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Key Performance Indicators for Development Team Athletes at varying levels within program
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prospective dteam 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 of judging processes at moguls eventsUnderstand 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 ski top to bottom any run on BacksideDesire to learn and grow
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Fitness level to skill all day, 2 days p/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 skiing?
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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 Skiing SkillsBothUnderstand and demonstrate varied turn sizes
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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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FreeskiingBothStrong 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, S+B and tech 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 switch turns on blue runs. Slight Pizza at initiation OK
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Head looks uphill during direction change
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Magic Finger if needed
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Comfortable skiing switch with some speed
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Demonstrates appropriate lead change on switch inruns
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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 Jumps
Good 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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Straddle and Urban onSwitch 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 Front 2 outLeft + Right foot slides on boxes/pvc
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Left + Right foot slides on boxes/pvc
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MogulsALL
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BaseTop to bottom moguls run showing stacked body position and speed control
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Mid-level Hitting both airs in 1 run showing appropriate speed in and out, good stance. Performing 2 upright tricks in run.
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HighPerforming spins on either/both airs in 1 run. up to 720
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Qualifying inverts in moguls / performing inverts in competition run
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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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