West Coast Impact Athletic League Impact Eco Challenge Information Meeting Feb. 9 th 2015

Impact Eco Challenge Video –XPD Expedition Adventure Race 2010 –

West Coast Impact Athletic League What is WCIAL? Who are the leaders / coaches? Volunteers!! Please be thinking about how you can volunteer as we discuss the Impact Eco Challenge

Impact Eco Challenge What is the Impact Eco Challenge? –An overnight TEAM endurance race –Teams of 6-8 compete in multiple challenges while hiking a 20ish mile course –Teams will be scored on challenges and overall time on the course –Challenge stations include rappelling, orienteering, stealth recon, air-soft, brain challenge, team challenges and more

Impact Eco Challenge How did the Impact Eco Challenge come to be?

Impact Eco Challenge What’s the point? –The point of the Impact Eco Challenge is: –To build personal confidence –To experience and build teamwork –To gain experiences that will last a lifetime –To compete in a friendly environment –To have fun!

Impact Eco Challenge Important Dates: –2 training dates (participants must attend at least 1) March 9 th and April 20 th –Team registration deadline April 1st –Impact Eco Challenge Friday and Saturday May 1 st and 2 nd –Sly Park / Jenkinson Lake

Impact Eco Challenge

Walk through of race day Friday –Team must check in at the campground Friday morning –Teams will be positioned for a “shotgun” start at various places on the course –Event begins for all teams at the same time –Teams bed-down at a checkpoint for the night

Impact Eco Challenge Walk through of race day Saturday –Teams will pack-up camp at the same time –Teams will continue on the course and finish at the same checkpoint that they started at –Awards ceremony and dinner to follow

Impact Eco Challenge Teams must be fully self sufficient and carry everything needed for 2 day event on your back Teams must be 6-8 members with a minimum of 2 girls Teams must provide a chaperone and at least 1 other volunteer

Impact Eco Challenge Cost is $30 per racer and includes camp fees, after race dinner, awards and equipment used at checkpoints If you have multiple kids racing each additional racer is $25 Parent participation IS required

Impact Eco Challenge Checkpoint operation –Teams will check in at the checkpoint and must be at the checkpoint for 1 hour –All items needed to complete the activity will be at the checkpoint –Teams will be scored in various categories including completion of task, teamwork, attitude, creativity and overall execution –Teams will also be scored on overall time

Impact Eco Challenge There are both personal and team equipment requirements Please pick up an equipment list before you leave

Impact Eco Challenge Safety –There will be 4 (2 teams of 2) safety personnel on the course –Everyone is a safety expert! If you see something that you think is unsafe please bring it to the attention of an adult

Impact Eco Challenge Hydration –Drink plenty of fluids in the days leading up to event –For proper hydration you have to monitor what’s going in and what’s coming out. So, let’s talk about PEE!

Impact Eco Challenge Contact info: –Bill or Jodie Joslin – Questions??