From the Coaches

Telemark Internal Gear Swap – Saturday October 5th

The internal gear swap aims to match younger skiers with equipment from older team members who out grew their gear from last year. This is not our public ski swap. This is only for members of our TA-L2C groups. There is no consignment fee or commission, but sellers need to be on site to connect with buyers.

• Where: The basement of the main lodge at Telemark
• Equipment Drop off: starts at 9:30. Darren Pendergast will be on site in the basement & can use 1 more volunteer to help
  • It’s possible to drop your skier off at practice, then continue up to telemark to drop off your equipment while they are at training.
• Swap starts: 12:00 (after kids are done practice)
  • No pre-shopping is allowed
• What to Bring: Race uniforms, ski equipment (Poles, skis, boots)
  • Race uniforms – please clean them and make sure they are still in good condition (no holes/tears etc).
  • Skis – please clean your skis (remove all grip and glide wax). The skis should be in good condition. Skis with cracks or delaminating bases etc should stay home please
  • Poles – Please inspect your poles for damage – no broken equipment please
  • Boots – Please inspect your boots to make sure they are in good shape. No SNS boots please. 
• IMPORTANT: All items must be labeled with your name and phone number. Telemark won’t be tracking your items. Buyers can negotiate price directly with sellers.

Telemark Bottle Sorting Day – Sunday October 6th

We have 1 more week to collect empties for our fall bottle drive fundraiser. Any remaining empties should be brought to our Sorting day this Sunday

• When: Sunday October 6th at 10am
• Where: At the Paynter Akins farm

• We will meet at the Paynter Aikin Farm to sort our empties 
• What to bring: disposable gloves, work clothes, dress for the weather, hand sanitizer

Are you wanting to help support our programs but don’t feel that coaching is a good fit?

We are seeking interested individuals to take training as Race Officials. Our club regularly hosts both Biathlon and Cross Country Ski competitions. These competitions generate revenue for our programs, and also gives our athletes the opportunities to compete at home in front of Friends and Family.

These events require trained officials in order to succeed, and becoming an official is a great way to help support your skier in a fashion that focuses on competitions over coaching roles. Some of you may have noticed some parents helping to time events like time trials, our annual triathlon and apple bowl testing. Having volunteers able to help in these areas are just as impactful as our coach volunteers, and really help our programs to offer training and events that really exceed basic practices!

This fall both Biathlon Canada and Nordiq Canada are offering online courses to recruit new officials. I would encourage interested members to consider taking training for both sports as it can be helpful for Telemark for our officials group to be able to work together on hosting events in both sports as opposed to developing officials for each sport separately.

Details on the officials courses below:

Biathlon Officials Courses

• Entry Level Official Course
  • October 8 & 15. 6-9pm PST
  • Offered Online
  • Instructors: Jylene Ryan, Christoph Dettling
  • Cost: Biathlon BC is subsidizing the course, the cost is $25.00
  • Registration link: https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=36009
• Advanced Level
  • November 5, 7, 12, 14, 2024. 6-9pm PST
  • Offered Online
  • Instructors: Jylene Ryan, Christoph Dettling
  • Cost: Biathlon BC is subsidizing the course, the cost is $50.00
  • Registration Link: https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=36010
• Biathlon Officials Questions: cwhitman@biathloncanada.ca

Cross Country Ski Officials Course

• Officials Level 1 Workshop
  • The NEW Official’s Level 1 workshop is housed in The Locker (coach.ca), under e-learning and cross-country skiing. Access the course using your existing NCCP #, or by creating a new account (do not create a new account if you have one for coaching). Below are instructions on how to register in the Locker and sign up for the course.
  • The Level 1 Officials workshop is designed to train individuals in the following areas of the Officiating world:
    • Our Sport & the Role of the Official
    • Organizing a Race 
    • Competition Secretariat  
    • Techniques and Format 
    • Courses 
    • Stadium  
    • Timing 
    • Regulations & Conduct 
    • Safesport 
  • After successful completion of the workshop, you will be a certified Level 1 Official and be ready for Secondary Roles, Individual Administrative & Technical Roles at events.
    • The cost is $25, and it takes approximately 4hrs to complete. Participants can progress through the course at their own pace.
• Course Controller Module
  • The module is housed in The Locker (coach.ca), under e-learning and cross-country skiing. Access the course using your existing NCCP #, or by creating a new account (do not create a new account if you have one for coaching). Below are instructions on how to register in the Locker and sign up for the course.
  • The new course controller module covers the following topics:
    • The Role of the Official
    • Tools of the Trade
    • Locations
    • Infractions
    • Turning Zones
    • Techniques Zones
    • Interacting with the Jury
    • Infraction Examples
  • After successful completion of the course, you will be better prepared to understand the role of a course-controller!
  • The cost is $10 and takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete. Participants can progress through the course at their own pace.
• Nordic Officials Questions: igyapay@nordiqcanada.ca