17 10, 2014

Be the Best Ski Racing Parent You Can Be: A Review

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Hey parents, are you ready for another roller coaster ride called a winter of ski racing ? Racers aren’t the only members of the ski racing community who experience the intense ups and downs of our sport; their parents do too. The fact is that it’s hard being a ski racing parent. You invest your heart, [...]

24 03, 2014

6 Things Parents Can Say and Do at the End of the Race Season

By | March 24th, 2014|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

The conclusion of a race season can be a time of excitement, relief, and suffering for parents. The excitement comes when your young ski racers have just concluded a season that exceeded their expectations. The sense of pride and satisfaction can be palatable and reinforces why you have your children in our oh-so-demanding sport. The [...]

18 12, 2012

Ski Racing is a Leap of Faith

By | December 18th, 2012|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

As I discussed in my last post, regret is one of the worst emotion you can experience after a race day, season, career or life. I also described how much of the work I’m doing these days with ski racers is as focused on developing the right attitude toward racing as it is on learning [...]