Top Takeaway: Tis common understanding of skiing fundamentals provides credence to our approach on an International scale. It is also reassuring that our “innovative” aspect is the fact that we use these fundamentals in a broader application – not only across advanced performance outcomes, but also as the foundation of skier development. – Rob Sogard, PSIA Alpine Team Coach
Interski 2015 in Ushuaia, Argentina, marks the first time the event was held in the Southern Hemisphere.
Certification and Sensation Argentina’s certification process is very intense and expensive, and it produces a low number of instructors. Candidates must pass a 12-day riding exam before they are eligible to move on to the 12-day teaching portion of the exam. Only people who are completely dedicated pursue certification. Teir ski and snowboard lessons focus more on sensations and feeling rather than certain movement patterns. Te emphasis is on movement in the feet, with any other movements in the body being a result of that movement.
Top Takeaway: PSIA-AASI’s certification process is very developed and affordable compared to what else is going in the world.
– Scott Anfang, AASI Snowboard Team AUSTRALIA
On-Snow Fundamentals Australia and the U.S. are in lock step on the fundamentals of skiing, right down to the verbiage. We share
four of the exact same fundamentals: Q Control pressure from ski to ski and direct pressure toward the outside ski.
Q Control the skis rotation (turning, pivoting, steering) with leg rotation, separate from the upper body.
Q Control edge angles through a combination of inclination and angulation.
QRegulate the magnitude of pressure created through ski/ snow interaction.
PSIA adds a fifth fundamental of “Control the relationship of the center of mass to the base of support to direct pressure along the length of the skis.” Te only identified difference is that they view these as “performance fundamentals,” whereas we view them as applicable to all skill levels and all outcomes.
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App Helps Instructors Plan Lessons Like PSIA-AASI, the Australian Professional Snowsport Instructors Inc. (APSI) have the number one goal to create a great lesson experience for their guests. Tey have created an app based on their manual to help their membership create lesson content that exhibits both structure and creativity. It encourages instructors to wean off the app quickly, but provides the structure for them to succeed initially while providing consistency to the guest from any level of instructor. Te goal of the app is for the instructor to start to create their own creative solutions, but never lose the structure of a good lesson.
Between Creativity and Structure Te Australians started with the question specific to the Australian culture, “How do we grow the sport when nobody ‘belongs’ to the winter; when nobody lives by snow?” Teir focus is on teaching between “creativity and structure,” or what Australian Team member Richard Jameson, called “a balanced approach.” Te new Australian ski manual mixes and balances fundamentals with creativity. It uses basic skiing mechanics and fundamentals to support a wide variety of drills for skills that help instructors through the phases of learning how to teach skiing. Te Australians are careful to leave plenty of room for instructors to bring their own style and creativity while suggesting numerous ideas to help spur creativity.
Top Takeaway: Te Australians also developed a new app to accompany the manual which allows instructors to save progressions as “favorite” pages so they can quickly refer to and find lesson ideas they like. Te next version of the app will have a “lesson builder” option to drag and drop drills into whatever sequence the instructor wants. – David Lawrence, Nordic Team
PSIA Alpine Team member Jeb Boyd touches base with an Australian team member.
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