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Becoming Para Nordic Ready (BPNR) - CLUB Assessment
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How ready is your club? What can you currently offer, using the likert scale with 0 - not possilbe, 1 weak, 2 poor, 3 good, 4 excellent?
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1. Perspective
01234What are the next steps to provide a more inclusive experience?
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A. Philosophy
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q Clubs’ perspective on inclusion commitment statement visible?
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q Clubs understanding of the variety of disabilities.
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q Inclusion must be explicit – what can the club realistically offer?
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q Clubs prepared to seek out Para Nordic athletes.
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q How are your clubs declared values support para athletes?
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B. People
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q Does the club have a “champion” to build?
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q Are participants/athletes, parents, coaches, board members on board for inclusion?
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q Consider the club to hire a para coordinator or partner with another organization to job share.
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q Clubs to invest in coaches to develop para proficiency coaching.
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q Club aware of para mentorship opportunities
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q Club officials aware of para Nordic rules, course homologation (standards) for club inclusive events.
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q Ensure para Technical Delegates are at events. (local, regional and school)
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q Knowledge is powerful. Make para proficiency education available and ongoing for everyone from boardroom to field of play.
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q Include para athletes in policy decisions, programming, and input.
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q All athletes will have customization to programs.
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q Regain para athletes in post competitive career by offering roles.
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q Former competitors or club members with strong Nordic skills who can fulfill roles as guides for visually impaired athletes.
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q Para pathways at the club are they clear for both parents and athletes – from Bunny Rabbit or First Contact to Competition or Leadership
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q Include teachers to advocate for school based programming to be inclusive.
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q Para athletes require additional support and volunteers are a great resource. – Travel companions?
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C. Policy
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q Clubs’ para Nordic policy statement is explicit and visible to the public and provided in accessible font/text to speech.
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q Clubs’ para program activities are accessible and uses inclusive language.
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q Does clubs’ Emergency Action Plan take into consideration para athletes.
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q Club equipment rental policy in place? Refurbishing or replacement?
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2. Planning
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A. Place
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q Club have a barrier free environment – washrooms/changerooms, warming area?
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q Smooth surfaces in buildings, correct grade, and radiuses of corners trails.
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q Trail identified for para sit skiing – signage?
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q Buildings equipped with ramps or elevators?
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q Club accessibility features displayed on website, program material, race notices?
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q Accessible parking and proximity to ski trail head?
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q Have a travel plan for athletes with a disability when attending other club events?
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q Added transit time to be guaranteed at events?
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q Support animals where to place during competition or programming?
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q Transportation for participants who are not able to drive to program? Municipal bus stop?
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B. Promotion
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q Communication plan in promoting para inclusion programming at the club?
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q Are there any barriers for persons with a disability in learning more about your club offerings?
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q Perform a club website audit – consider a club website accessibility plug-in.
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q Be clear on which athletes your club can support in terms of disability, age, etc..
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q Layout of program information
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q Diversify content and photos on the website showing para and Olympic streamed athletes interacting during programming.
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q Create and collaborate with local agencies on projects such as Try it Days!
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q Club invite local media to address the programs offered.
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C. Pathways
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q Align programming opportunities to meet the needs of beginners (development level) to high performance.
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q Clearly lay out what out they can expect.
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q Consider meaningful ways to be inclusive.
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q Classification opportunities and understand the process.
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q Club perspective not all Para Nordic skiers aspire in becoming a Paralympian – building athletes to be Active for Life!!!
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D. Price
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q Club program fee – affordable? Solutions posted?
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q Budget specific to needs of para programming.
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q Para Nordic equipment (dryland and on-snow) availability – Guide Bibs, Visually Impaired Bibs, Engineered Certified Customizable Sitski equipment (liability), amplification systems.
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q Para Nordic equipment rental pricing –
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q Para Nordic programming cost –
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q Guide/Travel companions’ policy for events – hotel, typical no charge race entry or program costs, travel, guide dogs
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q Club partnered with other community development agencies to offset costs?
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q Club familiar with grants, foundations, charities, and funds specific to para programming?
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E. Partnerships
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q Club complete a scan of local agencies and sport organizations to better understand partnering opportunities?
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q Club to learn the para opportunities and engage in best practices?
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F. Preference
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q Club is aware of different inclusion spectrum models to ensure an appropriate quality experience.
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3. Programming
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A. Participation
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q Club para programming addresses the following categories of belonging, mastery, challenge, engagement, autonomy and meaning.
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q Club collaborates with para athletes or parents and includes them in decisions.
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B. Practice
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q Club ensures and supports the visibility of para programs by engaging local media.
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q Club encourages coaches to take the virtual module Coaching Athletes with a Disability
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q Club encourages coach to build an inclusive pathway to include a Community Coach Athletes with a Disability for all entry level coaches to build familiarity to increase capacity of trained coaches.
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q Club supports Try It Days and has a pathway for the now what when athletes are interested.
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q Club’s ski playground has modifications to support para opportunities.
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q Club’s establish dedicated para sit skiing courses with considerations to grade, length of climb and height difference, downhill run outs and radius of corners.
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q Club knows equipment is available through XCSO for both Try It Days with Exerotech Adaptive Sports Equipment Spike Road Skis (kneeling and seated) and Spike Snow (kneeling and seated) as well as Skike (standing or Visually Impaired) Offroad roller skis.
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q Club has storage space or access to securing equipment.
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q Club has training of personnel to instruct proper technique.
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C. Pedagogy
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q Club is aware of different pedagogy of coach focussed vs athlete focussed.
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q Club is building respectful language for athletes with a disability – athlete first followed by the disability – uncertain ‘ask the athlete.’
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q Club is familiar and promoting respect with mobility equipment and support animals.
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q Club programs addresses unique considerations for different disabilities i.e.. cold temperature, core body temperature, autonomic dysreflexia, etc.
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