Homestay Programme Athlete Info

Welcome to the HPC Homestay Programme For athletes wanting a home away from home while they train, our Cardrona High Performance Centre programme coordinator can put you in touch with a friendly, local Wanaka family who enjoy having a new family member over the winter months. They offer a caring family environment, support & home cooking after a day of training & study.

We believe that the relationships created in a homestay environment can be life long & we encourage athletes’ families to keep in regular contact with their child & the homestay family before & during their stay.

We have a limited number of homestay families available, so please apply no later than 4 weeks before the start of your training & we will try to arrange a suitable match for you. For further information please read the athlete information below.

Homestay Programme Application Process 1. Read through Homestay Programme Information & Terms & Conditions 2. Fill out & return Homestay Application for Athletes form to HPC via email or post 3. Coordinator will meet with potential homestay family’s home to check suitability & clarify any details 4. HPC will match you with a suitable homestay family based on age, period of stay, preferences & homestay requirements 5. The HPC coordinator will connect you with the homestay family via email for you to arrange Skype/telephone chat 6. Homestay family & athlete to confirm dates for arrival & departure & method of payment 7. Meet your homestay family & start training!

Terms & Conditions Training requirements To be eligible for homestay you must be registered in full time HPC coaching.

Price NZ $330 per week, including all meals & utilities (paid to homestay family)

Location • Close to Wanaka town centre for ProActive gym sessions, town centre CAST transport pick ups, & dryland/social activities • Walking distance if possible • Athlete may be enrolled in MAC or language centre for tuition

Bedroom • Own room • Bed & all linen • Reasonable storage for clothes etc

Meals • Help yourself breakfast • Packed lunch • Home cooked meal in the evening. If the family goes out for dinner they must include the athlete in their arrangements & pay for their evening meal. If it is not suitable for the athlete to be present at the family’s arrangement, then an alternative meal must be provided. If the athlete wishes to go out with friends, any meals will be at athlete’s expense

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Transport • The athlete is responsible for organising transport to & from training venues & any venue at which you are studying outside of CAST training • The athlete can be picked up from the CAST transport pick up point as per training schedule if arranged with the HPC for period of training. Please check Twitter for transport updates • If homestay family is asked to provide transport on a one-off or on regular occasions, additional compensation & limitations will need to be agreed on by the athlete & homestay family

Training • HPC will advise details of training & any events to the homestay family using Facebook, Twitter & email as per info pack • If you are sick, please contact HPC & your coach & advise your absence • Your coach will maintain regular contact with you regarding your training commitments

Telephones • All overseas calls should be made collect or by using pre-paid 0800 phone cards • Athletes are responsible for paying any phone expenses incurred in the household directly to the homestay family. Cardrona HPC accepts no responsibility for any athlete-incurred expenses

Internet • There are several internet cafes in Wanaka that are very reasonably priced, we recommend you visit these to use the internet & there is public WIFI at Cardrona • Not all households have broadband & internet services can be expensive, so if your family agrees to allow you access to their internet, please respect any guidelines (For example, they may only allow email checking, no downloads)

Heating & Electricity • Most New Zealand houses do not have central heating & either use log burner fires or electric heating for warmth. Local families pay an electricity bill per month based on the amount of usage. Although we want you to be warm & comfortable, we request that you be sensible & considerate with your usage of heating & electricity

Emergencies • If you need medical attention, your homestay family should take you to their doctor or nearest medical centre • In any type of emergency, please contact the Homestay Coordinator & advise the situation as per the contact details provided

Homestay Payments • Payments are required to go directly to the homestay family as arranged prior to arrival. HPC is not responsible for any payments or exchange of money

Cardrona HPC reserves the right to decline any application by a family or a student, without explanation.

Key Information Training Schedules & Dates HPC Parks Squad & CAST full time programmes run Wednesday to Sunday with Monday & Tuesdays as rest days or make up days if there has been bad weather or competitions are scheduled. Saturday June 10 – Cardrona opening day Sunday October 15 – Cardrona Closing Day

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Dry Land Training CAST & Parks Squad athletes will attend dry land/fitness training as part of their training programmes. • CAST FIS & U16/14 athletes will use ProActive gym & Pembroke Park for off-snow training as per training schedule & this will commence once they get off the mountain for the day. Homestay athletes will be taken to dry land training from the mountain & dropped back into town or home if previously arranged. Dry land training will also be arranged in place of training if the mountain is closed or on-snow training finishes early due to bad weather. Changes to dry land training times & venue may occur. • Parks Squad athletes will use Airshed Trampolines for freestyle training & also ProActive Gym for fitness training. Schedules are determined by the coaches & are often in place of closed days/early finish days.

Bad weather & closed days Often strong winds, snow storms or poor visibility means that Cardrona Alpine Resort is not able to open for the day, or closes early to the public. Coaches have plans in these circumstances & aim to communicate schedule changes on snow or via Twitter & text. Training locations usually become Pembroke Park & Proactive for CAST, & Proactive & Airshed Trampolining for Parks Squad.

Twitter • Using Twitter, our CAST coaches communicate training schedules, race event arrangements, equipment needs & weather updates with athletes every evening/early morning. Please check Twitter if you wish to stay up to date with coach communications for the day. @CASTnz2012 • Parks Squad also uses Twitter for updates when attending competitions & also for bad weather/closed day updates. Usually Parks Squad coaches create a Facebook ‘group’ to communicate to the group of athletes about training schedules. @HPCParksSquad

Facebook Our Cardrona Alpine Ski Team (CAST) & Cardrona Parks Squad Facebook pages share event results, pictures & information about all things race & park! Please see our Facebook pages to see what’s happening up at Cardrona!

Attending Events, Competitions & SSNZ As part of race training schedules CAST & Parks Squad athletes can attend race events & freestyle competitions in the Southern Lakes area & also some events held at Mt Hutt. This is included in the training schedule & programme fees. Some things to note: • All athletes are required to be members of Snow Sports NZ (SSNZ) to register & pay for any events online – this is done via www.snowsports.co.nz by the athlete prior to attending events & competing • CAST Youth (NZ Youth Series) events athletes must also be a member of a snow sports club – Wanaka Ski & Snowsports Club (www.wanakasnowsports.co.nz/membership-2) • Transport to & from races & events for CAST athletes will run as per normal training transport arrangements. Earlier start pick-ups will be notified via Twitter & the day prior. The athlete may be home at a later time on event days & cancellations & changes will also be communicated via Twitter • Please ensure you have appropriate food to last a day attending events

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Key Contacts On-Mountain HPC Coordinator Cardrona Alpine Resort Ash Cowper Phone: 0800 440 800 +64 3 443 7341 ext. 703 +64 3 443 8880 +64 27 6555 009 (emergencies only!) +64 3 443 7007 (Snow Phone) [email protected] Fax: +64 3 443 8818 (Wanaka) +64 3 443 9465 (Mountain) CAST Social Profiles Facebook: Cardrona Alpine Ski Team Postal Address: Twitter: @CASTnz2012 PO Box 117 Wanaka 9343, NZ Parks Squad Social Profiles Facebook: Cardrona Parks Squad Cardrona Corner: Twitter: @HPCParksSquad 20 Helwick Street Wanaka 9305, NZ ProActive Gym www.proactivewanaka.com 17 Plantation Rd

The Airshed www.theairshed.co.nz 28 Reece Cres

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