USSA Coaches Education Program

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USSA Coaches Education Program

• Best in the World

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PNSA GS/SL ELEMENTS

• Emphasis based on USST NDS June Projects
• Focus on Fundamentals Mastering the Basics
  of Technique
• Focus on Fundamental Area 3 Carving Turns
• Transitions
• Drills Guided Discovery through Drill
  Selection

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PNSA GS/SL ELEMENTS

• Technical
• Understanding Executing the Athletic Stance
  Parallel Position
• Maintaining Parallel Skis and Snow Contact
  through all phases of the turn
• Maintaining Dynamic Balance
• Turn Initiation focus of the role of the
  ankles and knees
• Edge Angulation Pressure Development
• Proper Re-Centering Hip Movement
• Pole Planting
• Looking Ahead

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PNSA GS/SL ELEMENTS

• Technical Worries
• Parallel Shafts (shins) - Taking the concept
  too far (American trait?)
• Using the Athletic Stance for everything
• Dropping the hip inside and back (Schlopy
  Cocking the Hip)
• Lack of a pole plant
• Dead Feet (Active Ankles)
• Static Skiing

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PNSA GS/SL ELEMENTS

• Junior Observations (interviews with USST
  coaches and athletes)
• Focus on the feet up skis performing in the
  snow, achieving good pressure at top of turn in
  the fall-line, can they release across the
  fall-line with their skis Our ankles are less
  active than the Europeans
• Are they moving their hips in the transition,
  moving their hips through the turn, getting early
  pressure, above the gate
• Our racers need to have a default move for
  all conditions
• In the transition ankle flexion knee
  angulation
• USST DH team does the same drills as the GS
  guys, turn shape how to build pressure early,
  evenly, all in the fall-line
• Im trying to make clean arcs, rolling the
  ski up early, release it, clean all the way down
  wow Im fast
• Ligety Im actually trying to make a rounder
  turn when I need it

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PNSA USSA Education Recommendations

• Junior Program Outline
• Planning Process 3 steps Evaluate Plan
  Implement (repeat)
• Equipment Set-up BOOTS no excuse!
• Teach through Free Skiing first (developing
  skills a love for the sport)
• Teach through Drills (Guided Discovery)
• - Based on Evaluation Select the
  Appropriate Drill(s) / Progression
• - Training Environment Must
  support the Drill Goal (flat to easy
• terrain for skill acquisition)
• - Coaching Resources Gates,
  brushes, Stubbies, Timing, Video Tech
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  Range Finders,

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PNSA USSA Education Recommendations

• Overall - For Program Success
• Set CLEAR Program Goals based on the Evaluation
  Process
• Develop a Coaching Methodology for your entire
  program to follow Coaches using the same
  language
• Focus on Mastering the Basics of Technique and
  relating them to the Basics of Tactics
• Focus on Selecting or Creating the most
  productive Training Environment
• Follow Through Stay on Course!
• Adjust your Plan as needed remain Flexible
• Everyone is a Leader, Everyone is a Supporter