Northern Snowboard Interschools Training Scholarship
Published Wed 12 Jun 2019
In conjunction with Perisher, SSA Northern Snowboard is offering Interschools competitors a subsidied training opportunity.
As well as increasing participation of snowboard athletes at the Interschools level, the SSA Northern Snowboard Interschools Training Scholarship gives young athletes an opportunity to gain confidence to compete at other snowboard competitions throughout the season.
The four-day training program will run prior to the Interschools competition and focus on techniques and skill development. More information on the training program is available at the Perisher website.
The program is valued at $620 for the four-days and SSA Northern Snowboard will subsidise 50 percent of the program cost to successful applicants.
SSA Northern Snowboard is now accepting Expressions of Interest from snowboard Interschools athletes who fulfil the following criteria:
- Applicant must be between the age of 8 and 14 and must have participated in Interschools previously
- Applicants must live in NSW, ACT or QLD
- Applicants may be individuals or part of a group school team
- Applicants are not required to be a member of SSA, however must have a current Snow ID
- Applicants are required to list their previous Interschools event participation
- Applicants will be required to outline their anticipated participant in snowboard events for 2019
- Applicants must not be a member of a resort based full time program.
Available spaces will be strictly limited with applications closing 21 June 2019 so apply early to avoid disappointment.
The program will run between 2-5 July 2019. Participants are supervised during the lunch break and we recommend you load your child’s Perisher Card (lift ticket or pass) with some Perisher Money or provide them with cash to purchase lunch.