Officials & Volunteer Race Workers

 

Click here to sign up for all volunteer activities.

 

PARA Gate Judge Educational & Incentive Program: PARA has implemented a gate judge and chief gate judge education, incentive, and certification program. SRRC has always produced some of the most competent gate judges in the state due to our Saturday morning race experience and educational clinic on the first day of Christmas camp. We encourage you to attend this clinic every year. PARA's new program provides the tools for you to augment your knowledge with online documents. If you would like to take the next step and become a certified gate judge by taking a short online exam, you will be eligible for additional incentives when you volunteer as a gate judge at some races. The incentive could include an additional complimentary lift ticket or a refunded race registration fee.

 

Click here to learn more about the PARA Gate Judge and Chief Gate Judge education and incentive program.

 

Ski racing is unique among junior sports in the number of volunteers needed to run an event. SRRC has established itself as one of the premier race clubs in PA in part due to its high level of parent involvement and competence of our volunteers. We encourage you to follow the link below to find out how you can fulfill your volunteer commitment while helping our athletes have a fair and fun experience at SRRC races. We also encourage you to consider becoming a timing assistant (see below) or  USSA Alpine Official. We cannot run races without officials and timing personnel, and you might find these tracks are more to you liking than other race worker positions.

 

Click here to learn about duties, responsibilities, and training requirements for all the volunteer race worker positions and entry level officials.

 

Benefits of Being an Alpine Official

• Better understanding of the rules - help your child avoid DSQ by teaching them how to react in unusual circumstances (interference, falls, hikes, late starts, etc.)

• Complimentary lift tickets while volunteering at most mountains

• No gatekeeping

• Help keep racing fair for all competitors

• Sense of satisfaction by contributing to a worthy cause

• Cannot run races without officials

How to Become an Alpine Official

• Talk to existing officials about the responsibilities and training requirements of each position

• Shadow other officials to determine if it is something you want to pursue and what track to take

• Training materials & study guides are available from USSA

• Training clinics can be scheduled with experienced SRRC officials

• Join USSA as an AO

• Attend a fall AO update - usually lasts about 3 hours

• Volunteer at races

• If desired, take certification exam at fall AO update

• Contact Bill Filling or Fred Craft for more information

Benefits of Being in Timing

• Watch the race from a warm, dry timing building

• No gatekeeping

• Usually get a great view of the race course

• See results on your screen

• Learn the rules

• Great place to start if desiring to become an AO

SRRC needs timers for our Saturday morning club races and for USSA racing. To keep up with our future requirements, we need to begin training 1-2 new timers each year. There are no requirements or prerequisites to be a timer. You just need a basic understanding of computers and reasonable math skills.

Saturday morning timing for club races requires very little documentation, no travel, and minimal equipment setup. You can learn enough in three days of shadowing a more experienced timer to begin timing on your own.

Timing for USSA racing requires additional documentation, redundant equipment, and eventually a reasonable understanding of the rules. Typically, there are three or more people working in timing during a USSA race. The Chief of Timing must be certified through experience and a USSA exam. He/she directs the functions of the timing assistants. People who have timed SRRC club races make excellent assistant timers and are not required to be certified. SRRC currently times 4 days of USSA racing at Roundtop and 2 days at Tussey where some or all of your travel expenses are reimbursed by the club. Contact Bill Filling for more information.

 

The Construction Start Date has been delayed until next year (May 2010)

 

                     
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