Upcoming Events

Yukon Champs
Date: Apr 1 & 2, 2023
Where: Mt. Sima
Register Online: SnowReg.com
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Snowboard Yukon is Yukon’s snowboarding organization. We train athletes, coaches, judges, and officials, we form and administer teams for out-of-territory competitions, we organize and sanction events, and we represent Yukon riders in Canada~Snowboard, which is the national sports organization for snowboarding in Canada.
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For questions about Snowboard Yukon, email us at info@snowboardyukon.com. Awesome!
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We’re hiring coaches and running courses!
All coaches must be minimum Comp Intro in training with active Coaching Membership and valid Criminal Record Check. Judges need to participate in a workshop and update every two years to remain active. Scroll down to learn more about our coach and judge training courses and online registration.
Already a trained coach? Contact mary@snowboardyukon.com to start working with us.
On-Snow Coach Courses
Comp Intro (Level 1) – 2022
The 3-day Comp Intro Workshop is the first step to take if you have never been trained to be a snowboard coach. The Comp Intro coach (or entry level coach) typically tends to work with competitors of all ages who are new to the competitive side of snowboarding.
Workshop content includes fundamental principles of:
- Biomechanics
- Air and speed
- Coaching
- Planning a session
- Analyzing performance
- Preparing athletes for training
- Preparing athletes for a competition
- Long-Term Athlete Development The Pathway
When:
Nov. 11-13, 2022 (full days on-snow)
Where:
Mt. Sima
Course Fees:
$100 (includes preseason hill access fee)
Register Online:
– Register Now (links to SnowReg) –
Additional Costs:
Coaching Membership ($60)
Minimum Age:
16 years old
Coaches In-Territory Travel Claim:
yukon.ca/en/arts-and-culture/sports-and-recreation/apply-athletes-and-coaches-territory-travel-claim
Questions?
Email mary@snowboardyukon.com
Comp Intro Advanced Speed (Level 2) – 2022
The 5-day Comp Intro Advanced Workshop is the first workshop to take after the Comp Intro Coach. This is also the first workshop for event specialization.
The Comp Intro Advanced coach typically tends to work with competitors of all ages who are building a career on the competitive side of snowboarding.
Workshop content includes specific principles of:
- Biomechanics
- Speed (SBX, PGS, PSL)
- Coaching athletes in Training
- Analyzing performance
- Coaching athletes in competition
- Long-Term Athlete Development
When:
Nov. 15-19, 2022 (full days on-snow)
Where:
Mt. Sima
Course Fees:
$250 (includes preseason hill access fee)
Register Online:
– Register Now (links to SnowReg) –
Additional Costs:
Coaching Membership ($60)
Minimum Training:
Comp Intro
For More Course Info:
https://www.canadasnowboard.ca/en/programs/technical/coaching/courses/comp-intro-advanced/
Questions?
Email mary@snowboardyukon.com
Judges’ Workshop & Update 2022
Freestyle snowboard judges are required to provide a very specific set of skills and abilities in order to effectively run freestyle snowboard events, and accurately produce competition results. In this workshop you will learn to evaluate the the performance of each competitor using a set of criteria, comparing each rider’s performance against the field of competition and produce a final ranking sorted from best to worst.
When:
Nov. 5, 2022
Where:
Sport Yukon Boardroom
Course Fees:
$10 (includes lunch)
Register Online:
– Register Now (links to SnowReg) –
Additional Costs:
Judges Membership ($10)
Requirements:
Basic freestyle snowboarding trick knowledge
For More Course Info:
www.canadasnowboard.ca/en/programs/technical/judges/
Questions?
Email mary@snowboardyukon.com
CASI Courses
Level 1 Snowboard Instructor
The Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors (CASI) delivers snowboard instructor training. Snowboard instructors are employed by snow schools at ski areas.
Organized by Mt. Sima.
When:
TBD
Where:
Mt. Sima
Register Online:
www.casi-acms.com
For More Course Info:
www.casi-acms.com
For questions and to apply to the Mt. Sima Snowschool contact:
snowschool@mountsima.com
Trampoline Coach Course
Air 1 and Air 2
When:
2023
Cost:
TBD
Interested?
Contact mary@snowboardyukon.com
NCCP Multisport Classroom Courses
National Canadian Coaching Program
In order for a coach to be considered ‘trained’ they must complete complimentary indoor multisport workshops.
For course schedule and to register:
sportyukon.com/programs/nccp/
Course requirements are as follows: