MA Mondays

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NYSSRA Movement Analysis (MA) MONDAYS ZOOMS

*please join the zoom with the links below.


NYSSRA will be hosting a membership wide zoom over 5 Mondays to explore the elements of performing quality movement analysis with athletes.
 Please mark your calendars and save the dates. Presenters will be comprised of NYSSRA Coaches Education Committee and some additional special guests. 

Dates:             Time/Session Focus                         
10/23    7:00 PM        MA Overview            
MA Overview Link

10/30    7:00 PM        Fore aft Balance        
Fore Aft Balance Link

11/6    7:00 PM            Lateral Balance         
Lateral Balance Link

11/13    7:00 PM        Rotational  Balance        
Rotational Balance Link

11/20    7:00 PM        Terrain / Adaptation Balance    
Terrain/Adaptation Balance Link


Our focus will be on dynamic balance with a variety of age and performance groups.

Sessions we will give an overall view of what a quality MA is and how to prepare and perform it regardless of the correction or movements you are trying to change.
Essential Concepts:

  • Four Pillars of Being Fast
  1. Eliminate Drag
  2. C.O.M. takes the shortest path
  3. Pressure concentrated in the fall line
  4. Shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line
  •   Four Essential Points of Understanding MA
  1. What is the IDEAL movement for the task
  2. What are you seeing in REAL time
  3. Getting CAUSE and EFFECT  in the right order
  4. Creating a PROGRESSIVE PLAN



Prerequisites:

  • For you as the coach
    • Understanding idiosyncrasies of the athlete(s) you are working with (Phase appropriate)
    • Understanding of the skills concept
      • Rotary
      • Edging
      • Pressure
      • Blending above appropriately to create dynamic balance
    • What happens with the blend in each of the phases of a turn?
    • MA for the group or an individual?
    • Are you training for correction or development?
    • Isolating a turn phase or working on the whole turn?
    • Tactics vs Technique.  One at a time!!

 

  • For the athlete(s)
    • Possessing the competencies to participate in the plan
      • Physiological
      • Psychological/sociological
      • Equipment selection, fit and tune
      • Current technical and tactical ability
      • Intensity of training to match intensity of competition



Execution:

  •  
    • Be intentional with how you view the athlete
      • Side, front, back
      • Silhouette
      • Ski tracks
      • Feet
      • C.O.M.
      • Orientation of upper and lower body
      • Rule of parallel
    • Select the ONE correction or addition that will make the highest impact
    • Put together a progression:
      • Simple movements to complex
      • Isolated movements to combined
      • Static to dynamic
      • Slow to fast
      • Impose constraints to develop new movements
      • Take away or add points of contact
      • Long ones, short ones, slow ones, fast ones, steep ones, flat ones, smooth ones, lumpy ones.



Evaluation:

  • Quantifiable
    • Success doesn’t always correlate to the clock immediately
    • An improved technique may require a new tactic.  Keep the cart ahead of the horse.
    • Ski tracks are great clues
  • Self assessment
    • Do I need to change my approach or progression
    • Was the constraint too hard or too easy?
    • Whats my next step?



Pitfalls:

  • Attacking the first thing you see
  • Confusing movement with position.  We are NOT a position sport
  • Staying phase appropriate
  • Confusing or not really seeing cause and effect 
  • Equipment issues
    • Skis too sharp
    • Boots too big OR too small
    • Poles too tall
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