Club Mont Ste Marie is a not-for-profit corporation delivering alpine ski racing programmes and social events to the club’s membership.
The alpine ski racing programme is delivered, under the auspices of a volunteer Board of Directors, by coaches certified by the Canadian Ski Coaches Federation and the Canadian Ski Instructor’s Alliance.
The club is an active member of the Outaouais Ski Zone, Ski Quebec Alpin and Alpine Canada.
Athletes race in the local OSZ race series to qualify for provincial and national championships.
Junior athletes also may race in the province wide CJP series.
In ski racing the role of clubs is to attract athletes to skiing and to prepare them, if they desire and qualify, to proceed onwards into regional, provincial and national elite programs.
Club teams participate in zone level race series’ at all levels.
Club MSM athletes may qualify for the National Capital Outaouais (NCO) elite team at the K2 level and above.
At the Junior level there is a Quebec provincial team selection process.
Athletes participate as individuals in 4 age categories:
The OSZ also runs a Nancy Greene Ski series for athletes from 6 to 12 years of age who choose to participate in a team racing format. The NG team races under the banner of Club Mont Ste Marie however, the programme is run by the Mont Ste Marie Ski School.
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I Started racing at 5 years of age in Nancy Greene at Cascade. From there I continued every year at Cascade until making the NCO (what was then the Outaouais Zone team) as a first year K2. I raced two years K2 on Outaouais Zone team and 2 years FIS on NCO.I Started coaching in Fall of 2002 at MSM and Have been coaching there ever since. I have coached one year I2, two years K1 and two years K2. I am now currently coaching I2 again. And extremely excited to be doing so. I have my level 1 pipe and park and I am a level two certified coach through the Canadian Ski coaches federation.
My philosophy on coaching I2 has two parts: my goals and the athletes commitment. I am very much committed to ongoing learning within the ski community; through courses, others experiences, and new challenges. With respect to athletes: enthusiasm, effort, attendance, attention and participation are keys to success. And success is not measured always by results but by improvement. And the athletes commitment to improve their ski racing abilities. I specify I2 because I truly feel that expectations change as the athletes get older, more involved and more responsible. The parents should be excited to have me as their son or daughters coach because I bring to the table a balance of strict work and technical challenges. But at the same time I love to have fun on the hill. I also feel a have a spark of enthusiasm that makes it easy for me to instil passion for the sport of ski racing into the athletes I coach. |
Ages 8 – 10
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I have been skiing since I was 2 years old. I started at Mont Cascades and grew up a little bit in the ski hill bar. After that we moved to Camp Fortune and where did a few years in Nancy Greene. I started my racing career in K1 and continued to race at Camp Fortune until my first year Junior. We then moved to Mont Ste-Marie where I did 2 more years of Junior with Bob Donnelly.This is my fourth year coaching and I love every second of it. I enjoy the company of the athletes and find it fulfilling to pass my love of the sport down to them. |
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Ages 11-12
In K1 programs athletes continue to develop, adapt and refine their basic skiing skills. They expand their racing skills by training for and competing in Slalom as well as Giant Slalom. This level blends the Learn to Train & Learn to Race elements of the Alpine Canada athlete development plan. Physical training and conditioning focuses on agility, balance, co-ordination and speed skills (ABCs) with the introduction of some strength and endurance training. Athletes race in “skin suits” for the first time and skis for each event is recommended.
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Racing History; St Sauveur, Larentian Zone
Skiing History; I started skiing at 5yrs old on Beaconsfield Golf Club Montreal and haven’t taken a year off since. Certifications: CSCF III, CSIA IV, NCCP III, Officials II Coaching Experience: 32 years coaching/instructing, CSIA Level II examiner, CSCF Level I examiner, coached all levels of athletes from pre-Nancy Green to masters racers. Coaching Philosophy: My goals for the program are long term athlete development. To this end, the program is designed to develop technically strong athletes with a true passion for the sport. Results and speed will come if the technical base is well developed. |
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Racing History; Ski School challenges, Family Fun Races
Skiing History; I started skiing at 16yrs old when I was told I was too small to make a living as a Hockey Player. I started teaching skiing and this became my full time proffession. I’ve been Ski School Director at Vorlage and Mont Ste Marie. From there I became a full time course conductor for the CSIA delivering certification training Nationally and Internationally. I’ve been employed as a National Program supervisor for the CSIA and President of the Québec Provincial Region. As a father of two, now it is all about the kids! Certifications: CSIA IV, CSCF II, NCCP II, Alpine Canada Official II Coaching Experience: 22 years coaching/instructing, CSIA Level IV examiner, coached Nancy Green, coached Coaches during CSIA certification courses. Coaching Philosophy: I believe in skier development, mentoring and the club atmosphere. My phylosophy is to lay the foundation at a young age in order to assist in developing throughout the athletes skiing career. Skiing is also a social sport, I promote respect, a strong sence of belonging and interaction among the atheletes in the program and within the club. |
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Ages 13-14
The K2 program focuses on the Learn to Race phase of athlete development. In addition to the continued development of basic skiing and racing skills, strength and endurance training become a more significant part of training. Athletes are challenged to adapt and refine the skiing and racing skills they have learned, while learning new skills. Consistent with their growing skills and physical capacities, most K2 racers will train for and race Slalom, Giant Slalom & Super-G. At the K2 level there is the opportunity to earn a place on the regional elite team operated jointly by the Outaouais Ski Zone of SQA and the National Capital District of Alpine Ontario.
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Tyler has been coaching for 10 years. Originally he was a product of the MSM ski team, and graduated to coaching at the age of 16. From the age of 16 to 22 he coached all levels at MSM other than the J category.
Due to school and time constraints Tyler left MSM for Vorlage. For 3 years at Vorlage he coached the K1 and K2 programs. Now after 3 years he is making his return to MSM and will work with Josh Cimon and Liz Davie with the K2 program. |
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Josh has been skiing since the age of five, and racing since the age of fourteen. He raced three years with the Edelweiss Alpine Race Club, then at age seventeen raced one season of FIS with the NCO team. After his year of racing FIS, Josh decided it was time to shift gears and began coaching with the Vorlage Alpine Race Team. While coaching there, he had the opportunity to coach at every age level from NG to K2 (no JR yet). Josh is currently in his fifth year of coaching, but his first at MSM for the 07/08 season.
Josh, along with the other K2 coaches, are extremely excited for this upcoming season. They all feel that with the resources available, and support from club and parents, all the ingredients are in place to make for a great season. When not on the hill, Josh goes to school at Carleton U taking Commerce with a concentration in Human Resources. Josh is also very passionate about football and has just finished his final year in the QJFL playing for the Cumberland Panthers. His favourite football team is the NY Giants, and his favourite ski racer is Ted Liegty. |
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Qualifications: Level 1 CSCF Home hill: Mont Ste Marie Racing background:
Coaching Background: After a year of FIS I decided to start coaching due to injury and lack of funding. Last season was my first year coaching with the K2’s. I am looking forward to another season with the K2’s! Coaching Philosophy: Keeping things simple and fundamentals. You need a solid platform before you can build. I love coaching and am so passionate about ski racing. I try and pass that passion and drive on to my athletes and of course having fun. Athletes ski best when they are happy and driven! Grip it and rip it! |
Ages 15 – 18
The Junior program focuses on the Quebec “Championat Junior Provincial” series races. The blend of good competition at these races, as well as the fun that we have going to these races is what the junior program is all about.
In order to provide an environment that is competitive for all, Junior competitors race in two categories (JA & JB) grouping athletes of like ability: JA and JB. The national points system is used to establish the points break for the JA and JB category determinations. The rankings will be set by the NCD-OSZ Junior Committee prior to the start of the race season keeping in mind the size of the field and point differentials.
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I love ski racing, and I have been involved with ski racing my whole life. I raced at the FIS level for two years, continued ski racing on the local masters circuit, and then started coaching.
This will be my 4th year coaching, and 2nd year as head coach. My goal for coaching is to ensure that the athletes are having fun while pushing their personal limits.
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Alex is currently finishing his degree in honours Business at the University of New Mexico where he was attending on a skiing and academic scholarship and has won both skiing and academic awards!
He has also been a tennis pro and coached skiing in New Mexico and Whistler. An abbreviated resume is thus: ·Outaouais zone member (15-17 yrs old) ·Quebec team member (18,19 yrs old) ·Ontario/C.A.S.T. development team member (20 yrs old) ·University of New Mexico Ski Team member (21-24 yrs old)
Highlights:·Won 12 FIS races during career in all 4 disciplines ·Quebec FIS series overall champion (2001-2002) ·several top 10 Nor-Am results (2001-2007) ·179th world ranking DH (2003) ·currently top 200 world slalom ranking (2006-current) ·NCAA ALL-American (2006) ·UNM ski team MVP (2006) ·current FIS points: SL 23.20, GS 27.78 |
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