I don't think I have ever worked so hard!
There has been no time to stop and reflect
during a mad season of events and programs,
but at the end of the day I am proud of what
we have all achieved! I can only say thank
you to everyone who has helped and supported
throughout the season.
EVENTS:
We have managed to put our first batch of
FIS events on at Mt Buller, Mt Hotham,
Thredbo and Perisher. We still have a long
way to go to perfect the systems, but I
believe there is only one way to learn! I
thank everyone for their help, support, and
most of all patience while we put systems in
place to avoid the mad, last minute panics
we have had during the season. At the end of
the day, we have 230 new FIS members with
lots of FIS points and rankings for the
future. Keep a look out for the new WSF (old
ISF) rankings--all our results will go on
their system too!
TEAMS:
We have sent our largest-ever Australian
Junior Team to Junior World Championships in
New Zealand--and managed to bring home the
Silver medal overall! This is an outstanding
result, and shows what we can do in the
future! USA came first, and the competition
was a good measure for our snowboarders to
see what they need to do to win in the
future!
PROGRAMS:
We have held our first Development program
with Zeke Steggall as Guest coach, and Rene
Brunner as Coach/Manager. The members of
this team have all benefited from training
at Mt Buller, Thredbo and Perisher--and I
thank each mountain for their support for
these athletes of the future! Two members
will go on to do the World Cup season with
Zeke Steggall--Johanna Shaw and Clinton
Wilton. |
CLINICS:
We have had our first Australian Technical
Delegates examined this year by Markus
Malsiner, Italy. The 3 new TDs are:
Steve Nelson, Trevor Hyland and Josh Lyle.
We have also had clinics for FIS HP judging,
and Steve Brown will soon announce the new
accredited FIS HP judges for the coming
season.
NORTHERN WINTER:
Several camps are already in place for
Northern Winter, and I will be gathering
info on each of them, and posting it on the
website soon!
Congratulations to our many new National
Champions!
May you all follow your dreams and remain
passionate about your snowboarding! Please
don't forget to keep us informed of your
results wherever they are--and send us some
photos, we are desperately short!
Kind regards
Jonette Wilton
Chairman
Snowboard Committee |
