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Club Programs

 

The newest and most innovative addition to the USSA Sports Development department is the Club Development Program. The Club Development Program has been created in efforts from the USSA to recognize that a well organized and managed club is the key to a successful sports experience for club members. Furthermore, USSA clubs are the foundation and building blocks of elite athletic success.

The USSA has acknowledged that clubs want more resources to assist them in making their club more professionally managed and enable them for future success. As club management has become increasingly more complex, demanding a broader base of knowledge and skills, club leadership must be aware of these challenges and address them with creative and timely solutions. The better a club is organized, managed and staffed, the better equipped it will be to respond to immediate issues and critically be able to plan for its future success. Issues such as: the recruitment and retention of coaches and athletes, safe sport environment, risk management, volunteers, finances, and the changing sport scene, all require a sustained open planning effort.

Sustained athletic success is dependent on USSA Clubs. The club is the center of the athlete preparation, training and competition progression. The club is responsible for recruiting, retaining and developing young people who acquire, refine and finally master skills essential to success as a skier and/or snowboarder competitor.

 
Club Programs
 

About USSA Clubs

A well-organized and managed club is the key to a successful sports experience for all members. Just as the profession of coaching has become increasingly more complex, demanding a broader base of knowledge and skills, so have the difficult challenges facing a club.

Whether a club is part of a school system, local recreation department, or a ski resort, clubs are being asked to be more professional and more aware of community issues beyond their clubs’ immediate mission. Overall, there are greater demands being placed on club structures and the volunteers who run them.

Club leadership and coaching staffs need to be aware of the challenges and to address them with creativity and timely solutions. The better a club is organized, managed and staffed, the better equipped it will be to respond to immediate issues and to plans for the future. Issues such as: the recruitment and retention of coaches and families, risk management, insurance requirements (liability), volunteers, finances, and the changing sport scene, all require a sustained open planning effort.

USSA is focusing on assisting member clubs as they strive to improve the athletic experience for all participants - athletes, parents, volunteers and administrators.

Sustained athletic success is dependent on the USSA Member Club Program. The club is the center of the athlete preparation, training and competition progression. The club is responsible for recruiting, retaining and developing young people who acquire, refine and finally master skills essential to success as an alpine competitor.

Through the USSA Member Club Program, USSA has the vehicle to service the most skiers in a cost efficient and effective manner. The ski and snowboard club is the base structure for all USSA programs and is the key to their success. USSA offers club membership tailored for each of its program areas Alpine, Nordic, Freestyle and Snowboarding. And, of course, ski clubs with multiple interests can be active in several areas of the USSA-Member Club Program.

The USSA Member Club Program includes three strategies:

  1. Communication
  2. Service (education and instructional resources)
  3. Recognition

Communication: USSA’s current strategy to communicate with the clubs is through mailings, web posting and email blasts that include competition and education materials supporting the activities and operations of the clubs. USSA staff is also conducting a visitation program to meet with Club leadership to better understand the critical issues at the local level.

Service: USSA is committed to utilizing existing resources and developing future resources that will assist in identifying and promoting “best practices” for USSA Member Clubs. As resources become available we will post those items to the website and notify Clubs that new resources are available.

USSA will host regular Club seminars in order to share ideas and communicate progressive strategies to help meet the challenges of club operations.

Recognition: USSA annually recognizing Ski and Snowboard Clubs that have done outstanding work in the past year. Recognition of Clubs is continuing now with highlights being posted on the USSA.org home page. Click here to view exemplory clubs.

 

 

Tools

To Login to your existing USSA account Sign In or Register at the top of the page on the right to get to your MyUSSA homepage/portal. If you haven't established an account yet, please click here to get started. Your new MyUSSA portal page will provide the following tools and links:

  • General Membership Info
  • Member Type
  • USSA ID & FIS ID if applicable
  • Print Member Card
  • Update Account Info
  • Change Password
  • Register a new USSA member
  • Link/Renew existing USSA member to your account  - You can link additional members to track family members, team members, etc.  You will need Member Last Name, Member ID#, Member Date of Birth and Member Zip Code.
  • Information under Member Tools
  • To view history of Selected member, defaults to owner of the account
    • Member lookup, includes athlete rankings, points and race history
    • Member list
    • Club directory
    • Club roster
    • USSA Event Lookup
    • Rankings
    • Official certification viewers
    • FIS Event Lookup

 

**The 'Club Directory' and 'Club Roster' are available on your myUSSA dashboard, in the Tools section. 'Event Scheduling'  is also available through your Club's myUSSA login.