Making Snowsports Fun, Teaching Young Athletes What do kids want out of a snow sports experience? FUN! Join this session to explore creative ways to help the young athlete learn to ski. Children's age specific learning tendencies, teaching styles to their abilities along with fun skill development activities will be shared. Weather permitting. 9AM-12PM or […]
Tethering Techniques for Stand-Up Skiers This clinic will focus on practicing the skills needed for effective stand up tethering. Included will be skiing drills which will improve your ability to tether, proper tethering positioning and how to use the terrain to better assist your athlete. Practicing these techniques will ensure that you can better help […]
Teaching Stand-Up Skiers Teaching successes happen because we know our athletes. In this clinic we will review the various disabilities we see with our stand-up skiers, physical and cognitive assessments, learning styles and teaching methods. The teaching progression, VI guiding techniques and appropriate adaptive assists will also be included. Insights and activities to make the […]
Intro to Sit-Ski If you are interested in exploring the sit-ski program at NEHSA, this clinic will introduce you to the equipment and discuss the benefits of each type (bi-ski, dual-ski, mono-ski) relative to specific disabilities. You will learn the skills to be a helpful assistant, how to safely load and unload from the lift, […]
Teaching Direct to Parallel This clinic will cover the techniques and tricks to teach the Direct to Parallel skiing method and skip the wedge all together. Discussion on how to identify who might benefit from this approach, safety concerns in teaching it and practice direct to parallel developmental skills will also be included. Weather permitting. […]
ATS and the Adaptive Connection To better understand the fundamentals of Alpine skiing, we will show you ways to develop your own personal skiing. This clinic will review the American Teaching System foundation and then demonstrate how to adapt these principles to meet the needs of athletes with disabilities. *Participants must be able to ski […]
Tetra Ski Learn about one of the most technologically advanced pieces of adaptive equipment out there, the Tetra Ski! Learn from the University of Utah's New England Rep and ASPNC Program Manager, Nate Hanson. The Tetra Ski uses robotics to allow individuals to ski as independently as possible. Learn about who benefits from this amazing […]
