Introduction to the SKIbetter 1-to-1 Coaching System

I introduced this system many years ago,

• has a proven to be very successful,
• has formed the bedrock and foundation of many successful ski racers, advanced recreational skiers, instructors and coaches,
• has played a major part of producing many individual and team successes,
• many members of the Midlands Ski Club, CESA Region and other School teams have benefited,
• over the years has contributed to the creation of many local, regional, national individual and team champions.

It has evolved from a purely paper based system to the current offering today using various latest technologies to support the learning experience. I am currently moving to a new online system to take the programme forward in to the future that will include fitness as well as skiing race and recreational skill, and performance development, as I believe skill development, performance delivery, fitness and conditioning are deeply intertwined.

Benefits

The benefits of this programme will give you, your spouse, or your children...

• Detailed recorded performance analysis
• more in-depth feedback and video analysis
• personalised coaching and profiling
• tailored coaching to your needs
• increased knowledge and understanding
• delivered outside of normal group sessions
• enables you to keep your skiing performance and development on track
• achievable short term, medium term and long term goal setting
• keep you focused through recorded agreed goal setting feedback and interventions
• benefit from continuous and periodised coaching throughout the year
• direct coaching link in to group sessions
• accelerated learning opportunity

Structure

The SKIbetter personal 1-to-1 coaching system can be tailored to the individual in terms of number of sessions when, where, how often etc. my base offering as an example is:

• Four quarterly 2 hour coaching development and performance sessions per year would be ideal but more typically this ends up being 3 times per year.
• These would be spread out across the year depending on your requirements, typically:
  • October
  • January
  • April
  • August
• Additional sessions can be arranged to cover incidents such as 
  • Reintroduction to skiing after injury
  • Getting used to new equipment
  • Overcoming dips in performance
  • Extra pre-event preparation, on snow or in the alpine environment
  • Direct personalised coaching
  • Race support
• Secure online recording and feedback using the SKIbetter Online System and/or Dropbox account using a parent/adult email account unless specifically authorised and will incur an annual subscription charge.

Costs

There are multiple elements to consider, some not in SKIbetter's control:

• Facility Hire (Swadlincote/Ackers Adventure/Chil Factore etc.)
• Myself (SKIbetter Performance Coaching), I charge pro rata by the hour.
• Each session is generally two hours long per person but can be longer or shorter depending on the situation.
• SKIbetter Online System subscription charge.
• Other charges: non-local transport, accommodation etc.

I am happy to discuss any other options and provide any other additional information so please do not hesitate to ask.