2018-2019 Canadian Sport Institute-PacificSport Targeted Athletes & Coaches - Cross Country Skiing

NOMINATION CRITERIA

Please note the Canadian Sport Institute generic and the Cross Country BC sport-specific criteria:

Canadian Development 

Canadian Sport Institute Generic Criteria:

• Athletes who compete on the senior national team in eligible events, but do not receive Sport Canada AAP funding, and verified by the NSO. These athletes are in the High Performance (HP/T2W) stage of the Podium Pathway. OR;

• Athletes who are in the HP Athlete Development (L2W/T2W) stage of the Podium Pathway (including Gold Medal Profile), and verified by the NSO. If the NSO does not have an approved Podium Pathway, the following criteria will be used:
  • Athletes who have been targeted as ‘Hot prospects’ defined as the expectation to be selected to the senior national team in eligible events within 24 months, and verified by the NSO.

Cross Country BC Specific Criteria:

• Athletes must have had a top 12 performance at the World U23 Championships in last 24 months,

OR

• Athletes must have had a top 30 performance at the World Junior Championships in the past two years (if the result is from two years ago, the athlete must have remained fully committed to the sport since),

AND

• Achieve in past 12 months one of the following single best International Points List (IPL points) results for the U23 age category in Sprint OR Distance (subject to annual change due to CCC podium pathway updates). See standards at:  http://www.cccski.com/getmedia/b7ddc61b-73a8-4ff1-9896-df189c3b9b38/Summary-IPB-revision-2015.pdf.aspx

Para Nordic BC Specific Criteria:

• IPC Classification Code in past 24 month or classified within registration cycle,

           AND

• Named to current year (next 12 months) Cross Country Canada Para-Nordic National World Cup Team or Para-Nordic National Development Team and not Sport Canada Carded. (See: http://www.cccski.com/Para-Nordic/Para-Nordic-National-Ski-Team.aspx)

Provincial Development – Level 1 

Canadian Sport Institute Generic Criteria:

• Athletes who are in the Athlete Identification & Development stage of the Podium Pathway, as identified by the NSO, and who are tracking towards the HP Athlete Development stage according to the NSO specific Podium Pathway and Gold Medal profile.

*Note: Athletes who are eligible for Provincial Development are normally supported for a maximum duration of 5 years (combined Provincial Development Level 1 and Level 2).

Cross Country BC Specific Criteria:

·         Competed at the World Junior Championships and/or be a member of the national junior team in the past 24 months,

OR

·         Won an individual medal at the National Championships (Junior Men/Women or Senior Men/Women) and/or a top five aggregate standing in either Junior Men/Women or Senior Men/Women categories in the past 12 months,

OR

·         Selected to current year (next 12 months) Cross Country Canada Talent Squad,

 AND

o    Achieved designated IPL points below in either sprint or distance (these point are adjusted to allow high level provincial athletes to continue targeting and are 1 standard deviation below average).

Para Nordic BC Specific Criteria:

• IPC Classification Code in past 24 month or classified within registration cycle,

            AND

·         Competed at IPC World Cup or IPC World Championships or a member of the national prospect team in the past 12 months,

OR

·         Won an individual medal at the National Championships in the last 12 months.

Provincial Development – Level 2

Canadian Sport Institute / PacificSport Generic Criteria:

• Athletes who are tracking towards Provincial Development (Level 1) status (according to the NSO specific Podium Pathway and Gold Medal profile)

Cross Country BC Specific Criteria:

o    Competed in Canada Winter Games in previous year or be named to official Canada Winter Games ‘long list’ in the year of a Games (i.e. 2018-19, 2022-23),

OR

o    In past 12 months competed and achieved top eight result in individual event at National Championships Junior Men/Women and/or a top six result in individual event at NorAm Junior Men/Women,

OR

o    In past 12 months compete and achieve top eight result in individual event at National Championships Junior Boys/Girls and /or a top eight aggregate standing,

OR

In past 12 months competed and achieved top 10 result in an individual event at National Championships Juvenile Boys/Girls and/or a top ten aggregate standing,

OR

o    Selected to current year (next 12 months) Cross Country Canada Talent Squad,

AND

o    Attend Provincial development camps (BC Ski Team and BC Development Squad) in previous 12 months as per athlete guidelines for provincial programs (See: http://www.crosscountrybc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2018%20BCST.A... and http://www.crosscountrybc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2018%20BCDS%2...)

AND   

o    Achieve designated IPL points below:

o    Junior men/women (18 – 19) >80 IPL Points in either sprint or distance

o    Junior boys/girls (17-18) >75 IPL Points in both sprint and distance

o    Juvenile (15-16)  >70 points in both sprint and distance

Para Nordic BC Specific Criteria:

• Athlete with IPC Classification Code in past 24 month or classified within registration cycle,

AND

o    Competed in Canada Winter Games in previous year or be named to official Canada Winter Games ‘long list’ in the year of a Games (i.e. 2018-19, 2022-23),

OR

o    In past 12 months competed and achieved top six result in National Championships or top three result in Western Canadian Championships.

Coach Nomination

Canadian Sport Institute / PacificSport Generic Criteria:

Canadian Sport Institute Criteria:

Coaches are nominated by having his or her name included in the targeted athlete list when they are the coach of an athlete who achieves designated criteria. The PSO/DSO may nominate up to two coaches per athlete in cases where both the Provincial/National coach and a personal coach have a significant impact on the athlete’s training program. While not required, it is highly recommended that PSO/DSO nominated coaches meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Be the lead person designing and implementing an annual training program for the athlete.

• Be designated as Provincial or Regional coach by the PSO/DSO.

• Be designated as a National Development / Senior National coach by the NSO.

• Be designated as athlete’s coach of record based on sport-specific criteria below.

Cross Country BC Sport-Specific Criteria: (Optional):

• Be NCCP Level 3 certified or Comp-Dev ‘trained’

APPENDIX 1

Cross Country BC Targeted Athlete/Coach Benefits, Programs, and Services

Cross Country BC will provide athletes named to the BC Ski Team with the following: .

• the opportunity to attend up to six BC Ski Team training camps on a cost sharing basis;
• access to team clothing paid in full by athlete or partially by CCBC (currently undergoing review due to foreign exchange rate and other factors);
• sport eligibility for External Sport Credit – Athlete 11 or Athlete 12;
• support from Provincial Team coaches with respect to annual training plans (if required); and
• support from Provincial Team coaches with respect to selecting and acquiring ski equipment.

Cross Country BC will provide athletes named to the BC Development Squad with the following:

• the opportunity to attend up to five BC Development Squad training camps on a cost sharing basis;
• sport eligibility for External Sport Credit – Athlete 11 here
• access to team clothing paid in full by athlete or partially by CCBC (currently undergoing review due to foreign exchange rate and other factors);
• support from Provincial Team coaches with respect to annual training plans (if required); and
• support from provincial coaches with respect to selecting ski equipment.