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USSA National Coaches Academies

In addition to our on-snow clinics, USSA offers National Coaching Academies to further enhance the development of its professional coaches. Click here for more information.

2011-12 Alpine Coaches Clinic Schedule

The 2011-12 Alpine Coaches Clinic schedule is posted. All locations and dates are subject to change. More clinics will be added in the next month and throughout the season, so continue to check back for updates.

Registration begins on Monday, October 3 by 10am MST.

We recommend that you sign up for these clinics as soon as possible before they fill up. The registration deadline is ten days prior to the clinic. After the deadline, participants will only be accepted on a space available basis.

NOTE: Anyone may attend the Level 100 clinics, as a USSA member or a non-USSA member. However, in order to receive your full USSA Level 100 certification, you must become a USSA member. Register for membership here.

For more information on each level, click the links below:

Level 100 Level 200 Level 300

EASTERN REGION CLINICS

*More clinics will be added in the next few weeks.

LEVEL	LOCATION	DATE	REGISTRATION

100	KILLLINGTON	NOV. 19-20, 2011	CLOSED
100	MT. SUNAPEE	DEC. 3-4, 2011	CLOSED
100	WATERVILLE VALLEY	DEC. 10-11, 2011	REGISTER HERE
300 GS	WHITEFACE	DEC. 17-18, 2011	REGISTER HERE
100	CAMPGAW	DEC. 17-18, 2011	REGISTER HERE
100	SONG MOUNTAIN	DEC. 17-18, 2011	REGISTER HERE
COURSE SETTING	SKI BEECH	JAN. 5, 2011	REGISTER HERE
200	SKI BEECH	JAN. 6-8, 2011	REGISTER HERE
COURSE SETTING	MT. SUNAPEE	JAN. 9, 2012	REGISTER HERE
100	WINTERGREEN	JAN. 9-10, 2012	REGISTER HERE
200	MT. SUNAPEE	JAN. 10-12, 2012	REGISTER HERE
100	WHITETAIL	JAN. 11-12, 2012	REGISTER HERE
COURSE SETTING	WHITETAIL	JAN. 13, 2012	REGISTER HERE
COURSE SETTING	CRANMORE	JAN. 17, 2012	REGISTER HERE
200	CRANMORE	JAN. 18-20, 2012	REGISTER HERE
300 SPEED	GORE MOUNTAIN	FEB. 2-3, 2012	REGISTER HERE
100	TIMBERLINE	FEB. 13-14, 2012	REGISTER HERE
100	SKI BEECH	FEB. 15-16, 2012	REGISTER HERE
100	KILLINGTON	MARCH 31-APRIL 1, 2012	REGISTER HERE
200	KILLINGTON	APRIL 4-6, 2012	REGISTER HERE
300 SL	KILLINGTON	APRIL 7-8, 2012	REGISTER HERE

ROCKY/CENTRAL REGION CLINICS

LEVEL	LOCATION	DATE	REGISTRATION

100	LOVELAND	NOV. 4-5, 2011	CLOSED
100	COPPER MTN	NOV. 12-13, 2011	CLOSED
300 GS	COPPER MTN	NOV. 12-13, 2011	CLOSED
COURSE SETTING	COPPER MTN	NOV. 15, 2011	CLOSED
200	COPPER MTN	NOV. 16-18, 2011	CLOSED
100	WINTER PARK	NOV. 17-18, 2011	CLOSED
300 SL	LOVELAND	NOV. 17-18, 2011	CLOSED
COURSE SETTING	WINTER PARK	NOV. 28, 2011	CLOSED
COURSE SETTING	WILD MOUNTAIN	DEC. 1, 2011	REGISTER HERE
200	WILD MOUNTAIN	DEC. 2-4, 2011	REGISTER HERE
100	BRULE	DEC. 3-4, 2011	REGISTER HERE
300 SPEED	BEAVER CREEK	DEC. 5-6, 2011	REGISTER HERE
100	ELDORA	DEC. 10-11, 2011	REGISTER HERE
100	BOYNE HIGHLANDS	DEC. 10-11, 2011	REGISTER HERE
100	HOLY HILL	DEC. 17-18, 2011	REGISTER HERE
COURSE SETTING	TYROL BASIN	DEC. 28, 2011	REGISTER HERE
200	TYROL BASIN	DEC. 29-31, 2011	REGISTER HERE
100	TYROL BASIN	JAN. 14-15, 2012	REGISTER HERE
200	BUCK HILL	JAN. 20-22, 2012	REGISTER HERE
COURSE SETTING	NUBS NOB	JAN. 26, 2012	REGISTER HERE
100	VAIL	JAN. 26-27, 2012	REGISTER HERE
200	NUBS NOB	JAN. 27-29, 2012	REGISTER HERE
COURSE SETTING	STEAMBOAT SPRINGS	FEB. 20, 2012	REGISTER HERE
200	STEAMBOAT SPRINGS	FEB. 21-23, 2012	REGISTER HERE
200	WINTER PARK	APRIL 13-15, 2012	REGISTER HERE
100	A-BASIN	APRIL 28-29, 2012	REGISTER HERE

WESTERN REGION CLINICS

LEVEL	LOCATION	DATE	REGISTRATION

100	MT. HOOD	NOV. 5-6, 2011	CLOSED
100	BRIGHTON	NOV. 25-26, 2011	CLOSED
100	MT. BACHELOR	DEC. 3-4, 2011	REGISTER HERE
100	49 DEGREES NORTH	DEC. 3-4, 2011	REGISTER HERE
100	BIG SKY	DEC. 10-11, 2011	REGISTER HERE
100	SNOWBASIN	DEC. 10-11, 2011	REGISTER HERE
COURSE SETTING	SCHWEITZER	DEC. 12, 2011	REGISTER HERE
200	SCHWEITZER	DEC. 13-15, 2011	REGISTER HERE
100	SKY TAVERN	DEC. 17-18, 2011	REGISTER HERE
100	SQUAW VALLEY	JAN. 5-6, 2012	REGISTER HERE
100	MT SPOKANE	DEC. 21-22, 2011	REGISTER HERE
300 SL	SQUAW VALLEY	JAN. 7-8, 2012	REGISTER HERE
COURSE SETTING	BOGUS BASIN	JAN. 23, 2012	REGISTER HERE
200	BOGUS BASIN	JAN. 24-26, 2012	REGISTER HERE
COURSE SETTING	BRIDGER BOWL	JAN. 28, 2012	REGISTER HERE
200	BRIDGER BOWL	JAN. 29-30, 2012	REGISTER HERE
300 SL	SNOWBIRD	FEB. 2-3, 2012	REGISTER HERE
COURSE SETTING	SNOWBASIN	FEB. 6, 2012	REGISTER HERE
200	SNOWBASIN	FEB. 7-9, 2012	REGISTER HERE
300 GS	PARK CITY	FEB. 13-14, 2012	REGISTER HERE
COURSE SETTING	SQUAW VALLEY	FEB. 13, 2012	REGISTER HERE
200	SQUAW VALLEY	FEB. 14-16, 2012	REGISTER HERE
300 SPEED	MT. BACHELOR	FEB. 21-22, 2012	REGISTER HERE
100	PARK CITY	MARCH 31-APRIL 1, 2012	REGISTER HERE
300 GS	MISSION RIDGE	APRIL 10-11, 2012	REGISTER HERE
100	SUGAR BOWL	APRIL 15-16 ,2012	REGISTER HERE

Clinic Outline

Please see the Certification Viewer page for more information on USSA coach certification levels.

Level 100 Alpine Ski Fundamentals

Intro to Alpine Course Setting

Level 200 Technique and Tactics

Level 300 Slalom Technique and Tactics

Level 300 Speed Technique and Tactics

LEVEL 300 GS TECHNIQUE AND TACTICS OUTLINE COMING SOON!

2011-12 Freestyle Clinic Schedule

All required waivers are below. Waivers must be completed upon arrival.

Level

Date

Location

Regsitration

Clinic Outline

All freestyle coaches clinic schedules are subject to change. Please check your email a few days prior to your clinic for any updates.

Please see the Certification Viewer page for more information on USSA coach certification levels.

Level 100 Mogul

The Mogul Level 100 clinic will cover all of the basics involved with becoming an entry level club coach. Topics covered will include Coaching Methodology and lesson planning, Skiing fundamentals framework, and the areas of basic skiing, pole plants, turning, and jumping. The level 100 will also be the first step in advancing onto the curriculum in level 200. The class will be a one day class with 4 hours of classroom and four hours of on-snow.

Level 200 Mogul

The Mogul Level 200 clinic will cover material specifically for the more experienced club coach who is either full or part time and working with a more elite level athlete. The curriculum will include more advanced skiing fundamentals, tactics, physical conditioning, nutrition, and more specific training plans for the elite club athlete. The class will be a two day class with 4 hours of classroom and 9 hours of on-snow

Advanced Fundamental Mogul Jumps

View Layouts, Back X, Back Mutes, Back Full, D-Spin, Cork 720, and Flat D/Cork 720 through step-by-step animation.

Advanced Fundamental Mogul Jumps

Level 100 Aerial

The Level 100 Aerial Clinic is an online clinic that can be purchased with the Level 100 Aerial Online Exam. Click here to purchase the clinic and exam.

Level 200 Aerial

The Level 200 Aerial clinic is a required certification for all Freestyle coaches interested in coaching and water qualification of inverted and off axis jumps. This clinic focuses on fundamentals in trampoline, water ramp and snow jumping to safely coach and qualify front flips, back flips, back full and off axis up to 1080.

National Cross Country Coach Symposium - Oct. 21-23, 2011

Registration for the USSA Cross Country Coaches' Symposium is now open.

Symposium Logistics
When: October 21-23, 2011
Where: USSA Center of Excellence, Park City, UT
Lodging: Park City Marriott ($89/night for two queen beds. A limited number of rooms are available, so please reserve early.)

KEY PRESENTERS

Dr. Carol S. Dweck -- Mindset: Helping Athletes Reach Their Potential

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her research has focused on why people succeed and how to foster success. She is particularly known for her work on how self-theories (or mindsets) affect learning. She has held professorships at Columbia and Harvard Universities, has lectured all over the world, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her scholarly book Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development was named Book of the Year by the World Education Federation. Her work has been featured in such publications as The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe. She has appeared on Today, 20/20, Good Morning America, the BBC, and NPR. Her recent book, Mindset, has been widely acclaimed.

Jon Arne Schjetne -- From Kid to Olympic Champion

Jon Arne was a coach for the Norwegian National Team from 2003 to 2011, working as a Junior Development coach (2003-06), Assistant Women's Coach (2006-09) and Women's Sprint Coach (2009-11). He has a master's degree in Sport Science from the University of Trondheim. Jon Arne has worked with many successful Norwegian athletes including Petter Northug Jr, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Simen Østensen, Maiken C. Falla, Astrid Jacobsen, Ingvild F. Østberg, and Celine Brun-Lie.

Dr. Oyvind Sandbaak -- Solving the Puzzle of Optimal Training for XC Ski Racing

Dr. Sandbaak is currently working on his post-doctorate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Human Movement Science with a special focus on XC ski research. He is responsible for research and development of the Olympic Committee in mid-Norway. Dr. Sandbaak has a PhD in Human Movement Science with a BSc and a MSc in Sport Science and a BSc in Psychology. He is also president of the Norwegian Ski Federation's Association of XC Ski Coaches. He lives in Trondheim, Norway.

Contact Toni Adams at tadams@ussa.org for information and details on registration.

Level 100 Coaching Clinics Coming to Park City - 10/8 & 21/2011

The USSA Level 100 Coaches' Certification Technique Clinics will be held in conjunction with upcoming USSA events in Park City, Utah. The USSA Level 100 certification is a four-step process targeted at providing a foundation in both general and ski-specific coaches' education. There will be L100 technique clinics throughout the country. Following are the dates, times and upcoming clinics in Park City, UT:

· Park City, Utah: (during U.S. Ski Team October camp)

USSA Center of Excellence – 1 Victory Lane Park City, UT 84050- Saturday, October 8^th @ 2:00 – 4:00 PM (contact Bryan Fish – bfish@ussa.org to sign up)

· Park City, Utah: (prior to USSA National Coaches Symposium)

USSA Center of Excellence – 1 Victory Lane Park City, UT 84050- Friday, October 21^th @ 9:00 – 11:00 AM (contact Bryan Fish – bfish@ussa.org to sign up)

The USSA Level 100 Coaches' Certification Technique Clinics cover technique drills on foot as well as both classic and skate rollerskis. Coaches will actively participate, so please bring the following:

· Active outdoor apparel

· Running shoes

· Rollerskis, boots and poles for both classic and skate

· Helmet

· Bright safety shirt for rollerskiing on the roadways

· Water bottle

We encourage all levels of coaching to participate.

Please go to www.ussa.org (click on members-coaches-education-Cross Country) for further information on the USSA Coaches Certification process.

Look forward to further USSA Level 100 Coaches' Certification Technique Clinics within your respective region.

A pdf of this information can be found at this link--

Level 100 Coaching Clincs in Park City, 10/2011

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2011-12 Alpine Coaches Clinic Schedule

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2011-12 Freestyle Clinic Schedule

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National Cross Country Coach Symposium - Oct. 21-23, 2011

Level 100 Coaching Clinics Coming to Park City - 10/8 & 21/2011

2011-12 Jumping/Nordic Combined Coaches Clinic Schedule

2011-12 Snowboard Coaches Clinic Schedule