NCD OSZ A LL H ANDS M EETING AND O FFICIALS U PDATE January 17, 2011

EVENT QUALITY What was the best event you were at last year or this year? Why is that? “I enjoyed the Olympics, GMC Finals at Nakiska, but that I2 Stubby Slalom at Vorlage may be it…”

EVENT QUALITY 1.What makes a good event? 2.What are the benefits of a good event? 3.Who is to be the beneficiary? 4.What needs improvement? 5.How do we improve events?

ROLE OF TD 1.Supervises Event 2.Represents FIS 3.Advisor to ROC 4.Chairman of Jury 5.Recommends Race to Score

ROLE OF JURY 1.Monitors adherence to Rules 2.Responsible for Technical matters 3.Unbiased and fair to all 4.Decisions on all issues not in ICR

Jury & Course Setters  Race Planning  Race Management  Race Timing & Scoring  Race Course Setting  Race Communication

Essential Equipment  Altimeter  Measuring tape  Rangefinder  Dye Pack – GS and SG  Stop watches  Radios  Shovels and rakes  Camera

Chief of Race – Pre Race  Ski area  Calendar & Points Listing  Meetings / Volunteers / Assignments  Equipment  Start List  Pre Race Jury Meetings  Secretariat – Program of the Day / Entry list  Safety – Plan & medical  Radios  Grooming  Weather forecast  Medals  Schedule of the day  Secure Forerunners

Chief of Race – Race Eve  Volunteer Meetings – Duties and program  Safety Set-up  Bibs  Tickets and other admin  Communications – Area & Ski Patrol  Equipment testing  Back-up – plan and equipment  Weather forecast  Forms package  Review rules  Course setter instructions  Radio plan

Chief of Race - Instructions  Chief of Course “Lunch is during inspection”  Chief of Gates  Chief of Timing & Calculation  Secretary & Registration  Coaches  Forerunners  Jury

Chief of Race – Race Day  7:00 - Control the start  7:00 – Instruct Chief of Course  7:15 – Collect Jury and inspect  7:45 – Review course with COC and make sure the start area is secure  8:10 – Relax – go for pee / grab a snack  8:25 – Coaches meeting  8:30 – Jury positioning assignments  8:35 – Check on status of timing & communications  8:40 – Review final start list  8:45 – Cycle around  9:00 – Sync timers and watch start list loaded / open – close wand  9:10 – Go to position  9:24 – Clear from bottom  9:25 – First Fore-runner

Chief of Race – Post Race  Tear down  Hang out and watch tear down  Ensure results get posted  Thank you

Technical Delegate – Pre Race  Communicate with COR  Check the Codex and Calendar  Read the rules – ICR, National, Local  Review your job duties  Review the safety set-up  Look at last year’s results  Review program  Find out where to get your lift ticket and radio  Find equipment to bring  Review the start list and compare to National Points list  Print off a forms package

Technical Delegate – Race Morning  Meet the COR  Talk with the course setter  Meet the Jury  Follow the set  Review safety and set  Meet with the Jury to “Open the Course”  Coaches’ meeting  Meet with Timer and confirm timing and scoring is working  Open and close the wand  Determine when Sync will take place  Review volunteer numbers with COR  Confirm course maintenance strategy  Confirm radio protocol – clear and start stop  Meet with finish referee and start referee  Cycle  Take position  Clear the course

Technical Delegate Post-Race  Referee’s Report  Results  Scoring  Upload  Reports

Race Quality - CORs  Know your duties  Plan your race  Stick to it  All those people work for you and you better know what they are doing  Stay off the radio

Race Quality TD’s  Know your duties  Know your rules  You are not the COR  Be fast but not furious  Stay off the radio  Get your reports done and submitted

Race Quality – Coaches  Coaches meeting  “Hi, I’m the Chief of Race. Any questions?”  Schedule for the day  Inspections  Rules  Volunteers  Athlete management  Tear down  Results

Racer Quality - Referees  Know your rights, duties and rules  Talk to TD and COR during the week  Be there early and get a radio  Bring your drill, screw tool and ICR  Communicate with Jury and other coaches  Communicate with the Chief of Gates  Use time effectively. Be mobile and use your radio.  Do your report correctly – follow the audit trail  Always stand equal in jury meetings  Be professional – you are the only paid Jury member

Race Quality – Course Setters  Know the job  Know the rules  Communicate with Jury  Come prepared  Know the day schedule  Set for the athlete  Set to the safety  Bring friends  Set fast  Be decisive

Jury Positions  Referee gets 1 st pick to go to coaches corner. If big team then they are treated like any other jury member.  COR – two spots – near the start or big trouble spot.  TD – Four spots - put him in a harmless spot to limit damage, trouble spot, coaches corner, in the sun and out of the wind.  Jury Advisors must be available to step in.