Ski & Toboggan Program

For more information on the Region S&T Program please contact:

John Zajac 716-821-9052 (h) 716-651-4801 (w)

WANTED: fresh legs and minds to join the Region S&T Staff. Requires a desire to improve your S&T teaching and performance skills and assist others in their S&T training. If you are a current Local S&T Trainer then you have already taken a step in the right direction. We cover events throughout the Region and sometimes go further. You will work within our well-formed training program with the result being certification as an S&T Trainer/Evaluator. We work a full schedule and get paid in self-satisfaction and smiles (sometimes food, works very well). Fantastic opportunity to get involved with ski patrolling at the Region level and advance in the NSPS. For more details, contact John Zajac at 716-821-9052 (h), 716-651-4801 (w) or by email.

The Region S&T Program, working in coordination with the Division S&T Program, is able to offer the below programs to Patrollers. Through the dedication and consistency of the Region S&T Staff our Region can count on quality S&T training at all levels. Just to clarify a point, all S&T programs are available for skiing, snowboarding and telemarking Patrollers. The Region S&T Staff is made up of skiers and snowboarders; we can teach to all 3 disciplines. We will work with your patrol to assist with your S&T needs. The main objective of the Region S&T program is to have all S&T training within the Region be consistent. Likewise, it should be provided by those with the experience and training to present and demonstrate the skills needed. If you are looking for information relating to the Senior S&T program please check the Senior Program page for details on clinics. For all S&T events please check the Region Calendar of Events.

WNY Region S&T Trainer/Evaluators

Greg Boberg Mary Lyn Boberg Jeff Burgess* Allan Ducey Tim Goff

Denice Kaus Joe Lau Brent Lindhurst Roland Lunser* Kristen Marx

Bill McCasey Randy McNeil* John Zajac**

* Eastern Division S&T Staff ** Advisor *** Staff in training

If interested in joining the Regional S&T Staff please contact John Zajac

S&T Programs

Senior Clinic / Evaluation and Challenge Format

The Senior Clinic Evaluation or Challenge format is the Ski and Toboggan portion of the program by which patrollers advance from Basic Patroller to Senior Patroller. Candidates are evaluated in three areas; Free Skiing ability, Toboggan Handling skills, and Toboggan Ski Skills. This program is presented by the Eastern Division S&T Staff and Division Senior Trainer/Evaluators.

The Senior Clinic / Evaluation format is a two day, continuous clinic and evaluation. The Challenge format is a one day event, and is structured more as an exam, with fewer opportunities for feedback and clinic.

Prerequisites:

Attend at least one S&T clinic prior to attending the evaluation

Continuing Education Clinic

The Continuing Education Clinic is run by Division Trainer / Evaluators and is required to be completed by all Seniors every three years, starting from the year in which they complete the Ski and Toboggan portion of the Senior program. The CE clinic is designed to refresh the skills of existing Seniors, and to introduce changes in technique and equipment that may have developed since the Patroller became a senior.

Prerequisites

Previously attained the registration classification of Senior.

Toboggan Instructors Course

The Toboggan Instructors Course, also known as Toboggan Phase II, is run by Division qualified Trainer Evaluators and targeted at the local toboggan training staff. This course covers the fundamentals of teaching patrollers to run empty sleds, run loaded sleds, effectively manage a tailrope, and properly approach the scene of an incident.

To maintain status as a toboggan instructor, the instructor must do one of the following every three years:

Attend a Division sponsored Senior T/E clinic
Have a Division S&T Instructor/Trainer attend one of your toboggan courses and verify your teaching skills
Retake and successfully complete the Toboggan Instructors course.

This course also qualifies as a Senior elective.

Prerequisites: Completion of a Phase I course

Skier / Telemark / Snowboard Enhancement Seminar

Enhancement seminars are two full days, taught by a member of the Eastern Division PSIA Educational Staff, and facilitated by a member of the Division S&T staff. This program is open to any registered member of the NSP, and focuses on the development of individual skiing skills. The emphasis is on having a fun time.

Ski Trainer's Workshop

The ski trainers workshop is conducted annually in December and is open to Region S&T advisors and Division S&T staff only.

Ski Trainer Evaluator Clinic

T/E clinics are run by the Division S&T staff, and members of the Division S&T steering committee. the clinic focus is on preparing the candidate to return to the Region, and present the Senior Clinic/Challenge event, Senior Continuing Education, and the Toboggan Instructor program.

PSIA Level I / PSIA Membership

Under a new program established by the Eastern Division, members of the Division S&T Staff are eligible for membership as affiliates in the PSIA, and to take the PSIA Level 1 instructor exam. For more information, consult the Eastern Division S&T Supervisor.

Toboggan Enhancement Seminar

Toboggan Enhancement Seminars are taught by members of the Division S&T staff, and are similar in scope to the Skier Enhancement Seminar. The focus is on improving the patrollers sled handling skills in a relaxed atmosphere.

Toboggan Instructor Trainers

Toboggan Instructor Trainers are appointed by the Division S&T Supervisor on an annual basis. Appointments are made from among those patrollers who have completed Phase I, the Global Instructor Module, and the Toboggan Instructors Clinic (Toboggan Phase II).

Patroller 101

While not specifically an S&T program, Patroller 101 should draw on the skills of area toboggan Phase 2 instructors and, if available, Senior Trainer / Evaluators.

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