TVSEF Parent/Athlete Handbook
Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Resources
USSA Policies - Consent forms, one-page summaries, file a report
SafeSport Resources - for clubs, events, parents, adult members, LGBTQ
SafeSport Resources - for clubs, events, parents, adult members, LGBTQ
Team Snap INstructions
Volunteer dEposit
What is the $150 charge for Family Work deposit?
Offering a top level skiing and snowboarding program is expensive. To help keep costs down and aid in the fundraising of the club, families are charged a $150 volunteer deposit for participation in TVSEF programs. This deposit helps the club keep our costs down by requiring:
At the end of the winter season (late April) families who have completed their required volunteer hours will be refunded the full amount via a refund on the card you made the original work deposit purchase on. You may also choose to donate your volunteer deposit to TVSEF and not work those hours. TVSEF does not provide any refunds for partial completion of volunteer requirements.
Volunteer opportunities include, but are not limited to:
All contacts listed on page 3 of the Parent Handbook
- 6 volunteer hours per child or 12 hours per family (families with multiple athletes).
- 8 volunteer hours per child or 16 hours per family (families with multiple athletes on scholarship) for scholarship recipients who apply for an award prior to the season. Does not apply for athletes who receive automatic scholarships related to competition fees i.e. Waterloo or Rich Beesley.
- Cross country rec program - volunteer as a parent helper at practice once per child for the one day a week program; twice per child for the two day a week option.
At the end of the winter season (late April) families who have completed their required volunteer hours will be refunded the full amount via a refund on the card you made the original work deposit purchase on. You may also choose to donate your volunteer deposit to TVSEF and not work those hours. TVSEF does not provide any refunds for partial completion of volunteer requirements.
Volunteer opportunities include, but are not limited to:
- Events, such as:
- Music on Main - Bike Valet - Thursdays June-August
- Tin Cup - July
- The Spud Movie Premiere - End of October
- Ski Swap – First weekend of November
- Adult Race League - February and March
- Surf Classic - End of March
- Competitions:
- Alpine Races - January and April
- Cross Country Races - December-February
- Join the board of directors or a committee of the board:
- Competition planning - Contact Bridget Baumeister
- Finance Committee - Contact Chet Heeger
- Fund Development Committee - Contact Andrew Way
- Governance Committee - Contact Denise Bertsch
- Program Committee - Contact Michelle Nicholson
All contacts listed on page 3 of the Parent Handbook
Baseline Testing
Baseline testing for concussion is available for TVSEF athletes and is strongly encouraged for all athletes 10 years of age and older as well as any athlete participating in a competitive program: alpine race, cross country prep and comp, freeride, and snowboard comp.
We use the King-Devick concussion program in coordination with Teton Valley Health. For those unfamiliar to the program, the King-Devick Test (K-D test) in association with the Mayo Clinic, is an accurate and reliable method for identifying athletes with head trauma and has particular relevance to contact and collision sports, such as skiing, hockey, basketball and football. The K-D test is easy to administer, and objectively determines whether players should be removed from play to receive additional medical attention. Testing takes about 2 minutes on average per athlete. The baseline test is recorded as the fastest time without errors an athlete can read the test card.
If an athlete is injured, they may be given the same test, and if their time has changed, or has errors/indications of concussion, the athlete may be showing signs of a concussion. All Teton Valley Health Care providers have access to every athlete’s history and base/side line test to reference should an incident occur. Once the baseline test is recorded and saved to the system, coaches, athletic trainers, parent volunteers and providers can access the system for side line and follow up testing, in the event of a head injury.
We use the King-Devick concussion program in coordination with Teton Valley Health. For those unfamiliar to the program, the King-Devick Test (K-D test) in association with the Mayo Clinic, is an accurate and reliable method for identifying athletes with head trauma and has particular relevance to contact and collision sports, such as skiing, hockey, basketball and football. The K-D test is easy to administer, and objectively determines whether players should be removed from play to receive additional medical attention. Testing takes about 2 minutes on average per athlete. The baseline test is recorded as the fastest time without errors an athlete can read the test card.
If an athlete is injured, they may be given the same test, and if their time has changed, or has errors/indications of concussion, the athlete may be showing signs of a concussion. All Teton Valley Health Care providers have access to every athlete’s history and base/side line test to reference should an incident occur. Once the baseline test is recorded and saved to the system, coaches, athletic trainers, parent volunteers and providers can access the system for side line and follow up testing, in the event of a head injury.