• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

race team Telemark

  • Team Telemark Info
    • 2022-23 Information Package
    • Program Overview
    • Biathlon Programs
    • Nordic Racing Programs
    • Telemark Post-Secondary Team
    • Meet The Coaches
    • Parent Committee Terms of Reference
  • Join Team Telemark
  • Calendar
    • Telemark Supported Races
  • Events
  • Team Resources
    • Athlete Information
      • Teck Regional Snow Camp Okanagan
      • Practice Locations
      • Race Locations
      • Equipment
        • Telemark Uniforms
        • Roller Skis
        • Ski Selection
        • Ski Waxing
      • Goals Page
      • Nutrition
      • Team Telemark Core Strength Training V2.0
        • Improve knee drive + ankle mobility
        • Body Weight Strength
      • Race Day Plan
        • Pre-competition Planner
      • L2C Mental Evaluation/checklist
      • Checklists
        • Hand Hygiene Check List
        • Ski Stuff Checklist
        • Dressing for Cold Weather
      • L2C & T2T Selection Criteria
    • Athlete Results
      • Media
      • Roller Ski TT Results/June Springs
      • Zone4 Results
        • NST Strength Results
        • Critical Speed Results
        • Roller Ski TT Results/June Springs
    • Policies and Tips
      • Code of Conduct
      • Roller Ski Safety Policy
    • Coach Resources
      • Coaches Corner
      • Cold Weather Policies and Tips
      • Emergency Action Plan South East Kelowna Roller Skiing
      • Telemark Race Programs Emergency Action Plan
        • Telemark Programs Covid Plan
        • Telemark Biathlon Covid-19 Resources
    • Links
      • Telemark Nordic Club
      • Nordiq Canada
      • Cross Country BC
      • Biathlon Canada
      • Biathlon BC
    • Photos and Videos
      • 2019 – 2020 Ski Season Photos
      • 2018 – 2019 Ski Season Photos
  • Telemark Biathlon
    • What is Biathlon?
    • Telemark Biathlon Programs
    • Telemark Club Biathlon Shooting Records
    • Telemark Biathlon Rifle Maintenance Guide
    • Biathlon Equipment Information
      • Telemark Uniforms
      • Cross Country Ski Selection
      • Ski Waxing
      • Roller Skis
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us

About Race Program Funding

September 18, 2011 Posted by Barry

Dear Race Parents:

In the next days you will receive in the mail the Telemark fall newsletter and registration form to enroll your children in the cross country race program.  You will see that the race team annual fees have increased slightly for Junior Development (JD) and significantly for Telemark Racers (TR).

Race team fees are determined by the parents’ committee.  The Telemark club and Telemark executive implement whatever fee recommendations are presented by the parents’ committee.  The following is a summary of the parents’ meeting discussions pertaining to the fee change:

  • The Telemark race program costs in excess of $50,000 to operate – coach’s salary, equipment, wax, team travel costs, insurance, etc.
  • In order to access the government grants, we must maintain a minimum “level of professionalism” in our race program.  In plain language, we are required to have a full-time coach and properly compensate that coach based on his training and experience.  The alternative is to switch to a part-time coach and forego any grants.  The parents at the meetings agreed unanimously that we did not want to go back to a part-time coach.
  • Through the hard work of several people, we were able to secure $35,000 of the $50,000 from external funding sources — government grants (Cross Country Canada and Cross Country BC), corporate sponsors, and the generous support of the Telemark club.
  • The new annual registration fee is expected to make up the remaining $15,000.  The new fees were calculated based on the expected registration in the JD and TR program for the coming season, and the relative amount of coaching time and resources these groups each consume.
  • According to Cross Country Canada, the typical annual fees paid by the parents for comparable programs across Canada are approximately$1,000.  Even with this year’s fee increase, we are still well below the national average.
  • A policy decision was adopted at the last parents meeting that no parent will be asked to pay fees for more than 2 children.  And there remains in place an “ability to pay” policy to ensure no athletes are excluded due to extenuating financial circumstances.

We hope that we have your support as we continue to move down the path to grow a world-class race program at Telemark and, perhaps more important, provide the chance for the kids to have a blast, make good friends, stay healthy, and learn a lifelong skill.  The results on the “world class” objective are clear – 2 athletes graduating to National Training Centers this spring, a gold medal at Nationals, top placings at every race last year!  And I see the results on the “have fun and make friends” objective every time I pick up my daughter after a practice.

We look forward to seeing you at the next race parents meeting in late October.  (If you have a child in the JD or TR race program, you are encouraged to attend!)  If you have questions, please call Barry at 250-575-6163 or email barry@teamtelemark.ca.

Best regards.

Barry, proud parent of race team member Dana.

Filed Under: Parents

Previous Post: « 2011 Annual Telemark Triathlon Results
Next Post: Location Change Wensday Sept. 21st 2011 »

Primary Sidebar

Upcoming Events

Stadium Conditions

Telemark Nordic Stadium East Camera
Snow Temperature -5.8C
Air Temperature -6.5C, RH 94.0%, Dewpoint -7.3C

Temperatures, Humidity, and Barometric Pressure for the recent past

Categories

  • From the Coaches
  • Fun Stuff
  • Parents
  • Race Results
  • Team News
  • Uncategorized

Site Administration

Daily News Feed Subscription

Login

Footer

Fresh Air Nordic ExpertsKelowna ToyotaKelowna Cycle NordiK specialist

Copyright © 2023 · race team Telemark · Log in