NSW Snowsports Enews 54 - 1st November 2013
In this Issue:
- NSW Snowsports and It's Winning Grants Edge
- 2013 NSW Alpine AGM Update
- 2013 NSWACT State Winners
- NSWACT Alpine Children's Team 2014
- Jenny Owens Celeb-raiser for Sochi is on next Thursday
- NSW Cross Country Commences Summer Training
- NSWXC Club Membership
- NSWXC Biathletes Commence Training in Russia
- Laser Biathlon Comes to Perisher
- The Layne Beachley 'Aim for the Stars' Foundation - Applications Now Open!
- Ski and Snowboard Australia Interschools School Awards
NSW Snowsports and It's Winning Grants Edge
NSW Snowsports is an active participant in entering Submissions to the NSW Government’s Department of Sport and Recreation to receive State Government Grants to help it run its Discipline programs and Events. All members benefit from the success of Grant submissions as it ensures financial resources can be targeted to where the NSW Committee that runs your Discipline believe will best benefit its athletes and members
Recent successes include winning two International and National Sporting Events Grants, and one Regional Events Grants from the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation. The grants include $10 000 for the Snowboard Australian Rookie Fest, $10 000 for the Australian Freestyle Moguls Championships, and $10 000 for the Cross Country Ski Week.
2013 NSW Alpine AGM Update
At the NSW Alpine AGM held on 26th Oct the following were elected to the NSW Alpine Committee for 2014
Chair- Annette Pilat, Secretary - Kim Hough, Treasurer - Angus Thompson, Committee Members - John Adams, David Chrystal, Greg Lewis, Felicity Coates, Jenny Neill, Gabi Robertson.
2013 NSWACT State Winners
NSWACT Alpine Annual Awards winners for 2013 were announced at the end of season awards night in Sydney on 26th Oct.
The 2013 Champions are:
Open Women - LAVINIA CHRYSTAL, Open Men - SAM ROBERTSON, Junior Women - MATILDA COATES, Junior Men - MAX HOUGH, J1 Women - HANNAH SUGERMAN, J1 Men - MAX HOUGH, U16 Girls - ANNABELLE HOUGH, U16 Boys - JACK ADAMS, U14 Girls - MADISON HOFFMAN, U14 Boys -HENRY HEAYDON, U12 Girls - ZOE MICHAEL, U12 Boys - FINN SADLER
School of the Year - Jindabyne Central School / Club of the Year - Ski Club of Australia
NSWACT Alpine Children's Team 2014
The NSWACT Alpine Children's team for 2014 was announced at the End of Season Awards night held in Sydney on 26th Oct.
Congratulations go to the 20 children selected onto the team. The children were selected based on their results in this years National and State children's series races held in Thredbo, Perisher and Mt Hotham.
Jenny Owens Celeb-raiser for Sochi is on next Thursday
Everyone is invited to come along and celebrate Jenny's 22 years of ski racing and help her raise some funds to support her bid for Sochi. This will be Jenny's 3rd and last Olympics as she is retiring after Feb 2014.
Special Guest speaker, the entertaining Steven Bradbury. A must hear speaker for all sporting fans.
Tickets $65pp, inclused food and a drink on arrival
Lots of prizes to be won and purchased in the silent auction.
NSW Cross Country Commences Summer Training
The 2013-14 NSWXC Team and Squad have commenced their summer training. Athletes in both Sydney and Jindabyne are back into their weekly roller-skiing and strength and fitness training ahead of many heading off to the Northern Hemisphere for training and competition. Good luck to the athletes for their upcoming seasons!
NSWXC Club Membership
This season a new level of membership is being introduced for athletes and parents who wish to see what being involved in NSW Cross Country programs is all about. The NSWXC Club Membership allows athletes to become involved at their own pace and to fit in some involvement while still committing to their Saturday morning School or Club sport and being able to ski for their school in lnterschools races during the July school holidays.
NSWXC Biathletes Commence Training in Russia
NSWXC Biathletes Alex Almoukov, Daniel Walker and Lucy Glanville have all commenced their winter training for the upcoming Northern Hemisphere season. The trio are all members of the Australian Shadow Winter Olympic Team for Sochi with Almoukov the most likely to represent Australia at the Games.
Training under the watchful eye of Olympic Coach Nick Almoukov, they are currently at the venue known as the “Pearl of Siberia” a Biathlon and Cross Country Training venue in Tyumen, Siberia where many of the Russian national team athletes also train. So advanced is the technology at this venue that there is already a ski track available as refrigerated rods have been placed under the roller ski tracks with stored snow from last winter used to create a2km training venue.
Laser Biathlon Comes to Perisher
There was a new activity on the cross country trails this season with NSW Biathlon’s laser biathlon system now fully part of the Perisher Cross Country trail system. As there is no Biathlon Range in NSW, either on-snow or away from the snow, the laser system at Perisher allows NSW Biathletes the ability to train on snow on the cross country trails during winter.
The Layne Beachley 'Aim for the Stars' Foundation - Applications Now Open!
Layne Beachley and her Aim for the Stars Foundation, is inviting all Australian females aged 12 – 26 years who need funding to achieve goals in their sporting, academic, community, business, environmental or cultural pursuits to complete their applications online.
Any hard-working female who is committed to pursuing her passion and needs financial support deserves a helping hand and should apply for an Aim for the Stars 2014 grant by 15th November 2013.
Ski and Snowboard Australia Interschools School Awards
SSA holds an Annual Awards Ceremony in Melbourne recognising outstanding performances within the Snow Sports industry. To acknowledge all levels of competitive racing, and to highlight an outstanding or unique school, SSA presents two awards to schools within the Interschools Snowsports program.
The two categories are:
- Snowsports School of the Year
- Outstanding Achievement of the Year for Small Schools
These awards are open to all schools participating in Interschools from NSW, ACT, QLD, SA and VIC. State nominations will be judged by State Interschools Committees and the state winners will be put forward to SSA for final judging for the national winners.
