First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast

AASI Snowboard Team member, Chris Rogers, reports live from Vail before the torchlight parade, where viewers watch skiers and riders form a glowing train as they ski down the mountain illuminated with glow sticks. Learn about Chris’ highlights from 2018 and the PSIA-AASI National Team plans for 2019.

PSIA Alpine Team member, Matt Boyd shares how the PSIA-AASI Team is focusing on The Learning Connection, fundamentals, and good teaching. He talks about two of the three tenants of The Learning Connection model, teaching and people skills, and why these two skill areas are the same across all disciplines.

PSIA Alpine Team member, Stephen Helfenbein talks about the difference between Levels I, II, and III certification. Learn what’s needed at each level will help you succeed as a teacher. Get some tips and tricks that will help you set up your training plan.

PSIA Alpine Team member, Stephen Helfenbein, talks about the difference between training and practice, and how focusing on both this season will help you get ready for your certification this season. Where you spend your time depends on you! It’s usually an equal balance, but sometimes you’ll need more practice than training and vice versa.

PSIA Alpine Team member, Brian Smith, talks about how the PSIA-AASI Team is planning to prepare to present PSIA-AASI’s education concepts to other countries during Interski 2019 in in Pamporovo, Bulgaria. He explains how the team will focus on using the association’s latest educational resources as the framework for what the team will present and how many of these resources were inspired by and evolved from Interski 2015 in Ushuaia, Argentina. http://www.thesnowpros.org/events/interski

During Team Training 2018 in Breckenridge, Colorado, PSIA Alpine Team member, Matt Boyd shares how the PSIA-AASI Team is focusing on The Learning Connection, fundamentals, and good teaching. He talks about two of the three tenants of The Learning Connection model, teaching and people skills and why these two skill areas are the same across all disciplines.

PSIA-AASI Team Training kicked off Oct. 2018 in Breckenridge, Colorado, with a focus on using the association’s latest educational resources as the framework for what the team will present at Interski in Pamporovo, Bulgaria in 2019. PSIA-AASI Team manager, Jeb Boyd, shares his thoughts on the “One Team” approach being used to apply the fundamentals of teaching.

PSIA Alpine Team member, Heidi Ettlinger, and Mary Jo Tarallo discuss that January is "Learn to Ski and Snowboard MONTH” and January 11 is “Learn to Ski and Snowboard DAY”. Encourage your school to participate in the month or the day or both, by planning ways to attract new customers. If your area's ski and ride school offers January Learn to Ski and Snowboard specials, be sure to submit your special offers using this form now. http://ski-snowboard.org/jan-11/submit-offer Then, check out these resources for resorts/instructors www.ski-snowboard.org and for consumers www.leartoskiandsnowboard.org.

Recorded live at Arapahoe Basin from Team Training 2018, PSIA Alpine team member, Stephen Helfenbein talks about what you can do to help get ready for your certification this season. Get some tips and tricks that will help you learn more about what happens and how to set up your training plan.

Recorded live at Arapahoe Basin from Team Training 2018, get the education scoop from AASI Snowboard Team members about why having good people skills will help you make a connection with your students. Learn how all three of the skills (People, Teaching and Technical) are part of The Learning Connection. The wind was whipping this day, so turn up the volume.

PSIA-AASI Team members Ann Schorling, Jeb Boyd, Matt Boyd, Eric Rolls, Michael Rogan, and Chris Rogers talk about two of the three critical skills found in the Learning Connection. Working on your people skills and teaching skills may help you gain an edge this season and make a lasting impact on your students.

Meet PSIA-AASI Eastern member, Sue Kramer, who recently completed her book, called "Be Fit to Ski". It’s a 3-part book, including sections on exercise science relative to skiing, specific fitness areas for skiing called performance abilities. Take a listen and learn about exercises you can use to improve your fitness level for your best ski season ever!

It’s official, the start of the 2018-19 ski and ride season is here! First Chair attended opening day at Arapahoe Basin in Summit County, Colorado. Take a listen and learn what A-Basin is doing to help grow the sport and introduce new skiers and riders to the sport.

Geoff Krill, PSIA Adaptive Team captain, shares what he’s been doing over the summer to get ready for the season. Take a listen to get some tips on what you can do now to have your best season ever by finding ways to enhance your personal, teaching, and technical skills.

Learn what it's really like to write an education manual from Ellen Post Foster and Rob Sogard, the co-authors of PSIA-AASI's new Teaching Snowsports Manual. This manual contains a lot of simple and easy-to-apply teaching applications, and shows you how to enhance your people skills, teaching skills, and technical skills. Use it to go from a good to a great instructor! https://www.thesnowpros.org/shop/catalog