{"id":204,"date":"2015-12-28T10:33:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T16:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybora.com\/?p=204"},"modified":"2015-12-28T10:33:23","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T16:33:23","slug":"2016-competition-season-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybora.com\/?p=204","title":{"rendered":"2016 Competition Season Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nybora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Richard-Award.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nybora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Richard-Award.jpg?resize=464%2C309&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Richard Award\" width=\"464\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nybora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Richard-Award.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nybora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Richard-Award.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nybora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Richard-Award.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nybora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Richard-Award.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>THE FIRST Freestyle Skiing COMP of the season IS SATURDAY, January 2, 2016\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hyland Hills<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2:00pm Registration<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2:00 \u2013 3:00 Training\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>3:00 Event start<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a double meet!\u00a0 Two Slopestyle events.<\/p>\n<p>READ IMPORTANT DETAILS BELOW!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration in simple!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1)\u00a0<\/strong>You will need a valid USSA license (details on how to get this are below). Please obtain this license\u00a0<strong><em>before<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0the event. PROOF OF AN ACTIVE USSA LICENSE WILL BE REQUIRED AT EVENT REGISTRATION. \u00a0You are able to print your card from your account on the USSA website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2)<\/strong>\u00a0You will also need a completed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nybora.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b0ca3f2c6388b8b34e6152267&amp;id=0b9dee2374&amp;e=91e819fa16\" target=\"_blank\">MFA registration form<\/a>. \u00a0Please print this and bring the completed form to registration.\u00a0 This form requires a parent signature, please plan ahead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3)<\/strong>\u00a0Registration is $45 for one event, $70 for two events.\u00a0 Cash or check payable to Midwest Freestyle Association. \u00a0We are not able to accept credit cards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>REGISTRATION FORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t completed yet, please bring this completed waiver (requires parent signature) with you to registration:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nybora.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b0ca3f2c6388b8b34e6152267&amp;id=2949074c00&amp;e=91e819fa16\" target=\"_blank\">2015 MFA Competition Form<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can find the 2015 \u2013 2016 schedule here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nybora.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b0ca3f2c6388b8b34e6152267&amp;id=bab907867f&amp;e=91e819fa16\" target=\"_blank\">2015 MFA Competition Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>EVENT DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Schedule for the day (remember, this is not a timed event and times are approximate):\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration is at 2pm, in the Hyland Chalet.<\/li>\n<li>Training starts approximately 2pm.\u00a0 1 Hour of training<\/li>\n<li>Course closes for short maintenance period (approximately 10-15 minutes)<\/li>\n<li>Comp starts after 1 hour of training and the maintenance period ends.<\/li>\n<li>Comp end time depends on number of skiers entered and pace of the event<\/li>\n<li>Each competitor will have 2 runs in the meet they enter.\u00a0 Best run counts.<\/li>\n<li>This is a double meet, meaning there are 2 Slopestyle competitions back to back.<\/li>\n<li>All awards will be after all scores for both events have been totaled.<\/li>\n<li>New to USSA competition? \u00a0Make sure you check out this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nybora.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b0ca3f2c6388b8b34e6152267&amp;id=e68c1e6d35&amp;e=91e819fa16\" target=\"_blank\">handy guide written by a Nybora parent alum, Al Dutcher<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If you want to compete, you need a USSA LICENSE! Take care of this BEFORE you get to Hyland.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All Nybora and MFA events will be sanctioned by the United States Ski Association (USSA).\u00a0 That means that in order to participate in a MFA or Nybora competition event this season, the participant needs to obtain a USSA license\/membership. \u00a0PLEASE OBTAIN YOUR USSA LICENSE PRIOR TO THE EVENT. \u00a0This is a competitor license that can be obtained online (info on how below).\u00a0 Having USSA sanction all of our events helps ensure a consistent and safe event and allows all of our events to receive a national ranking.\u00a0 National ranking is important to the division because it is through national ranking that we are able to qualify skiers for Junior Nationals at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>USSA offers licenses from the USSA website:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nybora.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b0ca3f2c6388b8b34e6152267&amp;id=e5ecb18bf0&amp;e=91e819fa16\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/my.ussa.org\/membership\/start<\/a><\/p>\n<p>YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SIGNUP FOR USSA AT HYLAND. PLEASE REMEMBER TO OBTAIN YOUR USSA LICENSE BEFORE THE EVENT AND TO PRINT AND BRING PROOF OF MEMBERSHIP TO REGISTRATION!!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>And\u2026 once again this year, Central is the ONLY division WITHOUT a division fee!\u00a0 So you just need to get your USSA License (outlined above) and you&#8217;re set!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@nybora.com\">info@nybora.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you&#8217;ll be a part of the fun with Midwest Freestyle Association this season!<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of opportunities to compete in Freestyle skiing.\u00a0 Just take a look at the 2016 Schedule found on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nybora.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b0ca3f2c6388b8b34e6152267&amp;id=b993f96316&amp;e=91e819fa16\" target=\"_blank\">nybora.com<\/a>.\u00a0 You will need a USSA License to compete.<\/p>\n<p>Each meet will have an event registration fee, but they&#8217;ve been kept low again and will range in price depending on the event.<br \/>\nCentral is the only division that does not charge a division fee at the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The 2016 season should be a blast!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n<p>Midwest Freestyle Association<br \/>\nUSSA Central Division Freestyle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; THE FIRST Freestyle Skiing COMP of the season IS SATURDAY, January 2, 2016\u00a0 Hyland Hills 2:00pm Registration 2:00 \u2013 3:00 Training\u00a0 3:00 Event start This is a double meet!\u00a0 Two Slopestyle events. READ IMPORTANT DETAILS BELOW! Registration in simple!\u00a0 Step 1)\u00a0You will need a valid USSA license (details on how to get this are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybora.com\/?p=204\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2016 Competition Season Begins<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=204"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":205,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204\/revisions\/205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}