Prize Test

Technical・Crown

Challenge yourself to more advanced skills!

Technical・Crown

Qualifications

<1> No age limit.
<2> The applicant must be registered as a member of SAJ for the year in which he/she takes the examination (including provisional members).
<3> The applicant must have completed 2 pre-test trainings (4 hours) in the year of taking the test.
<4> The prior training mentioned above is valid only for the year in which the test is taken.
<5> Those who wish to take the Crown Prize test must have passed the Technical Prize test.
<6> Those who wish to take the Technical Prize test must have passed the Level 1 test.

Test Content

Practical skills
○ Parallel turn, large turn (at approximately steep slope/natural)
○ Parallel turn, small turn (at approximately steep slope/natural)
○ Parallel turn, small turn (at approximately medium steep slope/uneven terrain)
○ Total downhill (at approximately general slope/natural)

Ability to ski in response to conditions
1.Formation of the turn movement: positioning and edging
2.Handling of slope conditions: adjustment of speed and rotation arc
3.Quality of the movement: balance, rhythm and timing

The examiner will judge your performance.

Scoring criteria

The test will be evaluated by 3 examiners, and the average score given by the 3 examiners will be used as the points earned for the test. Points will be rounded to the first decimal place.

Pass/Fail

Crown Prize
100 points shall be awarded per skill. A total of 320 points or more for the 4 skills is considered a passing score.

Technical Prize
100 points shall be awarded per skill. A total of 300 points or more for the 4 events is considered a passing score.

Badge Test Tasks and Assessment Perspectives