Objectives

The objectives of Canada Snowboard’s Aboriginal Snowboard Program (ASP) are:

• Develop and deliver new grassroots, community-based snowboard programming to benefit Aboriginal children and youth in select Aboriginal communities across Canada.
• Increase awareness of the opportunities available to Aboriginal people in the sport of snowboarding.
•  Increase participation by Aboriginal athletes, managers, coaches, officials, and volunteers in snowboarding by alleviating and reducing barriers.
•  Increase the number of trained Aboriginal coaches by offering Aboriginal only Comp-Intro Coaching courses and build capacity to train Aboriginal Learning Facilitators and Master Learning Facilitators. 
•  Deliver LTAD stage appropriate Aboriginal only snowboard camps and competitions across Canada.
•  Develop partnerships with Aboriginal communities and sport organizations to assist in the ongoing delivery of Aboriginal only snowboard camps and competitions.
•  Provide support (mentoring, bursaries and opportunities) to Aboriginal people identified as having leadership potential and interest.
•  Increase the number of positive Aboriginal snowboard ambassadors and role models pursuing active and healthy lifestyles.
•  The Aboriginal Snowboard Program promotes equitable participation of First Nation, Metis and Inuit people in the sport of snowboarding as coaches, managers, judges, officials, volunteers and athletes.