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2008 Race
Licences
Membership & Race Licences
Information for 2008!
Ski & Snowboard Australia have a new membership and
race licence system this year. For cross country skiing
there are some major changes, particularly for juniors and
masters athletes who do not require FIS licences. The
information below will hopefully explain what each category
of cross country ski racers needs to do.
Competitor Membership
All people who wish to compete in the National
Championship or NSW/ACT Championship at open or junior level
will need some form of SSA Registration. Clicking on this
SSA link will take you to the main
registration page. On the left hand side you should then
click on the "Cross Country" link. This will take you
through to the different cross country competitor options.
There are three main options here - International, National,
and Sport class registration. Details of these are covered
below.
NB - The only exception here is for people who wish to
have full SSA individual membership and voting rights and
also compete as the Sport class racer. These people should
register first as a Non-Competitor and then upgrade to the
Sport Cross Country Racer registration at no cost.
International Cross
Country Racer
This is for all athletes who wish to be eligible
for FIS Points and FIS Ranking. It includes a FIS Licence,
full Individual Membership of SSA, and everything else
including under the National Cross Country Racer category
below. A FIS licence is necessary to compete in any FIS
international competition, except for FIS popular races. A
FIS Licence is not needed for Worldloppet events.
National Cross Country Racer
This is for all athletes who wish to be eligible
for National Ranking and National Team in the senior class.
It includes full Individual Membership of SSA, which also
provides SSA voting rights.
Sport Cross Country Racer
This is the main new category of registration.
This is for all athletes who wish to race in National
Championship or NSW/ACT Championship events but are not
interested in National Rankings or in qualifying for the
National Team. Sport class athletes are however eligible for
Australian Junior Rankings and the Australian Junior Team
(if they are U20), and are also eligible to win their age
class at these championship events. This registration
includes Associate Membership of SSA, which doesn't include
SSA voting rights.
What should I do if I'm a Junior
athlete?
If you are not interested in senior level National Team or
Ranking, and you are not concerned with SSA voting rights,
then you should register as a Sport Cross Country Racer.
Junior athletes wishing to be eligible for senior National
Ranking and senior National Team selection will require
National Cross Country Racer registration. Junior athletes
requiring FIS registration will need to purchase
International Cross Country Racer registration.
What should I do if I'm a Masters
athlete?
If you are not interested in a senior level National Team or
Ranking, AND you are not concerned with SSA voting rights
then you should register as a Sport Cross Country Racer. You
can compete in the same championship events as the National
Cross Country Racer and will be eligible to win and be
placed in the age classes at these events. You are not
eligible to be Australian champion and will not be listed in
the open championship results.
Still confused?
It is a little different than before so that's okay. For for
information feel free to call Ryan Taylor at SSA on (03)
9696 2344, or National Team Coach Finn Marsland on 0408
147940.
Non-Competition SSA Membership
If you wish to become a member of SSA but are not
interested in racing there are two classifications of
Membership - Individual and Associate.
Individual Membership includes SSA voting rights.
Associate Membership does not. That's basically the
difference. The cost of Associate membership is the same as
for Sport Cross Country Racer.
If you have registered as a either a Full or Associate
SSA Non-Competitor member and decide that you want to
compete in a National Championship event, you can upgrade to
the Sport Cross Country Racer for no cost on the cross
country competitor page.
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