2019 Whistler Cup U16 Preparation Camp

The 2019 Whistler Cup U16 Team Preparation and Competition Camp starts Saturday 6th of April to Monday 15th of April including competition dates being Thursday 11th of April to Sunday 14th of April.

The program vision is to create a competitive and supportive high-performance team environment to enable our athletes to prepare and compete at their potential during the 2019 Whistler Cup.

Congratulations once again to the selection team being;

Amelia Jones, Harrison Daines, James Kelly, Kyle McGown, Penelope Hughes and William Maisano

SSA has enlisted an expert coaching staff to expose our athletes to high-performance training environment, reinforce routine/ behavioural standards/ and personal accountability and motivation.

The coaching staff for the camp will be;

• Shawn Fleming - Head Coach - Shawn is the Head Coach of the OWIA Ski Cross Program and a SSA National Development Coach.
• Phil McNichol - Coach - Former head coach of the U.S. Men's Ski Team, McNichol experienced unprecedented success during his 11-year tenure. Under his guidance, U.S. skiers claimed 42 World Cup victories, 89 podiums, four World Championship titles and eight medals, five World Cup discipline titles and two World Cup overall titles, not to mention the first Olympic Gold Medal in a dozen years when Ted Ligety won the men’s combined title at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, Italy. Some of the athletes McNichol worked with have instantly recognizable names including Bode Miller, Steven Nyman, Daron Rahlves, Marco Sullivan and Erik Schlopy.
• Sarah Jane (SJ) McNichol - Assistant Coach - SJ is currently coaching for the Red Mountain Racers in Rossland, BC Canada. SJ grew up ski racing and playing competitive golf in Calgary Alberta Canada which paved the way to 20+ years of ski coaching and teaching golf as an LPGA Teaching & Club Professional.

We wish the best of luck to our U16 team.