AATA Junior Development 2021

[Skibabette]

Does anyone know if Junior Development is going to happen this year in Arvin, and if so, what are the dates?

Thanks!

Vanessa

[Horton]

If I have anything to do with it there will be.

 

@Rico??

[rico]

Unfortunately, No AATA Junior Development due to Covid-19. Each Lake in the area may hold their own unofficial private Junior Development days.

[Skibabette]

@Horton so can I just send Austin your way and you and Bob can do your own mini Jr. Development with him and Buford Danger? Fair warning: at 6 he thinks he knows all he needs to know about skiing.

@skioholic

[lpskier]

No Jr Development due to Covid in 2021???WTF? I’m in the tower at my third Florida tournament of the year. There’s an article in yesterday’s news that outdoors events are not only not super spreaders, they are actually reasonably safe. Okay, it’s Fox News; MSNBC/CNN may differ. But the article quotes the Washington Post.

[Jody_Seal]

@lpskier

 

florida is a successful state in this pandemic, California not at all.

[jcamp]

@Jody_Seal Not if your measurement of "success" is deaths per capita. Florida has had more than California. And that's even with a big assist from humidity. Florida should be much lower in deaths and infection rates given its warmer, more humid weather.

[Jody_Seal]

?

 

[Skibabette]

WTF, I asked if Jr. Development was going to happen, not for your opinions on COVID-19. Please stop. It’s not helpful and nobody is going to change anyone else’s mind on COVID-19. If I wanted to see these arguments I’d go on Facebook. ?

[Horton]

@Skibabette THANK YOU for telling the guys to behave.

 

I will likely do some dort of Jr Dev thing at my house in July. I do not have dates or details.

[Horton]

@Jody_Seal & @jcamp

 

[Jody_Seal]

@Skibabette

 

 

 

Maybe try with to find a way of getting virtual training, its a good time to teach these juniors the rules of the sport.

Maybe a video from their practice sent to a coaching group online on a given day online.

maybe incouragement by you and other parents to find alternatives for the Jr development cordenators to work around.

Junior programs should continue in some fashion or another.

Having been a Junior development cordenator my self I know these types of challenges can be over come or adapted..

[Horton]

@Jody_Seal Jody I love you man but you're way off topic & being a pain in the ass. Please stop.

[Jody_Seal]

Wait! I Know feelings got hurt right??

[Horton]

I'm just going to delete any future posts in this thread that are not sincerely about junior development

[NikolG]

California had the Best of the West Junior Development last year in June and again this year.

 

It’s up to the AATA (Arvin Area Tournament Association) organizers I would guess. Arvin area lakes are hosting 10 tournaments this year. Seems like business as usual. There won’t be skiers to hold tournaments in the future if JD falls to the wayside. Best bet is to let them know you are willing to volunteer to make it happen.

 

[ColeGiacopuzzi]

@NikolG is 100% right, tournaments are set for this summer. The reason Jr Dev. In Arvin hasn’t been planned yet is Ski West didn’t want to host this year because of COVID due to the gigantic turn out they get. It will pick back up in 2022 as usual. So as of now it’s in limbo for 2021.

[Skibabette]

@NikolG do you have dates and/or contact info for the Best of the West Junior Development?

[NikolG]

So it is for upper division skiers in the West and they send invites based on the ranking list. You can contact Tim Vaio for more info. Tvaio@mindspring.com