Training
Great instructing is what we always try to provide to our customers. It creates better experiences for them, increases your repeat requests, improves safety, and generates positive social media.
Improving the quality of our teaching, especially beginner lessons is the goal of our training.
We use the Greatinstructing.com training program. An important part of this innovative program are the "Visible Skiing Moves" that replace the natural moves people use when skiing.
Clinics
Each clinic has a sign up link
Indoor
All ski instructors should attend one of the indoor clinics. There are four 90 minute indoor clinics for ski instructors on Sundays from 11am until 12:30pm dates - October 27 and November 3, 10, and 17.
These will be a set of indoor exercises.
Outdoor
1- Hiring clinic for new instructors December 7-8 10 am - 3-pm
2- New instructors- December 9-13 5 - 6:30pm attend at least two practice teaching sessions
3- Experienced instructors- December 9-13 6:30- 7:30pm attend one private lessons clinic
4- Student lessons- Green and yellow December 16-17 from 6-7:30pm attend one if teaching these
Brown and beyond December 18-19 from 6-7:30pm attend one if teaching these classes
5- Superstars and Kindersparks- December 14-15 from 10-1130am attend one if teaching
6- Discover- December 14-15 from 1-2 pm attend one if teaching
7- Ski improvement - will work on your skiing with exercises that will help your teaching
December 14-15 12-1:30 pm December 16-19 from 6-7:30pm
Great Instructing
Teaching will be more fun if you constantly strive to improve your teaching. Focus on what customers need rather than having a set plan of what you teach. Progress will be different for every person.
It is important to have fun and build great relationships, but if you teach effective lessons, there is a better chance they will want to become skiers.
Constantly evaluate how your students are doing. Are they having fun, or are they bored because you are going too slow? Are you going too fast and creating fear? If you can't tell, ask them and encourage them to let you know what they want.
By going at the proper pace, you will give them the skills they need to handle more challenging terrain, remember "turns before terrain." It is easy be become frustrated and head to a bigger hill when the student is not making progress, so it is important to know what to look for and how to fix it.
Great teaching takes a combination of confidence, energy, a fun attitude, self-awareness, attention to your students needs, physical ability, and knowledge to respond to the unique physical and emotional needs of each student. You may also have to shape their expectations by helping them understand that improving is a process that will take time and practice.
When you get returning customers, keep notes of what you did and what you want to work on for the next time. Always seek to improve your teaching and review every lesson for what went well or could have been done better.
We have a strong emphasis on teaching beginners because it takes a lot of knowledge and skill to teach great beginner lessons. You can have a big impact on someone, giving them a lifetime of fun and adventure.
