Welcome, VARA Coach!

We are proud to have you as a part of the VARA Community. Your expertise and commitment to developing young alpine racers to reach their highest potential as athletes and people will greatly enhance VARA programs and benefit the youth of Vermont. 

NOTE: When doing your coach online VARA registration or renewal, you need to fill out "primary guardian" information. You NEED to enter your name and info in the fields. Please be sure to fill this section in. Please do not use N/A.  Coach Registration fee is $70, after October 15, there is a $10 late fee. Thanks! Have a great winter.

Registered VARA members agree to the VARA Code of Conduct  - Link

VARA RACE Fees:
SL/GS - $75 
SG - $85 2 events in 1 day - $105 suggested

COACH REGISTRATION [link here]

VARA Coach Fee - $70  (Aft. Oct 15 - $10 late fee)

VARA Jr Coach Fee - $70 YOB 2001-2002 (16-17-year-old) (Aft oct 15 $10 late fee)

Alpine Officials  [Link Here]

US Ski and Snowboard have established the following protocol for “junior coaches”.     

2018.19 Season

•  Clubs may employ individuals under the age of 18 in a variety of capacities, including as a “junior” coach.  In these instances, clubs must require that junior coaches working with minors do so under the direct supervision of an adult who is registered in one of the above member categories with U.S. Ski & Snowboard.  The junior coach must also register as a general or athlete member of U.S. Ski & Snowboard.
• Junior coaches can complete a Level 100 Coach Certification program for educational purposes.  However, they will not be listed as a certified coach or able to register a coach membership until they turn 18 years of age and are eligible for criminal background screening.

The protocol is part of the Club Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies which should be distributed very soon. We just received SafeSport’s version about two weeks ago. We’re meeting to finalize our draft this week and will hopefully have that out in the next couple of weeks. 

Coaches will want to register ASAP. SafeSport Training takes approximately 90 minutes or so. The SafeSport course instructions are sent to each coach after they register for membership. There was a code individual’s could use before. However, that has been discontinued.

Background screening frequency has moved from every three seasons to every two seasons. So, early registration is key to clubs and event organizers being prepared for the season.

US Ski and Snowboard Membership Contact :

PARENTING TOOLS FOR VARA ALPINE RACING - LINK

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US Ski and Snowboard EAST WEBSITE [USSA EAST] -  East Handbook, FIS intents, schedules, quotas, and more can be found on the East website.

CONTACTS: EAST STAFF

Eastern Region Staff

Eastern Regional Staff email @usskiandsnowboard.org
usskiandsnowboard.org/sport-programs/regions-divisions/eastern-alpine-region
Martin Guyer | Regional Director 435.962.3402 martin.guyer@
Spencer Hess | Regional Manager 435.962.4854 spencer.hess@
Roger Kimball | Regional Coach 435.962.2672 roger.kimball@