Coach Criteria

ALL Coaches…

  • Must create a fun and educational approach to skiing/riding.
  • Must be able to recruit and educate club members, new skiers and riders.
  • Must be able to work with new skiers/boarders on fundamentals of skiing/riding.
  • Must volunteer to work with never-evers for at least 2 hours on one trip a year.

Criteria for Coach status on the TSI Race Team:

Alpine

  • Must have won a Gold NASTAR medal and have placed First in the Expert category of an NBS race, i.e., qualify for NBS Elite category
  • or Has at least a Level II PSIA certification
  • or Has at least a Level II USSA race coach certification
  • Must compete in at least two NBS events per season, i.e., Summit, Eastern Winterfest, Western Winter-Carnival, etc.
  • Must attend at least two training sessions per season.

Freestyle

  • Must be ranked a Level 9 or 10 skier by PSIA standards
  • Capable of skiing in all conditions and terrain. (i.e., Use angulation and a variety of movements to control edge engagement.)
  • Able to read the terrain and snow conditions and select the appropriate tactics for success. (i.e., Fit movements to match the desired turn shape.)
  • Must compete and place in top two in at least one NBS/TSI sponsored mogul competition.
  • Must pass TSI coach evaluation on an expert mogul run:
  • Turning smoothly by using knee angulation to get skis on their edges, low basic skiing position.
  • Upper body relaxed and still.
  • Vision up.
  • Pole plants by using wrists.
  • Using appropriate absorption techniques.
  • Keeping snow contact.
  • Exerting a proficiency of speed management and ability to maintain snow contact with skis.
  • Ability to execute a minimum of 10 turns down the fall line in a smooth and rhythmic fashion.

Snowboard

  • Must demonstrate the ability to negotiate different terrain at varying speeds in a skilled and comfortable manner.
  • Must negotiate a half pipe, terrain park and/or racecourse confidently and skillfully.