Miscellaneous

AA_Misc1952

I • ii, ,'~ , \ ~, " I~~ '", PROGRESS REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT or THE NATIONAL COUNCIL or SKI INSTRUCTORS or AMERICA ~ A STUDY OF THE CERTIFICATION OF , ~ . ).", \ r SKI INSTRUCTORS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS EVOLUTION TOWARDS A PLAN OF NATIONAL AFFJL'IATfoN OF OERTIFIED IN- ( , STRUCTORS. " PREPARED FOR THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF' SKI INSTRUC­TORS OF AMERICA, THE PRESIDENT OF' THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION. THE PRESI. DENTS OF THE DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND THE NATIONAL AND DIVISIONAL CERTI­FICATION COMMITTEES. By WILLIAM R. LASH PRESIDENT. INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION SALT LAKE OITY, UTAH .JULY 9, 1952 i I -' •• :u & TABLE OF CONTENTS SUB.JECT ,PA -GE FORWARD • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 SUMMARY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. 2 I NTRODUC T I ON • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 H'I STORY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PURPOSE OF INSTRUCTORS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WES7 • THE NEED FOR AFFILIATION AMONG INSTRUCTORS •••• THE POSITION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR CER- • TIFICATION ••••••••••••••••••• CONCLUSION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 5 5 6 7 THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS Of AMERICA • • 8 CONCEPTION • • • • • • • • • • • • • CERTIFICATION PROVISIONS BY THE NSA THE MEETING OF THE NCSIA •••••• • • · '. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8 • 8 .10 PROPOSED PLAN FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS. BY THE NSA (REVISED),. • • • 0 · .. e 13 PURPOSE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • EXAMiNATION • • • • • • • • OTHER REQUIREMENTS •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • CERTlFICATION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 RENEWALS • • • • • • • • TRANSFER • • • • • • • • • REVOCATION ••••• ADEQuACY OF EXAMINATION • • o • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • FEES ................ . EXISTlrJG INSTRUCTORS ••••••• COMMITTEE • • • • ••• DIVISIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS •••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • II • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. o • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • o • • • • • • • BIBLIOGRAPHY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CHART • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CHART I I • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 i3 .£t ; $ 2. * •• i .. .... o 'I • "; 7 • 18 18 • 1 8 • 1 n • 18 • i 9 • 20 .. 24 • 26 • 27 ,7 I I I • • FORWARD THE SKI INSTRUCTOR IS AN INFINITELY IMPORTANT LINK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SKIER OF THE FUTURE. CONSEQUENTLY, A SOUND PROGRAM OF SKI INSTRUCTION IS THE CONCERN OF EVERy ONE INTERESTED IN ORGANIZED SKIING. NEVERTHELESS, IT IS A SUB~ECT THAT HAS BEEN NEGLECTED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SKI TEACHIN~ ISSUE MUST BE CONSIDERED WITH SOLICITUDE 8E­CAUSE THE EXISTENCE OF. SKI ING COULD BE DEPeNDENT urON QUAL­ITY PERSONNEL IN THE SKI SCHOOLS OF THIS COUNTRY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO ILLUSTRATE THE NATURE OF THE INSTRUCTION PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT DONE WITHOUT ERROR; IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SKIING TO CRITICIZE AND SUGGEST. THERE IS LESS THAN A YEAR UNTIL THIS SUBJECT AGAIN COMES TO THE ATTENTION OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION. ,HE TEXT OF THE REPORT IS IN THREE PARTS~ PART I PART II AN INTRODUCTION TO CERTIF"ICATGON, ITS DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE. A SUMMARY OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS TOWARDS A NATIONAL AFFILIATION OF" SKI INSTRUCTORS. PART II I A PROPOSAL FOR NATIONAL CERTIF"ICATION SUBMITTED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SK I I NSTRUCTORS OF AMER ICA. ONE SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN REVIEWING PART II I, BECAUSE IT IS A DRAFT THAT NEEDS ATTENTION AND REVISION. YOUR SUG­GESTIONS ARE URGENTLy REQUESTED ON THIS LAST SECTION. My APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO THOSE WHO I HAVE QUOTED THROUGHOUT THIS PAPER. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK TOMMI TYNDALL, PHIL OLARK, ~R., ALF ENGEN, AND F. C. KOZIOL FOR THEIR PER­SONAL ASSISTANCE. I AM ALSO GRATEFUL TO DR. ELROY NELSON, DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF" ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS RESEARCH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, WHO HAS MADE SUGGESTIONS OF THE PRE­SENTATION OF THIS REPORT. 1 as: .u sa 2 0 &4 wass £$ - I I SUi,1MARY A PLAN FOR CERTlrtCATION OF' SKI INSTRUOTORS WAl'J F'lRST INAUGURATED IN THE UNITED STATES EASTERN AMATEUR SKI ASSOC­IATION IN 1937. HOWEVER, THE OTHER DIVISIONS OF THE COUNTRY 010 NOT HAVE A SUCOESSFUl SYSTEM IN OPERATION UNTIL AFTER THE SEOOND WORLD WAR. IN 1946 THE CALIFORNIA SKI ASSOOIA­TION ESTABLISHED A PROGRAM OF CERTIFIOATION THAT R.ESULTED IN THE NOW SUOOESSFUl FAR WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOOIATION. IN ADDITION TO THE FAR WEST GROUP, THERE ARE NOW THE INTER­MOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUOTORS ASSOCIATION AND THE SOUTHERN ROOKY MOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUOTORS ASSOOIATION; THESE GROUPS ARE /Ii PRODUOT OF THE DESIRES OF PROFESSIONAL AND REOREATIONAL SKIERS. SIMILARLY, THE DIVISiON ASSOOIATIONS AND THE TEACHERS' ALLIANOES HAVE COLLABORATED WITHIN THE SEPARATE DIVISIONS TO EFFECT A SUCCESSFUL CERTIFICATION SYSTEM~ NEVERTHELESS, RECREATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL FACTIONS HAVE FAILED TO OOORDINATE THE SKI INSTRUCTING FUNCTION FOR THE NATION AS A WHOLE. THUS, THERE IS NOW A SINCERE DESIRE FROM TEACHERS AND A~ATEURS TO PERFEOT A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF OERTIFIOATION OOMPOSED OF A NATIONAL AFFILIATION OF SKI TEAOHERS WHO WILL COOPERATE WITH THE CERTIFIOATION OOM­MITTEES OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOOIATION AND ITS DiViSIONS. TWO PROPOSALS OF NATIONAL CERTIFICATION WERE PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOOIATION'S ANNUAL CONVENTION IN 1952. WHILE THESE PLANS HAD MANY WORTH-WHILE RECOMMENDATIONS, THEY FAILED TO REOOGNIZE THE IMPORTANOE OF THE SEPARATE DIV­ISIONS AND THE TEACHERS WHOSE LIVELIHOOD THE PLANS EfFECT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE PROPOSALS WERE YABLED. AT THE NATIONAL OONVENTION THE NATIONAL COUNOIL Of SKI INSTRUOTORS OF AMERICA MET TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED AFFILIATION OF ALL SKI INSTRUOTORS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT INSTRUO­TORS' ASSOOIATIONS. THE NATIONAL COUNOll OF SKI INSTRUCTORS IS CURRENTLY FORMULATING A POLICY TO OOOPERATE WITH THE 1952-53, NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION'S OOMMITTEE FOR OERTIFI­OATION OF SKI INSTRUOTORS. THUS, IT IS EXPECTED THAT A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF OERTIFIOATION THAT RECOGNIZES DiVISIONS AND INSTRUOTORS CAN BE REACHED. 2 I I f i PROGRESS REPORT ON THE PROPOSeD ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA PART I INTRODUCTION HISTORY SKI TEACHING IN THE UNITED STATES HAS EVOLVED FROM E U R 0 P E • W HEN INC REA SED SKI I N T ERE S TIN TH I S CO U N TRY C REA TED A DEMAND FOR SKI INSTRUCTION, EUROPEAN TEACHERS WERE BROUGHT HERE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS AVAILABLE. IN EUROPE IT WAS THE PRACTICE TO CONTROL SKI TEACHING TO PROTECT THE SKIING PUBLIC. SIMILARLY, THE UNITED STATES EASTERN AMATEUR SKI ASSOCIATION FOUND IT NEC­ESSARY TO INAUGURAT~ A PROGRAM OF SKI TEACHER CERTIFICATION BY 1937.1 THE PROGRAM WAS CONSIDERED A SUCCESS AND HAS SINCE BEEN A BASIS 'OR THE OTHER DIVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION TO FOLLOW~ THE CALIFORNIA SKI ASSOC)ATION, THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI ASSOOIATION~ AND THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI ASSOCIATION MA"DE PLANS FOR CERTIFICATION DURING 1940-42, BUT THESE WERE NOT INITIATED WITH ENTHUSIASM UNTIL AFTER THE WAR. CONSEQUENTLY, MANY REVISIONS WERE NECESSARY. THE BEST PLAN OF CERTIFICATION IN THE WEST WAS INTRO­DUCED BY THE CALIFORNIA SKI ASSOCIATION'S REVISED PLAN FOR CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS, MA"f 28, 1946. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA SKI ASSOCIATION AND MR. CORTLANDT T. HILL, ANNUAL INSTRUCTORS' MEETINGS WERE MADE FEASIBLE. 2 THIS RESULTED IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SUCCESSFUL FAR WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION WHlCH WAS ORGANIZED AS AN INCOR. PORATED, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION IN 1947. AT ITS FIRST ANNUAL MEETING IN 1948, THE GROUP ADOPTED A PROPOSAL TO STIM­ULATE A NATIONAL FEDERATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS.3 1KENNETH D. CUDDEBACK, ·SKI TEACHER CERTIFICATION IN THE EAST,· AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL, 1:948, P. 256-60. 2TOMMI TYNDALL. ·CALIFORNIA SKI INSTRUCTORS ORGANIZE,· .!.!::!.S SKIER, (OCTOBER 15, 1948), P. 9. 3 JlUE.. t (NOVEMBER 1. 1948), P. 6. 3 I I THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI ASSOCIATION CERTIFIED ITS SKI TEACHERS IN THE FALL OF 1947. THE PRO~ECT FIRST MET WITH SUCCESS BUT LOST ITS VIGOR AFTER A FEW YEARS. HOW­EVER, IN 1951, THE TEACHERS 0 .. THAT DIVIS~ON ALSO FOUND IT ADVANTAGOUS TO ~ORM A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION. THIS WAS NAMED THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION WHICH WAS INDEPENDENT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI ASSOCIATION. THIS INSTRUOTORS' GROur IS IN 'AVOR OF A NATrON­AL FEDERATION OF SKI TEACHERS. THE INTERMOUNTAIN 8~1 ASSOO­IATION CERTIFIED ITS FIRST TEACHERS IN 1947, BUT LIKE THE SRMSA, IT TOO LOST ITS FORCE. THE TEACHERS OF THIS OIVASION FOUND IT BENEFICIAL TO FORM THE INTERMOUNTAaN SK3 INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION IN 1951. LIKEWISE, THESE MEMBERS ARE ALSO IN FAVOR OF A NATIONAL FEDERATION. WHIL£ THESE DIVISIONS WERE ORGANIZING THECR INSTRUCTORS, OTHER PEOPLE WEr.t RECOGNIZ'NG THE SXI TEACHER. IN 1948 THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI ASSOC. IATION GRANTED A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CERTIFIED SKI INSTRUC­JORS ONE VOTE AT THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL CONVENTION.4 THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION'S COMMITTEE CHAIR­MAN FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS MADE THE FOLLOW­ING COMMENTS IN 1948t aYOUR COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN HAS WRITTEN TO MEMBERS OF THE NSA COMMITTEES FOR SKI INSTRUCT:ON IN THE SEPARATE DIVISION REGARDING THE FEASIBILITV OF HAVING THE SKI TEACHERS OF THE WESTERN DIVISIONS ASSEMBLE AT AlTA FOR A DISCUSSION cr STANOARDS OF TEACHING WITH THE THOUGHT OF ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL STANDARD. THE PROU~CM OF TEOHNIQUE WILL COME UP BUT IS HARD TO PREDICT AT THIS -rIME. IT IS ~tl HOPED THAT A SIMi~AR MEETING CAN BE ARRANGED IN THE CENTRAL AND EA~TERN. IT IS YOUR OHAIRMAN'S DESIRE THAY ALL SEVEN OF THE DIVISIONS WILL BE ABLE TO STANDARDIZE EXAMINATION PRO­CEDURE, QUALlflOATIONS O~ APPLICANTS, AND JHE CATEGORIES Or. CtASSIFICATIONS OF !NSTRUOTORS. YOUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT EACH DIVISION CONSIOE~ GIVINS ONE DELE~ATE VOTE TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CERTIFIED SKI INSTRUOTORS.~5 THE PRECED!NG FACTS INDICATE THERE HAS SEEN PROGRESS TOWARDS ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNITION OF THE INS1RUCTORS IN THE WEST. SIMILAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE E'AST WHEN THE PROFESSIONAL SKI TEACHERS OF NEW YORl< BiATZ FORMED THE EMPIRE UNIFIED TECHNIQ~E. TH~ R~SULT OF THESE ATTAINMENTS INDICATES THAT THE NSA AND ITS DIVISIONS AR: IN FAVOR OF A MORE CLOSELY CORRELATED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM THAT RECOGNIZES THE INSYRUCT0RS. 4w. S. DAVIS, -REPORTS ON THE ~ERT1FICATION OF SKI TEA C HER S ," P. MER 1 CAN ~ ANN IJ A L , (,,' A N U A R Y i 949 ) , P. 33 • 5cORTLANUT T. HtLL. -REPonTS ON CEnTlrIOA~ION Of SKI TEACHERS,II AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL. (JANUARY 1949). P. 33. I I PURPOSE ~ INSTRUCTORS ORGANIZATIONS ~ ~ ~ THE TEACHERS' ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WEST ARE A PRODUCT OF AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS. THE DIVISIONS REP­RESENTING AMATEUR AND RECREATIONAL MOTIVES REALIZED THAT THE SKI TEACHING PROBLEM WAS TOO LARGE FOR COMMITTEE CONTROL. UNDER COMMITTEE CONTROL THE INSTRlJC10RS 010 NOT SHOW SPIRIT IN THE ARRANGEMENT BECAUSE THEY wERe NOT GaVEN RESPON8'~IL,rY. THE TEACHER HAS A BUSiNESS MOTIVE THAT HE MUST CONSIDER, AND ORGANIZED SKIING REPRESENTS THE RECREATIONAL SKIER. THERE­FORE, THE PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS AND THE ORGANIZED ASSOCUATIONS COMBINED THEIR EFFORTS. ALTHOUGH BOTH GROUPS ARE iNDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER, THEY HAVE A CLOSE ASSOCIATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE FAR WEST SKI ASSOCIATION AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN SKI ASSOC­IATION HAVE TWO MEN EACH ON THEIR RESPECTCVE CERTIFIOATION E X AM' N I N G BOA R 0 S, W H I LET H E FAR WE S T SKI INS T R U C TOR S ASS 00 - IATION AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOC'ATION EACH HAVE THREE MEN ON THE EXAMnNING BOARDS. IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN THE INSTRUCTORS' GROUP IS ENTITLED TO A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE INTERMOUNTAUN SKI ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN ALL THREE DIVISIONS WHERE INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS ARE OPERATING, THE DIVISION ASSOCIATION ISSUES THE CERTifiCATE, WHILE THE IN­STRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS CONOUCT CAND'DATE SCHOOLS, DEVELOP AND IMPROVE TEAOHING METHODS, AND PROMOTE SKI INSTRUO!ION. THERE I S NO 0 I SSENT ~ ON BE TWEEN THE AMA TElJn AND THE: PRon:a ... SIONAL GROUPS., THE NEED ~ Af'F~LIAnON AMON.§. INSTRUCTORS THE CERTDFIOATION SYSTEM AND THE INDEPENDENT TEACHERS' ORGANGZATIONS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITHIN THE SEPARATE DiV­ISIONS AND THE INDEPENDENT SKI SCHOOLS. HOW~VER, THE CER­TIFICATION PLAN AND SKI TEAOHING PROFESS:ON HAVE UTTERLY FAILED IN MEETING THE DEMAN!) rOR TilE OOUNTRY AS A WHOLE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE TEACHERS OF A DIVISION CONFINE THEIR ACTIV­ITIES TO THE AREAS WITHIN THAT ASSOCIATION, YET THE RECREA­TIONAL SKIER FROM THAT SEOTDON MAY FREQUENT ANY NUMBER OF ~REAS IN DIFFERENT DIV~SIONS. FROM SALT LAKE CITY DT IS A DAY'S TRAVEL TO ANY SKI RESOR7 IN FIVE WESTERN ODvnS:ONS OF SEVEN IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SKIER MUST ACQUADNT HIM­SELF WITH THE TEACHER, THE INSTRUOTOR'S PON, AND THE TECHNIQUE THAT THIS PARTIOUlAR DIVIS!ON OR SKI SOHOOl IS TEAOHING. BECAUSE THE SKI INSTRUOTORS IN EACH DIViSION DO NOT HAVE LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COORD~NATE SIMILAR FUNCTIONS. THE RESULT IS CONFUSION. THE PROFESSDON IS SIMPLY NOT UTILIZING THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP ABREAST WITH THE DYNAMIC EVOLUTION OF THE SPORT. THE TEACHERS MUST FORM A TYPE OF TRADE ASSOCIATION TO CORRELATE THEiR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES o A UNIFUED TEOHN!QUE UNDER NATIONAL CONTROL IS NOT THE SOLUTION BECAUSE EACH DIVISION HAS ITS PARTICULAR TEACHGNG TERRAIN AND PROBLEMS. A NATIONAL OOUNCll or SKI DNSTRUOTORS OOMPOSED OF AN AFFILIATION OF THE INDEPENDENT INSTRUCTORS' 5 GROUPS CAN COORDINATE THEIR FUNCTIONS, LINES OF COMMUNICA­TIONS, AND ENCOURAGE A GENERAL TEACHING PROCEDURE THROUGH THE USE OF A MANUAL. A MANUAL COULD CATALOGUE THE DIFFERENT TEACHING TECHNIQUES THAT ARE BEING USED IN THOSE AREAS THAT MUST DIFFERENTIATE BECAUSE OF SPECIAL MATTERS. THIS ARRANGE­MENT WOULD ENABLE ALL INSTRUCTOR~ TO BEOOME AOQUAINTED WITH OTHER TEACHERS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES IN EVERY DIVISION ASSOO­IATION. THESE CAPACITIES MUST BE COMBINED WITH THE NATIONAL AND DIVISIONAL CERTIFICATION PROCESS IN ORDER TO STANDARDIZE CERTIFICATION OPERATIONS, TO ISSUE A STANDARD CERTIFICATE AND PIN, AND TO KEEP CENTRAL RECORDS OF ALL TEACHERS. IF THIS PLAN WERE FOLLOWED, IT WOULD GIVE ORGANIZED SKIING THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO SOME DAY REACH A NATIONAL UNIFIED TECHNIQUE. THE POSITION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ~ CERTIFICATGON THE PURPOSE OF THE CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES OF ORGAN­IZED SKIING HAS BEEN WELL-DEFINED BY MR. EATON, CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION, AS rOLLOWSr -THE NSA COMMITTEE FOR CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOU (THE SKIING PUBLIC) FROM UNQUALIFIED TEACHING AND TO ASSURE A HIGH STANDARD OF APPROVED INSTRUC­TION OF UNIFORM QUALITY EVERYWHERE.-6 THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE HAS THIS RIGHT BEOAUSE THEY REPRESENT 'fItE REOREATIONAL 8KI .. ING PUBLIC. THE OB~ECTIVES OF THE DIVISIONAL AND NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES HAS BEEN FURTHER DEFINED BY MR. HILL: -(1) THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE DESIRES TO BRING ABOUT IN EACH DIVISION ASSOCIATION, AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS. (2) AS SOON AS THE DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATION'S COMMITTEES HAVE STARTED TO OPERATE EFFECTIVELY AND A SUBSTAN­TIAL NUMBER OF INSTRUCTORS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IT IS PLANNED TO WORK OUT A PROOEDURE FOR NATION­AL CERTIFICATION IN ADDITION TO DIVISIONAL CERTIFICATION, RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS CASE WOULD BE MADE BY THE DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE.-7 THE FIRST OBJECTIVE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ~ND THE SECOND WAS ATTEMPTED WHEN MR. CUDDEBACK SUBMITTED HIS PLAN FOR NATIONAL CERTIFICATION TO THE NSA CONVENTION IN 1952. THE CRITICISMS THE INSTRUCTORS HAVE MADE OF THE PLANS OF MR. HILL AND MR. CUDDEBACK ARE THAT THEY FAILED TO CON­SIDER THAT CERTAIN DIVISIONAL COMMITTEES HAVE GRANTED THE PROFESSIONAL SKI TEACHERS THEIR RIGHT TO GOVERN THEIR OWN BUSINESS AFFAIRS. THE INSTRUCTORS' OBLJ'GATIONS TO ORGAN­IZED SKIING WAS SUMMARIZED BY THE NEW YORK STATE PROFESSIONAL 6EDWIN D. EATON, -SKIING IS MORE FUN,- AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL. 1949, P. 74. 7CORTLANDT T. HILL, -REPORT OF THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS COMMITTEE,- AMERICAN SKI ANNUAL, (FEBRUARY 1949), P. 14. 6 SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION WHEN MRS. NEBEL AND MR. BERRY WROTE: ·WE BELIEVE IN A UNIVERSITY OF SKI INSTRUCTORS WHO MUST MEET ONCE A YEAR AND CONSOLIDATE IDEAS AND NEW METHODS. BESIDES SKIING AND TEACHING ABILITY, WE INSIST THAT OUR INSTRUCTORS HAVE A HIGH STANDING IN THEIR COMMUNITy.·e THE TEACHERS MUST ALSO BE ALLOWED TO PARTIOlpATE IN O£RTI'lOATION PLANS BECAUSE THEIR PROFESSION IS CONCERNED. CONCLUSIONS THE SKI TEACHERS OF THREE WESTERN DIVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION HAVE ORGANIZED THEIR OWN INDEPEND­ENT ASSOCIATIONS, BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT IT IS THEIR MOST EFFICIENT CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR PROFESSION AND ORGANIZED SKIING. THE INSTRUCTOR DESIRES TO COOPERATE WITH THE REPRE-SENTATIVES OF ORGANIZED SKIING. ALTHOUGH THESE INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF A NATIONALLY CONTROLLED CERTIFI­CATION PROGRAM AT THIS TIME, THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF DIVISIONAL CONTROLLED CERTIFICATION THAT IS COORDINATED ON A NATIONAL BASIS. IN THIS MANNER A PLAN CAN BE ACHIEVED THAT wiLL BENE­FIT ALL FACTIONS OF SKIING. A TOTAL OF 155 CERTIFIED SKI INSTRUCTORS OF THE FAR WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION, THE INTERMOUNTAIN OKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION, AND THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION SINCERELY BELIEVE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS CAN BE ATTAINED TOWARDS NATIONAL COORDINATION THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORTS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA. eJOSEPH J. BERRY, JR., DOT HOYT NEBEL, ·THE EMPIRE UNIFIED TECHNIQUE,· AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL, 1949,. P. 225. 7 PART I I ~ NAT ION ALe 0 U N elL .Q£. illr., INS T Rue TOR S .Q£. A MER I C A CONCEPTION AT THE ANNUAL CERTIFICATION AND MEETING OF THE FAR WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION HELD AT SQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 21-25, 1952, OFFICERS OF THE INTERMOUN­TAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION AND DIRECTORS OF THE FAR WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION DISCUSSED AN AFFILIATION OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE INSTRUCTORS Or THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI ASSOCIATION BE CONSIDERED IN THE COGNATION SINCE THERE WERE ONLY FOUR TEACHERS IN THAT DIVISION. I HAD DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH ONE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI ASSOCIATION INSTRUCTOR, MR. HANS SARBACH, WEST VElLOWSTONE, MONTANA, IN MARCH 1952. HANS INDICATED THAT THE TEACHERS OF THAT DIVISION WOULD BE ANXIOUS TO COOPERATE WITH OUR PLAN FOR AN AFFILIATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF, AT LEAST, THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THE ACTUAL CONNECTION WAS TO TAKE PLACE DURING THE LATE SUMMER OF 1952. MEANWHILE, THE OTHER DIVISIONS OF THE WEST WERE TO BE CONSULTED OF THE AFFILIATION. MR. TOMMI TYNDALL, PRESIDENT FWSIA, WAS NAMED TEMPORARY OHAIRMAN, AND BILL LASH, PRESIDENT ISlA, WAS NAMED TEMPORARY SECRE­TARY. A TENTATIVE NAME OF NATIONAL COUNCSt. OF SKI INSTRUC­TORS QF AMERICA WAS GIVEN TO THE ALLIANCE. CERTIFiCATION PROVISIONS ~ ~ NATIONAL ~ ASSOC~ATION IN MAY 1952, MR. KENNETH D. CUDDEBAOK, CHAIRMAN OF THE ~ATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE OERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUOTORS, SUBMITTED PROVISIONS FOR A NATIONAL CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS. IN ADDITION, THE AREA OPERATORS OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES SKI ASSOCIATION PRESENTED A SIMILAR PROPOSAL FOR NATIONAL CERTIFICATION AND UNIFICATION. THESE PROVISIONS WERE TO BE PRESENTED TO THE FLOOR OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOC­IATION'S ANNUAL CONVENTION AT ESTES PARK, COLORADO. JUNE S-8, 1952. BOTH PROVISIONS WERE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE ISlA BEFORE THE DATE OF THE ANNUAL CONVENTION. THE ISlA BOARD VOTED TO OPPOSE THE PLAN. CON­SEQUENTLY, I INFORMED MR. TYNDALL, FWSIA, OF MR. CUDDEBACK'S PLAN AND OUR DECISION TO OPPOSE. THE FWSIA FELT THAT,·WHILE THE PLAN CONTAINED WORTH-WHILE RECOMMENDATIONS IN ITS EMPHA­SIS ON STANDARDIZATION, ITS ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE GREATLY IMPARED WITHOUT THE WORK OF ACTIVE DiviSIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES AND WITHOUT THE COOPERATION OF THE INSTRUCTORS WHOSE LIVELIHOOD THIS PLAN EFFECTS.·9 THEREFORE, ON BEHALF Or THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERIOA. WE RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED A COUNTlR:PROPOSAL FOR OONSIOtHATION gTOMMI TYNDALL, lETTER MAY 28, 1952. 8 ,. i' AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. THIS COUNTER-PROPOSAL'O WAS TO BE SENT TO T~IE CONVENTION \,.'ITH MR. non LAW, F'WSIA REPRESEN­TATIVE, AND BILL LASH, ISlA REPRESENTATIVE. WHEN MR. LAW AND I REACHED THE CONVENTION ON JUNE 5, WE FOUND THAT WE WERE NOT THE ONLY ASSOCIATIONS CONCERNED WITH THE NSA COMMITTEE'S PROPOSAL. THE PNSA DELEGATES WERE NOT IN FAVOR OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S PROVISIONS. MANY OF THE EUSASA DELEGATES WERE LIKEWISE OPPOSED TO THE PLAN, AND THE SRMSIA HAD SENT TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO THE CONVEN­TION FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOBBYING AGAINST THE NSA COMMITTEE MOTION. WITH THESE OBJECTS, BOTH PLANS WERE TABLED TO COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AT THE FIRST DAY OF THE MEETING. NEITHER MR. CUDDEBACK NOR HIS COMMITTEE WAS PRESENT AT THE CONVENTION. MR. LAW AND I DID NOT SUBMIT THE NCSIA COUNTER.PROPOSAL TO THE FLOOR OF THE CONVENTION, AS PREVIOUSLY PLANNED, FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONSt 1. WE FELT THAT IT WOULn CREATE ANTAGONISM BECAUSE or THE LACK OF TIME TO CONSULT ALL CONveNTION DELEGATES BY MAIL BEFORE JUNE 5. THE NSA CON-STITUTION STIPULATES THAT ALL LEGISLATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION DELEGATES AT LEAST 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THAT CONVENTION. 2. WE REALIZED THAT THE BEST APPROACH TO THE SUB­JECT WAS TO INTRODUCE OUR PLAN GRADUALLY TO INSURE PROPER STUDY. THE DUTY OF THIS COMMITTEE WAS TO STUDY THE CERTIFICA­TION PROBLEM AND MAKE SUBSEQUENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FLOOR OF THE CONVENTION ON THE SECOND DAY; THIS COMMITTEE WAS COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALSt LAWRENCE E. BRIGGS (ACTING CHAIRMAN) USEASA PRESIDENT AMHERST, MASS. BILL LASH ISA DELEGATE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH GORDEN WREN SRMSA DELEGATE STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. COLORADO SEPP RUSCHP USEASA DELEGATE: STOWE, VERMONT ROBERT LAW FWSIA OBSERVER PASADENA, CALIFORNIA DR. WAYNE FOX CUSSA DELEGATE EVANSTON. ILLINOIS 10NOTE : THIS PROPOSAL IS REPRODUCED IN PART III OF THIS REPORT& 9 OBSERVERS OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING WERE, PHIL CLARK SRMSIA OBSERVER DENVER, COLORADO JUNIOR BOUNOUS I~IA OOSri:RVE:R PROVO, UTAH AFTER A GREAT DEAL OF DISCUSSION. THE COMMITTEE MADE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. THAT THE NSA AND CENTRAL PLANS BE TABLED. 2. THAT A NEW NSA CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE BE NAMED BY THE INCOMING PRESIDENT TO STUDY THE PROBLEM OF CERTIFICATION AND THE TWO PROVISIONS THAT HAD BEEN SUBMIT­TED BY MR. CUDDEBACK AND THE CUSSA. THIS COMMITTEE WAS TO CONSIST OF ONE MAN FROM EACH NATIONAL DIVISION WHO IS EITHER THE CERTIFICATION CHAIRMAN IN THAT DIVISION OR IS ACQUANITED WITH THE SKI TEACHING PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE TO BE THREE PROFESSIONAL SKI TEACHLRS AND ONE UNBIASED OBSERVER TO MAKE A TOTAL OF ELEVEN ON THE COMMITTEE. 3. THE DUTIES O~ THIS COMMITTEE SHALL BE TO STUDY AND PRESENT A WORKABLE PLAN OF CER­TIFICATION BY THE 1953 NATIONAL CONVEN. TION; THIS PLAN IS TO BE READY FOR OPERATION BY THE 1953.54 SEASON. AT THIS COMMITTEE MEETING WE DISCUSSED THE COUNTER­PROPOSAL THAT MR. LAW AND I HAD TAKEN TO THE MEETING. THE MEMBERS SEEMED INTERESTED IN THE INSTRUCTORS. DESIRES TO COORDINATE THEIR ACTIVITIES. HENCE, THE COMMITTEE AGREED TO USE THE NeSSA (COUNTER-PROPOSAL)'1 FOR A WORKING BASIS TO SUBMIT TO THE 1952~53 CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. WITH THIS OB~ECTIVE. I" AGREED TO SUBMIT THIS PROGRESS REPORT. THE MEETING OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ~ lNSTRUCTORS £L AMERICA FOLLOWING THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AT ESTES PARK, AN ASSEMBLY OF THE NCSIA WAS HELD. THIS GATHERING CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ORGANIZED INSTRUC­TORS' ASSOCIATIONS AND TEACHERS FROM THE OTHER DIVISIONS OF THE NSAt (SEE NEXT PAGE) THE COUNTER.PROPOSAL WILL HEREAFTER BE RE-FER RED TO AS THE REVISED PLAN. 10 PHIL CLARK, JR. 2090 IVANHOE DENVER, COLORADO SRMSIA WILLIE SCHAEFFLER SOUTH ASH STREET DENVER, COLORADO SKI COACH, U. OF DENVER SRMSIA CHAIRMAN ROBERT LAW 434 NORTH EUCLID PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FWS lA, JOHN LITCHFIELD 5514 WORTHINGTON DRIVE WASHINGTON 6, D.C. DIREOTOR SUN VALLEY SKI SOHOOL (TO SERVE IN ADVISORY OAPAOITY UNTIL RELEASED FROM SERVIOE) SEPP RUSCH? STOWE, veRMONT USEASA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR (TEMPORARY OAPACITY OF ADVISOR UNTIL PERMANENTLY FILLED) THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PROPOSED AT THIS MEETING, 1. THAT THE NCSIA WOULD START IMMEDIATE EN­COURAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATION OF THE INSTRUC­TORS IN THOSE DIVISIONS WHO DO NOT HAVE ORGANIZED INSTRUOTORS. ASSOCIATIONS. TliiS IS TO BE CONDUCTED THROUGH THEIR PRESENT CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES. 2. TO START PROCEDINGS FOR FORMULATION OF A CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. 3. TO RECOMMEND THREE INSTRUCTORS TO WORK WITH THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE FOR FORMULATION OF THE NATIONAL PLAN THAT IS TO BE PRESENTED IN 1953. 4. TO RECOMMEND TO THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NSA THAT HE CONSIDER ONE OF THE THREE FOL­LOWING MEN FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE 1952-53 CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE; F. C. KOZIOL OF THE ISAr BOB SCHENK OR PAUL SMITH OF THE FWSA. MR. KOZIOL WAS GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE BECAUSE OF HIS EXPERIENCE WITH CERTIFIOATION AND HIS AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE.12 12NOTE : BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF SKI AREAS IN T~~ WEST ARE ON FOREST SERVICE LANDS, A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP EXISTS BE­TWEEN CERTIFICATION AND THE FOREST SERVICE SPECIAL-USE PER­MIT FOR SKI SCHOOLS. 11 IT WAS AGREED AT THIS MEETING THAT NO MENTION OF A UNIFIED TEACHING TECHNIQUE SHOULD BE MADE DURING THE FORM­ULATION OF THIS COUNCIL; IT WAS FELT THAT THIS SUB.JEOT WOULD CAUSE DISSENTION AMONG THE INSTRUCTORS AND HINDER THE OPERATION. THE MEMBERS AT THIS ASSEMBLY ALSO AGREED TO LIMIT THE COUNCIL TO ONLY AN AFFILIATION OF THE INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS; THE CONTROL IS TO BE LEFT TO THE SEPARATE DIVISIONS. WHILE THE NATIONAL COUNCIL IS TO BE USED TO COORDINATE IDEAS AND POLICIES. A TENTATIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: FWSIA BOB LAW TOMM I TYNDALL ISlA BILL LASH K. SMITH US EA SA SEPP RUSCHP (TEMPORARY) SRMSIA WILLIE SCHAEFFLER PH I L CLARK. JR. NRMSA TONI MATT GUS GNEHM CUSSA DR. WAYNE rox PNSA JOHN LITCHFIELD PHIL CLARK, JR., AND BILL LASH AGREED TO START THE PRECE~ING RfgOMMENDATIONS BY COMPILING AND SUBMITTING WORK-ING DRAFTS. THESE DRAFTS ARE TO BE USED TO COORDINATE THE IDEAS OF THE TEMPORARY BOARD AND OTHER INTERESTED IN­DIVIDUALS. 13NOTE : PART II I OF THIS PROGRESS REPORT IS A WORKING DRAFT. 12 ~ .LL!.. PROPOSED PLAN FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS II THE "NATIONAL Q.!U ASGOCIAT""j""'QNpt ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA, INAUGURATED APRIL 1952, WE RESPECTFULLX ~UBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR CONSIDERATION OF' THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIA­TION'S COMMITTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS. THE ESSENCE OF THE PROPOSAL IS A DIVISION OF DUTIES AS FOLLOWS: 1. THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZES AND ADMINISTERS CERTIFICATION. 2. THE DIVISION CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES AND INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS, JOINTLY PREPARE AND SPONSOR AND CONDUCT EXAMIN­ATIONS. 3. THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS SPONSOR INSTRUCTORS' MEETINGS, CANDIDATE. " SCHOOLS, SKI SAFETY COURSES, AND GENERALLY TEND TO THE PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS IN­TEREST OF THE INSTRUCTORS. A SYSTEM OF THIS TYPE, WITH MINOR VARIATIONS, HAS BEEN IN SUCCESSFUL OPERATION IN THE FAR WEST SKI ASSOCIATION FOR A PERIOD'OF OVER FIVE YEARS. THE SYSTEM IS POPULAR WITH THE INSTRUCTORS, THE DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATION, AND THE SKIING PUBLIC. THE INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS ARE STRONGER; THE CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES ARE MORE EFFECTIVE. WE SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT THIS REVISED PLAN WHICH RE­TAINS MOST OF THE DESIRED CONTROL FEATURES, SUGGESTED BY THE PLAN PRESENTED BY MR. CUDDEBACK, PRESENTS A WORKABLE SYSTEM OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL PARTIES CONCERNED. FOR THIS REASON IT HAS A BETTER CHANCE TO SUCCEED. 14NOTE r. THIS PLAN, COMPILED BY TOMMI TYNDALL AND THE FWSIA, IS THE COUNTER.PROPOSAL (REVISED PLAN) REFERRED TO IN THIS REPORT. THE TEXT OF THIS PLAN IS A 'LETTER OF MR. TYNDALLtS. MAY 28, 1952. 13 PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THESE PROVISIONS IS TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE SEVERAL DIVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIA­TION THE RATING OF CERTIFIED SKI INSTRUCTORS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOC~ATION, AND TO pRoVIDE FOR ITS AWARD TO FULLY-QUALIFIED AND COMPETENT INSTRUCTORS THROUGH­OUT THE UNITED STATES. BY THIS MEANS THERE WILL BE CREATED FOR THE SKIING PUBLIC, A RECOGNIZED, NATION­WIDE STANDARD OF SOUND AND COMPETENT SKI INSTRUCTION. I I EXAMINATION ~. EACH DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION SHALL CON­TINUE TO CONDUCT ITS OWN EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PLAN WHICH MUST ASCERTAIN THAT EAOH CANDIDATE CAN FULFILL THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. 1. DEMONSTRATE ABILITY TO SKI WELL DURING (A) A DOWNHILL RUN ON DIFFIOULT TERRAIN AND (B) A RUN OR RUNS OVER A SLALOM COURSE OF COMPAR­ABLE DIFFICULTY. 2. DEMONSTRATE WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF PRECISION AND STEADINESS THE FOLLOWING MANEUVERS, A. WALKING ON THE LEVEL t VARIOUS CLIMBING STEPS AND TURNS WHILE CLIMBING AND STANDING. 8. STRAIGHT DOWNHILL AND TRAVERSE DOWNHILL RUNNING POSITIONS. C. STEPPING AROUND WHILE RUNNING DOWNHILL. D. SNOWPLOW STRAIGHT TO A STOP. E. SNOWPLOW TURNS (LINKED). F. SIDESLIPPING (VERT'CAL AND TRAVERSING). G. STEM CHRISTIANIA (LINKED). H. PARALLEL CHRISTIANIA (LINKED). I. ~UMP TURNS LEFT AND RIGHT TO A STOP. NOTE: THE ABOVE OUTLINE SUB~ECT TO CONSTANT REVISION AND IMPROVEMENT IN ORDER TO CONFORM WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA TEACHING OUTLINE. 14 ." !l 'I I II Ii 7 ; t 'II ~j 1t I.' " I I: , ' ~ , 1 : ! : r,i Ii i 3. DEMONSTRATE ABILITY TO TEAOH BYt A. SHOWING THAT HE POSSESSES A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE SEQUENCE OF MAN­EUVERS WHICH HE USES TO TEACH SKIING INCLUDING THE REASON FOR TEACHING EACH MANEUVER AS HE DOES AND WHEN HE DOES IN RELATION TO THE OTHER MANEU­VERS. B. PERFORMING, ANALYSING AND EXPLAINING CLEARLY AND CONCISELY EACH MANEUVER THAT IS CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO SOUND­LY AND LOGICALLY TEACH A PUPIL TO SKI. C • R EC 0 G N I Z I N G ANY INC 0 R R E C T LYE X E CUT ED MANEUVER INSTANTLY; DIAGNOSING, EX­PLAINING AND CORRECTING FUNDAMENTAL ERRORS INVOLVED. D. HANDLING A SKI INSTRUCTION CLASS WITH EASE AND WELL-DEFINED ABILITY. 4. DEMONSTRATE A KNOWLEDGE OF THE: A. ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION AND ITS DIVISIONS. B. FEDERATION INTERNATIONAL DE SKI AND AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION AND THEIR RELATION TO THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOC­IATION. C. AMATEUR RULES, RULES FOR COMPETITION, CLASSIFICATION AND ELIGIBILITY FOR ENTRY IN VARIOUS SANCTIONED COMPETI­TIONS. D. ORGANIZA~ION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS ORGANI7ATIONS. 5. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, ANY DIVISION MAY REQUIRE SUCH ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AS IT MAY DEEM NECESSARY, PROVIDED THAT SUCH ADDITIONAL TESTS OR QUALIFICATIONS ARE IN LINE WITH THE DESIRED UNIFORMITY OF A NATIONAL STANDARD AND ARE AP. PROVED BY THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA AND THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATIONS. 15 I II OTHER REQU I REMENTS A CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR MUST BE AT LEAST 21(tS) YEARS OF AGE AND OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER. HE MUST ALSO HOLD AN AMERI­CAN RED CROSS FIRST AID C£RTIFICATE IN GOOD STANDING AT ALL TIMES. IV CERTIFICATION A. EACH DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION WHICH AGREES TO THESE PROVISIONS MAY AWARD NATIONAL CERTIFICA­TION TO THOSE SKI INSTRUCTORS WHO MEET WITH THE REQUIRE­MENTS OUTLINED HEREIN. B. IT IS AGREED THAT THE WORD CERTIFIED SHALL HEREAFTER BE USED ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH SKI INSTRUCTORS CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION IN ACCORDANOE WITH THE PROVISIONS HEREOF. LESSER GRADES OF REOOGNITION OF SKI­TEACHING ABILITY M~Y BE ESTABLISHED OR CONTINUED BY ANY DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION BUT THE TERM OERTI~IEb MAY NOT BE USED FOR THE LESSER GRADES OF REC­OGNITION. c. EACH CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR SHALL BE ISSUED A CERTIFIOATE SPECIFIED BY THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION. D. EACH CERTIFIED INSTRUOTOR MAY U!)[ Tile CLAlInr: or:nTlrlr:D SKI INSTRUCTOR OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION OR ANY ABBREVIATION OF THIS CLAUSE'IN ANY PUBLICITY RELATING TO HIMSELF AS A SKI TEACHER, BUT SHALL SIGN THE FOLLOW­ING AGREEMENTS: 1. I AGREE THAT IF I AM CERTIFIED I WILL so DESIGNATE MYSELF ONLY AS LONG AS I ~ETAI~ MY CERTIFICATION EITHER BY INITIAL tSSUANCE OR RENEWAL. 2. I WILL NOT USE THE TERM CERTIFIED SKI INSTRUCTOR OR TEACHER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF ANY MERCHANDISE OR SERVICE OTHER THAN SKI TEAOHING OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SKIING EXHIBITION OR CONTEST. 15NOTEr THF. FWSIA FEELS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL SHOULD BE 21 YEARS OF AGE BEFORE HE IS CE~TIFIEO BECAUSE: A PERSON IS USUALLY NOT A MATURED, EXPERIENCED TEACHER UNTIL HE HAS REACHED THIS AGE; HE IS NOT OF LEGAL AGE UNTIL HE IS 21 AND COULD INCUR LIABILITY; AND THE BENEFITS DERIVED THROUGH IN­STRUCtORS.' GROUPS O~TEN INFLUENCE MANY YOUNG PEOPLE RATHER THAN THE PROFESSION. A PERSON COULD SERVE UNDER A CERTIFIED TEACHER WI.TH THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE-APP~ENTICEt OR SOME OTHER LESSER GRADE UNTIL HE REACHES LEGAL AGE. THIS WILL TEST THAT INDIVIDUAL'S SINCERITY TO BEOOME A SKI TEACHER. 16 3. I CONSENT TO THE CANCELLATION OF MY CERTIFICATE BY THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION V-C OF THESE PROVISIONS. V RENEWAL, TRANSFER, REVOcATION A. RENEWALSt ORIGINAL CERTIFICATION SHALL EXPIRE ON THE SECOND JANUARY FIRST FOLLOWING THE DATE OF SATISFACTORY EXAMINATION. CERTIFICATION MAY BE RENEWED THEREAFTER FROM YEAR TO YEAR BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN RECORD OF INSTRUCTING ACTIVITIES DURING THE PRECEDING SEASON. NO MORE THAN THREE SUCH RENEWALS SHALL BE GRANTED WITHOUT RE~EXAMINATION UNLESS SATISFACTORY PROOF IS SUBMITTED TO HIS DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE THAT HE HAS BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN TEACHING DURING EACH SKI SEASON ~INCE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATION. INACTIVE STATUS PROVISIONS MAY BE APPLIED TO CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS IN GOOD STANDING WHO ARE PRE­VENTED FROM THE REGULAR PRACTICE OF THEIR PROFESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. SICKNESS OR ACCIDENT (SUBMIT DOCTOR'S CERTI­FICATE). 2. ON LEAVE TO STUDY TEACHING METHODS ABROAD. 3 • SAT I S F ACT 0 R Y Fl CAS 0 N S 0 r. Y () N ('I TIl C I N ('l I V IOU,\ 11 S CONTROL. 4. AT THE DECRETION OF A DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE, SKI INSTRUCTORS ENTERING ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE MAY BE RETAINED ON AN INACTIVE STATUS AND GRANTED ADDITIONAL RENEWALS AS PROVIDED ABOVE ON RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY. RE-INSTATEMENT OF SUCH INSTRUCTORS TO ACTIVE STATUS WITH­OUT RE-EXAMINATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE AND LIMITED TO TWO RENEWALS PER APPLICANT ONLY. WITH THE ABOVE EXCEPTIONS ANY CERTIFI-J CATION NOT RENEWED EACH YEAR SHALL BE CANCELLED. 8. TRANSFERt THE RECORDS OF A CERTIFIED SKI INSTRUCTOR SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY THE DIVISION HAVING JURISDICTION OF THE AREA IN WHICH HE IS TEACHING AND SHALL BE TRANS­FERRED FROM DIVISION TO DIVISION TO OOMPLY WITH THIS PROVISION. SINCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIOATION IN VARIOUS DIVISIONS MAY VARY ABOVE THE MINIMUM AS PROVIDED IN SECTION I I OF THIS PROVISION, ANY DIVISION MAY RE-QUIRE CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS TRANSFERRING FROM ANOTHER DIVISION TO PASS AN EXAMINATION IN SUCH'ADDITIONAL REQUIRE­MENTS, PROVIDED SUCH TESTS ARE APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION. THIS ADDITIONAL EXAMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO SUCH CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS. 17 c. REVOCATION £L CERTIFICATION: THE COMMITTEE PROVIDED FOR BY THESE PROVISIONS MAY REVOKE THE CERTIFICATION OF ANY SKI INSTRUCTOR AT ANY TIME. IT SHALL HOWEVER SOLICIT AND ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS CONNECTION OF THE DIV­ISIONAL COMMITTEE AND OF THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONSHAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE AREA WHERE SUOH INSTRUCTOR IS TEACHING. VI ADEQUACY £E EXAMINATION THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION ~AY AT ITS OWN DISCRETION AND SHALL AT THE REQUESTS OF ANY DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATION SEND ONE OR MORE UNBIASED FULLY QUALIFIED OBSERVERS TO ANY EXAMINATION FOR CERTIFICATION TO DETERMINE THAT THE EXAMINATION IS ADEQUATE TO TEST THE ABILITY OF CANDIDATES TO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH IN SEOTION I I HEREOF. V II FEES V I I I THERE WILL BE NO FEES FOR EXAMINATION, CERTIFICATION OR RENEWAL, PAYABLE TO EITHER THE DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE OR THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION. 16 HOWEVER, EACH DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS' ASSOCIATION SHALL AGREE TO FURNISH TRANSPOR­TATION TO AND fROM TItE PLAOE OF r.XAMINATION AS WELL AS ROOM AND BOARD FOR EACH EXAMINATION DAY fOn TilL MLMUEttfJ OF THE DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE EXAMINING BOARD. EXISTING INSTRUCTORS UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THESE PROVISIONS BY ANY DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATION ALL FULLY-CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS OF THAT DIVISION IN GOOD STANDING, SHALL BECOME CERTIFIED SKI INSTRUCTORS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION. IX COMMITTEE A~ THE SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS SHALL BE ADMINISTERED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A COMMITTEE CON­SISTING OF ONE MEMBER OF EACH DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATION WHICH ACCEPTS THESE PROVISIONS AND NOT MORE THAN TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. THIS COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOOIATION IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR BY ITS CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE SHALL BE NO FEE CHARGED FOR CERTIFIOATION; lll[ rrE !1IIALl. nr;: OHARGED AND HELD BY THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTOHS'ASSOOIATIONS. 18 B. THE DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE TO: 1. ADMINISTER THE SYSTEM FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SK I TEACHERS. 2. DETERMINE THAT THE EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTIFICA­TION CONDUCTED BY THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS ARE ADEQUATE TO DETERMINE THAT EACH CANDIDATE MEETS A STANDARD OF SKI TEACHING ABILITY ACCEPTABLE FOR THE RATING OF CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS AS OUTLINED HEREIN. 3. PROVIDE FOR AN ADEQUATE SYSTEM OF RECORDS SHOWING THE STATUS OF EACH CERTIFIED INSTRUC­TOR AT ALL TIMES. 4. KEEP ITSELF INFORMED AS TO THE SUBJECT OF CERTIFICATION AND PROVIDE FOR SUCH CHANGES IN THESE PROVISIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY IN ORDER""TO BETTER ACCOMPLISH THE DESIRED RE­SULTS. 5. DESIGN AN ADEQUATE CERTIFICATE AND SO CONTROL ITS 0 1ST RIB UTI 0 NTH A T WID E - S PRE A O. lJ N AUT H 0 R I ZED USE WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE. 6. REVOKE CERTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEC­TION V-C OF THESE PROVISIONS. 7. COOPERATE WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA AND THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION TO BETTER SERVE THE SKIING PUBLIC. 8. PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUT1ES AS"MAY HEREAFTER BE ASSIGNED. APRIL 23, 1952. X DIVISIONAL CERT!FICATION COMMITTEES A: ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR CERTIFICATION, THE SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATIONS OF SKI INSTRUCTORS WITHIN A DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION, SHALL 8E ADMINISTERED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A COMMITTEE CON. SISTING OF ONE MEMBER OF EACH DISTRI CT17 OF THE DIVISION AND NOT MORE THAN TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. THIS COMMIT­TEE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATION IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR BY ITS CONSTITU­TION AND BY.LAWS. 17NOTEt THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO THOr:1E DIVl810NO THAT DO NOT HAVE DISTRICTS WITHIN THE SEPARATE ASSOOIATIONS. 19 8. THE DUTIES OF THIS COMMITTEE SHALL BE TOt 1. ADMINISTER THE SYSTEM FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS WITHIN THE DIVISION ON BE­HALF OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE. 2. PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN THE PREPARATION OF READING OUTLINES, MANUALS, CERTIFICATION TESTS, GRADING METHODS, CANDIDATE SCHOOL PROCEDURES ABILITY RATINGS, ETC. AND OTHER INSTRUCTORS' PROJECTS OF MUTUAL INTEREST TO INSURE FAIR AND ADEQUATE EXAMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES. 3. PROVIDE FOR AN ADEQUATE SYSTEM OF RECORDS SHOWING THE STATUS OF EACH CERTIFIED IN­STRUCTOR AT ALL TIMES. 4. KEEP ITSELF INFORMED AS TO THE SUBJECT OF CERTIFICATION AND PROVIDE FOR SUCH CHANGES IN THESE PROVISIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO BETTER ACCOMPLISH THE DESIRED RE­SULT. 5. CONDUCT EXAMINATIONS AND/OR PARTICIPATE IN SAME IN DIVISIONS WHERE INSTRUCTORS' ASSOCIATIONS ARE SPONSORING SUCH EXAMINA­TIONS, BY FURN"ISHING ONCE ANNUALLY TWO UNBIASED, F"ULLy .. QUALIFIED EXAMINERS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD DURING EACH DAY OF SAID EXAM­INATIONS. COMPENSATION TO SUCH EXAMINERS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR AS OUTLINED IN SECTION VII OF THESE PROVISIONS. 6. RECOMMEND FOR OR AGAINST RE-INSTATEMENT OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATION IN AOCORDANOE WITH SECTION V OF THESE PROVISIONS. 7. PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS MAY HEREAFTER BE ASSIGNED. XI INSTRUCTORS ORGANIZATIONS A. ANNUAL INSTRUCTORS' MEETINGS, CANDIDATE SOHOOLS, EXAMINA­TIONS AND THE POLICIES CONCERNING THE PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS INTERESTS OF SKI INSTRUGTORS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES SHALL BE COORDINATED BY A NATIONAL COUNCIL OF" REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS, KNOWN AS Tllr. NATIONAL OOUNOIL OF' SKI INSTRUCTORS OF' AMERICA, LATER REFEHREO TO IlCnc.IN A:,\ lilt: NATIONAL COUNCIL. THE PRESIDENTS AND SECREATRIES OF THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS THE CHAIR­MAN OF THE CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES OF THE DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIAT.ION ARE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE PERIOD OF THEIR OFFICE. THERE SHALL BE A THIRD MEMBER OF EACH DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTOR~ ORGANIZATION APPOINTED BY THE RESPECTIVE PRESIDENTS FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, TO REPRESENT HIS DIVISION ON THE TEACHING OUTLINE COMMITTEE OF THE NATION­AL COUNCIL. IN DIVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION WHERE INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS HAVE FORMED BUT HAVE NOT YET PROCEDED WITH THE ELECTION OF OFFIOERS AOOORDING TO THEIR CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL SHALL SOLICIT AND ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TO REPRESEN­TATION OF DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS ON THE NATIONAL COUNOIL. 8. THE DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA IN CONNECTION WITH THE CERTIFICATION AND EXAM­INATION OF INSTRUCTORS SHALL BE TOt 1. COORDINATE DIVISIONAL ORGANIZNTION OUSIN£SS. 2. PREPARE, SIMPLIFY AND CONSTANTLY IMPROVE A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE TEACHING MANUAL FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE BASIC FUNDAMENTALS OF SKIING AS TAUGHT TO THE SKIING PUBLIC OF THE UNITED STATES. 3. DESIGN AND TEST BETTER METHODS OF INSTRUCTORS' TRAINING (CANDIDATE SCHOOLS) AS WELL AS IM­PROVE EXAMINATION AND GRADING PROCEDURESr STANDARDIZE NOMENCLATURE. 4. ESTABLISH AND DEFINE LESSER GRADES OF SKI TEACHING ABILITY AND THE LEGAL RIGHTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STANDING OF ASSOCIATE AND· STAFF INSTRUCTORS OR THEIR EQUIVALENT RAT­ING, AND RECOMMEND THE ADOPTION OF A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTOR CLASSIFICATION TO THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTOR~ ORGANIZATIONS. 5. ADOPT AND PROVIDE GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE NATIONAL INSTRUCTORS' CERTIFICATION PINS (LAPEL AND SWEATER PINS) FOR DISTRIBUTION BY THE CERTiFICATION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION. 6. PREPARE A·SUITABLE SKI TEST MANUAL FOR EXAMINERS o 21 7. FUNCTION AS AN ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR A NAT ION A L SKI INS T R U C TOR S' ASS 0 C I A T ION PROVIDED THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE DIVISIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD DESIRE SUCH A DEVELOPMENT. 8. COOPERATE WITH THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION AND ITS DIVISIONS AND COMMITTEES, THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, THE AMERICAN REO CROSS, THE INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD, SERVE THE SKIING PUBLIC. TION CHART II) IN ORDER TO BETTER (REFER TO ORGAN\ZA- 9. PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS MAY HEREAFTER BE ASSIGNED. c. THE PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS INTERESTS OF THE INSTRUOTORS WITHIN A DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION S~ALL BE SERVED BY THE DIVISIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SKI INSTRUC-TORS. THE NATIONAL OOUNOIL OF SKI INSTRUOTORS OF AM£RIO'A IN ACCORDANCE WITH ABOVE PROVISIONS ENCOURAGES ADOPTION OF A 'STANDARD SET OF CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS FOR NON­PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF'THE TYPE OF' THE FAR WEST SKI INST~UCTORS AssociATION, ~ CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, ·INOOR­PORATED JUNE 1947. o. TH& DUTIES OF THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUOTOR~ ASSOOIATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXAMINATION AND CERTIFIOATION OF SK I. I NSTRUCTORS SHALL BE TO:- 1. SPONSOR AND OONDUCT ANNUAL INSTRUCTORS' MEETINGS AND EXAMINATIONS. 2. PREPARE ADEQUATE MANUALS AND SKIING AND TEAOHING ABILITY TESTS IN OONJUNOTION WITH THE DIVISIONAL CERTIFIOATION COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL OOUNOIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS. 3. PROVIDE FOR AN ADEQUATE SYSTEM OF REOORDS. SHOWING THE STATUS OF EACH CERTIFIED IN­STRUCTOR AND MEMBER' INSTRUOTOR OF LESSER GRADES AT ALL TIMES. 4. KEEP ITSELF INFORMED AS TO THE SUBJEOT OF CERTIFICATION AND PROVIDE FOR SUCH CHANGES IN THESE PROVISIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO DETTER AOCOMPLISII TilE: nr:SIRf.O Rr.­SULTS. 5. FURNISH AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATE SCHOOL'TEACHERS IN PREPARATION FOR EXAMINATIONS. FURNISH THREE FULLY 22 .-.-.-.-------------.~ ..• ' .-.' .--">.-.-,.... ~ ........ .,..,.-.--.. -=----=~-=-.~.-.---,-,--.-..-.--..-.- .. ., - 6. QUALI~IEDt uNBIASED EXAMINERS AND ALTER­NATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED TEST PROCEDURE IN THE ~AR WEST SKI ASSOC­I A T I ON. RECOMMEND ~OR OR AGAINST RE-INSTATEMENT OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION V OF THESE PROVISIONS. PER~ORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS MAY HEREAFTER BE ASSIGNED. 23 • ~f ,i I I r I I :1 " ! ,\ t I BIBLIOGRAPHY -ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.- ~ WEST ~ INSTRUOTORS, ASSOCIATION. FRESNOt 1947. BERRY, ~OSEPH ~., JR., NEBEL, DOT HOYT. -THE EMPIRE UNIFIED TECHNIQUE." AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL, 1949, 225-227. BRISTOL, NAOMI. "THE CANADIAN SKI SCHOOL.· ~ MAGAZINE, (DECEMBER 15, 1950), P. 32-33. -CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS, PLAN FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS~- INTERMOUNTAIN ~ INSTRUCTORS ASSOC­I AT I ON t 1 9 5 2 • CUDDEBACK, KENNETH D. -BEWARE OF POOR SKI INSTRUCTION.­WINTER SPORTS ~, (NOVEMBER 25, 1948), P. 1. -----'NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATION'OF SKI INSTRUCTORS. RPROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATION'OF SKI INSTRUCTORS BY THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION.­AGENDA ANNUAL CONVENTION NSA, (APRIL 23, 1952). ----- aSK' TEACHERCERTIFICATION.w AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL, 1948, 256-260. CENTRAL UNITED STATES SKI ASSOCIATION. wPROPOSALS.­AGENDA ANNUAL CONVENTION NSA, (MAY 9. 1952) • . ' .- DAVIS, W. S. "REPORTS ON' THE CERTIFICATION O~ SKI TEACHERS.­AMER ~CAN SK I ANNUAL" (~ANUARY 1949), 33 • .. ---- ·SKI INSTRUCTORS CtRTIFICATION, ROCKY MOUNTAIN STYLE.­AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL, 1948, 288-?90. EATON, EDWIN C."SKIING IS MORE FUN.- AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL, 1949, 73-75. HILL, CORTLANDT T. "REPORTS ON CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEAOHERS.­AMERICAN ~ANNUAL,. (~ANUARY 1949), 33. ----- -REPORT OF THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI' TEACHERS COMMITTEE~. " AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL, (FEBRUARY 1949), 14. 24 ------CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS.- SKIERS HANDBOOK, LOS ANGELES: RAMSDEN PRESS, 1947, 201-216. LAUGHLIN~ JAMES. -SK1ERS NOT S6HOOLS DIFFER IN STYLE~~ .!!U.' (FEBRUARY 1, 1949), 10. -PLAN FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS.- PACIFIC NORTH­~ ~ ASSOCIATION, 1942-47., 1949, 44-49. SCHWARZENBACH, J. C. -PRESIDENTS' REPORTS, CALIFORNIA SKI .'1 ASSOCIATION.- AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL, 1949,18'. TYNDALL, TOMMI. -CALIFORNIA SKI INSTRUCTORS ORGANIZE.II THE SKIER, PART I,"(OCTOBER 15,1948),1-10., PART II, (NOVEMBER 1, 1948), 6-10. ----- LETTER, MAY 28, 1952. 25 i~~tt , \~. CUSSA PNSA -~j,' SAMPLE ORGANIZATION CHART NATIONAL COUNCIL SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA FWSA NRMSA EACH DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATION SHALL 8E REPRESENTED BY THREE INSTRUCTORS ANO . ONE OTHER PERSON REPRESENTING THE COMMI TTEE FOR CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS OF THAT 01 VISION ~ ..:_,,. .;>. H t.D t-l"\j a: « J: SRMSA ISA ..... If! --==- ~O NOTE: SECTION XI", PART A OF THE REVISED PLAN ~l --1 -, .. 1 .. ....... . • \ , ADEQUACY CONTROL CERTIFICATION AWARDS ORGANIZATION CHART CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE AND ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF SKI INSTRUCTORS' ASSOCIATIONS ANO CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES NSA I ... -- NSA CERTIFICATION NATIONAL I- - - COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS COMMITTEE OF AMERICA I DIVISIONAL CERTIFICA TION 1------1 COMMITTEE I I DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION CERTIFICA nON TEST PREPARATION RECORDS BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EXAMINATION FROM TOMMI TYNDALL CHART II 27 \ , I ! j I I I­I i i PROGRESS REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCil OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA A STUDY OF THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS EVOLUTION TOWARDS A PLAN OF NATIONAL AFFILIATION OF CERTIFIED IN­STRUCTORS. PREPARED FOR THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUC­TORS OF AMERICA, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION. THE PRESI­DENTS OF THE D.IVISIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND THE NATIONAL AND DIVISIONAL CERTI­FICATION COMMITTEES. BY WILLIAM R. LASH PRESIDENT, INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH JULY 9, 1952 -TA-n-LE- 01 CONTENTS SUB'-'ECT FORWARD • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • o • • 1 SUMMARY • • • • • • • • • .. .. • • • • • • .. • • • • • .. 2 INTRODUCTION • • • • • 0 • e" • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 H'I STORY · .0. . . . . • . . . . . • . . • . . PURPOSE OF INSTRUCTORS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WEST THE NEED FOR AFFILIATION AMONG INSTRUCTORS ••• THE POSITION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR CER-TIFICATION .................. . CONCLUSION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • lli.!. J.J. • .. • • • 3 5 5 6 7 THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA • • 8 CONCEPTION. • • • •• • •••• • • CERTIFICATION PROVISIONS BY THE NSA • THE MEETING OF THE NCSIA • • • • • • • • • o • • • • • • .. o • e • • • 8 • 8 .10 PROPOSED PLAN FOR THE CERTifiCATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS. BY THE NSA (REV I SED). •• •• PURPOSE •• EXAM I NA T I ON • • • • • OTHER REQUIREMENTS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • RENEWALS • • • • •• •••• •• TRANSFER • • • • • •••••••• REVOCATION ••••• ADEQUACY OF EXAMINATION • • o • • • • • • • • FEE S • • • • • •• ••••••• EXISTING INSTRUCTORS ••••••• COMMITTEE ••••••••••• DIVISIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS •••• BIBLIOGRAPHY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CHART • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · .. . CHART I I • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • .. • .. • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • -. • • • • • • 13 14 14 j e· 16 • " 17 • 17 • 18 1-8 • 18 • 18 • 18 • 19 • 20 o 24 • 26 • 27 FORWARD THE SKI I. N S T R U C TOR I SAN I NFl NIT ELY ! M P 0 R TAN T LIN KIN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SKIER OF THE FUTURE. CONSEQUENTLY, A SOUND PROGRAM OF SKI INSTRUCTION IS THE CCNCERN OF EVERY ONE INTERESTED IN ORGANIZED SKIING. NEVERTHELESS, IT IS A SUBJECT THAT HAS BtEN NEGLECTED IN THE UNITED STATES o THE SKI TEACHIN~ ISSUE MUST BE CONSIDERED WITH SOLICITUDE BE­CAUSE THE EXISTENCE OF SKIING COULD BE DEPENDENT UPON QUAL­ITY PERSONNEL IN THE SK2 SCHOOLS OF THIS COUNTRY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO ILLUSTRATE THE NATURE OF THE INSTRUCTION PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT DONE WITHoUT ERROR; IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SKIING TO CRITICIZE AND SUGGESTo THERE IS LESS THAN A YEAR UNTIL THIS SUBJECT AGAIN COMES TO THE ATTENTION OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION. THE TEXT OF THE REPORT IS IN THREEPARTS~ PART I PART I I PART I II AN INTRODUCTION TO CERTIFICATION, ITS DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE. A SUMMARY OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS TOWARDS A NATIONAL AFFILIATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS. A PROPOSAL FOR NATIONAL CERTIFICATION SUBMITTEr BY THE NATIONA~ COUNCIL OF SK I I NSTRUCTORS OF AMER ICA. ONE S H 0 U L DU S E CAUTION WHEN REVIEWING PART I I I , BECAUSE IT IS A DRAFT THAT NEEDS ATTENTION AND REVISION. YOUR SUG­GESTIONS ARE URGENTLY REQUESTED ON THIS LAST SEOTION. My APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO THOSE WHO I HAVE QUOTED THROUGHOUT THIS PAPER. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK TOMMI TYNDALL, PHIL CLARK, ~R., ALF ENGEN, AND F. Co KOZlOl FOR THEIR PER­SONAL ASSISTANCE. I AM ALSO GRATEFUL TO ORo ELROY NELSON, DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS RESEARCH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, WHO HAS MADE SUGGESTIONS OF THE PR~~ SENTATION OF THIS REPORT. 1 rUMMARY A PLAN FOR CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS WAS FIRST INAUGURATED IN THE UNITED STATES EASTERN AMATEUn SKI ASSOC~ IATION IN 1937. HOWEVER, THE OTHER DIVISIONS OF. THE.COUNTRY DID NOT HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SYSTEM IN OPERATION UNTil AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR. IN 1946 THE CALIFORNIA SKI ASSOCIA­TION ESTABLISHED A PROGRAM OF CERT~FICATION THAT RESULTE~ IN THE NOW SUCCESSFUL FAR WEST SKI. INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION. IN ADDITION TO THE FAR WE~T GROUP, THERE ARE NOW THE INTER­MOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOOIATION AND THE SOUTHERN. ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI INS7RUCTORS ASSOCIATION;- THESE GROUPS ARE A PROD~CT OF THE DESIRES OF PROFESSIONAL AND RECREATIONAL SKIERS~ SIMILARLY, THE DIVISiON ASSOCIATIONS AND THE ~EACHERS' ALLIANCES HAVE COLLABORATED WITHIN THE SEPARATE DIVISIONS TO EFFECT A SUCCESSFUL CERTIFICATION SYSTEM~ NEVERTHELESS, RECREATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL FACTIONS HAVE FAilED TO COORDINATE THE SKI INSTRUCTING FUNCTION FOR THE NATION AS A WHOLE. THUS, ~HERE IS NOW A SINCERE DESIRE FROM TEACHERS AND AMATEURS TO PERFECT A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATION COMPOSED OF A NATIONAL AFFILIATION OF SKI TEACHERS WHO WILL COOPERATE WITH THE CERTIFICATION COM­MITTEES OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION AND ITS DIVISIONS. 7WO PROPOSALS OF NATIONAL CERTIFICATION WERE PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL CONVENTION IN 1952. WHILE THESE PLANS HAD MANY WORTH-WHILE RECOMMENDATIONS, THEY FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SEPARATE DIV­ISIONS AND THE TEACHERS WHOSE LIVELIHOOD THE PLANS EFFECT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE PROPOSALS WERE TABLED. AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF' AMERICA MET TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED AFFILIA710N OF ALL SKI INSTRUCTORS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT INSTRUC­TORS' ASSOCIATIONS. THE NATIONAL COUNCil OF SKI INSTRUCTORS IS CURRENTLY FORMULATING A POLICY TO COOPERATE WITH THE 1952-53, NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION'S COMMITTEE FOR CERTIFI­CATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS. "rHUS, IT IS EXPECTED THAT A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATION THAT RECOGNIZES DIVISIONS AND INSTRUDTORS CAN BE REACHED. 2 PROGRESS REPORT ON lHE PROPOSED ORGANIZATlON OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA PART I I NTRODUC T ION. HISTORY SKI TEACHING IN THE UNJTED STATES HAS EVOLVED FROM EUROPE. WHEN INCREASED SKI INTEREST INTHIS COUNTRY CREATED A 0 EM AND FOR SKI I NS T R U C T , ON. E U R 0 PEA N TEACHERS WERE BROUGHT HERE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS AVAILABLE. IN EUROPE IT WAS THE PRACTICE TO CONTROL SKI TEACHING TO PROTECT THE SKIING PUBLIC. SIMILARLY, THE UNITED STATES EASTERN AMATEUR SKI ASSOCIATION FOUND IT NEC­ESSARY TO INAUGURATE A PROGRAM OF SKI TEACHER CERTIFICATION BY 1937. 1 THE PROGRAM WAS CONSIDERED A SUCCESS AND HAS SINCE BEEN A BASIS rOR THE OTHER DIVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION TO FOLLOW. THE CALIFORNIA SKI ASSOCIATION, THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI ASSOCIATION, AND THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI ASSOCIATION MA'DE PLANS FOR CERTIFICATION DURING 1940-42, BUT THESE WERE NOT INITIATED WITH ENTHUSIASM UNTIL AFTER THE WAR. CONSEQUENTLY, MANY REVISIONS WERE NECESSARY. THE BEST PLAN OF CERTIFICATION IN THE WEST WAS INTRO­DUCED BY THE CALIFORNIA SKI ASSOCIATION'S REVISED PLAN FOR CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS, MAY 28, 1946. UNDER THE GUiDANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA SKI ASSOCIATION AND MR. CORTLANDT T. HILL, ANNUAL INSTRUCTORS' MEETINGS WERE MADE FEASIBLE. 2 THIS RESULTED IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SUCCESSFUL FAR WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION WHICH WAS ORGANIZED AS AN INCOR­PORATED, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION IN 1947. AT ITS FIRST ANNUAL MEETING IN 1948, THE GROUP ADOPTED A PROPOSAL TO STIM­ULATE A NATIONAL FEDERATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS. 3 1KENNETH D. CUDDEBACK, IISKI TEACHER CERTIFICATION IN THE EAST,· AMERICAN SKI ANNUAL, 1948, P. 256-60. 2TOMMI TYNDALL, ·CALIFORNIA SKI INSTRUCTORS ORGANIZE,· ~ SKI E R t ( OC TO B E R 1 5 , 1 9 48 ), P • 9 • 3 JJU...Q.. , (NOVEMBER 1, 1948), P. 6. 3 THE SOU THE R N ROC I< Y t~ C ~J N Til!, INS K I ASS 0 G I A in 01\\ 0 E R ,. l FIE 0 ITS SKI TEACHERS IN THE FALL OF 1947. THE PROJECT FIRST MET WITH SUCCESS BUT LOST ITS ViGOR AFT~R A FEW TEARSo HOW~ EVER, IN 1951 J. THE YEACHERS Or- THA7 onflS~Otlj A!~S.O FOVNDiT ADVANTAGOUS TO FORM A NOH-PROFI7 CORPORATCONo THIS WAS NAMED THE SOUTHERN ROOXV MOUNTAIN SKI INS7RUCTORS ASSOCIATION WHICH WAS INryEPENDENT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCX~ MOUNTAIN SKI ASSOCIATION.. THIS INSTRUOTORSo GROUP IS IN FAVOR OF A NATfON­AL FEDERATION OF SKI TEACHERS. THE INTERMOUNTAIN S~I ASSOO­IATION CERTIFIED ITS FURST TEACHERS IN 1947, BUT LIKE THE SRMSA, IT TOO LOST ITS FORGE o THETEACHE::?S OF TH1$ DIVCSION FOUNri IT BENEFlCIAL rOFORM THE INTERMOUNTA~N SK3 INSTRUOTORS hSSOCIATION IN 1951 .. LIKEWISE, THESE MEMBERS ARE ALSO IN ~AVOR OF A NATIONAL FEDERATION. WHILE THESE DIVISIONS WERE OR G A N I Z I N G ,. HE I R INS -iTd) 0 1':) I< S 0 0 H-I E~::; P EO r t E W f. R IS R E COG N I Z I N G THE S X I TEA e HER ~ I N 1 g'f 13 T H t·: P P.l) I Fie N (I R T H W r. S"1" se< I ASS on­IATCON GRANTED t. REPRESE"NTATI'~'£: Of TH~:: CER"nrIEn SKI INSTRUC- 70RS ONE 'IOTE AT THIE N.~'fIOj\;AL SXI I.SS0Ciftl71C'~R't; ANNUA!. CONVENTION.4 THE NA"{IONA~ .. SKI JlSSO(:J.I\,TIC'~JR!; COMMITTEE CHAIR­MAN FOR THE CERTIFICAYfON CF SKI INSTRUCTORS MADE THE FOLLOW­ING COMMENTS IN 19~8t ooYOUR COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN H~S WRITTEN TO MEMBERS OF THE NSP, C0MMliI'n':ES fOR SKI INSTRUCTION IN THE SEPARATE DIVISION REGARDING THE FEASIBILI~V OF HAVING 7HE SKI TEACHERS OF THE WESTERN DIVISIONS ASSEM8L~ AT ALTA FOR A DISCUSSION CV STAN~ARD2 CF TEACHING WITH "1"HE THOUGHT OF EST A B LI S H I N G I. NAT leN ,~d. S T.3. t-; DAR:l • THE PRO B '-. EM 0 f" T E C H N I Q t: E W ILL 0 0 M E U? 8 lJ T I ~ H A R D "·0 P ? !:: Die TAT ·u HI;; ... I Mr:::. l"f IS:>'" HOPED THAT ~ SlMJ~AR MEETING CAN BE ARRANGE~ IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN. IT IS YOVR ~HAIRMAN'~ OESIRE THAY ALL SEVEN OF THE DIVISIONS WILL BE ABL~ TO STANDAR~IZE EXAMINATION PRO­CEDURE, QUALIF1~ATIONS C7 APPlBCANTS r AND THE CA7EGCRIES OF CLASSIFICATIONS 0F ~NSYRU~TORSo ~O~R COMMITTES RECOMMENDS THAT EACH DIVISION 00NS1C~2 GIVINS O~[ G~LE~ATE VCYE TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CERTI~IE~ SKI INSTRUGTORS~oo5 THE PRECED1NG FACTS INDiCAYE ~HERE HAS BE~N PROGRESS TOWARDS ORGANIZAT!ON AND RECOGNITION OF THE INS7RUCTORS IN THE WEST. SIMILAR ACGOMPLISHMEN-"S WERE r:S7",SLI,sHI:O lI\l THE EAST WH~N THE ?ROFESSIO~Al SKI TEACHERS or NEW YORK STA"1"E FORMED THE EMPIRE UNIFIED TECHNIQ~E. THZ R~SULT OF THESE A T T A I N MEN "f SiN Die A y r S T H A 'T ·r H E til 8 A PI f\W ITS r:; 1;' I 3 ~ 0 N S ;. RZ I N F A V 0 R 0 r- A M 0 R E OL 0 S iE VI COR R E L A 1T D ~: r:: R T ~ r I:: A T I o,,~ PRO G RAM THAT RECOGNIZES THE aNSYRUCYGRS o 4w. S. DAVIS, "REPORTS ON THE CERT1FICATUON OF SKI TEACHERSrlil !.M:::RlCAN. ~ ANNUl'd., ( .. '.'l,NUARY 1949)P P .. 33~ 5COR1lANDT To HrLL~ IiIREPOR¥S ON CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS,IYi AMERIC_~ SKI, ~.h, (JANUARY 1949), Po 33 0 J;, PUR PO S E .2.£. n N S T R U C TO R SOl': G A N 0 Z A T nON S JE. .l!:!f !!!.ll THE TEACHERS' ORGANOZATnONS DN THE WEST ARE .A PRODUCT OF AMATEUR AND PROFESSBO~lAt INTERESTS.·· THE DUVISDONS REP~ RESENTING AMATEUR AND RECREATDONAl MOTUVES REALDZED THAT THE SKI TEACH1NG PR08LEM WAS TOO LARGE FOR. COMMITTEE CONTROL. UNDER COMMDTTEE CONTROL THE nNSTRUCTO~S DUD NDT SHOW SPIRDT IN THE ARRANGEMENT BECAUSE TilEY WERE NOT GOVEN RESPONSUBILiTY. THE TEACHER HAS A BusnNESS MOT!VE THAT HE MUST bONsnOER p AND ORGAN]ZED SKiiNG REPRESENTS THERECREATnONAl SKIERo THERE­FORE, THE PROFEssnONAL TEAOHERS AND THE ORGANHZED ASSOCDATIONS COMBiNED THEiR EFFORTS~ ALTHOUGH BOTH GROUPS ARE iNDEPENDENT . OF EACH OTHER p THEY HAVE A CLOSE ASSOCDATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE FAR WEST SKi ASSOCIATION AND lHE DNTERMOUNTAUN SKI ASSOC­IATiDN HAVE TWO MEN EACH ON lHEUR RCSPECTOVE OERTorDOATOON EXAMINDNG eOARDS t WHOLE THE FAR WEST SKI UNSTRUOTORS ASSOC­IATiON A~D THE INTERMOUNTAiN SKU INSTRUCTORS ASSOCOATDON EACH HAVE THREE MEN ON THE EXAM~NiNG BOARDS o IN THE iNTERMOUNTAIN THE INSTRUCTORS; GROUP 28 ENTiTLED TO A REPRESENTATOVE ON THE INTERMOUNTADN SKI ASSOOQATDONoS BOARD OF D1RECTORS. IN ALL THREE enviSIONS WHERE DNSTRUCTORSD GROUPS ARE OPERATiNG, THE DIVISiON AssocnATUON nSSUES THE OERTDFUCATE, WHILE THE ON­STRUCTORSD ORGANiZATIONS CONDUOT CANDIDATE SCHOOLeD DEVELOP AND IMPROVE TEACHING METHODS, AND PROMOTE SKU !NSTRUCTION. THERE IS NO DiSSENT~ON BETWEEN THE AMATEUR AND THE PRO~Ee­SIONAl GROUPS .. THE CERTnFICAT~ON SYSTEM AND THE fiNOEPENDENT TEACHERSo ORGANDZATIONS HAVE BEEN SUCOESSFUL wnTH8N THE SEPARATE DiV­ISIONS AND THE iNDEPENDENT SKI SCHOOLS. HOW~VER, THE CERg TIFICATUON PLAN AND SKU TEACHONG PROFEssnON HAVE UTTERLY FAILED IN MEETING THE DEMAN~ FOR THE OOUNTRY AS A WHOLE o FOR EXAMPLE, THE TEAOHERS OF A D!VISDON CONFDNE THEDR ACTUV­ITIES TO THE AREAS WITHUN THAT ASSOCIATION, YEn THE RECREAc TIONAL SKIER FROM THAT SECTDON MAY FREQUENT ANY NUMBER OF AREAS IN DUFFERENT D~VnSijONSo FROM SALT t.AKE cnT,), DT IS A DAY'S TRAVEL TO ANY SKi RfSORT ON FOVE WESTERN OIVISOONS OF SEVEN iN THE UNUTED STATES e THE S~CER MUST ACQUAiNT HIM­SELF W!TH THE TEACHER p THE INSTRUC70RnS PONp AND THE TECHNIQUE THAT THIS PARTICULAR DIVISnON OR SKI SOHOOl IS TEACHUNG. BECAUSE THE SKI UNSTRUCTORS UN EACH DIVISiON DO NOT HAVE LINES OF COMMUN!CATiONS TO COORDINATE SUM!lAR FUNCTIONS, THE RESULT IS CONFUSION. THE PROFESSION IS SIMPLY NOT UTULIZDNG THE OPPORTUNiTY TO KEEP ABREAST WUTH THE DYNAMDC EVOLUTDON OF THE SPORT. THE TEACHERS MUST ~ORM A TYPE or TRADE ASSOC!ATION TO CORRELATE THEDR BUSiNESS ACTUV3TnES~ A UNIFiED TECHNOQUE UNDER NATDONAl CONTROL is NOT THE SOLUTUON BECAUSE EACH DiVDSION HAS UTS PARTICULAR TEACHUNG TERRAiN AND PROBLEMS o A NATUONAL COUNCnL OF SKU nNSTRUCTORS COMPOSED OF AN AFFOLfiATOON or THE INDEPENDENT INSTRUCTORst 5 j 1 1 .1 j j GROUPS OAN COORDINATE THEIR FUNCTIONS, LINES OF COMMUNICA­TIONS, AND ENC00RAGE A GENERAL TEACHING. PROOEDURE THRO~OH THE USE OF A MANUAL. A MANUAL COULD CATALOGUE THE D!FF~RENT TEACHING TECHNIQUES THAT ARE BEING USED IN THOSE AREAS THAT MUST DIFFERENT'ATE BECAUSE OF SPECIAL MATTERS. THIS ARRANGE­MENT WOULD ENABLE ALL INSTRUCTORS .TO BEOOME ACQUAINTED WITH OTHER TEACHERS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES IN EVERY DIVISION ASSOC­IATION. T~ESE CAPACITIES MUST BE COMBINED WITH THE NATIONAL AND DIVISIONAL CERTIFICATION PROCESS IN ORDER TO STANDARDIZE CERTIFICATION OPERATIONS, TO ISSUE A STAN~ARD CERTIFICATE AND r:'IN, AND TO KEEP CENTRAL RECORDS OF 'AU. TEACHERS. IF THIS PLAN WERE FOLLOWED, IT WOULD GIVE ORGANIZED SKIING THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO SOME DAY REACH A NATIONAL UNIFIED TECHNIQUE. THE POSITION OF THE NATIoNAL COMMITTEE £.Q!3. CERTIFICATION THE PURPOSE OF THE CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES OF ORGAN­IZED SKIING HAS BEEN WELL~DEFINED BY MR. EATON, CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION, AS FOlLOWSr liTHE NSA COMMITTEE FOR CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOU (THE SKIING PUBLiC) FROM UNQUALIFIED TEACHING AND TO ASSURE A HIGH STANDARD OF APPROVED INSTRUC­TION OF UNIFORM QUALITY EVER~WHERE."6 THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE HAS THIS RIGHT BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT THE RECREATIONAL SKI­ING PUBLIC. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE DIVISIONAL AND NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES HAS BEEN FURTHER DEFINED BY MR. HILLt -(1) THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE DESIRES TO BRING ABOUT IN EACH DIVISION ASSOCIATION, AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS. (2) AS SOON AS THE DIViSIONAL ASSOOIATION'S COMMITTEES HAVE STARTED TO OPERATE EFFECTIVELY AND A SUBSTAN­TIAL NUMBER OF INSTRUCTORS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IT IS PLANNED TO WORK OUT A PROCEDURE FOR NATION­AL CERTIFICATION IN ADDITION TO DIVISIONAL CERTIFICATION, RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS CASE WOULD BE MADE BY THE DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE.-7 THE FIRST OBJECTIVE HAS BEEN AOCOMPLISHED AND THE SECOND WAS ATTEMPTED WHEN MR. CUDDEBACK SUBMITTED HIS PLAN FOR NATIONAL CERTIFICATION TO THE NSA CONVENTION IN 1952. THE CRITICISMS THE INSTRUCTORS HAVE MADE OF THE PLANS OF MR. HILL AND MR. CUDDEBACK ARE THAT THEY FAILED TO CON­SIDER THAT CERTAIN DIVISIONAL COMMITTEES HAVE GRANTED THE PROFESSIONAL SKI TEACHERS THEIR RIGHT TO GOVERN THEIR OWN BUSINESS AFFAIRS. THE INSTRUCTORS' OBLI'GATIONS TO ORGAN-IZED SKIING WAS SUMMARIZED BY THE NEW YORK STATE PROFESSIONAL 6EDWIN O. EATON, ·SKIING IS MORE FUN,· AMERICAN gJ. ANNUAL, 1949, P. 74. 7CORTLANOT To HILL, "REPORT OF THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS COMMITTEE," AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL. (fEBRUARY 1949), P. 14. 6 --~-------------,-.--- SKI JNSTRUCTORS ASSOCIAT'0N WHEN MRS. NEBEL AND'MR. BERR~ WROTEt ·WE BELIEVE IN A UNIVERSITY OF SKI INSTRUCTORS WHO MUST MEET ONCE A YEAR AND CONSOLIDATE iDEAS AND NEW METHODS. BESIDES SKIINQ AND TEACHING ABILITY, WE I~SIST THAT OUR INSTRUCTORS HAVE A HIGH STANDING IN THE~R COMMUNITY.·S THE TEACHERS MUST ALSO BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN CERTIFICATION PLANS BECAUSE THEIR PROFESSION IS CONCERNED. CONCLUSIONS THE SKI TEACHERS OF THREE WESTERN DIVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCiATION HAVE ORGANIZED THEIR OWN INDEPEND- ,ENT ASSOCIATIONS, BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT IT IS THEIR MOST EFFICIENT CONtRIBUTION TO THEIR PROFESSION AND ORGANIZED SKIING. THE INSTRUCTOR DESIRES TO COOPERATE WITH THE REPRE­SENTATIVES OF ORGANIZED SKIING. ALTHOUGH THESE INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF A NATIONALLY CONTROLLED CERTIFI­CATION PROGRAM AT THIS TIMEt THEY ARE eN FAVOR OF DIVISIONAL CONTROLLED CERTIFICATION THAT IS COORDINATED ON A NATIONAL BASIS. IN THIS MANNER A PLAN CAN BE ACHIEVED THAT WILL BENE­FIT ALL FACTIONS OF SKIING. A TOTAL OF 155 CERTIFIED SKI INSTRUCTORS OF THE FAR WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION, THE INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION, AND THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION SINCERELY BELIEVE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS CAN BE ATTAINED TOWARDS NATIONAL COORDINATION THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORTS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA. SJOSEPH ~. BERRY, JR., DOT HOYT NEBEL, -THE EMPIRE UNIFIED TECHNIQUE,· AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL, 1949, Po 225. 7 ... -'~---.... - .... ---.-------------- l I I I I . 1 I rlART I I ~ NATIONAL COUNCIL Q[ ~ INSTRUCTORS Q[ AMERICA CONCEPTION AT THE ANNUAL CERTIFICATION A~D ~EETING OF THE FAR WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION HELD AT SQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 21.25, 1952, OFFICERS OF THE ~NTERMOUN­TAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION AND DIRECTORS OF THE FAR WEST SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION DISCUSSED AN AFFILIATION OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS • IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE INSTRUCTORS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI ASSOCIATION BE CONSIDERED IN THE COGNATION SINCE THERE WERE ONLY FOUR TEACHERS IN THAT DIVISION. I HAD DISOUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH ONE. NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI ASSOCIATION INSTRUCTOR, MR. HANS SARBACH, WEST YELLOWSTONE, MONTANA, IN MARCH 1952. HANS INDICATED THAT THE TEACHERS OF THAT DIVISION WOULD BE ANXIOUS TO COOPERATE WJTH OUR PLAN FOR AN AFFILIATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF, AT LEAST, THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THE ACTUAL CONNECTION WAS TO TAKE PLACE DURING THE LATE SUMMER OF 1952. MEANWHILE, THE OTHER DIVISIONS OF THE WEST WERE TO BE CONSULTED OF THE AFFILIATION. MR. TOMMI TYNDALL, PRESIDENT FWSIA, WAS NAMED TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN, AND BILL LASH, PRESIDENT ISlA, WAS NAMED TEMPORARY SECRE­TARY. A TENTATIVE NAME OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUC­TORS OF AMERICA WAS GIVEN TO THE ALLIANCE. CERTIFICATION PROVISIONS ~ ~ NATIONAL ~ ASSOC~ATION IN MAY 1952, MR. KENNETH D. CUDDEBACK, CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS, SUBMITTED PROVISIONS FOR A NATIONAL CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS. IN ADDITION, THE AREA OPERATORS OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES SKI ASSOCIATION PRESENTED A SIMILAR PROPOSAL FOR NATIONAL CERTIFICATION AND UNIFICATION. THESE PROVISIONS WERE TO BE PRESENTED TO THE FLOOR OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOC­IATION'S ANNUAL CONVENTION AT ESTES PARK, COLORADO, JUNE 5-8, 1952. BOTH PROVISIONS WERE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE ISlA BEFORE THE DATE OF THE ANNUAL CONVENTION. THE ISlA BOARD VOTED TO OPPOSE THE PLAN. CON­SEQUENTLY, I INFORMED MR. TYNDALL, FWSIA, OF MR. CUDDEBACK'S PLAN AND OUR DECISION TO OPPOSE. THE FWSIA FELT THAT,·WHILE THE PLAN CONTAINED WORTH-WHILE RECOMMENDATIONS IN ITS EMPHA­SIS ON STANDARDIZATION, ITS ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE GREATLY IMPARED WITHOUT THE WORK OF ACTIVE DIVISIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES AND WITHOUT THE COOPERATION OF THE INSTRUCTORS WHOSE LIVELIHOOD THIS PLAN EFFECTS."9 THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA, WE RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED A COUNTER~PROPOSAL FOR CONSIDERATION 9TOMMI TYNDALL, LETTER MAY 28. 1952. 8 AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. THIS COUNTER-PROP03AL'O WAS TO BE ~ENT TO THE CONVENTION WITH MRe BOB LAW, FWSiA REPRESEN­TATIVE, AND BILL LASH, ISlA REPRESENTATIVE. WHEN MR. LAW AND I REACHED THE CONVENTION ON JUNE 5, WE FOUND THAT WE WERE NOT THE ONLY ASSOCIATIONS CONCERNED WITH THE NSA COMMITTEE'S PROPOSAL. THE PNSA DELEGATES WERE NOT IN FAVOR OF THt NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S PROViSIONS. MANY OF THE EUSASA DELEGATES WERE LIKEWISE OPPOSED TO THE PLAN, AND THE SRMSIA HAD SENT TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO THE CONVEN­TION FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOBBYING AGAINST THE NSA COMMITTEE MOTION. WITH THESE OBJECTS, BOTH PLANS WERE TABLED TO COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AT THE FIRST DAY OF THE MEETING. NEITHER MR. CUDDEBACK NOR HIS COMMITTEE WAS PRESENT AT THE CONVENTION .• MR. LAW AND I DID NOT SUBMIT THE NCSIA COUNTER.PROPOSAL TO THE FLOOR OF THE CONVENTION, AS PREVIOUSLY PLANNED, FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. WE FELT THAT IT WOULD CREATE ANTAGONISM BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF TIME TO CONSULT ALL CONVEN.TION DELEGATES BY MAIL BEFORE JUNE 5. THE NSA CON­STITUTION STIPULATES THAT ALL LEGISLATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION DELEGATES AT LEAST 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THAT CONVENTION~ 2. WE REALIZED THAT THE BEST APPROACH TO THE SUB­JECT WAS TO INTRODUCE OUR PLAN GRADUALLY TO INSURE PROPER STUDY. THE DUTY OF THIS COMMITTEE WAS TO STUDY THE CERTIFICA­TION PROBLEM AND MAKE SUBSEQUENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FLOOR OF THE CONVENTION ON THE SECOND DAY; THIS COMMITTEE WAS COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS: LAWRENCE E. BRIGGS (ACTING CHAIRMAN) USEASA PRESIDENT AMHERST, MASS. BILL LASH ISA DELEGATE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH GORDEN WREN SRMSA DELEGATE STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. COLORADO SEPP RUSCHP USEASA DELEGATE STOWE, VERMONT ROBERT LAW FWSIA OBSERVER PASADENA, CALIFORNIA DR. WAYNE FOX CUSSA DELEGATE EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 10NOTE~ REPORT. THIS PROPOSAL IS REPRODUCED IN PART III OF THIS 9 ·~ i i 1 Ie OBSERVERS OF THE COMM'TTEE MEETING WERE~ PHIL CLARK SRMSIA OBSERVER DENVER, COLORADO JUNIOR BOUNOUS ISlA OBSERVER PROVO, UTAH AFTER A GREAT DEAL OF DISCUSSION, YHE O~MMITTEE MADE THE FOLLOWING REOOMMENDATIONS: 1. THAT THE NSA AND OENTRAL PLANS BE TABLED. 2. THAT A NEW NSAbERTIFIOATION OOMMITTEE BE NAMED BY THE INOOMING PRESIDENT TO STUDY THE PROBLEM OF CERTIFIOATION AND THE TWO PROVISIONS THAT HAD BEEN SUBMIT­TED BY MR. OUDDEBAOK AND THE CUSSA. THIS OOMMITTEE WAS TO CONSIST OF ONE MAN FROM . . EAOH NATIONAL DIVISION WHO IS EITHER THE OERTIFIOATION OHAIRMAN IN THAT DIVISION OR IS ACQUANITED WITH THE SKI TEACHING PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE TO BE THREE PROFESSIONAL SKI TEAOHERS AND ONE UNBIASED OBSERVER TO MAKE A TOTAL OF ELEVEN ON THE OOMMITTEE. 3. THE DUTIES OF THIS COMMITTEE SHALL BE TO STUDY AND PRESENT A WORKABLE PLAN OF CER­TIFICATION BY THE 1953 NATIONAL CONVEN­TION; THIS PLAN IS TO BE READY FOR OPERATION BY THE 1953-54 SEASON. AT THIS OdMMITTtE MEETING WE DISOUSSED THE COUNTER­PROPOSAL THAT MR. LAW AND I HAD TAKEN TO THE MEETING. THE MEMBERS SEEMED INTERESTED IN THE INSTRUCTORS. DESIRES TO OOORDINATE THEIR ACTIVITIES. HENOE, THE COMMITTEE AGREED TO USE THE NOSIA (COUNTER-PROPOSAL)11 FOR A WORKING BASIS TO SUBMIT TO THE 1952-53 CERTIFIOATION OOMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. WITH THIS OBJEOTIVE, I AGREED TO SUBMIT THIS PROGRESS REPORT. THE MEETING OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS..Q!. AMERICA FOLLOWING THE OOMMITTEE MEETINGS AT ESTES PARK, AN ASSEMBLY OF THE NCSIA WAS HELD. THIS GATHERING CONSISTED .OF THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ORGANIZED INSTRUC­TORS' ASSOCIATIONS AND TEAOHERS FROM THE ~THER DIVISIONS OF THE NSAt (SEE NEXT PAGE) 11NOTEt THE COUNTER-PROPOSAL WILL HEREAFTER BE RE­FERRED TO AS THE REVISED PLAN. 10 PHIL CLARK, JR. 2090 IVANHOE DENVER, COLORADO SRMSIA WILLIE SCHAEFFLER SOUTH ASH STREET DENVER, COLORADO SKI COACH, U. OF DENvER SRMSIA CHAIRMAN ROB. E: R T LAW 434 NORTH EUCLID PASADENA. CALIFORNIA FWS I Pi, JOHN LITCHFIELtl 5514 WORTHINGTON DRIVE WASHINGTON 6, D.C. DIRECTOR .SUN VALLEY·SKI SCHOOL (TO SERVE IN ADVISORY CAPACITY UNTIL RELEASED FROM SERVICE) SEPPRUSCHP STOWE. VERMONT USEASA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR (TEMPORARY OAPACITY OF ADVISOR UNTIL PERMANENTLY FILLED) THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PROPOSED AT THIS MEETING: 1. THAT THE NCSIA WOULD START IMMEDIATE EN­COURAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATION OF THE INSTRUC­TORS IN THOSE DIVISIONS WHO DO NOT HAVE ORGANIZED INSTRUCTORS· ASSOCIAT~ONS. THIS IS TO BE CONDUCTED THROUGH THEIR PRESENT CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES. 2. TO START PROCEDINGS FOR FORMULATION OF A CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. 3. TO RECOMMEND THREE INSTRUCTORS TO WORK WITH THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE FOR FORMULATION OF THE NATIONAL PLAN THAT IS TO BE PRESENTED IN 1953 0 4. TO RECOMMEND TO THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NSA THAT HE CONSIDER ONE OF THE THREE FOL­LOWING MEN FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE 1952-53 CERTIFIcAtioN COMMITTEEr F. Co KOZIOL OF THE 1SAr 80B SCHENK OR PAUL SMITH OF THE FWSA. MR. KOZIOL WAS GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE BECAUSE OF HIS EXPERIENCE WITH CERTIFICATION AND HIS AFFILIATION W1TH THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE.12 BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF SKI AREAS IN TH~ WEST ARE ON FOREST SERVICE LANDS, A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP EXISTS BE­TWEEN CERTIFICATION AND THE FOREST SERVICE SPECIAL-USE PER­MIT FOR SKI SCHOOLS. 11 I~ WAS AGREED AT THIS MEETING THAT NO MENTION OF A UNIFIED TEACHING TECHNIQl:E SHOULD BE MADE DURING THE FORM­ULATION OF THIS COUNCIL; IT WAS FELT THAT THIS SUBJECT WOULD CAUSE DISSENTION AMONG THE INSTRUCTORS AND ~INDER THE 0 PER A T ION. THE ME M B E R SAT T HIS ASS EM B L Y A L S 0 A GR E EDT 0 LIMIT THE COUNCIL TO ONLY AN AFFILIATION OF THE INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS; THE CONTROL IS TO BE LEFT TO THE SEPARATE DIVISIONS, WHILE THE NATIONAL COUNCIL IS TO BE USED TO COORDINATE IDEAS AND POLICIES. A TENTATIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS APPOINTED AS FOLLOWSr FWSIA BOB LAW TOMMI TYNDALL I S I A BILL LASH K. SM I TH US EA SA SEPP RUSCHP (TEMPORA RY) SRMSIA WILLIE SCHAEFFLER PH I L C LA R K, JR. NRMSA TONI MATT GUS GNEHM CUSSA OR. WAYNE FOX -PNSA JOHN LITCHFIELD PHIL CLARK, JR., AND BILL LASH AGREED TO START THE PRECEDING RfgOMMENDATIONS BY COMPILING AND SUBMITTING WORK-ING DRAFTS. THESE DRAFTS ARE TO BE USED TO COORDINATE THE IDEAS OF THE TEMPORARY BOARD AND OTHER INTERESTED IN­DIVIDUALS. 13NOTE : PART I I I OF THIS PROGRESS REPORT IS A WORKING DRAFT. 12 au £.8 RT .!l.!. P R Q P Q SED P LAN F Q R THE C [ I~ T I F I CAT rON 0 F SKI INS T R U C TOR S II THE mlONAl SKI ASSOCfAT"'iCiN14 ON B E HAL F OF THE NAT ION A L CO UN C I L 0 F . SKI I NS T R U C TOR S OF AM E RIC A tiN AUG U RAT E 0 APR I L 1 9 52, . WE .R ESP E C T F U L L Y ~ U B MIT A PROPOS. AL FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE. NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIA. TlON'S COMMITTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS. THE ESSENCE OF THE PROPOSAL IS A DIVISION OF DUTIES AS FOLLOWS:- 1. THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION AUTHORtZES AND ADMINISTERS CERTIFICATION. 2. THE DIVISION CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES AND INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS, JOINTLY PREPARE AND SP~NSOR AND CONDUCT EXAMIN­ATIONS. 3. THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS SPONSOR INSTRUCTORS' MEETINGS, CANDIDATE. ;' SCHOOLS, SKI SAFETY COURSES, AND GENERALLY TEND TO THE PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS IN­TEREST OF THE INSTRUCTORS. A SYSTEM OF THIS TYPE, WITH MINOR VARIATIONS, HAS BEEN IN SUCCESSFUL OPERATION IN THE FAR WEST SKI ASSOCIATION FOR A PERIOD OF OVER FIVE YEARS. THE SYSTEM IS POPULAR WITH THE INSTRUCTORS, THE DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATION, AND THE SKIING PUBLIC. THE INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS ARE STRONGERr THE CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES ARE MORE EFFECTIVE. WE SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT THIS REVISED PLAN WHICH RE­TAINS MOST OF THE DESIRED CONTROL FEATURES, SUGGESTED BY THE PLAN PRESENTED BY MR. CUDDEBACK, PRESENTS A WORKABLE SYSTEM OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL PARTIES CONCERNED. FOR THIS REASON IT HAS A BETTER CHANCE TO SUCCEED. 14NOTEt THIS PLAN, COMPILED BY TOMMI TYNDALL AND THE FWSIA, IS THE COUNTER-PROPOSAL (REVISED PLAN) REFERRED TO IN THIS REPORT. THE TEXT OF THIS PLAN IS A LETTER OF MR. TYNDALL·S, MAY 28, 1952. 13 $ ;$' 4¥4 PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THESE PROVISIONS IS TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE SEVERAL DIVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIA­TION THE RATING OF CERTIF'IE:D SKI INSTRUCTORS OF THE NATIONAL SKtASSOCIATION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS AWARD TO FULLY-QUAL I F I ED AND COMPETENT I NSTRUCTORS THROUGH .. OUT THE UNITED STATES. BY THIS MEANS THERE'WILL BE CREATED FOR THE SKIING PUBLIC, A RECOGNIZED, NATION­WIDE STANDARD OF' SOUND AND COMPETENT SKI INSTRUCTION. II EXAMINATION k • . E~CH DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION SHALL CON­TINUE TO CONDUCT ITS OWN EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PLAN WHICH MUST ASCERTAIN THAT EACH CANDIDATE CAN FULFILL THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. 1. DEMONSTRATE ABILITY TO SKI WELL DURING (A) A DOWNHILL RUN ON DIFFICULT TERRAIN AND (B) A RUN OR RUNS OVER A SLALOM COURSE OF COMPAR­ABLE DIFFICULTY. 2. DEMONSTRATE WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF PRECISION AND STEADINESS THE FOLLOWING MANEUVERSt A. WALKING ON THE LEVEL, VARIOUS CLIMBING STEPS AND TURNS WHILE CLIMBING AND STANDING. B. STRAIGHT DOWNHILL AND TRAVERSE DOWNHILL RUNNING POSITIONS. C. STEPPING AROUND WHILE RUNNING DOWNHILL. D. SNOWPLOW STRAIGHT TO A STOP. E. SNOWPLOW TURNS (LINKED). F. SIDESLIPPING (VERTICAL AND TRAVERSING). G. STEM CHRISTIANIA (LINKED). H. PARALLEL CHRISTIANIA (LINKED). I. JUMP TURNS LEFT AND RIGHT TO A STOP. NOTE: THE ABOVE OUTLINE SUBJECT TO CONSTANT REVISION AND IMPROVEMENT IN ORDER TO CONFORM WITH THE NAT I ONAL COUNC I L OF SK I I NSTRUCTORS OF AMER ICA TEACHING OUTLINE. 14 3. DEMONSTRATE ABILITY TO TEACH BY: A. SHOWING THAT HE POSSESSES A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE SEQUENCE OF MAN­EUVERS WHICH HE USES TO TEACH SKIING INCLUDING THE REASON FOR TEACHING EACH MANEUVER AS HE DOE~ AND WHEN HE DOES IN RELATION TO THE OTHER MANEU­VERS. B. PERFORMING, ANALYSING AND EXPLAINING CLEARLY AND CONCISELY EACH MANEUVER THAT IS CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO SOUND­lY AND LOGICALLY TEACH A PUPIL TO SKI. c. RECOGNIZING ANY INCORRECTLY EXECUTED MANEUVER INSTANTLY; DIAGNOSING, EX­PLAINING AND CORRECTING FUNDAMENTAL ERRORS INVOLVED. D. HANDLING A SKI INSTRUCTION CLASS WITH EASE AND WELL-DEFINED ABILITY. 4. DEMONSTRATE A KNOWLEDGE OF THE: A. ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION AND ITS DIVISIONS. B. FEDERATION INTERNATIONAL DE SKI AND AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION AND THEIR RELATION TO THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOC­IATION. C. AMATEUR RULES, RULES FOR COMPETITION, CLASSIFICATION AND ELIGIBILITY FOR ENTRY IN VARIOUS SANCTIONED COMPETI­TIONS. D. ORGANIZATiON AND FUNCTiONS OF THE NATIONAL .COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS ORGANI7ATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, ANY DIVISION MAY REQUIRE SUCH ADDITIONAL QUALIF1CATIONS AS IT MAY DEEM NECESSARY, PROVIDED THAT SUCH ADDITIONAL TESTS OR QUALIFICATIONS ARE UN LINE wtTH THE DESIRED UNIFORMITY OF A NATIONAL STANDARD AND ARE AP­PROVED BY THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA AND THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATIONS. 15 .-e III OTHER REQUIREMENTS A CERTIFIED INSTRUC'TOR ;,'IST BE AT LEAST 2'1~5) YEARS OF 'AGE AND OF GOOD MORAL CHARA~TER. HE MUST ALSO HOLb AN AMERl­CAN RED CROSS FIRST AID CERTIFICATE IN GOOD STANDING AT ALL TIMES. IV CERTIFICATION A. EACH DIVISION OF THE NATlriNAL SKI AS~OCIATION WHICH AGREtS TO THESE PROVISDONS MAY AWARD NATIONAL CERTIFICA­TION TO THOSE SKI INSTRUCTORS WHO MEET WITH THE: REQUIRE­MENTS OUTLINED HEREIN. B. IT IS AGREED THAT THE WORD CERTIFIED SHALL HEREAFTER BE USED ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH SKI INSTRUCTORS CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS HEREOF. LESSER GRADES OF RECOGNITION OF SKI­TtACHING ABILITY MAY BE ESTABLISHED OR CONTINUED BY ANY DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL .SKI ASSOCIATION BUT THE TERM CERTIFIED MAY NOT BE USED FOR THE LESSER GRADES OF REC­OGNITION. c. EACH CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR SHALL BE ISSUED A CERTIFICATE SPECIFIED BY THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATIONo D. EACH CERTIFIED INSTRUOTOR MAY USE THE CLAUSE CERTIFIED SKI INSTRUCTOR OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION OR ANY ABBREVIATiON OF THis CLAUSE' IN ANY PUBLICITY RELATING TO HIMSELF AS A SKI TEACHER p BUT SHALL SIGN THE FOLLOW­I NG AGREEMENTS: 1. I AGREE THAT IF I AM CERTIFIED I WILL SO DESIGNATE MYSELF ONLY AS LONG AS I ~ETAl~ MY CERTIFICATION EITHER BY INiTIAL ISSUANCE OR RENEWALo 2. I WiLL NOT USE THE TERM CERTIFIED SKI INSTRUCTOR OR TEAOHER IN CONNEOTION WITH THE SALE OF ANY MEROHANDISE OR SERVIOE OTHER THAN SKI TEAOHING OR IN CONNEOTION WITH ANY SKIING EXHIBITION OR OONTEST. 15 NOTE= THE FWSIA FEELS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL SHOULD BE 21 YEARS OF AGE BEFORE HE IS OERTIFIED BECAUSE: A PERSON IS USUALLY NOT A MATURED, EXPERIENOED TEACHER UNTIL HE HAS REAOHED THIS AGE; HE IS NOT OF LEGAL AGE UNTIL HE IS 21 AND COULD INOUR LIABILITYj AND THE BENEFitS DERIVED THROUGH IN­STRUCtORS' GROUPS OFTEN INFLUENOE MANY YOUNG PEOPLE RATHER THAN THE PROFtSSION. A PERSON OOULD SERV~ UNDER A CERTIFIED TEACHER WITH THE GRADE OF ASSOOIATE-APPRENTIOE. OR SOME OTHER LESSER GRADE UNTIL HE REAOHES LEGAL AGE. THIS WILL TEST THAT INDIVIDUAL'S SINCERITY TO BEOOME A SKI TEAOHER. 16 , , I " ! , ;,' ~', i ~~i,ifft~i~. '", ' '~o 3. I CONSENT TO TH[ CANCELLATiON OF MY CERTIFICATE BY THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEOTION V-C OF THESE PROVISIONS. V RENEWAL, TRANSFER, REVOC/~T!ON A. RENEWALS, ORiGiNAL CERTIF~CATION SHALL EXPIRE ON THE SECOND JANUARY FIRST FOLLOWiNG THE DATE OF ~ATISFACTORY EXAMINATiONo CERTIFIC~TiON MAY BE RENEWED THEREAFTER I" R O,M YEA R TOY EAR B Y SUB MIT TIN G A W R ITT E N R E COR 0 0 I" INSTRUCTING ACTIVITIES DURING THE PRECEDING SEASON. NO MORE THAN THREE SUCH RENEWALS SHALL BE GRANTED WITHOUT RE-EXAMINATION UNLESS SATISFACTORY PROOF IS SUBMITTED TO HIS D8VISIONAL COMMITTEE THAT HE HAS BEEN ACTIVELY. ENGAGED IN TEACHiNG DURING EACH SKi SEASON SINCE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATION. INACTIVE STATUS PROViSIONS MAY BE APPLIED TO CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS iN GOOD STANDING WHO ARE PRE­VENTED FROM THE REGULAR PRACTiCE OF THEIR PROFESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. SICKNESS OR ACCiDENT (SUBMIT DOCTOR'S CERTI­FICATE). 2. ON LEAVE TO STUDY TEACHiNG METHODS ABROAD o 3. SATISFACTORY REASONS BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAl!S. CONTROL. 4. AT THE DECRETION OF A D!VISIONAL COMMITTEE, SKi INSTRUCTORS ENTERING ACTIVE MILITARY S E R ViC E MAY 8 ERE TAl NED 0 NAN I N ACT I V E S TA TU S AND GRANTED ADDITIONAL RENEWALS AS PROVIDED ABOVE ON RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTYo RE-INSTATEMENT OF SUCH INSTRUCTORS TO ACTIVE STATUS WITH­OUT RE-EXAMINATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE AND LiMITED TO TWO RENEWALS PER APPLICANT ONLY. WiTH THE ABOVE EXCEPTIONS ANY CERTIFI­CATION NOT RENEWED EACH YEAR SHALL BE CANCELLED. B. TRANSFER: THE RECORDS OF A CERTIFIED SKI INSTRUCTOR SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY THE DiViSiON HAVING JURISDICTION OF THE AREA IN WH.ICH HE is TEACHING AND SHALL BE TRANS­FERRED FROM DIVISION TO DIVISION TO COMPLY WITH THIS PROVISION. SINCE REQUiREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION IN VARIOUS DIVISIONS MAY VARY ABOVE THE MINIMUM AS PROVIDED IN SECTION I I OF THIS PR6vISION, ANY D~VISION MAY RE-QUIRE CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS TRANSFERRING FROM ANOTHER DIVISION TO PASS AN EXAMiNATION IN SUCH·ADDITnONAL REQUIRE­MENTS, PROVIDED SUCH TESTS ARE APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION. THIS ADDITIONAL EXAMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO SUCH CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS. 17 c. REVOCATION.2£. CERTlFI(~!~TION; THE COMMITTEE ~ROVIDED FOR BY THESE PROVISIONS MAY REVOKE THE CERTIFICATION OF ANY SKI INSTRUCTOR AT ANY TIME. IT SHALL. HOWEVER SOLICIT AND ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THiS CONNECTION OF THE DIV­ISIONAL COMMITTE£ AND OF THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONSHAVING ~URISD!CTION OVER THE AREA WHERE SUCH INSTRUCTOR US TEACHiNG. VI ADEQUACY £E EXAMINATION THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCDATION MAY AT iTS OWN DI.SCRETION AND SHALL AT THE REQUESTS OF ANY DiVISIONAL ASSOCIATION SEND ONE OR MORE UNBiASED FULLY QUALiFIED OBSERVERS Tb ANY EXAMINATION FOR CERTIFICATION TO DETERMINE THAT THE EXAMINATION IS ADEQUATE TO TEST THE ABILITY OF CANDIDATES TO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION I I HER.EOF. VII FEES V I I I THERE WILL BE NO FEES FOR EXAMINATION, CERTIFICATION OR RENEWAL, PAYABLE TO EiTHER THE DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE OR THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION. 16 HOWEVER, EACH DIVISIONAL INS T R U C TOR SI ASS 0 C I A T ION S HAL LAG R E E TO FUR N ISH T RAN S P 0 R - TATION TO AND FROM THE PLACE OF EXAMINATION AS WELL AS ROOM AND BOARD FOR EACH EXAMiNATION DAY FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE EXAMINING BOARDe EXISTING INSTRUCTORS UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THESE PROVISIONS BY ANY DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATION ALL FULLY-CERTiFIED INSTRUCTORS OF THAT DIVISION IN GOOD STANDING, SHALL BECOME CERTIFIED SKI INSTRUCTORS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION. IX COMMITTEE A. THE SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS SHALL BE ADMINISTERED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A COMMITTEE CON­SISTING OF ONE MEMBER OF EACH DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATION WHICH ACCEPTS THESE PROVISIONS AND NOT MORE THAN TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. THIS COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR BY ITS CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE SHALL BE NO FEE CHARGED FOR CERTIFICATIONi THE FEE SHALL BE CHARGED AND HELD BY THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS'ASSOCIATIONSo 18 B. THE Dun ES OF THE COM~,l ~ TTEE SHALL BE TO: 1. ADMINISTER THE SYSTEM FOR THE Cr::RTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS. 2. DETERMINE THAT THE EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTIFICA­TION OONDUCTED BY THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS ARE ADEQUATE TO DETERMINE THAT EACH CANDIDATE MEETS A STANDARD OF SKI TEACHING ABILITY ACCEPTABLE FOR THE RATING OF CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS AS OUTLINED HEREIN. 3. PROVIDE FOR AN ADEQUATE SYSTEM OF RECORDS SHOWING THE STATUS OF EACH CERTIFIED INSTRUC­TOR AT ALL TIMES. 4. KEEP I TSELF INFORMED AS TO THE SUBJECT OF CERTIFICATION AND PROViDE FOR SUCH CHANGES IN THESE PROVISIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO BETTER ACCOMPLISH THE DESIRED RE­SULTS. 5. DESIGN AN ADEQUATE CERTiFICATE AND SO CONTROL ITS DISTRIBUTION THAT WIDE-SPREA~ UNAUTHORIZED USE WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE. 6. REVOKE CERTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEC­TION V.C OF THESE PROVISIONS o 7. COOPERATE WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERiCA AND THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION TO BETTER SERVE THE SKIING PUBLIC. 8. PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS MAY HEREAFTER BE ASSiGNED. APRil 23, 1952~ X DIVISIONAL CERT~FiCATION COMMiTTEES A. ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR CERTIFICATION, THE SYSTEM OF CERTiFICATIONS or SKI INSTRUCTORS WITHIN A DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION, SHALL BE ADMINISTERED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A COMMITTEE CON­SISTING OF ONE MEMBER OF EACH DISTR 1CT17 OF THE DIVISION AND NOT MORE THAN TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. THIS COMMIT­TEE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATION IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR BY ITS CONSTI.TU­TION AND BY~LAWS. 17NOTEt THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO THOSE DIVISIONS THAT .00 NOT HAVE DISTRICTS WITHIN THE SEPARATE ASSOCIATIONS. 1.9 • B. THE D UTI E S 0 F T HIS CO t\j :·'1 8 T TEE S HAL. L BET 0 t: 1. ADMINISTER THE SYSTEM FOR THE C.ERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS WITHIN THE DIVISIDN ON BE­HALF OF THE NAT~ONAL COMMITTEE. 2. PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN THE PREPARATION OF READING OUTLiNES, MANUALS, CERTIFICATION TESTS 9 GRADING METHODS, CA~OIDATE SCHOOL PROCEDURES ABILITY RATINGS, ETC. AND OTHER INSTRUCTOR~ PROJECTS OF MUTUAL INTEREST TO INSURE FAIR ANO ADEQUATE EXAMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES .. 3. PROVIDE FOR AN ADEQUATE SYSTEM OF RECORDS SHOWING THE STATUS OF EACH CERTIFIED IN­STRUCTOR AT ALL TBMES o 4. KEEP ITSELF INFORMED AS TO THE SUBJECT OF CERTIFICATION AND PROVIDE FOR SUCH CHANGES IN THESE PROVISIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO BETTER ACCOMPLISH THE DESIRED RE­SU LT. 5. CONDUCT EXAMiNATIONS AND/OR PARTICIPATE I N SAME IN 0 I ViS iONS WHERE INSTRUCTORS' ASSOCiATIONS ARE SPONSORiNG SUCH EXAMINA­TIONS, BY FURNISHING ONCE ANNUALLY TWO UNBIASED, FULLY-QUALIFIED EXAMINERS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD DURING EACH DAY OF SAID EXAM­INATIONS. COMPENSATION TO SUCH ExAMINERS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR AS OUTLINED IN SECTION VII OF THESE PROV~SBONS. 6. RECOMMEND FOR OR AGAINST RE-INSTATEMENT OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION V OF THESE PROVISIONS o 7. PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTiES AS MAY HEREAFTER BE ASSIGNED. XI INSTRUCTORS ORGANIZATIONS A. ANNUAL INSTRUCTORS' MEETINGS, CANDiDATE SCHOOLS, EXAMINA­TIONS AND THE POLiCIES CONCERNING THE PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS INTERESTS OF SKI iNSTRUCTORS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES SHALL BE COORDiNATED BY A NATIONAL COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS' ORGANIZATIONS o KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA, LATER REFERRED TO HEREIN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL. THE PRESIDENTS AND SECREATRIES OF TH~ 2Q .'._-, ,-, DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS! ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS THE CHAIR­MAN OF THE CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES OF THE DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATlciN ARE ELIGIB'LE TO SERVE ON THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE PERrOD OF THEIR OFFICE. THERE SHALL BE A THIRD MEMBER OF EACH DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTOR~ ORGANIZATION APPO!NTED BY THE RESPECTIVE PRESIDENTS ~OR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, TO REPRESENT HIS. DIVISION ON THE TEACHING OUTLINE COMMiTTEE OF THE NATION-AL COUNCiL. IN DIVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION WHERE INSTRUCTORS,' GROUPS HAVE FORMED BUT HAVE NOT YET PROCEDED WITH THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS ACCORDING TO THEIR CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL SHALL SOLICIT AND ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DIVISIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TO REPRESEN­TATION OF DIVISiONAL INSTRUCTORS ON THE NATIONAL COUNCIL. B. THE DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL COUNCil OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA IN CONNECTION WITH THE CERTIFICATION AND EXAM­INATION OF INSTRUCTORS SHAll BE TOt 1. COORDINATE DIViSIONAL ORGANIZNTION BUSINESS. 2. PREPARE, SiMPLIFY AND CONSTANTLY IMPROVE A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE TEACHING MANUAL FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE BAS!C FUNDAMENTALS OF SKIING AS TAUGHT TO THE SKi ING PUBLIC OF THE UNITED STATES .. 3. DESIGN AND TEST BETTER METHODS OF INSTRUCTORS' TRAINING (CANDIDATE SCHOOLS) AS WELL AS IM­PROVE EXAMINATION AND GRADiNG PROCEDURES; STANDARDiZE NOMENCLATURE. 4. ESTABLISH AND DEFINE LESSER GRADES OF SKI TEACHING ABILITY AND THE LEGAL RIGHTS AND ,ORGANIZATIONAL STANDiNG OF ASSOCIATE AND' STAFF iNSTRUCTORS OR THEiR EQUIVALENT RAT­ING, AND RECOMMEND THE ADOPTiON OF A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTOR CLASSIFICATION TO THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS' ORGANiZATIONS. 5. ADOPT AND PROVIDE GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE NATIONAL INSTRUCTORS' CERTIFICATION PINS (LAPEL AND SWEATER PINS) FOR DISTRIBUTION BY THE CERTIFICATiON COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATiON .. 6. PREPARE A'SUITABLE SKI TEST MANUAL FOR EXAMINERS .. 21 ------_.,. -----,._-- 7. FUNCTION AS AN OI'~;ANIZING COMMITTEE FOR. A NAT! 0 N A l SKI I I·J S T Rue TOR S' ASS 0 C I A T ION PROVIDED THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE DIVISIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD DESIRE SUCH A DEVELOPMENTo 8 0 COOPERATE WITH THE NATIONAL SKi ASSOCIATION AND ITS DIVISIONS AND COMMITTEES, THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, THE INSTRUCTORS' GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROA6, SERVE .THE SKI IN.G PUBLIC" T ION C HA R Til ) IN ORDER TO BETTER (REFER TO ORGANIZA- 9. PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS MAY HEREAFTER BE ASSIGNED. c. THE PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS INTERESTS OF THE INSTRUCTORS WITHIN A DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION S~ALL BE SERVED BY THE DIVISIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SKI INSTRUC­TORS. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERI~A IN ACCORDANCE WITH ABOVE PROVISIONS ENCOURAGES ADOPTION OF A STANDARD SET OF CONSTITUTiON AND BY-LAWS FOR NON­PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF THE TYPE OF THE FAR WEST SKI INST~UCTORS ASSOC~ATION~ A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, INCOR-PORATED JUNE 1947. D. THE DUTIES OF THE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS' ASSOCIATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXAMINATION AND CERTIFICATION OF SK I I NSTRUCTORS SHALL BE TO:- 1. SPONSOR AND CONDUCT ANNUAL INSTRUCTORS' MEETINGS AND EXAMiNATiONS" 2. PREPARE ADEQUATE MANUALS AND SKIING AND TEACHING ABILITY TESTS iN CONJ~NCTION WITH THE DIVISIONAL CERTIFICATiON COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SK D iNSTRUCTORS. 3. PROVIDE FOR AN ADEQUATE SYSTEM or RECORDS, SHOWING THE STATUS OF EACH CERTIFIED IN­STRUCTOR AND MEMBER' INSTRUCTOR OF LESSER GRADES AT ALL TIMES. 4. KEEP ITSELF INFORMED AS TO THE SUBJECT OF CERT!FICATION AND PROVIDE FOR SUCH CHANGES IN THESE PROVISiONS AS MAY BE NECtSSARY IN ORDER TO BETTER ACCOMPLISH THE DtSIRED RE­SULTS. 5. FURNISH AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATE SCHOOL TEACHERS IN PREPARATIO~ FOR EXAMiNATiONSe FURNISH THREE FULLY 22 .J .~.. ~'. ~,., ·if. QUALIFIED, UNBIASED EXAMINERS AND ALTER­NATES IN ACCORDM'OE WITH THE ESTABLISHED TEST PROCEDURE IN THE FAR WEST SKI ASSOC-I AT ION .. RECOMMEND FOR OR AGAINST RE_INSTATEMENT OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATION IN AccbRDANCE WITH SECTION V OF THESE PROVI~IONS~ PERFORM SUC~ OTHER DUTIES AS MAY HEREAF~ER 8E ASSIGNED. 23 BIBLIOGRAPHY "ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION." ~ ~ ~ INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION. FRESNOt 1947. BERRY, JOSEPH J., JR., NEBEL, DOT HOYT. "THE EMPIRE UNIFIEDTECHNIQUE.III AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL, 1949, 225-22'7. BRISTOL, NAOMI. "THE CANADIAN SKI'SCHOOL." ~ MAGAZINE, ( DECEMBER 1 5, 1 9 50 ) ,P. 32-33 • "CONSTITUTION AND'BY-LAWS, PLAN FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS~II INTERMOUNTAIN ~ INSTRUCTORS ASSOC. I A'T ION, 1 9 5 2 • CUDDEBACK, KENNETH Do "BEWARE OF POOR SKI INSTRUCTION.· WINTER SPORTS ~t (NOVEMBER 25, 1948), P. 1. ----- NATIONAL COMMI,TTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATION'OF SKI INSTRUCTORS. "PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATION OF SKI INSTRUCTORS BY THE NATIONAL SKI ASSOCIATION.· AGENDA ANNUAL CONVENTION~, (APRIL 23, 1952). ----- "SKI TEACHER'CERTIFICATION." AMERICAN ~ ANNUAL, 1948, 256 .. 260. 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SCHWARZENBACH, J. c. .PRESiDENTS' REPORTS, CALIFORNIA SKI :1 ASSOCIATION." .AMERBCAN ~ AN!iUAL, 1949, 18.7. TYNDALL, TOMMI. IliCALIF'ORNIA SKI INSTRUCTORS ORGANIZE.III THE SKIER, PART I,(OCTOBER 15,1948),1.10., PART II, (NOVEMBER 1, 1948),6.10. _____ LETTER, MAY 28, 1952. 25 ,"'t!C,e.~ 1\...1 ..... ~'" ~. , . PNSA SAMPLE ORGANIZATION CHART NATIONAL COUNCIL SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA FWSA NRty1SA EACH DIVISIONAL ASSOCIA TION SHALL BE REPRESENTED BY THREE INSTRUCTORS ANO ONE OTHER PERSON REPRESENTING THE COMMI TTEE FOR CERTIFICATION OF SKI TEACHERS OF THA T 01 VISION SRMSA • H ---~-- I t- <(\0I 0::: « J: __I S_A_ _ ~o =-= NOTE: SECTION XI, PART· A OF THE REVISED PLAN • - =---;-.,-~~ _*;·i'R (!I£" ·YZCf%Lej(#Ma&4k-.iQ>.lq:~i>_a_ .. w_ • .,._.t~".pl$ ~'I,'.PL.U,¥. -,tJ.-.m§x. _6.WiJ._EJ2QE $(% A .~JX $JiM.C.O ax w ,a4AL3fiz .• U;'.1,_,$ ,.gL .. g 7e""* 11 I I ADEQUACY CONTROL CERTIFICATION AWARDS ORGANIZt?\TION CHARJ_ CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE AND . ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF . SKI INSTRUCTORS' ASSOCIATIONS AND CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES NSA I NSA CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE I NATIONAL I- - - COUNCIL OF SKI INSTRUC TORS OF AMERICA DIVISIONAL CERTIFICA TION !-----f COMMITTEE DIVISIONAL INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION I CERTtFtCA nON. RECORDS TEST PREPARATION BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EXAMINATION FROM TOMMI TYNOAL.L. CHART ]I 2'f • •