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Positions Open for 2018 U18 Nordic Nations Championship (J1 Trip) Vuokatti, Finland – Jan 21 – Jan 31, 2018 The U.S. Ski Team and National Nordic Foundation are selecting two service staff and one Trip Leader to this year's championships in Finland. The positions will be funded by National Nordic Foundation. The position will provide invaluable experience to individuals, their clubs, and our developing ski nation. All applicants are welcome. The work is hard and the job is rewarding. TRIP LEADER: The Trip Leader will be in charge of planning, budgeting, reporting, and managing the trip with planning assistance from the U.S. Ski Team Development coach (Bryan Fish) and the National Nordic Foundation. SERVICE STAFF: The service staff will support the Trip Leader with management, coaching, and logistics. Staff support will be in charge of ski selection, testing skis flexes, grinds, and wax. The desired coaching applicant is a team player, and should have prior experience participating in many camps and race trips in organizational and ski service capacity. International experience is preferable, though not requisite. Applicants should be comfortable, clear, and effective in communicating regularly with athletes age 15 - 17, and be willing to work long days that will include talking with athletes about ski selection, testing skis flexes, grinds, and waxes, with both the coaches and athletes. All applicants must be licensed U.S. Ski & Snowboard coaches with a minimum Level 100 coaches’ certification. Applicants must have a valid passport that has at least six months of validity after the final day of trip travel. All coaches on this trip must be able to drive manual transmissions. Competition schedule Friday, Jan 26: Sprint Free Saturday, Jan 27: 5/10 km Classic Sunday, Jan 28: 3x3km & 3X5km CL-FR-FR Mixed Relays Applications should send a brief cover letter and resume to Bryan Fish [email protected] by November 15. Questions about the trip are welcome. The staff will be selected by December 1. Trip details will be finalized and posted during December prior to 2018 US National Championships.

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Page 1: U18 Trip Staff Post 2018 - My USSA · 2018-06-22 · The U.S. Ski Team and National Nordic Foundation are selecting two service staff and one Trip Leader to this year's championships

PositionsOpenfor2018U18NordicNationsChampionship(J1Trip) Vuokatti,Finland–Jan21–Jan31,2018

TheU.S.SkiTeamandNationalNordicFoundationareselectingtwoservicestaffandoneTripLeadertothisyear'schampionshipsinFinland.ThepositionswillbefundedbyNationalNordicFoundation.Thepositionwillprovideinvaluableexperiencetoindividuals,theirclubs,andourdevelopingskination.Allapplicantsarewelcome.Theworkishardandthejobisrewarding.

TRIPLEADER:

TheTripLeaderwillbeinchargeofplanning,budgeting,reporting,andmanagingthetripwithplanningassistancefromtheU.S.SkiTeamDevelopmentcoach(BryanFish)andtheNationalNordicFoundation.

SERVICESTAFF:

TheservicestaffwillsupporttheTripLeaderwithmanagement,coaching,andlogistics.Staffsupportwillbeinchargeofskiselection,testingskisflexes,grinds,andwax.

Thedesiredcoachingapplicantisateamplayer,andshouldhavepriorexperienceparticipatinginmanycampsandracetripsinorganizationalandskiservicecapacity.Internationalexperienceispreferable,thoughnotrequisite.Applicantsshouldbecomfortable,clear,andeffectiveincommunicatingregularlywithathletesage15-17,andbewillingtoworklongdaysthatwillincludetalkingwithathletesaboutskiselection,testingskisflexes,grinds,andwaxes,withboththecoachesandathletes.AllapplicantsmustbelicensedU.S.Ski&SnowboardcoacheswithaminimumLevel100coaches’certification.Applicantsmusthaveavalidpassportthathasatleastsixmonthsofvalidityafterthefinaldayoftriptravel.Allcoachesonthistripmustbeabletodrivemanualtransmissions.

Competitionschedule

Friday,Jan26:SprintFree Saturday,Jan27:5/10kmClassic Sunday,Jan28:3x3km&3X5kmCL-FR-FRMixedRelays

ApplicationsshouldsendabriefcoverletterandresumetoBryanFishbfish@ussa.orgbyNovember15.Questionsaboutthetriparewelcome.ThestaffwillbeselectedbyDecember1.TripdetailswillbefinalizedandpostedduringDecemberpriorto2018USNationalChampionships.