Category — Ski teaching

As our epic season comes to a close, I’ve found myself reflecting on what has been an interesting season for me.

For the first time in many years, I switched to “the dark side” as Sasha calls it and became a coach for a K1 team out of the Alpine ski club in Collingwood, Ontario. 

Having been on the instructing side for the better part of the last 15 seasons, I was looking forward to coaching kids who were inherently more focused on ski improvement and going fast.

I was also looking forward to refining and in some cases acquiring some new skills – like setting a GS and Slalom course for different training outcomes.

Overall the season was a success – but a few things surprised me about the coaching culture that I wasn’t aware of before…

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