Mount Pakenham & Calabogie Peaks

Volunteer Training Calabogie/Pakenham

CADS Program Overview 2019/2020 Season 2 Agenda • Introductions • 2019-20 Training Plan Summary • Canadian Adaptive Snowsports – Overview, Organization & Objectives • CADS Mission & Priorities • Calabogie & Pakenham Programs • Safety & Responsibilities • Common Disabilities & Special Needs • Adaptive Snowsports = Assessment, Methodology, Types, • CADS Instructor Certification • Adaptive Equipment Overview 2019-20 Training Plan Summary • Management Team:

• Al McLarty (Pakenham and Calabogie) – NCD Technical Committee Chair, Course Conductor Level 2, and certification lead • Malcolm McKinley (Calabogie) – Senior instructor and 2019-20 course(s) conductor • Dave McComb (Pakenham) – Training facilitator, Equipment & facilities manager, instructor • Laura Wismer (Calabogie) – Instructor – Group Lead - training plan design • David Dolan – Instructor – Group Lead – training plan design 2019-20 Training Plan Summary • CADS training is divided into parts as follows:

• Part 1 – Dry Land Training – West Ottawa Community Church, Carp Rd • Part 2 – On-Hill Pre-Season Training – Calabogie Peaks • Part 3 – In-Season Continuation Training – Calabogie & Pakenham • Part 4 – Certification Training

• This year we are focussing the training on our new volunteers and those with less than two years in the program or for those that are interested in refreshing or upgrading their skills. All experienced volunteers are also welcome to join in on any of the training or certification courses offered. 2019-20 Training Plan Summary • Phase 2 - Pre-Season On-Hill Training

• Date: Saturday, 14 December and Sunday, 15 December 2019 (alternate dates are 21/22 Dec • Location: Calabogie Peaks • Training Participants and Focus: All volunteers are welcome on one or both days. The same training program will be offered on both days. The focus is on New Volunteers and those with less than two years of experience and those that are interested in refreshing or upgrading their skills. It is strongly recommended that new or inexperienced volunteers attend both days of on-hill pre-season training. • Timing: All participants mentioned above – 9:00 AM -3:00 PM. Designated Team Leads are asked to arrive by 8:30 AM. 2019-20 Training Plan Summary

• Phase 2 - Pre-Season On-Hill Training • Training includes a warm up run with poles then skiing without poles/snowboarding focusing on: • An introduction to individual exercises and techniques such as snowplow, falling leaf, snowplow into skidded parallel/Stem Christie/skiing backwards, etc • An introduction to stand-up paired exercises such as rear-led stand-up shadowing, communications, waist tethering, backward tethering exercise (coach being tethered stand-up while skiing backward), etc • Sitski demonstrations followed by an introduction to sitski tethering and teaching • Remarks: • Daily ski tickets will be provided by the program. Helmets are mandatory for all participants. Lunch is a participant responsibility • Additional pre-season training will be scheduled for other dates such as 21/22 Dec or between XMAS and New Years • Reinforcing learning points from 14/15 Dec • An introduction to other equipment & techniques such as stand-up outriggers/3 & 4-Track and Snowslider, boot and tip & other aides Training Teams

Planned Training Teams – The intention is to set up teams with a mix of volunteers from both clubs

Volunteer Types: Type 1 - New CADS Volunteer Type 2 - Non-Tetherers – ie. Blockers/Assistants Type 3 - Inexperienced Tetherers – Less than two years of experience tethering Type 4 - Experienced Tetherers – Two years or more as a tetherer

Planned Training Teams + Floater – Note that the preferred size of the teams is 4 volunteers plus the Team Lead. The maximum size is 6 volunteers not including the Team Lead.

Team Lead Type 1 - 1 or 2 volunteers Type 2 - 1 or 2 volunteers Type 3 - 1 or 2 volunteers Type 4 - 1 volunteer

Overview • CADS is a national, non-profit, volunteer-based organization that is dedicated to assisting individuals with a disability to enjoy the freedom and therapeutic benefits of skiing and snowboarding. CADS receives no funding from Government and relies on revenues from memberships, donations, and sponsorships to operate. CADS national includes more than 4000 skiers and volunteers from all regions of Canada who have touched thousands of individuals, both on and off the slopes, for over 40 years.

• CADS-National Capital Division (NCD) is a divisional member of the national CADS organization providing programs and services to skiers, snowboarders and other volunteers in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. We are a volunteer-based organization, that is committed to providing a safe, fun-filled environment and to the view that: “Snowsports are for Everyone!” Canadian Adaptive Snowsports

… … CADS Objectives VISION: CADS is recognized nationally and internationally for its leadership in alpine adaptive snowsports MISSION: CADS provides opportunities for people with disabilities to experience the joy of participating and competing in alpine adaptive snowsports. CADS does this by developing and promoting adaptive snowsports through partnerships, training and instructor certification programs CADS Priorities 1. Safety • Most important factor for both our students & instructors 2. Have fun! ☺ 3. Learn to ski/snowboard Calabogie Program Management • 35 Students • 60 Volunteers • Deb Blimkie – Program Director • Ray Blimkie – Director Operations • Malcolm McKinley – Training Coordinator & Lead Instructor • Terry Auld – Equipment Manager • Bernie Mahusky – Banquet Coordinator • Stephen Toole – School & Community Outreach Lead • Laura Wismer – Assistant Training Lead Calabogie Program Highlights • 16th year of operation • Founded by Bob Gilmour & Clay Dawdy. Run out of Clay’s “Garage” • 8-week program starting on Sunday Jan 5th • Program runs on Sundays only 9am-3pm • Half day and full day students • Host of CADS National Pre-Course East event Dec 13-15 • Solid partnership with Calabogie Peaks • Winner of CADS “National Program of the Year” 2019 Season! ☺ Pakenham Program Management • 60 Participants • 45 Volunteers • Amber Corby – Program Director • Miranda Newton – Program Coordinator • Al McLarty – Training & Certification Coordinator, Scheduling • Dave Hoffman – Registrar • Erin Fobert – Fundraising Manager • Sue Timmins – School Program Coordinator • Dave McComb – Equipment & Facilities Manager and Training Facilitator Pakenham Program Highlights • 24th year of operation • 8-week program starting the first week of January • Lessons are approximately one hour in length • Lessons are offered Wednesday (optional depending on the year), Thursday/ Friday afternoons or evenings as well as Saturday/ Sunday daytime • A progressive program that accommodates participants with a wide range of special needs starting as young as 4 years of age • CADS MPK Supports a robust school program Safety Duty of Care: When you, as a ski instructor, agree to undertake the instruction of a person, whether that person is an adult or a child, you enter into a special relationship with that individual, out of which the court will impose upon you a duty of care for the safety of that student. This duty of care commences when you first meet your student at the start of the lesson and does not end until the lesson is completed Safety • Number one concern • Helmet policy • Temperature • Ski in control at all times • Alcohol, Cannabis and illegal substances will not be tolerated • Role of second volunteer • Blocking • Safety • Aid as required • Lifts and trails to be used Safety • Lift Safety • Make sure you know how to get on and off the lifts with your skier. Leave the bar down until the last moment. If you have a squirmy skier, keep hold of them. • Follow instructions from lead instructor when loading and unloading • No cutting in line • Make sure objects don't fall from the chair onto skiers below • High Situation Awareness - Stay focused at all times 2. People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them.

3. Do not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above.

4. Before starting downhill or merging onto a trail, look uphill and yield to others. Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities • Ensure safety of the skier/snowboarder • Assist participant – with equipment, skiing/snowboarding, handover • Help the skier/snowboarder have a positive experience along with yourself • Please do not adjust ski bindings or other equipment that requires technical expertise • When in doubt ask for help • Stay with skier until parent/guardian takes over Common Disabilities & Special Needs • Amputees • Spinal cord injuries • Traumatic brain injuries • Stroke • Visually Impaired • Cerebral Palsy • Multiple Sclerosis • Down Syndrome • Autism Spectrum Disorder • Cognitive Impairments • PTSD Words with Dignity

As recommended by the Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability (www.ala.ca), the following terms are suggested to describe persons with a disability.

Instead of . . . Use . . . • Disabled, handicapped, crippled • Person (s) with a disability and/or a special need • Crippled by afflicted with, suffering from, victim of, • Person who has ... or, Person with... deformed • Person who is mobility impaired • Lame • Person who uses a wheelchair • Confined, bound restricted to or dependent on a • Person who is deaf, hard of hearing wheelchair • Person with a cognitive or developmental disability • Deaf, dumb, deaf mute, hearing impaired • Person with Cerebral Palsy • Retarded, mentally retarded • Person with a physical disability • Spastic (as a noun) • Person with a mental illness, • Physically challenged • Person who has schizophrenia, • Mental patient, mentally ill, mental, insane • Person with a learning disability • Learning disabled, learning difficulty • Persons who are visually impaired, blind. • Visually impaired (as a collective Noun) Health Break Adaptive Snowsports • Assessment • Methodology • Common Types • Tetherer Quick Reference Guide • Certification • Resources • Q&A Assessing Skiers/Snowboarders Objective – to understand fully the individual’s background (attitude, confidence, past experience, mobility, strength levels, balance, and athleticism); and to determine ability within disability that guides the learning experience. The CADS Assessment Methodology AOT • Ask – What can be done, what the skier’s goals are • Observe – Watch how the individual walks, moves, and shifts around and relate this to movements and issues associated with skiing • Test – Balance, mobility and strength with relevance to movements and levels of strength required for skiing. 3 Tracking 4 Tracking 4 Tracking with Pole Stand up with Tethers Snow Slider Visual Impairment (VI) Sitski with Fixed Outriggers (Quad-Ski) (Mountain Man) Sitski with Hand Held Outriggers (Bi-Ski) Mono-Ski Sitski Tetherer Quick Reference Guide (QRG)

Contents

✓ Alpine Responsibility Code & Terminology…………....2

✓ Equipment………………………………………………………….3

✓ The Basics…………………………………………………………..4

✓ Key Learning Points and Tethering Exercises…………5-7

✓ Positioning………………………………………………………….8

✓ Tracks…………………………………………………………………9

✓ Teaching Points…………………………………………………..10

✓ The Dance…………………………………………………………..11

✓ Tethering Principles…………………………………………….12

QRG available on-line at: https://cadspakenham.ca/sitski-tetherer-quick-reference-guide-qrg/ CADS Instructor Certification Pathway Resources • Web Sites • CADS National: https://www.cads.ski/ • Calabogie CADS Portal: https://www.skiportal.org/portal/index.php?menu=home • Pakenham CADS Portal/Website – Al McLarty & Dave Hoffman http://cadspakenham.ca/ • CADS Instructor Manual • https://www.cads.ski/shop • $20.00 PDF download • Sitski Tetherer Quick Reference Guide (QRG) • https://cadspakenham.ca/sitski-tetherer-quick-reference-guide-qrg/ • Senior instructors ☺ ☺ Training & Certification Contacts

Malcolm McKinley Q&A [email protected] Al McLarty [email protected]