Out of Category Competition Policy
In an effort to allow late developers to have a positive competitive experience Alberta Alpine has developed the following policy for athletes wishing to race in a younger age category.
* The policy is intended to allow members to compete at a level that is consistent with their technical skills and physical development.
* Clubs may recommend that individual members compete for an extra year in NGSL as 11 year olds or in K1 as 13 year olds.
* Clubs who wish to have 13 year old athletes race K1 and 11 year old athletes race NGSL must make written application to Alberta Alpine prior to the first race of the season. The application must be endorsed by the club head coach or alpine chair.
* Applications will be reviewed by Alberta Alpine and applicants who are approved will receive written authorization to race out of category. A copy of the authorization must be submitted to the Race Administrator with race entries.
* Athletes should be registered through Alberta Alpine in their correct age category regardless of the level which they compete at.
* 11 year old skiers who receive authorization to race NGSL must race exclusively in NGSL events. However, any athlete achieving a podium result will be required to compete in the K1 category for the remainder of the season.
* Authorization for 13 year old skiers to race K1 applies to the K1 Provincial Series only. At Open and Regional Kinder Series these athletes must race in the K2 category.
* 13 year old skiers who receive authorization to race K1 may switch to the K2 Series at anytime but once they have started a K2 Series race they will not be permitted to race K1 for the remainder of the season.
* 13 year old athletes racing K1 will be eligible for awards and will receive series points, but are not eligible for K1 Westerns or K1 Whistler Cup team. However, an athlete achieving a podium result will be required to compete in the K2 category for the remainder of the season.
* Junior and Senior athletes may compete in K2 races without approval from Alberta Alpine, but are not eligible for K2 prizing. If there are sufficient entries medals will be awarded in the J1 category.
* In K1 and K2 Series races first seed start positions for the first run are limited to athletes of the appropriate age group. In the 2009/10 season this means that the first seed for K1 races is limited to athletes born 1997-1998 and the first seed for K2 races is limited to athletes born 1995 - 1996
* Start positions for the 2nd run of all national points events will be based on the reverse 30 rule regardless of age.
