CROWDSOURCE


JAMES PITCHER


INSTRUCTION 301:


HOW TO TRAVEL THE PATH FROM LEVEL III TO EXAMINER By Stephanie Prince Alexander


T


step for some is becoming an examiner. Here’s some honest advice and insight on that journey and what examining is all about from those who have ridden that line.


How did you prepare to try out to become an examiner? “In addition to general skiing, teaching, and technical improvement, I made a point of knowing the divisional exam process and the PSIA-AASI National Standards. It’s not always the most interesting aspect of teaching, but it’s critical knowledge if


86 | 32 DEGREES • FALL 2015


hose of you who’ve put in blood, sweat, and tears to achieve Level III certification in one or more disciplines may be starting to look forward – yet again – to “what’s next.” A natural next you’re heading into the examiner role.”


Terry McLeod, Northwest Division Examiner, Alpine Level III, Snowboard Level I, Cross Country Level I, Freestyle Specialist 2; Director of Schweitzer Snowsports School, ID


“A big part of my preparation for becoming an examiner was the certification process, especially for Rocky Mountain Trainer. But an even bigger part was the time spent at my home resort leading clinics and getting involved in certification training. Tere’s such a difference between clinic-leading and


examining. I think my other professional work history in meeting group facilitation, marketing, and communications definitely helped prepare me for the off-snow side of being an examiner.


Chris Rogers, Rocky Mountain Division Examiner, Snowboard Level III, Children’s Specialist 2, Freestyle Specialist 1; Vail, CO


“My preparation involved becoming the most versatile demonstrator I could and developing simple ways to communicate technical and teaching information. For ski training, I explored as many way to demonstrate a task or technique as I could, copying every successful style that I saw. For communication training, I led lots of clinics with little or no preparation, particularly on topics I wasn’t comfortable


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100  |  Page 101  |  Page 102  |  Page 103  |  Page 104  |  Page 105  |  Page 106  |  Page 107  |  Page 108  |  Page 109  |  Page 110  |  Page 111  |  Page 112  |  Page 113  |  Page 114  |  Page 115  |  Page 116  |  Page 117  |  Page 118  |  Page 119  |  Page 120  |  Page 121  |  Page 122  |  Page 123  |  Page 124