The Paskapoo Alpine Racing Team's programs are designed to consistently facilitate the development of the athletic, mental, personal management and sport specific skills required for athletic success and personal growth. 

PART Objectives:

· To provide an exceptional racing and training program in a fun, challenging and confidence boosting atmosphere that will help each athlete mature and reach his/her maximum potential as a ski racer as well as achieve personal growth as individuals.

·  To help develop passionate and versatile young skiers and ski racers.

·  To prepare athletes for the Paskapoo Alpine Racing Team’s Junior program and beyond

School & Sport...It's all about BALANCE! 

The sport of ski racing may conflict with traditional school programs due to the fact that competition and training sometimes take the athlete away from regular class time.  As the athlete advances to higher levels of competition, the challenges of balancing school and skiing increases.  The challenge generally starts at the K2 level with the demands of extra training and competitive time being especially evident for those athletes who qualify for national, regional and international races. 

By design, the PART Program Calendar is designed to minimize the conflict with school and exams, however it is inevitable that there will be days of school missed over the season.  K2 and Junior athletes will be absent from school for longer periods of time and must plan ahead to compensate for the missed school time.  Proactive communication of athletic schedules is an imperative step in ensuring that teachers are aware of the planned absences well in advance.  The following recommendations will keep you / your racer stay ahead of the game with school work:

• student and parent should meet with teachers early in the year to discuss the ski program and the desire of the athlete to come up with a plan that allows for success in school and in skiing
• student and parent should meet again with the individual teachers later in the fall to provide a complete calendar of days away from school and to agree on a strategy to stay up to speed with school work
• one to two weeks before a scheduled race series or training camp the student should remind the teacher that he / she will be absent and agree upon how the missed school work will be handled
• The accoutability is with the student (with the support of the parents) to complete the missed work in the manner the teachers prefer in order to stay current at school