Hiking for turns in Patagonia.
potential for instructors as they generally work more with kids in the early stages of their teaching careers. – Scott Anfang, AASI Snowboard Team
More Creativity, Fewer Details T e Swiss presented on their attempt to inspire creativity in cross country instructors by focusing on providing students with a mental image or simile that helped them attain the desired form rather than by giving a detailed technical description.
Top Takeaway: T is proved diffi cult for the high-level Italian contingent and they were quick to acknowledge that they were very unfamiliar with off ering anything other than technical explanations. – Megan Spurkland, PSIA Nordic Team
Retaining Kids and Teens T e Swiss are seeing a large decline in teen skiers, so
they are focused on getting kids and teens to continue taking ski and snowboard lessons. Traditional lessons and programs are not working for keeping teens involved. T ey’ve implemented a passport system that’s a national program for all schools registered in the Swiss Snow Sports School system. It seems to combine a lesson program with a SkillsQuest type format.
Top Takeaway: A national children’s checklist for skill 58 | 32 DEGREES • WINTER 2016
development and ability to be off ered to all member schools could be benefi cial. – Jeb Boyd, PSIA Alpine Team
Free-Heel and the Freedom of Movement
T e Swiss telemark approach to teaching was aimed at youth and those who want a “challenge with less constraints.” T e clinic focused on fun, on-snow activities, like “turns, tricks, and jumps that showcase the freedom of movement at the heart of the sport.” For them, learning is making links, with less teaching. All information needs interpretation. Learning is NOT a process during which a predefi ned sequence of specifi c exercises is rehearsed. T e Swiss do include fi ve telemark forms, or form families, which are broken down into novice, intermediate, and expert. T e forms are: locomotion/steps, sliding and braking, turns, jumps, and combination forms. From these established forms, each skier can create their own individual variations by adding to or modifying these basic movements.
Top Takeaway: T e Swiss have a completely diff erent way of approaching the sport, which helps us to view things from a diff erent perspective. – Ross Matlock, PSIA Nordic Team
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