Uphill Or Downhill North American FIS TD Working Group ©Paul Van Slyke 2007.

Uphill Or DownhillUphill Or Downhill

North American FIS TD Working Group

©Paul Van Slyke 2007

You are the TD at a Regional You are the TD at a Regional Championship Downhill event.  Some of Championship Downhill event.  Some of the National Team members plan to the National Team members plan to attend but it is not possible for them to attend but it is not possible for them to make the first day of training because make the first day of training because they are traveling from COC finals on they are traveling from COC finals on the 1the 1stst day of training.   day of training.  

What choices do you have?  What What choices do you have?  What decisions can you make?decisions can you make?

The The Jury DecidedJury Decided to allow the to allow the national team members a national team members a “special” training immediately “special” training immediately before the 2nd training run.   This before the 2nd training run.   This was announced at the first Team was announced at the first Team Captain’s Meeting.Captain’s Meeting.

It was further announced that It was further announced that ONLYONLY those athletes, members of those athletes, members of the National Team competing at the National Team competing at the COC finals will have the the COC finals will have the “luxury” of the special training.  “luxury” of the special training.  All others have the “obligation to All others have the “obligation to participate” ICR 704.1.   participate” ICR 704.1.  

After the 1st training is complete After the 1st training is complete the jury met to review the day’s the jury met to review the day’s activities, a coach approaches activities, a coach approaches with a problem.  with a problem. 

““My athletes (2) were not in My athletes (2) were not in today’s training and would like to today’s training and would like to enter the special training enter the special training tomorrow.   tomorrow.  

The Coach said that Athlete  #1 The Coach said that Athlete  #1 deserves the opportunity and this deserves the opportunity and this has financial repercussions if he has financial repercussions if he can’t compete as this event can’t compete as this event counts towards points for a year counts towards points for a year end cash prize.”  Athlete #2 was end cash prize.”  Athlete #2 was just not available for 1st training.  just not available for 1st training.  (The athletes are not members of (The athletes are not members of the National Team) the National Team)

Your jury has some decisions to Your jury has some decisions to make, what do you decide?make, what do you decide?

You later find that the athlete #2 You later find that the athlete #2 was at another competition while was at another competition while the 1st training day was taking the 1st training day was taking place and athlete #1 was the place and athlete #1 was the coach of athlete #2 at that coach of athlete #2 at that competition.  Now what do you competition.  Now what do you do?  What authority do you do?  What authority do you have?  have? 

Review Review Importance of a Competent JuryImportance of a Competent Jury Importance of your role as TD to Importance of your role as TD to

provide options that guide the provide options that guide the jury to make clear decisions jury to make clear decisions based on the ICR and not based on the ICR and not personal/emotional factors.personal/emotional factors.

Documenting all decisions with Documenting all decisions with the proper FIS Forms.the proper FIS Forms.

It ain’t about making friends, it is It ain’t about making friends, it is about the rule book.about the rule book.

621.12 if a competitor is entered 621.12 if a competitor is entered into and drawn for a competition into and drawn for a competition and subsequently leaves this and subsequently leaves this competition in order to participate competition in order to participate in another competition, he will not in another competition, he will not be permitted to return to the first be permitted to return to the first competition.competition.

215.2 National Ski Associations 215.2 National Ski Associations are not permitted to enter the are not permitted to enter the same competitors in more than same competitors in more than one competition on the same one competition on the same date.date.

601.4.9.4 (the TD) 601.4.9.4 (the TD) Works very closely with the Works very closely with the

Referee & Asst. Referee.Referee & Asst. Referee. Has the right to propose to the Has the right to propose to the

Jury the exclusion of competitors Jury the exclusion of competitors from participation in the race.from participation in the race.

How could this have been How could this have been avoided?avoided?

Don’t let this happen to you.Don’t let this happen to you.