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Skiing, Riding & Teaching for a Lifetime: Aging Athlete Considerations

Explore strategies for skiing, riding, and teaching as an aging athlete. Learn about performance categories, CAP model, learning preferences, and maintaining skills. Enhance your abilities while understanding the aging process.

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Skiing, Riding & Teaching for a Lifetime: Aging Athlete Considerations

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  1. Skiing, Riding & Teaching for a Lifetime • Ages & Stages and Considerations for working with • The Aging Athlete • National Academy 2013 • Jeb Boyd • PSIA Alpine Team Member

  2. Who are we talking about? • ...The aging athlete is someone over the age of 40 who continues to participate in sporting events.

  3. Aging & Sports Conflict • Decreased muscle mass • Decreased bone stability • Decreased tendon & ligament stability

  4. Performance Categories • High Skill - NOT slowing down • High Skill - ARE slowing down due to physical limitations • Low Skill - Learning within the physical limitations

  5. CAP Model • CAP is not just for kids • 0-2 / 2-6 / 6-10 / 10-14 / Teen / Young-Adult / Adult / Mature / Senior

  6. CAP - Learning Preferences • Avoid Injury / Fear / Confidence • Outdated information / prior experience • Broad life experiences for Transfer • Willing to defer gratification

  7. CAP - Learning Preferences • Social Interactions MAY outweigh the details of Performance • Success may be determined by the success of friends / family • Vulnerability is reduced • Looking good

  8. CAP - Learning Preferences • Current physical condition / limitations • Current Ability - Capability • Sight / Hearing • Skeletal Stance / Range of Movement

  9. Balanced flow of the Center of Mass from turn to turn • Ability to direct momentum from outside ski to outside ski • Legs steer under a stable upper body • Progressive > / < of edge angle Good Skiing - Fundamentals • Focusing on what is REAL for each individuals current Cognitive, Affective and Physical Condition.

  10. Common Tendencies • Hesitated Balance & Flow • Lower edge angles • Less body angles • More even weight distribution • Slower speeds • Carved Outcome?

  11. The WILL to improve • Because Ability & Capability don't always align with age... • We all need a strong WILL to provide the energy to improve

  12. Sacrifice Speed & Terrain for Accuracy • Initially.... • Trust your ability, equipment, coach and knowledge • Move down hill with the ski • Skis deflect vs run • Intuition & Knowledge • Push your boundaries wisely

  13. Stay in the game • Mix up your routines • Maintain flexibility • Strength building • Aerobic Conditioning • Visualization

  14. Ski HARD, Train HARD and have FUN! • Have the WILL & take actionable steps to achieve realistic Goals • Leverage CAP and take the steps to achieve your goals • Have a realistic view of your Performance Category and Skill Level • Understand and Visualize desired Performance • Set goals that are both realist but still a stretch

  15. Thank You • For more information • PSIA-AASI-W • PSIA-AASI - NW • www.psia.org • Jeb Boyd • jeb@arc2arc.com • Contributors: • Eric Lipton, Matt Boyd, Rob Sogard, Michael Rogan, Earl Saline

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