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Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
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Event Type: Webinar
Location: NW – Webinar
Available Registration Packages (click for more info):
Registration:
– First Chair Rate: $125.00 (available through Saturday, October 19)
– Last Chair Rate: $140.00
– CEUs: 6
Prerequisites: None
Additional Fee for Non-Members: $15.00
Registration Deadline: Sunday, October 27, 2024, 11:59 pm
Online Registration: CLOSED
Offline Registration: Contact the region office.
Additional Event Details:
It’s time for Fall Seminar – virtual this year using the Zoom platform, ensuring we reach everyone for this great program, from Fairbanks to Ashland, Hurricane Ridge to Blacktail!
We have a wide range of topics for your morning and afternoon sessions to choose from. You will find the topics and the topic descriptions and details for Fall Seminar when you begin the registration. We look forward to “seeing” you there.
*Please note, zoom details will be emailed to you closer to the event, & if there are not enough registrations for a session, we will contact you for your second choice.
Fall Seminar Overview:
Date: 2nd November
CEUs at completion: 6 CEU
Schedule (all times Pacific)
9:00-10:00am – Keynote –
10:15-11:45am – Morning Session
12:00-12:45pm – Certification Alignment Update – Dave Schuiling (National Education Director) & Rick Lyons (Northwest Education Leadership Council Representative)
1:00-2:30pm – Afternoon Session
Registration
– First Chair Rate: $125.00 (available through Saturday, October 19)
– Last Chair Rate: $140.00
CEUs: 6
Prerequisites: None
Registration Deadline Sunday, October 27, 2024, 11:59 pm
This package includes each of the following sections.
Morning Session (Choose 1 option):
– AM-Building Your Own Progression Catalog
January 1, 1970 from 12:00 am to 12:00 am
– AM-Movement Analysis Basics
November 2, 2024 from 10:15 am to 11:45 am
Movement Analysis Basics (AM) – Alpine
Brian Feucht
This session will be an introduction to movement analysis, with a focus on basic outcome observations & how they tie back to the skills concept. After this session you will see the connection of how the skills concept impacts turn shape, turn size & tool path.
– AM-Coaching Through Fear
November 2, 2024 from 10:15 am to 11:45 am
Coaching through Fear (AM)
Chris “Goose” Grosjean
Fear creeps up in everyone in many scenarios. During this session you will review short-term and long term strategies to help manage and reduce the fear we witness in our guests.
– AM-XC Latest Trends on the World Cup
November 2, 2024 from 10:15 am to 11:45 am
XC Latest Trends on the World Cup (AM)
Mike Browder
What is new, what is different on the cross country World Cup during the past season. We take a look at the super-stars of the sport to see if there are any trends or if anything reinforces what we’ve seen the past few seasons.
– AM-Complete Race Ski Prep & Tuning
November 2, 2024 from 10:15 am to 11:45 am
Complete Race Ski Prep & Tuning (AM)
Alex Danilevsky
During this session, we will go through a full tuning cycle including base flattening, side wall prep, edge angles set and waxing.
– AM-Mobility For Snowsports
November 2, 2024 from 10:15 am to 11:45 am
Mobility for Snowsports (AM)
Jenn Lockwood
Mobility can enhance your on-snow performance, help you reach your technical goals, improve imbalances, reduce aches, pains and risk of injury.
– AM-Playful Pedagogy: Harnessing the Power of Play
November 2, 2024 from 10:15 am to 11:45 am
Playful Pedagogy: Harnessing the Power of Play (AM)
Chris Madison
In this talk we will be covering how to incorporate play into our lessons. We will discuss what defines play, how we are biologically driven for play, and how we can leverage this innate drive and capacity to make our lessons more engaging and effective.
– AM-Student Equipment & Adjusting Movement Analysis
November 2, 2024 from 10:15 am to 11:45 am
Student Equipment & Adjusting Movement Analysis (AM)
Justin Olson
From twin tips, to FIS GS skis, to kids skis, your students can show up with anything! This session will help make teaching easier on yourself, by expanding your toolkit to include tactics and strategies to better include equipment to help make lesson.
– AM-5 Things Advanced Skiers Do that No One Else Does
November 2, 2024 from 10:15 am to 11:45 am
5 Things Advanced Skiers Do that No One Else Does (AM)
Jeff Johnson
After 10 years of doing video MA, we have noticed trends that certified level 3 skiers do that other skiers don’t do. In this session, we will look at 5 movement patterns that you need to master to help you become an expert skier.
– AM-Unveiling the Common Threads in Effective Skiing Across Different Skier Zones
November 2, 2024 from 10:15 am to 11:45 am
Unveiling the Common Threads in Effective Skiing Across Different Skier Zones (AM)
Mike Douglas
Join this session to explore the key techniques that define effective skiing, regardless of skill level or terrain. We’ll break down the fundamental elements that top skiers share, and examine how these principles carry through various skier zones–from beginner to expert.
– AM-People Skills: Help Yourself to Help Your Students
November 2, 2024 from 10:15 am to 11:45 am
People Skills: Help Yourself to Help Your Students (AM)
Keeley Brownback
Brush up on your People Skills to go into winter with confidence! Learn how to take care of yourself will help you take care of your students. Explore trust and how people skills give us the tools to help our students manage risk while learning!
Afternoon Session (Choose 1 option):
– PM-Demystifying the Exam Assessment Form
January 1, 1970 from 12:00 am to 12:00 am
– PM-Finding Alignment in Movement Analysis
November 2, 2024 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Finding Alignment in Movement Analysis (PM)
Justin Olson
Ever have a student that looks funky, but is driving that outside ski like crazy? A student which looks stacked, but is always falling over? Explore with your eyes and mind, to see alignment in all planes of movement and become a movement analysis master!
– PM-Children’s Movement Analysis: Real vs. Ideal
November 2, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Children’s Real & Ideal Movements (PM) – Alpine
Keeley Brownback
Briefly covering Cognitive-Affective-Physical (focusing on Psychomotor development), and Real vs. Ideal as it relates to the Alpine Fundamentals and Kids, with practice time to do movement analysis on kids.
– PM-Building Guest Connections
November 2, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Building Guest Connections (PM)
Chris “Goose” Grosjean
Have you ever felt that you give great lessons but you just don’t see your clients returning to you? This session will help you build up techniques to help better form guest connections and produce more requests for you in lessons.
– PM-Unveiling the Common Threads in Effective Skiing Across Different Skier Zones
November 2, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Unveiling the Common Threads in Effective Skiing Across Different Skier Zones (PM)
Mike Douglas
Join this session to explore the key techniques that define effective skiing, regardless of skill level or terrain. We’ll break down the fundamental elements that top skiers share, and examine how these principles carry through various skier zones–from beginner to expert.
– PM-Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Authentic Connections
November 2, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Authentic Connections (AM)
Emily Lonkhurst
In the age of social media, authentic experiences and connections are more valuable and important than ever before. Let’s deep dive into the role of emotional intelligence and utilizing people skills to connect with students and mentees. In this session we will break down ways to improve our emotional intelligence and self-management through the highs and lows of the season.
– PM-Get the Most out of Your Transition
November 2, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Get the Most out of Your Transition (PM)
Jeff Johnson
A purpose driven transition is critical to advancing your skiing skills. Some call it weighting, or unweighting, but when to do it, where, and how is critical to skiing better. During this session we will break the transition down and gain insights into how we want to think about moving into the next transition.
– PM-XC How to do Movement Analysis on Elite Skiers
November 2, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
XC How to do Movement Analysis on Elite Skiers (PM)
Mike Browder
How do we analyze and find something useful to say about really good skiers. We use the best, the cross country World Cup, to discuss what we see and how we analyze great skiing using the PSIA methodology.
– PM-Stability for Snowsports
November 2, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Stability in Snowsports (PM)
Jenn Lockwood
Stability: how it benefits snowsports athletes from the never ever to expert level.
– PM-Improve Your Lessons with Movement Analysis – Snowboard
November 2, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Improve Your Lessons with Movement Analysis (PM) – Snowboard
David Lehew
During this clinic we will connect the dots between Movement Analysis (MA) and delivering a great lesson by discussing broad practical tips for implementing MA to help students reach their goals. We will define MA, review the 3 phases of MA- Observe, Evaluate, and Prescribe, review DIRT, talk about how MA is used in the context of a real lesson, go over some practical tips for using MA, and then dig into the nitty gritty of cause and effect with the snowboard fundamentals to create real impactful change for students.
– PM-A Brief History of Snowsports
November 2, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
A Brief History of Snowsports (PM)
Chris Madison
When was skiing first invented? When did alpine bindings replace telemark? When was snowboarding first allowed in resorts, and how did it change the game for alpine skiing? In this lecture we will be covering a brief history of all snowsports from its roots in telemark, improvements by alpine, and its transformation from snowboarding.