USCSA Newsletter: November 2021

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View this email in your browser Membership News November 2021 2021/22 USCSA Team & Athlete Registration Registration Price Increase Alert! Don't forget on December 1, 2021 there will be a price increase for USCSA Competitor and Team registrations. Lock in your price - click here to register.  Learn more about registration here. If you have any specific registration questions, please email registration@uscsa.org. 2021/22 USCSA Volunteer & Coaches Registration Registration for coaches, volunteers & officials is open. To complete your registration, click here. 2021/2022 USCSA COVID-19 Information The USCSA values the health and safety of its USCSA event participants and area partners. We strongly recommend all members receive the COVID-19 vaccination prior to the start of the competitive season.  Our COVID-19 Task Force has been meeting regularly since June 2020. The current guidance and policy of the USCSA is as follows: Event organizers will follow the US Ski & Snowboard Domestic Comp Guide (10/2021). USCSA event participants must comply with any additional requirements put in place by a governmental agency or host venue. USCSA Conferences may add additional requirements, with approval of the USCSA Board of Directors. Face coverings are required for all members indoors, regardless of vaccination status. If you are not feeling well or are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19, please stay home. If you have any questions on our COVID-19 Policy, please contact covid19@uscsa.org.  This and all COVID-19 protocols are subject to changes. COVID-19 General Eligibility Waiver COVID-19 Exceptions: Any student enrolled in a minimum full-time program of studies at a collegiate institution during the 2020-2021 academic year, regardless of if they have participated in USCSA competition, will be granted an additional year of academic eligibility, for circumstances beyond their control due to the negative impacts associated with logistics and competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  No waiver of NCAA Division II rule 14.2 Seasons of Competition: 10-Semester/15-Quarter Rule would be required to be submitted for any athlete who seeks to participate in a 5th year of competition within the first 10 semesters or 15 quarters in which the student is enrolled in a collegiate institution in at least a minimum full-time program of studies. Registration Protection Policy The USCSA will refund any individual or team registration through December 31, 2021 or the start of their home Conference's competitive season, whichever is sooner.   Individuals or teams may request a refund by contacting the National Office and completing the application. The Membership Committee will review all submitted applications. Welcome new USCSA Teams and Institutions! We are excited to welcome several new Teams and Institutions to USCSA this year: Carleton College - Women's and Men's Nordic Colorado State University - Women's and Men's Nordic High Point University: Women's and Men's Alpine Luther College - Women's and Men's Nordic Macalester College - Women's and Men's Alpine North Dakota State University - Men's Nordic Springfield College - Women's and Men's Alpine, Snowboard and Freeski St. Michael's College - Women's and Men's Alpine SUNY Poly - Men's Nordic U.S. Coast Guard Academy - Women's and Men's Snowboard University of Notre Dame - Men's Nordic Vassar College - Men's Snowboard 2022 USCSA National Championships The 2022 USCSA National Championships will take place March 6 to 12, 2022 in Lake Placid, NY. The National Championship Committee is hard at work planning the event with our partners to host the high caliber event everyone has become accustomed to! New for the 2022 Championships there will be Wildcard Berths for Alpine. These are intended to open up access to additional teams in the National Championship Alpine competition field, without inhibiting the existing field. We have seen an increasing level of competition in the Alpine field at our Nationals Championships, and we have unused allocations of competitors and berths that have been historically underutilized for 4-way competition. One Wildcard team would qualify from each of the six Regions, and those competitors would start their 1st run of competition after the existing qualified field. The USCSA is very excited to try this format for the 2022 National Championships! Outreach Opportunities for Ski/Snowboard Clubs & High School Teams To help spread the word about USCSA and our great programs, the Marketing Committee is working with clubs, academies, and high schools across the country to put on presentations, including a recent one to the Park City Ski and Snowboard Club attended by over 30 athletes and parents. Do you know of a club or team that may be interested in learning more about USCSA as well? Send an email to help@uscsa.org and we’ll reach out to them! Member Benefits: Partner Updates The IKON Pass Core Curriculum pass program grants students special pricing through clubs that partner with IKON. December 1st is the last day that USCSA students can fill out the USCSA form to request a promo code! Join the USCSA-SWIX Zoom Clinic! Alpine Director Graham Lonetto will cover "Ski Room Safety procedures: Working with Fluoro’s and the NEW SWIX PRO Non-Fluoro Race Wax System." Additional focus will be on proper wax applications. Wednesday, December 1st. More details, including time and Zoom access, will be posted on the USCSA Member Benefits webpage. (A recording of the clinic will be posted on the USCSA website if you are unable to join the session.) NEW PARTNER ALERT! The USCSA is now partnering with Outdoorly, which provides USCSA members with insider deals to over 100 brands, including Mammut, Liberty Skis, Obermeyer, RXBAR, and DB. Learn more on USCSA's member benefits webpage. Thank you to all 2021/2022 Partners! Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*