Miscellaneous Training Information

This page has all sorts of information about training available for skiers and officials.   This is in addition to the the regular training given by the various ski clubs in the region.

Information specifically for coaches is on the Coaching page.

Information that was here about training that is no longer current can be found by going to the archive page.

Upcoming training courses and camps

SSE Race Officials Courses

SSE's program of Race Officials' Courses has been revised - see the update.

SSE are running a Calculations course at Loughborough over the weekend of 3/4 March. See the flyer for more details. The other courses at Loughborough are cancelled.

There will be Level 1 and Level 2 courses in Manchester on 25th Feb and 24/25th March.

You may be eligible for assistance with the cost of these courses - see the policy. Applications should in the first instance be made to the Secretary (Sue Vale).

 

Race Training organisations

 

		Ambition Racing Ambition Racing aims to create a full performance pathway with programs for minis through to senior athletes in the private sector, to provide a realistic, full time training option for athletes in education, to provide the British Senior Team with athletes year on year who are capable of achieving at the highest level and to raise the bar both in terms of results from British athletes but also in terms of program structure and delivery within the UK. It's winter base is in Leogang, Austria.
		Team Evolution Team Evolution is an alpine performance training group, which works as part of a structured, professional Alpine Academy programme, that aims achieve the highest standard of performance within alpine racing whilst providing educational support and personal development. It supplies unique and flexible annual training programmes to committed athletes, running individual programmes for minis, children and junior racers These are designed to specifically fit the needs of each athlete and are based upon the Team Evolution philosophies, with proven results.
		Ski Focus Ski Focus has a revolutionary approach to ski teaching. It is based on the principle that the key to efficient skiing lies in focusing on the performance of the ski, rather than on the performance of the skier. By concentrating on this aspect all unnecessary, complicated instructions to the mind and body are excluded. Based in the UK, with instructors spending the majority of the year working in Tignes, France, Ski Focus offers a wide selection of skiing options catering from beginners to racers, bumps & off-piste.
		Impulse Racing Impulse Racing is aimed at athletes, ranging from mini to FIS Masters, who are looking to refine their technical skills in order to boost their competitiveness in the gate. It specifically targets regional racers, who normally ski and race on artificial slopes in this country, to train and race on snow with coaches they know by promoting and supporting the skier’s home club. Typically racers compete for their home club when racing on snow with Impulse Racing as their second club. 2011/12 Winter training will be in Aosta with the Aosta Race Academy. There will be educational support for the trainees.  Training will be in Pila with Phil Brown heading up the coaching team.
		Elite Snowsports From their Austrian base at the family run Hotel Staffler, Elite Snowsports offers an innovative approach to race training – aiming to develop the skier first and racer second – a rounded, happy athlete has the potential to make a great racer! A comprehensive program combines lots of miles – on and off piste, jumps and bumps and through the trees, cross – country, powder, ski mountaineering, snow shoeing, gates, drills, video analysis, technical training and lots more besides! Each and every athlete can expect a very personal and professional approach to their time with Elite Snowsports. All training is tailor made to suite individual requirements.
		The British Ski Academy (BSA) The British Ski Academy is an educational and ski training base set in the French Alps at Les Houches in the Chamonix valley. It aims to develop self-reliant responsible young ski racers who are professionally coached and educated to their full potential. The BSA is the UK's most successful junior Alpine race training centre. Whilst many young ski racers achieve excellent results by complementing their main club programme with spells at the BSA, many racers train exclusively under the BSA banner.
		Gould Academy Editor's note: I have been asked to publicise this, but I know nothing of them, other than what you see here or on their web site. Gould Academy is a small boarding school located in the western mountains of Maine, USA. The campus is in the quaint village of Bethel, Maine, 6 miles from Sunday River Ski Resort. They have an on-snow ski program which offers USSA/FIS level competition, ski patrol certification and ski instruction. The curriculum is demanding and competitive. For more information look at their web site, e-mail rebecca.andreozzi@gouldacademy.org or call Rebecca on 0207 824 7780.