SkiAbility Clinic

SkiAbility Overview

Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada officially launched SkiAbility in June of 2005. The program focuses on increasing participation in water skiing for persons with a disability, and is the next step in providing more Canadians with the opportunity to enjoy towed water sports.

The program is a comprehensive clinic outreach program, whereby trained SkiAbility clinic facilitators will deliver clinics and lessons to skiers of different ages with different types of disabilities. The intent is to have multiple clinics delivered in different locations in every province across Canada.

A SkiAbility Clinic is defined as a single assembly focused on increasing participation in towed water sports for persons with a disability.

A SkiAbility Program is defined as an organization (WSWC Recognized Club or School) that offers three (3) or more SkiAbility Clinics within the summer.

Prerequisites to Start a Clinic/Program:

SkiAbility Clinics and Programs require the same level of training and certification under which to operate. This includes:

1. Appropriate WSWC Club and/or School insurance, or equivalence
2. Commitment from a minimum of 6 volunteers
3. A certified SkiAbility Program Leader must be onsite during all clinic hours
4. A certified Technical Instructor (Generic) or above must be onsite during all clinic hours
5. A certified Trained Community Sport Assistant Instructor(s) must be available to fulfill key roles
6. An end of season (or end of clinic) report must be filed with WSWC outlining the following
   • Name of club or school hosting the clinic/program
   • Date and location of the clinic/program
   • Name(s) of the Program Leader and Technical Instructor
   • Number of participants
   • Brief description of the clinic/program
7. SkiAbility registration and waiver forms must be completed on all participants and must be kept available for 3 years

The Use of the SkiAbility Trademark Provides the Following:

• Access to training for Program Leaders
• Assistance from WSWC, Learning Facilitators, and Master Learning Facilitators to initiate or continue to provide SkiAbility clinics or programs
• As funding permits, access to special incentives such as the past equipment sharing initiatives
• Access to training documents and reference material
• Recognition by WSWC as a SkiAbility provider (within the club/school context)
• Access to any WSWC promotional material such as pamphlets and signage