First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast
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First Chair: Learn About the World of Adaptive Instructors
Live from Spring Symposium in Sun Valley, ID, First Chair catches up with Melody Buell, who works as a divisional clinic leader for the PSIA-AASI Northwest division. Melody shares her experience about what it’s like to enable more instructors to provide excellent education for their students to support their disability.
First Chair: How the Fundamentals Help with Movement Analysis
Live from National Academy in Big Sky, MT, First Chair catches up with PSIA Alpine team member, Stephan Helfenbein. While the Skills Concept establishes what you need to do with your skis, it doesn’t tell you how to do it or define your technique. The five Alpine Skiing Fundamentals provide best practices for how to apply these skills effectively to maximize your, or your student’s, technique based on constantly changing variables. They bring the Skills Concept to life.
First Chair: How to Respond to Criticism
PSIA-AASI Rocky Mountain member, Lynn Hasday, shares some suggestions on how you can respond to criticism, and how it can help you become better, both personally and professionally. Being able to hear people’s opinions can improve your teaching, skiing and riding, and overall satisfaction as an instructor. Find out how to handle what others have to say!
First Chair: Meet Nancy Oakes Hall Scholarship Recipients
Live from National Academy and Rider Rally at Big Sky, MT! Meet some of the awesome women who were recipients of the Nancy Oakes Hall women’s scholarship, such as Mindy Fairchild, Tera Adams, Jennifer Lockwood, Jess Parcheta, and Stephanie Zimmers. thesnowpros.org/scholarships
First Chair: How to Enhance Your Communication Skills
Live from Spring Symposium in Sun Valley, Idaho, First Chair catches up with Melodie Buell, Ryan Christofferson, Kolby Knox, and Dave Gregory about communication skills. Learn how to adapt your communication skills based on how people may experience the world around them.