NORTHWEST SUBURBAN CONFERENCE

BOYS AND GIRLS ALPINE SKI

March 2, 2012

DIRECTIVES:

Any information received from the MSHSL or Coaches Association is to be brought to

the attention of the Athletic Director. Schedule changes are to be made through and with the permission of the Athletic Director only.

The formal handshake at the end of a contest is not required, however, a

reasonable display of good sportsmanship is encouraged.

SCHEDULE:

Five large races – all teams in conference present.

JV ski first, the same night with the Varsity.

Conference dates prior to the Christmas vacation may be rescheduled by mutual consent of the chief of course and the NWSC Alpine AD representative.

CHAMPIONSHIP:

Team Championship determined by total points earned at 5 conference meets at the end of the season. Conference race team points are earned as follows: 1st Place = 10pts 2nd Place = 9pts on down to 1pt. Ties are not broken.

STARTING TIMES:

JV 4:45 p.m. is the targeted time. Varsity immediately following.

REGULATIONS:

FIS rules with MSHSL modifications will be used in all Alpine meets.

Each team may ski up to ten (10) Alpine competitors in varsity and JV conference matches.

No Bib = No Race

A skier that misses their run order will ski at the end of that run.

Conference dual meets will be run in the following order:

10 Junior Varsity completes 2 runs

10 Varsity complete 2 runs

Any others at the discretion of the home team

Scoring:

Competitors’ time for scoring shall be combines time for two (2) runs through the course.

Conference meet races will be worth points on the system of each individual finisher earning total pts of # of racers- down to 1pt. 1st place racer will receive # of pts = to number of racers, decreasing by 1 point for every place there after through the last skier. (This number could be predetermined as 100 for the season)

Top 7 skiers of 10 skiers on each team will score points for their team

Team scoring shall be determined by 10 points for a team that finishes 1st place overall in the race, 9 points for 2nd place, and so on to 1 point for last place. Points are split between teams in case of a tie. No ties are broken.

The five team conference races will determine the NWSC team champion.

The chief of course is responsible for reporting the meet results to both Minneapolis and St Paul newspapers sports desk.

Star Tribune: 612-673-4447

St Paul Pioneer Press: 651-228-5518, 651—228-5519

Courses:

Set by home team coach or designate. Designate may not be a high school student.

Philosophy – The course should not defeat the racer.

It should be difficult enough to challenge the better racers while not being to hard to eliminate large numbers.

Course should be set to FIS standards, do to hill restraints delay gates are optional, two hairpin and one flush combinations are minimum requirements.

Officials:

Chief of Race (Joe Dalman) is hired by the conference and the reserve is the home head coach.

Visiting team is “Chief of Course.”

Coaches will designate timers, starters and announcers prior to the start of the season.

If an agreement cannot be reached on course changing, the Jury decides.

All teams will provide gatekeepers as scheduled. No more than 2 per station. Each gate keeper must be equipped with a key and a drill.

Timing

Electrical timing supercedes all other timing.

Race times will be recorded to 10th or 100ths of a second.

JV and Varsity results will be published together.

ALL CONFERENCE:

Skiers violating MSHSL rules during the course of the season will not be eligible for All-Conference selection.

The maximum number of All Conference awards to be presented shall be 23 with 4 of the 5 races counting; two times the number of schools competing in the conference plus three. This formula shall apply to both boys and girls teams. All Conference will be chosen on the basis of individual points earned in conference ski meets.

The Honorable Mention awards may be made at the discretion of the coach.