Changing the technical focus of the


model in the late ‘80s to emphasize body movements had a positive effect on American ski teaching. Current PSIA Alpine Team Coach Rob Sogard explains the emphasis of the team and professional development staff in saying, “PSIA continues to support the opinion that specific and definable movements are used to effectively produce the desired action of the skis on the snow. With the vast array of movements used today in alpine skiing, accurately understanding the model has become more challenging. With this manual, the definitions of the skills will return to the original intent of the model. Defined in this manual, the skills of pressure control, edge control, and rotational control, refer to the action of the skis on the snow. When the focus is on the desired outcome, the specific movements required to produce those outcomes can be accurately identified.”


Skiers use specific and definable movements to effectively produce the desired action of the skis on the snow.


WELCOME TO A NEW ERA OF INNOVATIONS


Once again considerable changes are at work in the sport of skiing. Tere is tremendous innovation occurring in ski shapes, widths, and profiles available to skiers of all levels and ages. Skis are designed for turn shapes, snow conditions, and terrain situations never imagined skiable in the early years of the sport. Whether skiers are applying their skills in halfpipes, terrain parks, or groomed carving slopes, skiing switch, smearing big-mountain lines, or surfing through glades, today’s movement patterns are as unique and diverse as at any period in our history. Te fundamentals of skill development and student-centered teaching have stood the test of time and are as relevant today as at their inception. Te ability to understand our students, how they learn, and the most successful way to teach them is our constant objective. As we determine our students’ desired outcomes and styles, the lessons we create will be most effective if they have a solid technical foundation based on the Skills Concept.


10 PSIA ALPINE TECHNICAL MANUAL


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