September 2019
IMPORTANT FALL DATES
VERMONT ALPINE RACING ASSOCIATION

October 8 - VARA Board of Directors Fall Meeting - Middlebury Inn
October 19 - VARA Gala - Okemo Mtn Resort's Jackson Gore - INVITE
October 26 - VARA Coaches Education Forum - Pico
November 2 - AO meeting - Quechee
November 2 - VARA Youth Dryland Project
November 3 - RA Meeting Quechee Club
Clubs should schedule AO clinics with Dave Iverson Link here for more AO Info. USS Link


There are many educational opportunities for coaches, parents, and athletes in the fall. Schedules fill quickly. We are fortunate in the East, this year, that US Ski and Snowboard is coming East to run their Club Excellence Program (below)! The presenter line up is impressive. VARA is also running our traditional Coaches Ed Forum on Oct. 26 at Pico. We encourage coaches to go to as many educational programs as possible. Each offers their unique set of educational components.

We are finalizing details for events and these will be emailed very soon!
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OCTOBER 26, 2019
THE VARA COACHES EDUCATION FORUM
WHERE: PICO'S ANDREA MEAD LAWRENCE BUILDING
DETAILS ON PRESENTERS AND REGISTRATION COMING SOON!
Presenters include, Olympian, Julia Ford, BMA High Performance Director, Darrell Gray, DR. Matt Gammons, Kerstin Stoedefalke, Ph.D., Professor at Colby Sawyer College and more.

EASTERN MEETINGS
October 17-18

October 17 - 9am- 12pm Eastern Development Committee meeting Okemo Mtn School Gym
October 17 - 1pm- 4pm Eastern Children's Committee meeting Okemo Mtn School Gym
October 18 - 9am- 2pm Eastern Alpine Competition Committee meeting Okemo Mtn School Gym
EASTERN CLUB EXCELLENCE SYMPOSIUM
October 19-20
Newly added to the program, presenter and author, Brooklyn Raney.
Okemo's Jackson Gore
IMPORTANT LINKS
USS Spring Congress and FIS Council Updates - Link
Check the link for bullet points from the spring meetings and information on the new U12 initiatives.

VARA MEMBERSHIP REMINDER - LINK to register and or support!
EASTERN REGION U16+ SQ VALIDATED TESTING
2019 SkillsQuest Fitness Final VT Validated Testing Date

ATHLETES:
There will a SkillsQuest fitness session at the Club Excellence Symposium for younger age competitors who could not get into the Eastern sessions, at Okemo on October 20. There will be a Skate to Ski, online skating clinic session as well. Details coming soon!!

Link to the US Ski and Snowboard Validated Testing initiative article – Link Here This will explain the purpose and meaning for USS U16+ athletes to pursue SkillsQuest physical testing.
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