Junior Nationals Staff and Job Descriptions

Please use the following Google Form if you would like to apply for the 2023 Rocky Mountain Nordic Junior Nationals Staff. Please distribute to any others that you know might be interested. Junior Nationals will be taking place March 2023 in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Deadline to apply is Mon December 12th, 2022 at 5pm Mountain Time.
Staff will be selected and notified by Thu January 5th, 2022

Please contact RMN JN Trip Leader Dina Pesenson – dinapesenson@gmail.com

JN Staff Job Descriptions:

Age Group Coaches (MU16, FU16, MU18/20, FU18/20)

-Responsible for ensuring that your Age Group gets to/from training/race venue when they need to

-assists athletes with training day workouts, warm-up/cool-down, course preview, and ski selection as needed- often communicating with home club coach for suggestions for each athlete

-plan and oversee activities/excursions for athletes outside of racing/training

-assist your age group with application of training kick wax, cleaning of classic skis, etc.

Wax Room Staff

Head Kick Tech

-final decision maker on all things kick

-responsible for applying products on test skis and race skis

-coordinates with glide techs to deliver skis to racers on time

 

Assistant Kick Tech

-works with Head Kick Tech to apply kick waxes to test and race skis

 

Head Glide Tech

-final decision maker on glide and structure

-responsible for applying products on test skis and race skis

-coordinates with kick techs to deliver skis to racers on time

Assistant Glide Tech

-works with Head Glide Tech to apply products and structures to test and race skis

Wax testers

-Wax testers ski laps on test skis testing different kick and glide wax products/applications and structures in a blind fashion reporting back on which skis are the best for our racers

-may fill in applying/cleaning skis when necessary

Floater/Misc

-This person often assists with application of kick wax on training skis, cleaning of test classic skis

– may jump in as a kick wax applier when necessary

-may be asked to cover errands or drive a van shuttle as necessary