MULTICLASS EVENT INFORMATION FOR ALL SCHOOLS

The Multiclass Event hosted at the Victorian Interschools since 2013, is an opportunity for capable skiers and snowboarders with an intellectual or physical impairment, from any Victorian School, to participate in a fun and inclusive environment.

Watch this short video to experience the magic of the Multiclass Event experience. Learn more by reviewing this comprehensive closed-captioned introduction presentation, from the Victorian Disability Sports and Recreation festival.

VICTORIAN INTERSCHOOLS MULTICLASS EVENT

The VISC is proud to announce that the 2024 Victorian Interschools Snowsports Championships will include the Victorian Interschools Multiclass Event, to be held on Wednesday 21^st August. This event, which is organised by the Multiclass Sports Association, in conjunction with VISC, Disabled Wintersport Australia (DWA) and Special Olympics Victoria; provides young people, with a physical or intellectual impairment, with the opportunity to compete at Victorian Interschools in their own event.

To be authorised to race, participants must be able to ski or snowboard competently and unassisted down a blue run and independently ride a chair lift. All participants must have parent or guardian supervision at Mt Buller and arrange their own accommodation and transport to and from Mt Buller.

In the days prior to the race, participants will also have an opportunity to participate in a 2-day Mt Buller Ski School instructed clinic, along with support provided by DWA guides. Please click here for more information and to register for the 2024 Victorian Interschools 2-day instructed Multiclass Development Clinic.

For the Multiclass Race, race divisions replicate existing mainstream events with both individual and team races across all divisions. Over 20 students are expected to participate this year, and the Event will also include a number of invitational athletes from the Special Olympics pathway.

The key objectives of the event are to:

• Offer a Multiclass Snowsports event for all Primary and Secondary aged students with an intellectual or physical impairment and Special Olympic athletes, through inclusion as part of the mainstream Interschools event.
• Develop a greater sense of opportunity and inclusion for all within the Alpine community through a common love of skiing / boarding and foster understanding, achieve respect and receive recognition from their peers and the wider community.
• Provide an opportunity for people with special needs to demonstrate courage and compete safely and confidently against their peers in a race environment.

The Multiclass Event is open to students with an intellectual or physical disability, as well as to adult participants via the Special Olympics pathway.

To be eligible, participants must meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Be registered with Sport Inclusion Australia and hold a valid eligibility number.
• Hold a current eligible or provisional School Sport Victoria or Para-alpine classification pertaining to a physical impairment.
• Have a formal diagnosis of Autism and be able to provide supporting documentation.
• Be a current year member of Special Olympics Australia.
• Be a current year member of Disabled Wintersport Australia.

For further information regarding opportunities to participate in this event please contact Cally Bauman at info@multiclasssports.asn.au. Entries close Friday 26^th July 2024.

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