COMMITTEES
APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY CLOSED
Here is a list of our Committees at Water Ski & Wake Alberta.
WATER SKI TEAM COMMITTEE
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Support and administer and maintain the development program and the junior team.
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In our Strategic Plan deliverables: train to train and train to compete.
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Demonstrate clear pathways, athlete progression from train to train to train to compete.
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On the junior team, provide opportunities for international competition or ski for life.
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Provide training opportunities with Alberta provincial team coaches in both the North and South zone.
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Provide access to elite level coaching for all junior team athletes
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Provide development opportunities for Alberta team coaches
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Provide opportunities for development team athletes to progress to Junior Team
WAKE COMMITTEE
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Support and administer and maintain the junior wake team.
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In our Strategic Plan deliverables: train to train and train to compete.
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Demonstrate clear pathways, athlete progression from train to train to train to compete, international competition or wakesurf and wakeboard for life.
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Provide training opportunities with Alberta team coaches
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Organize and run all the stops on the AB Wake Tour
COMMUNITY SPORT COMMITTEE
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Identify and make partnerships with local clubs and summer camps to deliver our programs.
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Determine and oversee partners that use our Rip N Ride Skill Progression Program.
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Develop strategies for promoting Rip n Ride to coaches, clubs and schools.
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Work with the Lake Ambassador Program to identify people in zones and public lakes to be ambassadors of WSWA.
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Work with different grassroots programs such as Little Rippers, New Kids on the Water, Alberta Rippers, and others.
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Support all Learn to Train opportunities.
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Demonstrate clear pathways and athlete progression from early grassroots to Learn to Train and Learn to Compete.
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Provide development opportunities for coaches.
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Support the WSWA Indoor Water Ski Program.
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Develop and maintain a grassroots recreation tour for water ski and wake.
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Develop adult learn to ski, wakeboard, wakesurf opportunities.
ADAPTIVE COMMITTEE
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Develop awareness and accessibility for Adaptive person/athletes to the joys of water skiing through give it a go days.
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Increase membership in the association.
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To start to establish independent adaptive skiers in the province who will progress and learn to ski independently and to compete.
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Develop more coaches and drivers across the province to facilitate accessibility for the above
technical development committeE
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Develop long term strategic plan for coach development within Alberta (specific attention should also be paid to developing Female coaches in AB).
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Identify trained coaches interested in pursuing certification; identify Learning Facilitators to become Evaluators.
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Plan and execute 2022 coach development program (should include more formalized professional development opportunities).
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Wake and Water Ski both need to be considered in the coach development strategy
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Influence NSO legislation of certification requirements and sport specific content (wake surf module etc.)
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Leverage and promote multi-sport modules and continuing education modules through CAC
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Work with Wake Committee to complete Rip N Ride Cards for wakesurf
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Develop pathways for water ski Officials
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Develop clinics and courses for officials development
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Develop database of WSWA officials
WATER SKI EVENTS COMMITTEE
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Liaise with other clubs and schools to execute events.
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Responsible for find a host site for Water Ski Provincials and help to run and organize Water Ski Provincials.
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Develop the Rec Series Slalom Tour
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Offer support to facilities hosting water ski events
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Continue to Develop Provincials Hosting Guidelines
MARKETING COMMITTEE
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Update and maintain the current year Marketing Plan
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The purpose of this document is to create a roadmap for the coming season for introducing and delivering our programs and events to existing members and potential new members.
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Create the current year's communication plan with social media, e-newsletters, blogs and website updates.
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Look to form partnerships with retailers, boat dealers, other businesses
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Promo materials
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New logo design and branding -
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Lake ambassador program marketing
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Keep current marketing document for sharing and mailout
VERN OBERG SCHOLARSHIP LEGACY FUND COMMITTEE
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Administer the Vern Oberg Legacy Scholarship, including determining and communicating the criteria of such scholarship, and recommending recipients of such scholarship, if any, on an annual basis