete All coaches and athletes must cease skiing on the course when the course closes
Areas of Emphasis Thursday, February 21, p.3 COMPETITOR ACCESS TO THE START / EGRESS FROM THE FINISH All skiers going to the start for all races must pass behind the Timing Building and enter the start via the Start Mesa. Skiers attempting to enter the start via any other route will not be permitted to enter, regardless of how close their start time is After finishing, skiers must exit via the same route they entered
Areas of Emphasis Thursday, February 21, p.4 TECHNIQUE CONTROL (Technical Delegate) Definition of classic technique and sub-definition of diagonal technique ICR 310.2.2 Definition of turning techniques Turning zones will be in place in this competition Technique violations will result in reprimand or disqualification
Areas of Emphasis Thursday, February 21, p.5 ATHLETE CARE/CLOTHING SERVICE When competitor bibs are distributed, coaches will be provided with numbered bags for athlete clothing (numbers on the bags correspond to bib numbers) Athlete Care crew will take bags from skiers before the start and arrange them in numeric order for retrieval by skiers following their finish For the Mass Start, we will have sleds at the start chevron for the clothing bags which will then be hauled to the finish For the Relay, we will take clothing on the Start Mesa or near the Exchange Zone and have it available in the post-finish area for athletes after they ski Warm drinks and cookies will be available for skiers in the post-finish area
Areas of Emphasis Thursday, February 21, p.6 SPECTATING Please emphasize with parents, family, friends that spectating is permitted ON FOOT ONLY Spectating on skis IS PROHIBITED (including skiers after they have competed and including coaches Spectators on skis will be asked to remove their skis and store the skis out of the stadium This rule is in place to assure the integrity of the competition, and the safety of the skiers, volunteers and other spectators
Schedule for Thursday, February 21 Birch Hill Recreation Area Waxing areas open Birch Hill Recreation Area Interval start courses open for testing and warmup Birch Hill Ski Stadium Start and finish areas closed to competitors and coaches Birch Hill Ski Stadium Presentation of Colors Birch Hill Recreation Area Boys' 7.5Km course closes Birch Hill Ski Stadium Boys' 7.5Km Interval Start-first starter Birch Hill Ski Stadium Boys' 7.5Km Interval Start-first finisher Birch Hill Ski Stadium Boys' 7.5Km Interval Start-last starter Birch Hill Ski Stadium Boys' 7.5Km Interval Start-last finisher Birch Hill Recreation Area Girls' 5Km course open for testing/warmup Birch Hill Ski Stadium Boys' 7.5Km Interval Start Flower Ceremony Birch Hill Recreation Area Girls' 5Km course closes Birch Hill Ski Stadium Girls' 5Km Interval Start-first starter Birch Hill Ski Stadium Girls' 5Km Interval Start-first finisher Birch Hill Ski Stadium Girls' 5Km Interval Start-last starter Birch Hill Ski Stadium Girls' 5Km Interval Start-last finisher Birch Hill Ski Stadium Girls' 5Km Interval Start Flower Ceremony Birch Hill Recreation Area Mass start and relay courses open for training/testing Location TBD Team Captains Meeting #2 Birch Hill Recreation Area Courses close for training Birch Hill Recreation Area Birch Hill gate closes 0700 0800 0845 1055 1055 1100 1125 1150 1215 1220 1250 1255 1300 1320 1350 1405 1430 1440 1630 2000 2200
Event Details 30-second start intervals Boys 2 laps of 3.75Km Boys bibs 1-100 First boy/bib 1 starts at 11:00:30 Boys flower ceremony 12:45PM before the girls start ceremony in the stadium Girls 1 lap Girls bibs 201-300 First girl/bib 201 starts at 13:00:30 Girls flower ceremony following event, after TD has approved result
Event Details Bib pickup in Rikke s Roadhouse/Competition Office beginning at 9:30AM Remember that there will be numbered garbage bags with each of your bibs have your skiers stick these in their pockets and take them to the start for their clothing Coach bibs will be distributed following this meeting
Weather Forecast for Thursday, February 21 Wednesday Night Low Temperature Airport Birch Hill Thursday High Temperature (temp. and time) Airport Birch Hill Inversion Conditions? Wind? Clear or Cloud Cover? Precipitation Forecast Sunrise / Sunset
Grooming Plan for Thursday, February 21, p.1 GENERAL GROOMING PLAN Planned Grooming Schedule Start Grooming 3AM-4AM Finish grooming 7AM-8AM Tracks set on last pass Planned Equipment Usage PistenBully with hydrotiller and dual track pans Plan B if additional Grooming is necessary Jury Decision
Grooming Plan for Thursday, February 21, p.2 TRACKSETTING PLAN One track out of the start Two tracks on the remainder of the courses Where tracks are set NO SKATING STEPS ARE PERMITTED Where no tracks are set, classic turning techniques are permitted, but not skating steps (i.e. no V1, no V2, no V2 alternate) Zones without tracks may be marked with Turning Zone signs
Grooming Plan for Thursday, February 22, p.3 WARMUP AREAS If there is heavy snow, warmup areas will be second priority after competition course North 40 Upper Loop (approximately 1 Km) will be open for warming up during the competition; this loop is accessible from a point right near the Old Equipment building Entire Warmup Loop will be open for warming up during the competition Competition course is open for warmup and testing between races Tracks will be set on all warmup courses FORERUNNERS We are planning to have forerunners.
Questions? Comments? Good luck to all skiers and coaches! Adjourn!
