23 10, 2023

Don’t Do These Five Things in Your Ski-race Training

By | October 23rd, 2023|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

One of the biggest lessons I've learned over my many years in our sport as a racer and as a mental coach, and one that many young racers don't seem to get, is that training really does matter. Too often, I see racers pretty much wasting their time in training; all the things that are [...]

18 10, 2023

Should You Follow Live-Timing When Your Kids Race?

By | October 18th, 2023|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

This article is my third and final in a series on the role of technology in ski racing (here’s #1 and #2). Today, I will focus on one particular technology that has become ever-present in our sport and is changing the way parents (and kids) follow races. I’m talking about Live-Timing, an online platform that [...]

11 10, 2023

Does Tech Use Hurts Ski Racers?

By | October 11th, 2023|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports|Tags: , , , , , |1 Comment

I have a lot of pet peeves when it comes to ski racers when they’re training including leaning on their poles shortly before a training run (no intensity), chatting it up with teammates when they’re in the starting gate of a training course (no focus), and half-hearted effort to the first gate (easing into the [...]

9 10, 2023

Dr. Jim Taylor and SYNC Performance Ski Apparel Announce Partnership to Support Young Ski Racers

By | October 9th, 2023|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Sync Performance, the manufacturer of quality ski racing apparel, and Dr. Jim Taylor, the noted ski racing mental coach, are excited to announce their partnership to offer SYNC Team athletes a comprehensive, structured, and consistent mental training program for the 2023-24 season to support their competitive (and life) goals. It’s been dubbed, Get Your Mind [...]

6 10, 2023

Is Being on the Clock in Training Good for Ski Racers?

By | October 6th, 2023|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |1 Comment

Technology is playing an increasingly more important role in the lives of ski racers both on and off the hill. This influence is, no doubt, both helpful and detrimental to their athletic, personal, family, and social lives. This article is the first in a three-part series exploring how technology impacts racers, coaches, and parents, and [...]

18 09, 2023

How NOT to be a Bad Ski Racing Parent

By | September 18th, 2023|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In my last ski racing post, I shared with you recommendations on how to be the best ski racing parent you can be during the upcoming race season. In general, I much prefer to focus on the positives of behavior and, in that article, emphasized what you can do to help your ski-racing children have a great [...]

12 09, 2023

Attn. Snowsport Athletes, Coaches, Parents, Officials, Etc.: Please Complete This Survey

By | September 12th, 2023|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

I’ve been involved in a FIS-driven project that brought together an international group of experts from every field related to ski racing performance to establish protocols for injury prevention, treatment, rehab, and return to snow. We have developed a Needs Assessment Questionnaire that we are trying to get out to as many Snowsport stakeholders as [...]

11 09, 2023

How to be the Best Ski Racing Parent Possible

By | September 11th, 2023|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In my recent ski racing articles, I’ve been focusing on how racers can use the fall to get maximally prepared to ski their best when race season begins. Well, with winter approaching, there’s another stakeholder in our ski racing community who also needs to get ready for the demands of the race season: Parents! As [...]

5 09, 2023

The Fall Prep Period is Key to Ski Racing Success

By | September 5th, 2023|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

It’s hard to believe the summer, what I consider Phase I of the ski racing prep period, is almost over. Hopefully, the summer was devoted to building the foundation for your success next winter. In all likelihood, your efforts focused on three areas. First, you engaged in an intensive physical conditioning program. The reality of [...]

29 08, 2023

Our Love/Hate Relationship with Ski Racing Prep-period Physical Conditioning

By | August 29th, 2023|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

It’s 5:15am. It’s cold (around 42 degrees), still dark, and you can hear the rain pummeling the roof of your house or dorm room. You know you’ve got a challenging workout this morning that’s going hurt…a lot. How much do you want to get out of bed at that moment in time? Well, we can [...]