Movement Analysis Series:
Please join us for Fall Membership Zooms*
*Coaches Education Update and U18+ Pathways are informational zooms
**MA/ Edging Movements/ GS progressions/ Jr. SL development will count as USSS credit zooms.
Links to join are in blue below.
All dates start at 7pm
Oct 21 U18+ Pathways after high school
Please join NYSSRA as we look into the incredible opportunities for our U18+ alpine athletes after
high school graduation, 10/21/24 7:00 PM. Perspectives on Division I, II, III competition and criteria for involvement.
Additional: Coaching, Ski school, Ski patrol, Race crew, program support.
Some of our guest panelists:
Willi Steinrotter- St. Lawrence University
Cristopher Eder- Castleton College
Robert Cilino- Alfred University
Martin Guyer- USSS Eastern Regional Director
Aaron Dewey- USSS Coaches ED
Athlete representatives, and more.
Nov. 4 Edging with Movement Analysis
**Jeff Walker
Edging. What is edging? How does it affect the way we make our turns? How can we teach good edging skills? How do we know we are edging enough? Can you edge too much? These are some of the questions we will try to answer during our MA Monday series. We will use video to look at edging at different levels and where we should be edging our skis.
Nov 11 GS progression and drills
**John Morgan
This presentation will cover common vocabulary, use of constraints, and progressions for all age groups.
Vocabulary to be covered will be: Rise Line, Exit Angle, Inclination, Angulation, Active Weight Transfer, Aerodynamics.
Constraints to include: Dye, Brushes, Stubbies
Progressions of drills for different age groups and ideas how to combine age groups in the training environment.
Nov 18 SL progression into 60” gates from brushes & stubbies, skiing challenges, and more!
**Stephen Mergenthaler ‘Mergs’
Junior Slalom for younger athletes (U14-U12 geared more to U12 development),
specifically blending effective short radius turns into jr. tall pole progressions
-A look at short radius turns and effective movements
-Simple vocabulary for coaching ques (tip it-press it, etc.)
-Environments that blend and build on successful adaptation of prior environments
-Building training plans that are simple and detailed covering:
Event
Objectives
Content
Constraints
What is good
Coaching points
Athlete Questions
We will look at training plan and video from last years Performance Project at West Mountain as well as current thoughts on development.