Hi Freestylerz Coaches!

First weekend of the 2022 Freestylerz 10 week program is coming up Jan 8/9. Please be prepared by reading ALL this information and following week 1 Fundamentalz pocket books.  

FZ Plus coaches - If you coach Freestylerz Plus programs this may be a review but please have a quick read so you are up to speed on things like Covid, Raffle and who you will be coaching with going forward.

ZOOM call - 6:30pm tonight

IF you can make it please join me for a zoom call tonight.  We will go over any last minute questions and review the following information.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81949325641?pwd=T2VKOUoxclZqYml5bkJuUDdRUUgvQT09

Covid-19  safety - If you listen to the news the current strain of Covid spreading like crazy. You probably all know someone with it now. More then three SS Freestyle Coaches plus numerous club families have it or had it in last two weeks.  It will peak in January. 

Prevention - IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS PLEASE STAY HOME.  If it persists please call 811 and see if you should get tested.  

Please follow the Covid best practices.  Where a medical mask at all training sessions and in indoor and outdoor public areas.  Please use your safest judgement.

Freestylerz 10 and FZ PLUS Coach Roster (Jan 8 - Mar 13)

• Plus Saturday / 1.5 - Cody, Caden D, Logan
• Teen Saturday - Keaton
• Saturday 10 wk - Brayden, Sierra, Nathan
• Plus Sunday - Caden D, Maso (Riley sub)
• Sunday 10 wk - Anderson, Brennan
• Sunday Float coaches - Keaton AM /Sierra D PM

Meeting LOCATION - B Zone

Important TIMES:

• ·         8:15am ~ coaches and coordinators meet
• ·         8:45am ~ athletes meeting time
• ·         8:55am ~ skiing time
• ·         11:30am - 12:15pm ~ break time (45min)
• ·         3:00pm ~  return time - athlete debrief
• ·         3:10 ~ coaches debrief

Sub Coaches

Athletes love having the same coach every week. It is part of the success of the freestyle program at Silver Star.  But from time to time acceptable reasons apply for needing a substitute with your group.  To ensure we have a plan around this please take a few minutes now to help identify who will be your substitute coach this season if/when needed.  If you need time off this is a SHARED responsibility between you and the coach team.   Keep Wade in the loop. 

Final Check list

Before coaching:

• Coach licence/Criminal Record Check
• Safesport/MED/Making Headway
• Emergency Action plan
• Coach Orientation and Review Safety Protocols

Before you leave home every day:

• Head to toe check - Helmet, Goggles, base layers, outerwear, ski boots, poles, skis, season pass
• Health Check
• Snacks and meal
• Coach pocket guide or lesson plan

At the hill:

• radio check
• Check in with Lead coach and other coaches
• get ready to group athletes
• Help with jersey's, raffle tickets, toques, tents or other duties

On the hill

• follow lesson plans and make adjustments as need
• follow safety protocols
• check in with other groups and lead coaches time to time
• debrief with your participants 
• be prepared to give parents some feedback at the end of each session

Freestylerz athletes contacts: Click here

HAVE FUN, POSITIVE TEACHING, MAINTAIN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT

Shane and Wade

Hi Fundamentalz Coaches!

First weekend of the 2022 Fundamentalz program is coming up Jan 8/9. Please be prepared by reading ALL this information and following week 1 Fundamentalz pocket books.  

ZOOM call - 6:30pm tonight

IF you can make it please join me for a zoom call tonight.  We will go over any last minute questions and review the following information.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81949325641?pwd=T2VKOUoxclZqYml5bkJuUDdRUUgvQT09

Covid-19  safety - If you listen to the news the current strain of Covid spreading like crazy. You probably all know someone with it now. More then three SS Freestyle Coaches plus numerous club families have it or had it in last two weeks.  It will peak in January. 

Prevention - IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS PLEASE STAY HOME.  If it persists please call 811 and see if you should get tested.  

Please follow the Covid best practices.  Where a medical mask at all training sessions and in indoor and outdoor public areas.  Please use your safest judgement.

Fundamentalz Coach Roster (Jan 8 - Mar 13)

SaturdayAM- 8:10am Coaches meet - Zone A

Ella H., Ruby, Spencer, Brody, Sierra A, Kaiya

Athlete TIMES:

• 8:30am ~ meeting time
• 8:40am ~ skiing time
• 11:30am ~ return time

SaturdayPM- 12:15 Coaches meet - Zone A

Ella H., Ruby, Spencer, Brody, Sierra A

• 12:30pm ~ meeting time
• 12:40pm ~ skiing time
• 3:30pm ~ return time

Sunday AM- 8:10am Coaches meet - Zone A

Gaby, Ruby, Spencer, Brody, Sierra A

Lead Coach (Brayden)

Athlete TIMES:

• 8:30am ~ meeting time
• 8:40am ~ skiing time
• 11:30am ~ return time

Sunday PM- 12:15 Coaches meet - Zone A

Gaby, Spencer, Kaiya

Athlete TIMES:

• 12:30pm ~ meeting time
• 12:40pm ~ skiing time
• 3:30pm ~ return time

Sub Coaches

Athletes love having the same coach every week. It is part of the success of the freestyle program at Silver Star.  But from time to time acceptable reasons apply for needing a substitute with your group.  To ensure we have a plan around this please take a few minutes now to help identify who will be your substitute coach this season if/when needed.  If you need time off this is a SHARED responsibility between you and the coach team.   Keep Wade in the loop. 

Final Check list

Before coaching:

• Coach licence/Criminal Record Check
• Safesport/MED/Making Headway
• Emergency Action plan
• Coach Orientation and Review Safety Protocols

Before you leave home every day:

• Head to toe check - Helmet, Goggles, base layers, outerwear, ski boots, poles, skis, season pass
• Health Check
• Snacks and meal
• Coach pocket guide / lesson plan

At the hill:

• radio check
• Check in with Lead coach and other coaches
• get ready to group athletes
• Help with jersey's, raffle tickets, toques, tents or other duties

On the hill

• follow lesson plans and make adjustments as need
• follow safety protocols
• check in with other groups and lead coaches time to time
• debrief with your participants 
• be prepared to give parents some feedback at the end of each session

HAVE FUN, POSITIVE TEACHING, MAINTAIN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT

Fundamentnalz Athlete contact list: Click here

To: Winter Coaches

Here are some general procedures regarding Winter 2022 Payroll and Coach Course reimbursement:

Weekly coaching and facility work paid hourly. Contact Wade for your rate. Here are some general procedures regarding Winter 2021/22 Payroll:

PAY PERIOD SCHEDULE

Weekend Coaches

Period One

• Period dates: November 23 - December 27
• Invoice Due: Dec. 27
• Paid: December 31

Period Two

• Period dates: December 28 - January 26
• Invoice Due:  January 26
• Paid: January 31

Period Three

• Period dates: January 27 - February 21
• Invoice Due: February 21
• Paid February 28

Period Four

• Period dates:  February 22 - March 21
• Invoice Due:  March 21
• Paid:  March 31

Period Five

• Period dates:  March 22 - April 10
• Invoice due: April 10
• Paid:  April 15

Head Coaches

• Period dates: Same as above
• Mid-Month Invoices due by 10th each month
• Paydays - 15th and same as above

Coaching Course Reimbursement

For those that have taken coaching courses you are eligible for a 50% reimbursement.  This reimbursement will not include Fundamentalz course training fees.   First all coaches must have their coach development plan submitted and approved by the program director (Wade).  Please fill out the payment invoice and list your coach course in the expense section of the form.  There is no hourly compensation for taking coach training.  Contact Wade if you have questions.

All invoices must be sent to wade@ssfreestyle.com AND treasurer@ssfreestyle.com . 

NEW COACHES - Please complete the Direct Deposit Form - click here. Send information from the form in an email ASAP.  

ALL invoices must be approved by Wade:)

Excel file: Winter Invoices - Last Name, First Name.xlsx

Google Sheet: "Make a copy" under File before editing this form. Change name of file. Link: Click here

Hi Freestylerz coaches,

Hope you're all doing well and excited to get back on the slopes! 

The Freestylerz plus (14 weeks) starts on December 11th/12th and the Freestylerz (10 weeks) starts on January 8th/9th.   Please review the program details and calendar at the following link:  

https://silverstarfreestyleskiclub.wildapricot.org/about/winter/freestylerz

Here is the coaches schedule and number of athletes we have in each program currently registered:

Freestylerz Plus (Dec 11 to March 13)

• Saturday Plus Program – 13 skiers (Logan Stewart/Caden D)
• Sunday Plus Program –  8 skiers (Caden D and Caden C)
• Sat 1/Sun 0.5 - 14 (Cody/Keaton)

Freestylerz 10 week (Jan 8 to March 13)

• Saturday Program - 24 skiers  girls(Nathan, Brennan, Sierra, Brayden)
• Sunday Program - 18 (Riley, Mason, Anderson)

Please confirm you can work the dates above.

Please familiarize yourself with www.ssfreestyle.com:

• Meeting times and Location link: https://silverstarfreestyleskiclub.wildapricot.org/LOCATIONS-and-TIMES
• • FZ coaches meet 8:15am.
  • Review the daily schedule at the above link.
    
• Coaches Corner - Do you have:
• • Your coach licence? Making Headway, Making Ethical Decisions, Safesport?
  • Please review:
  • • Coach Orientation presentation - Click Here
• • Coach card - SSFC COACHES CARDS PROOF 1 (1).pdf
  • Group Management Protocol - SS Freestyle Group Management Protocol.pdf
  • Group Safety Guide - GROUP SAFETY GUIDE.pdf
  • Silver Star Emergency Procedures - Silver Star Mountain -General Emergency Action Plan.pdf
  • Payroll Procedures - Click Here 

We have jerseys to hand out at the first session. 

If you have any questions feel free to reach out to:

• Head FZ Coach Saturdays: shane@ssfreestyle.com
• Head FZ Coach Sundays: caden@ssfreestyle.com
• Or Program Director: wade@ssfreestyle.comw

Looking forward to a great season.

Kind Regards,

Shane, Caden, and Wade

Hi Gteam coaches,

Hope you're all doing well and excited to get back on the slopes! 

The Gteam plus (14 weeks) starts on December 11th and the Gteam (10 weeks) starts on January 8th.   Please review the program details and calendar at the following link:  https://silverstarfreestyleskiclub.wildapricot.org/about/winter/gteam

Here is the coaches schedule and number of athletes we have in each program currently registered:

GTeam Plus (Dec 11 to March 13)

• Saturday Plus Program – 8 girls (Kendall/Dani)
• Sunday Plus Program – 6 girls (Kendall)

GTeam 10 week (Jan 8 to March 13)

• Saturday Program - 14 girls(Makenna/Quinn)
• Sunday Program - 12 girls(Dani/+1)

Please confirm you can work the dates.

Please familiarize yourself with www.ssfreestyle.com:

• Meeting times and Location link: https://silverstarfreestyleskiclub.wildapricot.org/LOCATIONS-and-TIMES
• • Gteam coaches meet 8:45am.
    
  • Review the daily schedule at the above link.
    
• Coaches Corner - Do you have:
• • Your coach licence? Making Headway, Making Ethical Decisions, Safesport?
  • Please review:
  • • Coach Orientation presentation - Click Here
• • Coach card - SSFC COACHES CARDS PROOF 1 (1).pdf
  • Group Management Protocol - SS Freestyle Group Management Protocol.pdf
  • Group Safety Guide - GROUP SAFETY GUIDE.pdf
  • Silver Star Emergency Procedures - Silver Star Mountain -General Emergency Action Plan.pdf
  • Payroll Procedures - Click Here 

At the first session athletes will have receive their jersey's. Shouldn't take long and would be a great time to meet some of the athletes.

If you have any questions feel free to ask Wade or I.

Looking forward to a great season.

Kind Regards,

Kendall and Wade

Hi all NEW Freestyle Coaches,

Thanks for your interest in becoming a freestyle coach for the 2022 winter season.  Thank you for sending your resume and cover letter.  If you have not done this yet please send it to wade@ssfreestyle.com .  I would like to have a Zoom call Wednesday November 24 and Dec 1 @ 6:30pm. 

Click here to join the meeting.

There is a lot of information required to become a coach.  I have two links I would like you to review:

Leadership Training - Click here

Coaches Corner - Click here

As you can see there are quite a few tasks to complete before we hit the slopes.  Some of you may have started already. If you have not started the process please do so ASAP.  We would like to have everyone ready to train as a coach by Dec 1.  Please read carefully and let me know if you have any questions.

Lastly, SS Freestyle is still recruiting coaches so if you have anyone in your circle that may fit the role of coaching Freestyle have them contact me directly. 

I look forward to seeing you all soon!

Kindest Regards,

Wade Garrod, Program Director

Text - 250-550-5322

Email - wade@ssfreestyle.com

To Coaches,

For health and safety, covid-19 and vaccination Silver Star Freestyle follows the following guidelines from these jurisdictions:

• BC Government / Provincial Health Guidelines
• Interior Health Guidelines
• Worksafe BC
• Freestyle BC / BC Snowboard
• Freestyle Canada / Snowboard Canada
• Silver Star Mountain and all other facilities that SS Freestyle programs operate in partnership with.

The most updated policies are kept at the following webpage:

https://silverstarfreestyleskiclub.wildapricot.org/COVID-19-WINTER-SAFETY-PLAN

Coaches please frequently review the most current policies and guidelines regarding health and safety. 

To SS Freestyle Trampoline Coaches,

I am writing this blog post to touch base and give a quick refresher on some coaching procedures and few reminders out about tramp safety in the SS Freestyle Facilities.  There is a lot of excitement at these facilities. To keep everyone healthy and performing, we have to continue to refresh and practice safety behaviours to stay in a continuous safe state.

These are some of our general best practices and rules on some basic safety procedures around the trampoline environment.  My hope is they will contribute to your success as a coach and the health of the entire club.  There may be bit of cross - over to the dry slope ramps as well.  Stay tuned for some best practices on dry slope ramps. 

Please read this carefully and let me know what you think. 

Group Coaching: When there is multiple coaches have a pre-meeting every session to review the lesson plan and establish the roles. Work together and communicate clearly.  The head coach leads the session, and the assistant coach supports the Head Coaches session plan.  We try to establish who the head coach is in the scheduling of sessions.  We also try to have a head coach for each discipline if there is both skiing and snowboarding.  Always do a debrief at the end of your session with the other coach or coaches. 

Before starting each session:  Do a general warm-up. Command the attention of your athletes before starting the session.   Everyone must be engaged prior to bouncing. Set the tone for safety and performance.  These sessions should start out exceptionally structured.  The sessions can become less structured, explorative, and more like a jam the second half of each session.  The group Head Coaches must be in control start to finish. 

Transition from warm-up to trampoline:  Set clear instructions safety and group management instruction to ALL athletes before the tramp session starts. And before anyone gets on the trampolines. Ensure that in addition to your normal warm-up you include some specific core exercises to stabilize during first 10-15 minutes on the tramp or ramp.  Even if its just a reminder to engage.  Coming up with some exercises is ideal.  Assign these between turns on the tramps early in the session. 

Foundational skills - Ensure you give specific volume for each skill.  ie. 10 bounce arms-up/10-arms down/etc.  Maximum bounce time per set should be about 1 minute.  So, taking turns very often.  Equal turns so everyone gets same volumes.  Try to do turns on all tramps at the same time.  Ie. 1 minute skier A on all 3 tramps.  10 second switch.  1 minute Skier B on all tramps.  This allows for smooth and safe transitions.  Especially first 30 minutes of training.

Trampoline Rules - These are reminders. If you have others that’s good. Please share.  If you are currently following these practices please start immediately and share with your groups every session. 

• Head Coach - Head coaches are a qualified Air 2 Coach designated by the program director.  The Head Coach must be supervising tramps at all times during the session. 
• • Coach MUST be facing the trampoline ALL the time when athletes are bouncing.
  • Head Coach reviews lesson plan with the Assistant coach every session prior to the sessions starting.  Text, email or google share the plan prior.  The review on devise in person.
• Assistant coaches MUST have minimum of Air 1 training.  
• • Assistant coach follows the Head Coach training plan
• Demonstrators - Using demonstrator is a very acceptable practice provided its guided through the qualified Air 2 coach.  Establish the following boundaries prior to the session when using demonstrators.
• • Athletes that have Air 1 and/or 2 training can support the role of the head coach.  
  • Athletes that do not have Air 1 and/or 2 training can NOT coach or give instruction.  They simply demonstrate what's requested of the Head Coach.
  • Coaches can practice their skills to improve. But bounce with in your skill level.  Use a competent demonstrator if needed to support the session.
  • Its preferred that the assistant coach focuses on their roll and that the head coach leads any use a demonstrators.
• Always bounce inside the red box.  
• • No transfers 
  • Complete "stop bounce" on drifts outside the box.  
• Corners - Teach your athletes to NEVER step on the trampoline corners.  This is a key safety rule on ALL rectangle Trampolines.  
• Movement on the tramps should only be done by stepping from the sides or ends. 
• • Step on the tramp. NO jumping onto the tramp.
  • Complete stop bounces before exit of the tramp.  NO jumping off the tramp.
• Deck Ends - One person per end. 
• Trampoline - One person per trampoline.
• Doubles coach must be working with doubles athletes. Even for progressions and throwing mats. 
• • If there is no doubles coach, there is no doubles permitted at the facility. 
  • Currently Hayden, Dan and Wade have Doubles Training.
  • Doubles is a multi season long-term training process.  For now, refining skills and learning tricks in all 4 directions up to 1080 is the goal of club level programs.  Also learning multiple axis's. Doubles are a provincial level program skill after multi-season training approach to achievement of all Air 1 and 2 skills in multiple directions.  If athletes want to do a doubles their coach should discuss the steps and formulate a plan Head Coach Hayden Person and/or Program Director Wade Garrod. By NOT doing a double it doesn’t hold an athlete back. It increases future performance potential.  Doubles are high risk and we are not insured unless ALL steps and progressions are taken to show full competency.

Operational Procedures - Crispin and I are currently reviewing these. These will be sent out when available. They will also be posted in Coaches Corner with a printed copy at the facility. 

Emergency Action Plan - Please review the facility EAP.  Additionally, please take 15 minutes to create your own EAP and ensure you have taken the NCCP EAP online training. If you don't have and EAP please produce your own EAP prior to you next session.   This should be stored on your devise.  Attached is an example of the general Emergency procedures and facility information.

Treeline EAP - Click here

SS Freestyle will continue to monitor our safety.  So please report any close calls or incidents to wade@ssfreestyel.com directly.  There are no penalties for infractions. But we must continue two-way communication so we can prevent having unwanted incidents and close calls.  Please expect supervisor check in's periodically.  Take your time in progressing athletes’ skills and fight complacency every session. 

Please if you have any other suggestions or aren't sure about something hit reply-all so we can share with each other.  Or give me a call directly.

Thanks for reading.

Kindest Regards,

Wade Garrod, Program Director

SS Freestyle.com

wade@ssfreestyle.com

Hi Coaches,

I sent this email out in the spring and heard back from a few of you.  If you have NOT responded please take the time to let me know if you are able to come back this season. And if you can't come back that's ok please let me know. Thank everyone for your great contributions as coaches to the SS Freestyle Club.  Below is a few quick questions.

Planning for 2021/22 Season

SS Freestyle has started planning for next year.  The club is working on some main priorities:  Coach Development, Facilities, Events, and Communications.  We need your help by answering a few questions and giving us some direction for next year:

1. Are you planning to coach next season?
2. What courses or training would you like to take in the future?  One of the aims is to put together some funds for the upcoming season to help coaches that are taking training so please include a list of courses you wish to take.
3. Do you know anyone who would be interested in becoming a coach for SS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard? If so, the list includes their name and contact info.
4. General feedback - Do you have any suggestions for the SS Freestyle Club?  SS Freestyle is open to your ideas and now is the time to contribute.  Let us know!
   

Please email this directly to wade@ssfreestyle.com. Thanks for helping us in planning for next season!

LEADERSHIP Opportunities: We are seeking some program leaders / head coaches for Fundamentalz, Gteam and Freestylerz.  Please inquire and send your resume to wade@ssfreestyle.com.

Look forward to hearing from everyone soon.

Kind Regards,

Wade Garrod

Program Director

Hi SS Freestyle Coaches,

Hope you are all doing well!  Thanks everyone for helping us get through a covid winter. Some spring programs are now operating and we are planning some summer fun as well. Here is a couple of updates at this time.

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Air 1 and 2's (Trampoline Coach training)

SS Freestyle always encourages coaches to take training when it is available locally.  The next Air 1 and Air 2 trampoline courses are coming up in VERNON and APEX Water Ramp (Oliver):

• Registration: https://snowreg.com/#!/events/41922-air-1and2-silver-star

• June 19/20 Vernon Air 1: https://freestylebc.ski/event/air-1-silver-star/
• June 26/27/28 Vernon Air 2: https://freestylebc.ski/event/air-2-silver-star/
• June 21-22 Apex Water Ramp - https://freestylebc.ski/events/category/coach-development/
• June 23-25 Apex Water Ramp - https://freestylebc.ski/events/category/coach-development/

If you haven't got these courses yet we hope you will consider taking them this year.

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Planning for 2021/22 Season

SS Freestyle has started planning for next year.  The club is working on some main priorities:  Coach Development, Facilities, Events, and Communications.  We need your help by answering a few questions and giving us some direction for next year:

1. Are you planning to coach next season?
2. What courses or training would you like to take in the future?  One of the aims is to put together some funds for the upcoming season to help coaches that are taking training so please include a list of courses you wish to take.
3. Do you know anyone who would be interested in becoming a coach for SS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard? If so, the list includes their name and contact info.
4. General feedback - Do you have any suggestions for the SS Freestyle Club?  SS Freestyle is open to your ideas and now is the time to contribute.  Let us know!
   

Please email this directly to wade@ssfreestyle.com. Thanks for helping us in planning for next season!

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Remember Coaches Corner has a lot of relevant information. This information will live there. Click Here.

Look forward to hearing from everyone soon.

Kind Regards,

Wade Garrod

Program Director