Volunteers

The OISA is proud to have some of the greatest volunteers in Oregon! Our parents & their families step up to the plate every year working to organize & facilitate competitions and practices. We are grateful for their participation and look forward to many wonderful seasons to come. None of this would happen without you!

Volunteer Registration Link 

Duties

There are many different duties that are available for our volunteers. Here is a general list of skills that make a wonderful volunteer!

Starter – Top of course

  • Happy person even in the elements
  • Starts race timely and efficiently
  • Holds course during maintenance, injuries, etc…
  • Announces rider numbers clearly on radios
  • Engages in OISA appropriate radio protocol
  • Uses radio to communicate with finish area corral/ judges
  • Follows correct running order
  • Ensures correct brackets for sbx

Starter Assistant – top of course

  • Assists the starter
  • Works with coaches and starter at top of course to assemble/ stage riders for run order
  • Very vocal person with great communication skills
  • Engages in OISA appropriate radio protocol
  • Must feel comfortable in the starter position as well
  • Tracks results and stages brackets for sbx

Course Worker – mid-course

  • A fair person
  • Understands & enforces OISA rules
  • Prevents public from entering course during OISA events
  • Ensures course is safe and clear for riders
  • Uses hand signals/flags to
    • Hold course
    • A rider is down or injured
    • Course maintenance / prep
    • Acts as a gate judge during BS/SBX
  • Informs starter and judges of missed gates, fouls, OISA rule infractions
  • Engages in OISA appropriate radio protocol
  • Understands OISA Protest Policy

Finish Area – Bottom of course

  • Holds riders at finish until cleared by judges
  • Informs riders of next heat (sbx)
  • Responsible for informing riders of reruns and DQ’s
  • Submits correct finish order for sbx to scorekeeper
  • Engages in OISA appropriate radio protocol
  • Relays order to the starter for next brackets (this job may be done by the scorekeeper)

Scorekeeper/Tabulator – Bottom of course/ lodge

  • Tracks and records all scores for HP,SS,BS and SBX events
  • Engages in OISA appropriate radio protocol
  • Compiles and publishes competition results for the league

Setup/Teardown – Top of course (staging area)

  • Be able to ski or ride with equipment
  • Set-up(early load with coaches)
  • League and school banners on course
  • Assist coaches to set gates for race events.
  • Tear-down(end of event, immediately after last rider)
  • Banners at end of the event
  • Take down gates at end of event
  • Stack neatly at the bottom of course

Runner – Bottom of course

  • Run scores between course and lodge
  • Available to run miscellaneous errands during events
  • Assists other course workers