important; you need other eyes and ears to tell you how you’re progressing. If you’re serious about improving yourself, you need to show up for training as if it were a second job. Third and finally, if you do fail an exam, do your best to accept the failure graciously, and push your examiner for feedback. Have you ever noticed the diff erence in how we talk about certifi cation passes and failures? In the locker room you’ll hear “I passed my cert!” from someone who passed, or “[Insert examiner name] failed me on bumps,” from an unsuccessful attempt. It’s hard not to take exam failure personally. Although it’s diffi cult in the moment, it’s
crucial to sit down with your examiner immediately after receiving an undesired result, and ask for more feedback. Your examiner just spent three days evaluating your teaching, riding, and movement analysis performance – they can give you a detailed breakdown of where you’re at if you’ll let them. Ask your examiner if you can follow up with questions via email, because you’ll likely have more once you have time to process. T e way you train and prepare for an exam, how you participate during the exam itself, and what you do with your feedback afterwards (regardless of your results) determines your long- term success, not the scribbles on your results form. Don’t train to the exam tasks, train to be a rider who can accomplish the exam tasks. Make time to train with people who can give you feedback that you can use. If you do fail an exam, learn from the experience, and use it to fuel your training for your next exam. T ose who succeed have learned to learn from their failures. If you don’t want to take my word for it, listen to NBA legend Michael Jordan, who famously said, “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
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Chris Rogers is an AASI-certifi ed Level III snowboard instructor, examiner for the Rocky Mountain division, and manager of quality and training at Vail Ski & Snowboard School. Email:
crogers2@vailresorts.com
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