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Key Performance Indicators for Development Team Athletes at varying levels within program
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Prospective Dev team athletes should ideally have all or very close to all of these skills OR
be lacking in some areas with a heavy desire to train, and progress.
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KnowledgeSafety
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Understanding + maintaining their equipmentUnderstanding Park Etiquette
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Understanding of judging criteria at slopestyle eventsUnderstanding of Feature sizing
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Understanding how to read terrain and create tactical strategies Understand all items of equipment
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Understanding basic health, progression, nutrition
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Physical FitnessAttitude
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Stamina and Endurance enough to ride top to bottom any run on BacksideDesire to learn and grow
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Fitness level to ride all day, 2 days per weekStrong team camaraderie
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Willing to accept constructive criticism
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Goals + FocusStrong work ethic
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Are they competitive with a desire to participate in competitions?Maintain good attitude during frustrating +/or difficult times
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What performance goals do they have for the year, 3, 5 yrs?Overcomes frustration quickly
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Where do they want to take their snowboarding?
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Training
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How many days are they willing to train?
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Are they participating in sufficient dry-land training opportunities to help them progress?
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Are they participating in water-ramps sessions?
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Discipline/SkillGender
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Basic Riding SkillsBothUnderstand and demonstrate varied turn sizes on varied terrain
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Understand and demonstrate strong carving techniques throughout the phases of the turn
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Understand and demonstrate appropriate stance and balance in varied terrain
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Show strong edge control in varying turn sizes and varied terrain
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Freeriding BothStrong aggressive stance on ungroomed terrain
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Ability to adjust balance appropriately as needed
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Strong Edge control and carving technique on ungroomed terrain
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Top to bottom run anywhere on the Backside showing consistent control and technical skills
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Top to bottom runs on backside with spontaneous airs
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Top to bottom runs on backside with spins
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SwitchBothLinking consistent switch turns on blue and black runs
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Consistent flow and airing from natual to switch
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Comfortable riding switch with some speed
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Switch tricks on rails and boxes
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Switch park jumps straight airs, 180s, 360s, 540s
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AirBOYSGIRLS
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4 way 1804 way 180
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2 way 360
Attempting 360s - Ideally has 1x360
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1 way 540Strong pop + BP
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Ideally 1x 7203-4 grabs
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Strong pop + BPConfidence spinning small jumps
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5 grabsConfidence hitting medium jumps straight
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Confidence spinning Medium JumpsGood speed control
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Confidence hitting Large jumps straight
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RailsBOYSGIRLS
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Confident hitting M metal rails reg + switch out
Confident sliding (sideways) SM and Med boxes/pvc
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Ride on and "street" entry hop on rail featuresSwitch out of SM features
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Switch on boxes/pvcWorking on small metal rails
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Working on swapsWorking on Front 2 out
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Working on 270 outLeft + Right foot slides on boxes/pvc
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Left + Right foot slides on boxes/pvc
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Natural Airs/DropsALL
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BaseAbility to determine appropriate speeds into natural drops and airs
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BaseDemonstrate understanding of flight path, trajectory, impact zones, run outs and run out speeds
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BaseShow strong body positioning on in-run and take-off
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BaseConfident and square landings with controlled run-out
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