Junior Ski Racing and Training

The SMC Junior Ski Racing and Training Team's objective is to develop ski racers' skills and promote the fun of skiing through training and competition.

The SMC Junior Ski Racing and Training Team's programmes are designed to be adaptable to suit the needs of the athletes. Programmes are organized into categories based primarily on age classifications.

SMC is a member of Ski Racing New Zealand, the national body for alpine ski racing.

Junior Ski Racing and Training Program

The structure of Junior Ski Racing is determined by age categories, the competition structure in New Zealand.

The age groups are:

Age Group	Date of Birth
E1	1998
E2	1997/96
K1	1995/94
K2	1992/93
J1	1991/90
J2	1989/88/87

Most Race Training is done at Manganui Ski Area, usually on Sundays when the field is operating.
Progression follows on to Mt. Ruapehu, as below:

TYPE	LEVEL	LOCATION
Race Training	participation	Manganui
Junior Series	participation	Ruapehu
National Series	competition	Ruapehu
F.I.S. Series	competition	Ruapehu

Once progression is made to the Junior Series, competitors are required to become members of Ski Racing New Zealand.
Registration is taken care of by us.

For further information please contact our Racing and Training administrator.
The SMC Junior Ski Racing and Training Team
Clive Saleman
7527140, m 027 2906636
racingandtraining@skitaranaki.co.nz

Check out our Photos - Junior Ski Racing and Training section for more action photos.

2009 Events at Mt. Ruapehu

tbf	Rossignol Junior Series Dual Slalom - The Rossignol Junior Series gives kids who have never raced before a chance to give it a go with heaps of cool prizes, including spot prizes - Whakapapa
tbf	Rossignol Junior Series Slopestyle - Turoa
tbf	Rossignol Junior Race Dual Slalom for 6-16 yr olds not registered - Turoa
tbf	J/K Cup GS - Turoa
29 Aug  Note: Contingency is August 30	The Mapei NZ mixed age junior race is designed to encourage young skiers to give racing a go! It is open to 6 - 12 year olds comprising teams of six with a minimum of two girls. Entries close two weeks prior to race day and are limited to 144. Registration will be accepted on the day until 10 am if places are still available - Whakapapa
31 Aug - 04 Sep	NI Primary and Int School Ski Champs - Whakapapa
tbf	NI Secondary Schools Ski Champs - Turoa

2009 National Events

28 Sep - 02 Oct	National Youth Championships - open to SRNZ nationally licensed racers in the K1, K2 and J categories - Turoa

2008 Race Report

In April we took delivery of the new race gates and the new wireless electronic race timing equipment and tested it out with a group of volunteer juniors at the Oakura Skate park and despite the hefty user manuals and multiple options it seemed to be reasonably simple to use. The first real test would be the Taranaki Schools racing after the July Holidays.
A cold stormy patch of weather brought a great snow cover to the t-bar in early July allowing good skiing and riding for the first week of the school holidays and Coach Christina Binsbergen was able to run several days of training and coaching for aspiring racers.
 After the holidays we had a wait for suitable cover to hold the Taranaki Secondary Schools Ski and Snowboard Championships. At last the snow returned and the event was held on July 30 with the following results.

Individual Boys Senior
Skiing: J.Hareb (FDMC) 1, G.Simkin (NPBHS) 2,
Snowboard: Cam Rowlands (NPBHS) 1, T Anderson (NPBHS) 2, S.Hickey (Coastal) 3.
Individual Boys Junior
Skiing: T.Davies (FDMC) 1, Tai Juneau (Spots) 2, H.Saleman (Spots Coll) 3.
Snowboard: C. Rowland (NPBHS) 1, H.Johnson (NPBHS) 2, E.Lawley (NPBHS) 3.
Individual Girls Senior
Skiing: A.Simkin (NPGHS) 1, N.Casares (Spots) 2, A.Brewster (Spots) 3.
Snowboard: S.Chapman (NPGHS) 1, A.Barnett (NPGHS) 2, B.Nolly (SHGC) 3.
Individual Girls Junior
Skiing: J.Simkin (NPGHS) 1, L.Brankin (NPGHS) 2, B.Jones (Hawera HS) 3.
Snowboard: M. Earp (NPGHS) 1.

Teams: NPBHS 142p ts, Spots 138pts, FDMC 125pts

The timing gear worked successfully and this experience showed how to use the equipment better at the next event.

There was a period of bad weather and unsuitable snow conditions which delayed the running of the Taranaki Primary and Intermediate Schools Ski and Snowboard Championships, however the conditions on 20 August were near perfect with the following results.

Intermediate Boys Skiing: M.Hardie Boys (Oakura) 1, R. Young (Highlands Intermediate) 2, Jack Laing-Aitken (FDMC) 3.
Snowboard: K.Raven (Devon Intermediate) 1, A. Kalin (Coastal) 2, B.Deitrich (Devon Intermediate) 3.
Primary Boys Skiing: F.Binsbergen (Coastal) 1, C.Hareb (Omata) 2, I.Hardie Boys (Oakura) 3.
Snowboard: L.Dobbin (Coastal) 1, L.Webster (Woodleigh) 2,
Intermediate Girls Skiing: L.Simkin (Highlands Intermediate) 1, R. Busing (SHGC) 2, M. Williams (SHGC) 3.
Snowboard: T.Willetts (Devon Intermediate) 1, M.Hintz (Ngaere) 2, M.Hickey (Coastal) 3.
Primary Girls Skiing: M.Neeson (Oakura) 1, D.Simkin (7th Day Adventist) 2, H.Harvey(St.Pius) 3.

Daniel and Tapea from Whakapapa Events came over to Manganui for a day and were on hand for setting up the timing gear for this event and much was learnt. The event was a great success for the timing equipment and for SMC with parents teachers and participants enjoying good snow and great racing. Thanks especially to Kiwi Outdoor Centre, Cheapskates, Ski and Sports Center, Vertigo, and The Surf Shop (Del) for their generosity with lots of spot prizes for the kids. Ray Priest from Oakura School did a great job of coordinating the entries and getting info out to schools all around the mountain.

Once again, the new race gates and wireless timing equipment proved to be straightforward and reliable to use. So thanks again to the Lion Foundation and New Zealand Community Trust for those.

Also thanks to TSB Community Trust who in October granted  funding to the Junior Ski Racing and Training squad to the tune of $1400. This money will be set aside for next season for coaches/coordinators expenses and the like.

We look forwards to next season and more training and racing at Manganui.

Clive Saleman, Racing and Training Coordinator.