{"id":1245141,"date":"2026-10-03T14:52:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T18:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/?p=1245141"},"modified":"2026-10-03T14:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T18:54:11","slug":"nyssra-nordic-2026-27-racing-season-check-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/?p=1245141","title":{"rendered":"NYSSRA-Nordic 2026-27 Racing Season Check List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To all club leaders, BKYSL leaders, coaches: pre- and post race chores. It&#8217;s all here with the forms you may need to submit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This applies to Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon competition. NY Biathlon has additional and separate<br>requirements with USBA.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Renew memberships at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skireg.com\/nyssra-nordic-membership-24\">SkiReg<\/a> (individual, family, BKYSL, non-racing coach\/volunteer).<\/strong>\u00a0<br>\uf0b7 New: all NYSSRA-Nordic coaches &amp; volunteers need to be registered members. If the individual is not<br>already a member and is not an active participant in NYSSRA-Nordic events, they are eligible to join as a<br>coach\/volunteer on SkiReg at a reduced membership rate for their coverage under NYSSRA-Nordic<br>policy.<br>\u00a0<br>\uf0b7 Help us to get others to renew\/join.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Make sure your club is sanctioned by NYSSRA-Nordic for this season.<\/strong><br>\uf0b7 Critical for liability coverage that clubs receive from NYSSRA Nordic for club training events, clinics,<br>development camps, races, and other activities.<br>\uf0b7 The club sanctioning registration\/renewal process can be completed online only from the <a href=\"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/?page_id=277\">NYSSRA Nordic Forms<\/a> folder. Checks for the$45 club sanctioning fee, <strong>payable to NYSSRA-Nordic, Inc.<\/strong>, should be sent to <strong>Treasurer Jack Rueckheim, 487 Ringwood Road, Freeville, NY 13068.<\/strong><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Request Background Checks.<\/strong><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\uf0b7 NYSSRA-Nordic requires background screening for individuals serving as coaches or volunteers in a<br>position of authority over and\/or with frequent contact with athletes. <strong>This is repeated annually.<\/strong> This<br>includes BKYSL leaders &amp; coaches. Volunteers with <strong>only incidental and observable contact<\/strong> with athletes<br>at events are exempt from this requirement.&nbsp;<br>\uf0b7 See the requirements for sanctioned clubs and the complete policy <strong>(revised 7\/1\/24) <\/strong>in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/?page_id=277\">NYSSRA<br>Nordic Forms<\/a> folder under Club Sanctioning Form. Note that NYSSRA-Nordic pays the service fee for<br>each background check.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Propose your club\u2019s race event for the calendar by\/before this year\u2019s fall meeting.<\/strong> This helps avoid or resolve date conflicts.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sanction your race event by submitting sanctioning paperwork before Nov. 1.<\/strong><br>\uf0b7 Important for the NYSSRA Nordic liability coverage that race event organizers receive.<br>\uf0b7 Complete and submit the Race\/Organizer sanctioning forms in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/?page_id=277\">NYSSRA Nordic Forms <\/a>folder. This<br>must be done online.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\uf0b7 For races sanctioned by Nov. 1 st , $40 for 1 event, $20 for each additional event.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If cancelled due to weather, fees are refundable.<br>&nbsp;-Races sanctioned after Nov. 1 but before Nov.15th will cost $50.00<br>If cancelled due to weather fees are refundable.<br>&nbsp;-Races sanctioned between November 15th and December 1st will cost<br>&nbsp;$60.00 If cancelled due to weather fees are refundable.<br>&nbsp;-Any races sanctioned after December 1st will cost $70.00 &#8211; If cancelled due to weather fees<br>are refundable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\uf0b7 Send checks for race\/event organizer sanctioning fees, <strong>payable to NYSSRA Nordic, Inc., to Treasurer<br>Jack Rueckheim, 487 Ringwood Road, Freeville, NY 13068.<\/strong><br>\uf0b7 When forms and fees are received and approved as complete, your race will be added to the event<br>calendar on the NYSSRA Nordic website.&nbsp;<br>\uf0b7 When you set up your registration process (SkiReg or other online system), you must include in the<br>Event Notes: \u201cThis is a NYSSRA-Nordic sanctioned event. The use of fluorinated ski waxes is prohibited<br>at this race.&nbsp; Non NYSSRA-Nordic members are charged an additional $5 per race for their liability<br>coverage. Consider joining at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skireg.com\/nyssra-nordic-membership-24\">SkiReg Membership 2026-27<\/a>.&#8221; Include also in your event<br>notes: \u201cWhen registering, event participants should not use nicknames because it complicates point<br>list scoring\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is suggested that organizers incorporate the $5 in a non NYSSRA-Nordic member registration fee<br>category and offer a NYSSRA-Nordic member &#8220;discounted&#8221; fee that is $5 less. Or organizers can collect<br>the $5 from non-members at check-in on race day. Then send check payment for $5 x no. of non-<br>members to our treasurer after the race. (See first checklist item).&nbsp;Organizers that offer \u201cday of\u201d<br>registration on-site can collect the $5 with their day-of rate. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>After race requirements.<\/strong><br><strong>Note: It is extremely important that the following steps be implemented as soon as<br>possible after the conclusion of the race or event, certainly within 14 days. Season<br>points cannot be awarded to individuals and clubs and organizer liability insurance<br>might not be in effect if these steps are not completed. The ability of NYSSRA-Nordic to<br>support and provide insurance for your event depends upon the payment of the post-<br>race fees. Please complete steps 3 and 4 within 14 days of race\/event completion to<br>avoid NYSSRA-Nordic charging a late fee of $25!<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send Race Results for website posting and points list scoring to Bernadette O\u2019Brien at<br><a href=\"mailto:Obrienbern13@gmail.com\">Obrienbern13@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mail the original copy of the Event Sign-in Waiver sheet to NYSSRA Nordic insurance<br>coordinator <strong>Sean Halligan, PO Box 2220, Wilton, NY 12831<\/strong>. All sheets need to have the event<br>name and date at the top. \uf0fc<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mail Event Head Tax (see page 2 of the Event Sanctioning Packet) check <strong>payable to<br>NYSSRA-Nordic, Inc. to treasurer Jack Rueckheim, 487 Ringwood Road, Freeville, NY 13068<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head tax is $4 per cross country competitor and $2 per biathlon competitor. For JN Qualifiers,<br>an additional $2 per junior competitor ($6 total per junior competitor). \uf0fc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the $5 per non NYSSRA-Nordic member fee was not paid at online registration but collected<br>on race day, mail check payment for $5 x no. of non-members <strong>payable to NYSSRA-Nordic, Inc.<br>to treasurer Jack Rueckheim, 487 Ringwood Road, Freeville, NY 13068.<\/strong> This fee must be paid<br>at the same time as the head tax. It can be paid with the same check as the head tax, but<br>please provide a breakdown of head tax and non-NYSSRA-Nordic member fees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Mail any race\/event sanctioning fees that are due, <strong>payable to NYSSRA-Nordic, Inc. to Jack<\/strong> <strong>Rueckheim at 487 Ringwood Road, Freeville, NY 13068<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And here is a special request to help hype yours and other NYSSRA-Nordicraces: Recruit a volunteer to take race day action photos for the N-N e-newsletter.Email images to Bob Underwood&nbsp;NYSSRA NEWSLETTERS <a href=\"mailto:robert@nyssranordic.ccsend.com\">robert@nyssranordic.ccsend.com<\/a> &nbsp;&nbsp;Be sure to include a brief caption with the name of the event and id the racers or race workers in photos.&nbsp;A post-race write-up would also be great, but Bob LOVES photos!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please print and save this list as a reminder of things that need attention. Your involvement as an<br>organizer of Nordic racing is appreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Mark Chmielewicz<br>NYSSRA Nordic President<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To all club leaders, BKYSL leaders, coaches: pre- and post race chores. It&#8217;s all here with the forms you may need to submit. This applies to Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon competition. NY Biathlon has additional and separaterequirements with USBA.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If cancelled due to weather, fees are refundable.&nbsp;-Races sanctioned after Nov. 1 but before Nov.15th <a href='https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/?p=1245141' class='excerpt-more'>(read more)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1245141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anouncments","category-13-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1245141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1245141"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1245141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1245156,"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1245141\/revisions\/1245156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1245141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1245141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1245141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}