Don’t Let Outside Forces Influence Your Ski Racing Confidence
I’m working with a World Cup downhiller (not named Lindsey Vonn and not an American) who is coming back to racing this season after a series of injuries. As you can imagine, it’s a real challenge for her to get her “mojo” back and regain her feel and comfort on the fastest downhill tracks in […]
Read MoreIs Live-Timing Good for Parents (and Racers)?
This article is my third and final in a series on the role of technology in ski racing (here’s #1 and #2). Today, I will focus on one particular recent technology that is changing the way we follow races. I’m talking about Live-Timing, that now “essential” tool for the ski racing world to track race […]
Read MoreHow Media Use Hurts Athletes
I have a lot of pet peeves when it comes to athletes when they’re training including standing around before drills (no intensity), chatting it up with teammates when they’re about to begin practice (no focus), and half-hearted effort at the beginning of workouts (competitions can be lost in the few minutes). But I now have […]
Read MoreMany thanks & Happy Holidays!
Greetings from a very snowy Donner Summit near Sugar Bowl, California! On this Christmas Eve morning, I want to, first, thank all of you for your interest and support this year. I have so enjoyed sharing my ideas and hearing from many of you. More than anything, what blogging and social media has allowed me […]
Read MoreHow Media Use Hurts Ski Racers
I have a lot of pet peeves when it comes to ski racers when they’re training including leaning on their poles shortly before a training run (no intensity), chatting it up with teammates when they’re in the starting gate of a training course (no focus), and half-hearted effort to the first gate (easing into the […]
Read MoreParents are Worse Than Kids with Media Use
You have probably already heard about the research that found that children spend as much as 7.5 hours a day on non-school-related media. That is a crazy amount of time spent in front of a screen if you do the math of having 24 hours in a day, about 8 hours of sleep, and another […]
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