SARA 2012 J-3 Age Class

Championship and Post Season Events

Sara State Team Selection Process

SARA athletes can earn points prior to SARA Championships at designated qualifier races held at Snowshoe and Timberline in the 2012 SARA season. Both race events will hold 2 runs of slalom and 2 runs of GS for a total 8 runs. Of these 8 runs, SARA will select the top 4 runs for each athlete and award points according to finish place of each run. Using the “Old” World Cup points system, points will be awarded to the top 15 place finishes, per gender, according to the table* below.  Maximum points that can be earned prior to championships are 100.

2012 SARA Championships, held at Sugar, will consist of 4 runs of slalom and 2 runs of GS. Of the 6 total runs, SARA will select the top 4 runs of each athlete and award points according to finish place of each run. Maximum points that can be earned at Championships will be 100.

Qualifier points and Championship points will be combined to select the 2012 J-3 SARA State Team. The SARA J-3 State Team consists of the top 5 ladies and top 5 men of the season.  Maximum State team points that can be earned are 200.

SARA State Team Post Season Events

• USSA Eastern J-3 Championships Sugarloaf, ME March 15-19

Top 2 J-3 Men and the top 2 J-3 Women from the SARA J-3 State Team will be invited to the USSA Eastern J-3 Championships(formerly the J-3 Junior Olympics) being held at Sugarloaf, ME on March 15-19. This event includes a Super G training run followed by a SG race the next day. GS and SL will be held the remaining 2 days. It is a big honor to be invited to this event, if you earn one of these two top spots please make every effort to attend.

*In the event that an athlete chooses not to attend this event, the J-3 chair will invite down only one place, first to same gender then to opposite gender.

• USSA Eastern J-3 Finals Killington, VT March 8-11

SARA J-3 State Team Athletes that place 3^rd and down will be invited to J-3 Finals at Killington, VT in the following order. This event includes a Super G training run followed by a SG race the next day. GS and SL will be held the remaining 2 days.  Of the 10 slots available to SARA, invitations will be divided among Ladies and Men predicated on total athletes in each gender.

1. Ladies 3^rd thru 6^th place of 2012 season.
2. Men 3^rd thru 8^th place of 2012 season.

This event also is an honor to attend and many athletes in other states would covet the opportunity to attend. If you have earned one of these slots please make every effort to attend

*In the event that an athlete chooses not to attend this event, the J-3 chair will invite down one place, first to same gender then to opposite gender.

• Eastern J-3 Can-Am Tremblant, QUE March 22-25

If you compete in the USSSA Eastern J-3 Championship, and finish in the top 30 overall, you will have an invitation the final J-3 event of the season.

• Piche Invitational Gunstock, NH March 16-18

This race is open to any SARA J-3 racer that wishes to get in some post season race experience. For those attending finals, you may want to include this on your agenda. For more information please contact Mike Oliver or Chris Shepard.

Deadline for post season USSA races athlete commitment is February 27^th.

Contact for information, questions and post season commitment:

Mike Oliver  moliver@aaoliver.com 828-308-0040        J-3 Chair

*“Old World Cup Points Table”