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 [...]
I work with athletes at many levels of sport, from juniors to collegians to pros and Olympians, and a major goal that I help them to achieve is consistency in their competitive performances. I see so many athletes who have big swings in their performances from great one week to mediocre to even lousy the [...]
Photo credit: Mitchell Gunn I just returned from Copper where I was working with the USST women’s Europa Cup and D teams and the National Training Group (a great group of young women!). A major goal they wanted to pursue was consistency in their skiing. This objective fit nicely into my own priorities [...]
It’s that time of year again when you will soon be on snow and putting in the time into your gate training to fine tune your technique, tactics, and speed for the upcoming race season. How you use your training time may very well determine how fast you ski and whether you achieve your ski [...]
Credit: Mitchell Gunn The winter is just around the corner and there's still time to get your mind into better shape for race season. I'm excited to announce the re-launch of my Prime Ski Racing 101: Train Your Mind like a Champion online mental training course, now improved with new visuals, embedded exercises, on-demand and [...]
Courtesy of Mitchell Gunn These days, children seem to be given every opportunity by their parents to experience success in ski racing and every other performance activity (e.g., school, other sports, the performing arts). Many young ski racers receive extra help from personal fitness trainers and summer camps. They are given the opportunity [...]
If you’re at all serious about your ski racing, this past summer should have been devoted to the process of making yourself the best ski racer you can be. There is one thing that you better have done and another thing that you likely will have done this past summer: engage in an intensive physical [...]
Apologies for tooting my own horn, but the reviews and survey results are in from my first two online mental training courses, Prime Ski Racing 101 and Prime Sport 101, and they were very gratifying (while also providing great feedback on how I can continue to improve them). Though they are a work in progress, [...]
Your goal as a coach is to have as great a positive impact as you can on your athletes. This influence starts with your specific coaching of them to make them better athletes and to help them achieve their competitive goals. To that end, you motivate them, build their confidence, try to relieve any pressure [...]
Your goal as a coach is to have as great a positive impact as you can on your athletes. This influence starts with your specific coaching of them to make them better ski racers and to help them achieve their competitive goals. To that end, you motivate them, build their confidence, try to relieve any [...]