focus on racing, freeride, and freestyle as they progress, and taking more charge of their own learning, accepting more responsibilities, and establishing their own goals. Grünenfelder said, “We wouldn’t be here if don’t have guests.
But we have to have good instructors as well. So we are asking, ‘How can we motivate young kids to educate and train themselves to be the instructors of the future?’” And Jiri Nohejl of the Czech Republic Demo Team described
how his country has been working hard to ramp up an on-snow educational system that didn’t exist until the Association of Professional Ski Instructors of the Czech Republic was established in 1992. “It’s been like a crash course in how we want our instructors to be educated,” said Nohejl. Combining a Technical, Analytical, and Teaching Concept, the
Czechs also strive to present a well-rounded educational model. One difference here, he noted, is how, for teacher development and certification success, his country focuses on “Candidate-centered instruction.” By developing a program based on the development of teachers, he said, “we are able to develop student-centered instructors, because teaching skiing is about mutual sharing rather than just making presentations.”
THE ON- AND OFF-SNOW CLINIC HIGHLIGHT REEL As you would expect from a gathering of ski and snowboard instructors passionate about sharing their love of sliding on snow – and the techniques, tactics, and educational approaches that make for great lessons – National Academy clinics were wide ranging and eye opening. On snow, the attendees tackled terrain of their choosing with current and former team members adept at getting the most out of skier and rider performance. And the indoor sessions with industry experts tackled topics near and dear to snow pros’ hearts and minds. Here are key takeaways from some of the many on- and off-snow events that
helped make National Academy 2016 a success. QPattern Breakers: PSIA Alpine Team member Eric Lipton’s “Pattern Breakers” was easily the hottest on-snow elective. More than 80 people registered to take the course. As Lipton explained: “Skiers form habits. We use the same skis each day, skiing the same runs on our home mountain, and by nature we fall into passive thinking and autonomous movement. It’s good for our development to sometimes take ourselves out of our normal movement pattern and explore new skill blends, new ways to start turns, and different movements.”
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a process to ensure their own success in the profession. Including elements of critical thinking, soliciting feedback, and self-coaching, among other things, Barnes wants PSIA-AASI members to, “Take your development as a ski or snowboard instructor into your own hands.” (Te Winter 2017 issue of 32 Degrees will explore this topic in great depth, so stay tuned.)
QTrade Show Night: No Academy is complete without a trade show, providing PSIA-AASI’s amazing sponsors an opportunity to interact with instructors, and also provide them with some hot Academy- specific deals. Nordica’s Andy Hare makes the event a must-stop on his calendar each year because, “It’s always a pleasure to attend National Academy. It’s a great opportunity to visit with so many truly passionate people. And to get in some great skiing as well.”
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QExperience-Driven Learning: U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame member Horst Abraham led a lively, interactive three-day elective on the inherent benefits of experience-driven learning (EDL). He and the attending instructors explored how well EDL works, how to create welcoming environments to make it happen, and especially, ways in which instructors can work to make it a focus of the instructional offering at their own mountains. (Editor’s note: the Winter 2017 issue of 32 Degrees will explore experience-driven learning in more detail.)
QOwn Your Own Development: Alpine Team member Robin Barnes has been developing a Long Term Instructor Development Program (LTID), which she hopes will help instructors develop
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