It’s the middle of the season and this episode is all about managing energy, taking care of yourself, and getting through the mid-season lows. Fresh off AASI National Team mid-season training, Chris, Matt, and Brian share some of the ways they’ve experienced the slump and managed energy mid-season. This week’s hot take: How would ski…

The big 5-0, episode 50 is our third episode aiming to demystify a few commonly misunderstood terms. This episode is a bit about the 50-50 and a lot about how our upper and lower body parts can move together or independently from each other through separation. Topics include rotation, counter rotation, and rotation of the…

Following the Level 1 Top Tips episode, this episode dives into Matt, Brian, and Chris’ thoughts on preparing for Level 2 certification. They chat through skills for Teaching, Movement Analysis and Technical Understanding, and Riding Performance assessment modules, with suggestions on training for each zone. This week’s hot take: How can you promote fun in…

Matt, Brian, and Chris have mentioned Penn State’s Professional Snowsports Education Program Certificate previously, this episode is all about it! Dr. Pete Allison joins us in this episode to share how he got involved with PSIA-AASI, the roots of the credentialing project, and how that’s resulted in a certificate program for ski and snowboard instructors.…

The second episode of the new year is Top Tips for Level 1 Certification! Join Chris, Matt, and Brian, as they share their thoughts on the best things you can do to prepare and be successful at your Level 1 cert. Whether you’re getting ready for your Level 1, a trainer helping others prepare, or…

Episode 46 – We’re done Waiting, Let’s talk about Weighting We’re back from the holiday break with a fresh episode on up- and down-unweighting. Ever wonder what is actually going on with pressure management on your snowboard when you move vertically to change edges? This is the episode for you! This week’s hot take: Performance…

Inspired by Spotify’s “Wrapped” stats about the show, Chris, Brian, and Matt reflect on the 19 episodes they’ve recorded since rebooting the podcast and discuss what they’ve learned in the process of recording the pod. Tune in to hear their thoughts on highlights and challenges of recording a snowboarding podcast! This week’s hot take: Favorite…

In this week’s episode, Brian, Chris, and Matt dive into what’s in their pockets when working as instructors and examiners. Numerous threads are followed, including locker contents, and whether snow and coffee lead to dehydration.  This week’s hot take: what’s the biggest failed innovation in snowboarding? The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know…

The SCARF model is a psychological theory that explains how five social dynamics can trigger a threat or reward response in our brains. These elements are Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Fairness.  The SCARF model was developed by Dr. David Rock in 2008 in his paper, “SCARF: A Brain-Based Model for Collaborating With and Influencing…

New hire training, ITC, instructor training course, whatever your ski and snowboard school calls it, we all have them! With training season upon us, Chris, Matt, and Brian share their thoughts on hiring and training new instructors!  The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding is a weekly podcast with…