Who We Are:
We are the Midwest Collegiate Ski Conference of the United States Collegiate Ski (Alpine, Nordic, Freeski) and Snowboard Association. There are over 5,000 athletes competing in 11 ski racing conferences, including the Midwest Conference that form the U.S.C.S.A. Within these 11 conferences there are 24 divisions that run an annual schedule of 250 ski races. The USCSA governs 72% of all collegiate ski racing in the United States. There are over 200 colleges who compete nationally at either varsity or club sports levels. The Midwest Conference usually has between 30-40 teams participating each season, making us one of the largest ski racing conferences in the US.
Insurance:
This is NOT A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY medical insurance policy, it is a liability policy to protect the USCSA (and MCSA workers and volunteers) and venue in the event of an accident.
Where we Race:
The Midwest Alpine/Snowboard/Freeski Teams are divided into 4 Divisions; Ohio, Chicago, Lake Superior, and Michigan.
The Midwest Nordic Teams are divided into 2 Divisions; Northern Division and Southern Division.
Teams will be designated into divisions by the MCSA Regional Office. Your team must participate in a majority of regular season races in your designated Division to participate in the post season race(s). Teams may participate in other Divisions regular season events, as long as the requirements are met in their own Division. By letting us know what races you plan to attend, coordinators can better plan there races.
Elections:
Each conference is required to hold annual elections EACH SPRING for all offices. This is not only your voice in the operation of their organization, but a requirement of our non-profit tax status.
Cross Country:
We are currently building the Nordic program in the Midwest, you can view our NORDIC Page here for more information. USCSA and MCSA dues will be waived the first year you register with us. Nordic skiing needs your help!!! It is a benefit to ALL RACERS to support a Nordic team - remember that an alpine team can become eligible to race in the USCSA Nationals if you have a cross country team that is also participating in Nationals. Nordic teams MUST participate in a majority of MCSA sanctioned events and attend an MCSA Regional race to be eligible to qualify for Nationals. Alpine teams that recruit a NEW Nordic team of 5 or more racers qualify for a finder’s fee! Contact Robin Dzubay for more info!
Academic Eligibility:
Each racer must be a FULL TIME STUDENT in an accredited undergraduate program. The USCSA follows NCAA II Rules for eligibility. See the NCAA rule book for further information, or see the school registrar. The SKI TEAM ELIGIBILITY FORM, listing all ski members and requested items of information concerning academic eligibility, is required for validation of college registration and athletic eligibility of all individuals wishing to participate on a college ski team under the auspices of the USCSA. It is the responsibility of all teams to fill out academic forms as part of the USCSA registration. Provide accurate and complete information where requested. Submit the completed form to the proper college authorities for additional information, verification and signature. File one copy to the USCSA national office and keep one copy for your team records.
NORDIC BYLAWS for MCSA (MCSA Regional Individual and Team Race participation Qualifications)
To be eligible for the post season competition at the MCSA Nordic Regional Championships, each Individual Racer and Team must have participated in at least 3 of the 5 regular season MCSA sanctioned races.
ALLOCATION TO REGIONALS MAY BE LIMITED TO OPEN BERTHS ON A QUOTA SYSTEM IF NEEDED.
B TEAM GUEST RACERS MAY ALSO BE LIMITED IF NEEDED.
ALPINE/SNOWBORD/FREESKI BYLAWS for MCSA (MCSA Regional Individual and Team Race participation Qualifications)
Individuals:
To be eligible for the post season competition at the MCSA Regional Championships, each Individual Racer must have participated in minimum of 6 regular season race days (e.g.3 full weekends of SL and GS or 4 GS days and 2 SL days, etc.) Participating at the MCSA Regionals is the only way to qualify for the USCSA Nationals.
Teams:
Team of consisting of 3 or more Racers, may compete at the MCSA Regionals, if, the Team has participated in at least 6 one day regular races (e.g.3 full weekends of SL and GS or 4 GS days and 2 SL days, etc.) Participating at the MCSA Regionals is the only way to qualify for the USCSA Nationals.
Regional Championship Race Qualification:
Qualification for the Regional race is done through participation in the designated Division you are competing in AND will be based on the accumulative points through participation finishes in regular season competition. This allows a Team with consistent finishes to attend Regionals. The Team that leads their Division in points, will be given a Divisional Champion award at their Divisional Championship race.
ALLOCATION TO REGIONALS MAY BE LIMITED TO OPEN BERTHS ON A QUOTA SYSTEM IF NEEDED.
B TEAM GUEST RACERS MAY ALSO BE LIMITED IF NEEDED.
Running Order Procedure:
A race schedule and list of coordinators is available on this web site. Running orders MUST BE E-MAILED to your coordinator by the days and times noted on their schedule. All racers on the list MUST PAY THE RACE FEE - RACING OR NOT! Additional racers may be added to end of run order at race time and must pay the race fee at that time. Run orders may not be changed once they are sent to your coordinator. Bibs are drawn, computers are programmed and scoreboards are printed by this time. Changes not be accepted.
Bib Procedure:
Bibs are purchased and owned by the Teams. Due to bib price increases, Next year the cost of bibs will be: Alpine $20 and Snowboard $30. This cost is added on to the per racer MCSA Regional dues. I highly suggest holding on to all bibs to reuse until it is necessary to replace them or your team grows in numbers. Racers MUST wear the bib number they are assigned at the start of the season. If they do not have a bib, or the incorrect bib, they will NOT be allowed race/compete. They may rent a bib for $5 or purchase a new one.
MCSA MISSION STATEMENT:
We are the Midwest Collegiate Ski Conference of the United States Collegiate Ski (Alpine, Nordic, Freeski) and Snowboard Association. There are over 5,000 athletes competing in 11 ski racing conferences, including the Midwest Conference that form the U.S.C.S.A. Within these 11 conferences there are 24 divisions that run an annual schedule of 250 ski races. The USCSA governs 72% of all collegiate ski racing in the United States. There are over 200 colleges who compete nationally at either varsity or club sports levels. The Midwest Conference usually has between 30-40 teams participating each season, making us one of the largest ski racing conferences in the US.
Insurance:
This is NOT A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY medical insurance policy, it is a liability policy to protect the USCSA (and MCSA workers and volunteers) and venue in the event of an accident.
Where we Race:
The Midwest Alpine/Snowboard/Freeski Teams are divided into 4 Divisions; Ohio, Chicago, Lake Superior, and Michigan.
The Midwest Nordic Teams are divided into 2 Divisions; Northern Division and Southern Division.
Teams will be designated into divisions by the MCSA Regional Office. Your team must participate in a majority of regular season races in your designated Division to participate in the post season race(s). Teams may participate in other Divisions regular season events, as long as the requirements are met in their own Division. By letting us know what races you plan to attend, coordinators can better plan there races.
Elections:
Each conference is required to hold annual elections EACH SPRING for all offices. This is not only your voice in the operation of their organization, but a requirement of our non-profit tax status.
Cross Country:
We are currently building the Nordic program in the Midwest, you can view our NORDIC Page here for more information. USCSA and MCSA dues will be waived the first year you register with us. Nordic skiing needs your help!!! It is a benefit to ALL RACERS to support a Nordic team - remember that an alpine team can become eligible to race in the USCSA Nationals if you have a cross country team that is also participating in Nationals. Nordic teams MUST participate in a majority of MCSA sanctioned events and attend an MCSA Regional race to be eligible to qualify for Nationals. Alpine teams that recruit a NEW Nordic team of 5 or more racers qualify for a finder’s fee! Contact Robin Dzubay for more info!
Academic Eligibility:
Each racer must be a FULL TIME STUDENT in an accredited undergraduate program. The USCSA follows NCAA II Rules for eligibility. See the NCAA rule book for further information, or see the school registrar. The SKI TEAM ELIGIBILITY FORM, listing all ski members and requested items of information concerning academic eligibility, is required for validation of college registration and athletic eligibility of all individuals wishing to participate on a college ski team under the auspices of the USCSA. It is the responsibility of all teams to fill out academic forms as part of the USCSA registration. Provide accurate and complete information where requested. Submit the completed form to the proper college authorities for additional information, verification and signature. File one copy to the USCSA national office and keep one copy for your team records.
NORDIC BYLAWS for MCSA (MCSA Regional Individual and Team Race participation Qualifications)
To be eligible for the post season competition at the MCSA Nordic Regional Championships, each Individual Racer and Team must have participated in at least 3 of the 5 regular season MCSA sanctioned races.
ALLOCATION TO REGIONALS MAY BE LIMITED TO OPEN BERTHS ON A QUOTA SYSTEM IF NEEDED.
B TEAM GUEST RACERS MAY ALSO BE LIMITED IF NEEDED.
ALPINE/SNOWBORD/FREESKI BYLAWS for MCSA (MCSA Regional Individual and Team Race participation Qualifications)
Individuals:
To be eligible for the post season competition at the MCSA Regional Championships, each Individual Racer must have participated in minimum of 6 regular season race days (e.g.3 full weekends of SL and GS or 4 GS days and 2 SL days, etc.) Participating at the MCSA Regionals is the only way to qualify for the USCSA Nationals.
Teams:
Team of consisting of 3 or more Racers, may compete at the MCSA Regionals, if, the Team has participated in at least 6 one day regular races (e.g.3 full weekends of SL and GS or 4 GS days and 2 SL days, etc.) Participating at the MCSA Regionals is the only way to qualify for the USCSA Nationals.
Regional Championship Race Qualification:
Qualification for the Regional race is done through participation in the designated Division you are competing in AND will be based on the accumulative points through participation finishes in regular season competition. This allows a Team with consistent finishes to attend Regionals. The Team that leads their Division in points, will be given a Divisional Champion award at their Divisional Championship race.
ALLOCATION TO REGIONALS MAY BE LIMITED TO OPEN BERTHS ON A QUOTA SYSTEM IF NEEDED.
B TEAM GUEST RACERS MAY ALSO BE LIMITED IF NEEDED.
Running Order Procedure:
A race schedule and list of coordinators is available on this web site. Running orders MUST BE E-MAILED to your coordinator by the days and times noted on their schedule. All racers on the list MUST PAY THE RACE FEE - RACING OR NOT! Additional racers may be added to end of run order at race time and must pay the race fee at that time. Run orders may not be changed once they are sent to your coordinator. Bibs are drawn, computers are programmed and scoreboards are printed by this time. Changes not be accepted.
Bib Procedure:
Bibs are purchased and owned by the Teams. Due to bib price increases, Next year the cost of bibs will be: Alpine $20 and Snowboard $30. This cost is added on to the per racer MCSA Regional dues. I highly suggest holding on to all bibs to reuse until it is necessary to replace them or your team grows in numbers. Racers MUST wear the bib number they are assigned at the start of the season. If they do not have a bib, or the incorrect bib, they will NOT be allowed race/compete. They may rent a bib for $5 or purchase a new one.
MCSA MISSION STATEMENT:
- To uphold the traditions of ski racing excellence.
- To create an environment which is supportive to Student Athletes. To perpetuate itself with the ideal of improvement from one season to the next.
- To generate a highly competitive atmosphere that will produce highly qualified racers to represent the Midwest conference at a national level and perform with a level of excellence that correctly demonstrates the quality of the race program upheld by MCSA.
- To keep competition fun and exciting with the purpose of encouraging it's athletes to stay involved in the sport and athletics in general.
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