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2009 NASTAR National Chapionships - Racer Videos
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SkiExpert.net Summer Training Series with PSC is coming up! - Thursday, April 15, 2010
Get your inline skates ready for the season! Dust off, or upgrade your bearings, rotate or replace your worn out wheels and get out there and enjoy the beautiful spring weather.
We will repeat the Summer Training Series program but surprise... we are working on some soft poles, or flex gates to play with. More news on this subject will come later in April.
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The Time will Tell - Skill Development Program with PSC.
Embark on a journey in time! Ski with a 2009 NASTAR National Champion*. But don’t just listen to his advice - let the time tell the truth about your skiing! Video Captured Movement Analysis and Instruction Option
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TWT Summer Training Series with PSC
Our Summer
Training Series this year will spin around in-line skating skill
development and skill transfer to alpine skiing. Use the Contact Form
to inquire more about the program but we'll be learning pretty much
skiing - just using skates, and maybe some of the Double Push
technique if we get there this year...
STS Program Cost: $20 for
PSC Members and $40 for Sponsors.
The series includes four training sessions spread over the summer
months. Dates and times may vary so check the STS pages frequently.
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SkiExpert.net email
The SkiExpert.net (SE) sponsoring company, Data Minds, will support POP3 and WebMail email hosting for Skiexpert.net registered members who request such account through our Contact Us form. Your email will be your SE username with skiexpert.net domain.
The POP3 and WebMail email configuration and login credentials will be emailed to you upon mailbox creation.
Please note that WebMail login link has been posted to the Portal Tools located in top right pane of the SE Home page.
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Tips for before and while on the slopes
- Get in shape. Don't try to ski yourself into shape. You'll enjoy skiing more if you're physically fit.
- Take a lesson. Like anything, you'll improve the most when you receive some guidance. The best way to become a good skier is to take a lesson from a qualified instructor.
- Consider signing up for a development program that will guide you through your learning and secure best results.
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SkiExpert.Net Says: Safety Is No Accident
Skiing can be enjoyed in many ways. Regardless of how you decide to enjoy the slopes, always show courtesy to others and be aware that there are elements of risk in skiing that common sense and personal awareness can help reduce.
Observe the code and share with other skiers the responsibility for a great skiing experience. Visit our SkiExpert.Net Safety Page by clicking the link below to learn more.
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7Springs Club Racing Schedule 2008/2009
The 08/09 racing and training schedule has been announced and posted on the SE pages here.
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7Springs - Special Events - Winter 2008/2009
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2010 NASTAR Nationals
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
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The Nationals were held at Winter Park, Colorado, a spectacular venue with fantastic snow and the mountains to explore. As a matter of fact it was the true Colorado soft conditions that made local racers shine on the podiums. But we were not longing for the Eastern Ice (maybe Iceman was) and enjoyed the racing and fantastic soft mogul and fresh track runs at 12,000 ft.
Read more to check out the vid files of the runs, courtesy of NASTAR and some friends who found them :).
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PSC "Get In Shape" Conditioning Program
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 7:15 PM
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PSC, in cooperation with The First Tee of Pittsburgh is pleased to present a pre-season “get in shape” program for its membership. This program will run one evening a month from July through December. It will include cardio and balance exercises under the direction of Doreen Costello, a certified physical trainer and assisted by a student from Pitt’s Graduate School of Health and Physical Activity.
The classes will be held in the education room located at the Bob O’Connor Golf Course at Schenley Park, home of The First Tee of Pittsburgh (TFTP). Each session will begin at 7:15 PM and last until 8:30 PM and will be held on the third (3rd) Wednesday of each month.
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SE Summer Training Series - Make Some Alpine Turns on Your Skates!
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Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 4:00 PM
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Some inline skating run and fun incorporating alpine skiing drills and techniques. It's a rain or shine event, so bring your running shoes and music to get into you your rhythm, whether skating or interval-running the trail. It's not your "first turns" event, so read more on what we do here: read more.
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Latest Articles |
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| Bob's Matador Turn by code2ski | 360 on the flats and 180 or less on sloping terrain. A flavor of Wagon Wheel drill but with the hub moved forward just outside the tip of your skis.
| | Wagon Wheel by code2ski | | Wagon wheel is what the name says it is. Picture a hub and spoke wheel in your mind and apply to the snow with your skis on. | | Erin's Trenches by code2ski | Trenches - best dug on soft days with your ski boots are usually longer and deeper then wider. They are your "magic skis" and are perfect to try before stepping into your first "real skis."
| | The Trick of Art by code2ski | The Trick of Art is an excellent drill, skill development and simply an eye-opening trick that can be used by both students and instructors. The trick is in using poles in a very unconventional way to make the body do what is otherwise a long road from explaining the concepts to seeing them applied in skiing.
| | Teaching Theory: Teaching and Learning Styles by code2ski | Joan E. Heaton is a popular contemporary writer on teaching styles in the PSIA circles, so if you happen to study for a certification with the oraganization, like I do this year, you'd rather get familiar with her work. They are well structured and widely accepted but, as always, one needs to be careful of not killing the natural dynamics of learning and teaching process with over-analysis. | | TELEMARKING for ALPINERS by code2ski | Not long ago I got my first opportunity to tele with and among some of the best free-heelers in the region. And I was hooked, big time! Now, did I hang my alpine boards and free-heel since? No, not at all but I cannot stop thinking about it and I cannot wait another opportunity to go out and tele again to further explore the truths about my alpine skiing! Yes, you got it right, ALPINE skiing. | | Components of Modern Alpine Skiing Techniques by robertz | Introduction of brakaway gates in the early 1980s had big impact on racing techniques but this time around changes in equipment and technology have revolutionized not only racing but skiing, in general. | | Characteristics of a Successful Alpine Skier by robertz | Elite skiers can be differentiated from non-elite skiers on the basis of power, strength and motor characteristics. However, skiing is a typical technique dependent sport and no special physiological variable is dominant to definitely predict the rank within high level performance group.
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This article reveals the most important physiological characteristics for a performance-oriented alpine skier and is fragment of a larger article originally published at http://physiotherapy.curtin.edu.au/resources/educational-resources/exphys/98/alpineskiing.cfm by Ulli Julich. | | Alpine Skiing - Short History and Disciplines Overview by robertz | Skiing has been invented to assist hunting, and as practical transportation, also used for military maneuvers. First documented evidence comes from modern day Norway and Sweden and dates 5000 B.C. Modern day skiing is also a competitive sport... Reference:
Fragment of a larger article originally published at http://physiotherapy.curtin.edu.au/resources/educational-resources/exphys/98/alpineskiing.cfm by Ulli Julich. | | Drop-In by robertz | This turn-entry drill can be compared to the pipe entry, where the body center of mass has to travel forward and down into the pipe before the skis move even an inch down the wall. Got it? |
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