Ogden Valley Sports Academy Mission Ski Academy Year

Ogden Valley Sports Academy

Mission- Ski Academy • Year round program dedicated to the pursuit of personal excellence in the sport of alpine ski racing • Education with academic excellence

Goal • Provide the best possible opportunity for the up and coming to F. I. S. level athlete to meet his or her goals in a competitive and educational environment

Ski Program • Provide world-class training to athletes to reach their full potential • US Ski team • JO levels • College ski teams • FIS level skiing

Community Advantages • Highly desirable for new business in Weber County • Draws Students and Families from outside Weber county • Helps Ogden vision as sports and recreation hub

Objective • College prep education • Junior high and High school • Competitive athletes in non-traditional sports • Highly flexible schedule

Education • • • Integrated school Low student teacher ratio Built 1987 Built as high school 300 students

High School • Students would attend Weber or Bonneville • Combination of online and classroom

School Facilities • Two indoor basketball gyms • Indoor ski storage • Indoor weight room

Coursework • Blend of on-line and in class room • AP and honors courses • Core ie. Math, English, Science taught in am

Faculty • Existing faculty in school district • Former athletes • Specialized guidance counselor to help target college opportunities

Ski Venues • Snowbasin venue of the 2002 Olympic games • Wolf Creek Utah Ski Resort proven race training hill

Ideal training day • • • 7: 20 pick up at Rainbow School 7: 45 -12: 50 Lunch 1: 00 -1: 30 Pick up 1: 30 On Skis 1: 40 – 4: 10 Rainbow 4: 45

Student Body • Academically motivated • Must be member in good standing with national organization • Comply with code of conduct and no disciplinary actions

Sports included Sports recognized by NCAA or as winter or summer Olympic sport or winter or Summer X-games • Sport must have a national governing body

Academic Standards • Standardized test score minimum Academic curriculum to fulfill NCAA eligibility • GPA to maintain NCAA eligibility

Training Phases • Dryland- strength, speed, agility • Summer/Pre-season- On snow training fundamental, drills, video analysis, equip preparation • In Season Training- Competition preparation- timing , race simulation, mental preparation • Race season- Train/race schedule TBD

Traditional Sports • Athletes could participate in fall • Spring sports

Skiing • • Program run by SSEF FIS coaching staff JV team to serve as feeder Advertise with other IMD programs

Numbers of athletes • • Ideally 30 -50 J 3 – 10 J 2 -5 J 1 -5

Calendar • Nov 15 to Jan 1 training Tues-Friday • Directed free ski Sat Sun • Competition Jan 1 to April 10

Food • Optimal nutrition for competitive athletes

Costs • Weber County education free to Utah residents • Weber County $5000 for out of state • Saint Joseph cost of current tuition $8000

Skiing Costs • Current JO program $3100

Age Athletes • J 1 and J 2 • J 3 core to start 2009 -2010 • J 4 may participate (7 th grade & above)

Dryland Training • Sports nutrition • Preventative medicine • Injury and rehabilitative services

Transportation • Van to pick kids up at Rainbow Gardens in am • Van to transport from school to Wolf Creek • Van to transport to Rainbow at pm

Goals • J 3 to qualify Topolino shootout

School contacts • • • Mike Jacobsen WEB CO Velden Wardle Snowcrest principal Norm Allred St. Joseph’s Brent Richardson Carolyn Ambri Rob Clayden Winter School PC

Next Steps • Meet with educators • Meet with ski hills • Address coaching needs

Goals • • • First year J 5 qualify IMD champs Second year J 5 top 5 IMD First Year J 4 top 10 Second year J 4 top 5 IMD First year J 3

Sports Psychology • Active program to address mental needs of our athletes