FALL MASTER TEACHER COURSES ANNOUNCED!
We are pleased to announce the selection of fall indoor educational events for September 2011. Online registration will be available soon.
Here are the courses being offered at Seven Springs Resort in Pennsylvania:
FALL MASTER TEACHER EVENTS (Open to all Certified Members)
| Key | Num. | Event | Dates | Notes | Price | Deadline | Register |
| 003 | Communication Station | Friday, September 16 | Required for MTC | $115 | 08/29/11 | ||
| 004 | A Conversation with Fear | Friday, September 16 | $115 | 08/29/11 | |||
| 006 | At Your Service | Saturday, September 17 | Required for MTC | $115 | 08/29/11 | ||
| 007 | Motor Learning | Saturday, September 17 | $115 | 08/29/11 | |||
| * | 009 | Functional Movement Screen | Sunday, September 18 | Limited to 14 | $115 | 08/29/11 | |
| 010 | Anatomy | Sunday, September 18 | $115 | 08/29/11 | |||
| * # | 011 | Stance and Alignment | Sunday, September 18 | Limited to 10 | $115 | 08/29/11 | |
| * | 012 | Functional Movement Screen | Monday, September 19 | Limited to 14 | $115 | 08/29/11 | |
| * # | 014 | Stance and Alignment | Monday, September 19 | Limited to 10 | $115 | 08/29/11 | |
| 982 | Online Exam Registration | Includes all eligible exams for 2011-2012 season | $10 | 04/15/12 | |||
KEY:
* = Events have limited attendance - may fill prior to deadline date.
& = Outdoor First Care is a National Ski Patrol first aid course. NSP course materials required for this course cost $20 – This is included in the $135 course fee.
# = it is recommended participants bring their ski boots for analysis, however it is not a requirement.
Courses crossed-out have been closed (cancelled) due to lack of registration.
NOTES:
- These events are open to all Certified Members in any discipline however the main focus will be Alpine.
- Attending two indoor courses will satisfy your PSIA-E continuing education units (CEU) requirement.
- You may register onlineor complete a separate event application for each course and fax to 518-452-6099 or mail to 1-A Lincoln Avenue, Albany, New York 12205.
- Lunch is provided for all attendees (sorry no spouse package is available at this time).
- Please see course descriptions below.
- Registration will begin at 8:00a.m., classes run from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
- Discounted lodging is available at Seven Springs Resort – please call 800-452-2223 and mention PSIA Fall Master Teacher participant.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AND INSTRUCTOR
Communication Station - Mark Absalom - Required for MTC
To sensitize instructors to the range of roles that communication plays in ski teaching, and to ensure that the messages sent are the ones that are meant to be sent. Participants will participate in a variety of group exercises involving many learning/teaching styles.
A Conversation with Fear - Mermer Blakeslee - Open to all Certified Members
Designed to help instructors discover how to deal with the psychological diversity that goes along with leading a group of students in the mountain environment.
Outdoor First Care - Richard Frear - Limited to Ten Participants
A basic First Aid / First Responder Course appropriate for snowsports teachers. Learn basic first aid practices for dealing with accidents and injuries in the outdoor classroom environment. Required course for those interested in Backcountry Accreditation, qualifies as optional session for all others.
At Your Service - Mark Absalom - Required for MTC
Explore the affect of public perception on the snowsports industry, as well as the instructor’s role as a public relations arm of the home resort. To improve the ski teachers understanding of guest service and its relationship to the teaching model and the resort business.
Motor Learning - Richard Frear - Open to all Certified Members
Designed to familiarize participants with the structure and function of neural tissue. To introduce principles of neurophysiology that are vital to an understanding of the nervous system’s capabilities, how it coordinates the activities of the body’s organ systems, and how these activities are adjusted to meet the changing situations and environmental conditions of the alpine world.
Teaching Skiing in Spanish - Amy Sten - Open to all Certified Members
Course content will provide a very general guide for ski instructors with no knowledge of the Spanish language interested in teaching Spanish-speaking people to ski. Course will present basic ski vocabulary, simple phrases, and names of ski equipment and parts of the human body. Class instructions based on ATS phraseology. This is NOT a course for Spanish speakers.
Functional Movement Screen - Brian Mieczkowski - Limited to 14 Participants
A ranking and grading system created to document movement patterns that are key to normal function. Basic movement pattern limitations can reduce the effects of functional training, physical conditioning, and distort proprioception (body awareness). The scoring system is directly linked to the most beneficial corrective exercises to restore mechanically sound movement patterns.
Anatomy - Richard Frear - Open to all Certified Members
Study the normal structure of the human body. Special attention is given to the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems to increase the ski teacher’s understanding of how the skeleton and muscles line up for maximum efficiency in skiing specific movements.
Stance and Alignment - Bill Haight - Strictly Limited to 10 Participants
Course content will help participants break down and understand the skier system, leading to improved movement analysis. Course conductors will examine lower extremity anatomy and function, varying boot constructions, footbed casting techniques and different nuances of each system. Course leaders will also discuss heel lifts, toe lifts, Q-angel, and cant measuring protocols, and help participants understand how to assess a guest’s equipment needs. It is highly recommended participants bring their ski boots for analysis; however it is not a requirement.
Skiing with All Your Smart Parts - Ellen Arnold - Open to all Certified Members
Participants discuss the use of multiple intelligences in their lessons and explore ways to adapt the model to their own teaching!
Online Exam - Required for MTC
After your application for the online exam has been processed, you will receive an email with a link for each exam you are eligible for. You may access the exam immediately after your course or anytime thereafter until April 2012.
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