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Located on this page are documents and links to podcasts and videos that pertain to Snowsports & OET to provide resources for instructors, patrollers, or candidates. For any questions contact Brian Monroe, OET advisor: ohioregionoet@gmail.com. Newly added material has been signified with a New! Highly Recommended material has been signified with a 
OET INSTRUCTOR/SENIOR TE LISTS
| OET Instructor List: as of 4/1/24 | Senior Evaluators: as of 2/22/24 |
PSIA/AASI Fundamentals Videos
| 5 Skiing Fundamentals Video | 6 Snowboard Fundamentals Video | 6 Telemark Fundamentals Video |
Toboggan Maneuvers 
| Toboggan Procedures: 10 Toboggan Tips | Toboggan Maneuvers Defined |
These examples are from the NSP Central Division Senior Standard Videos. While these maneuvers are shown at the Senior level, they represent excellent demonstrations for any patroller or candidate.
| TOBOGGAN / ALPINE | TOBOGGAN / SNOWBOARD | TOBOGGAN/ TELEMARK |
| Alpine Unloaded Approach | Snowboard Approach | Telemark Approach |
| Alpine Lead Toboggan Descent | Snowboard Toboggan Delivery | Telemark Lead Descent |
| Alpine Tail Toboggan | Snowboard Lead Toboggan Descent | Telemark Tail Toboggan |
| Loaded Toboggan: Moguls | Snowboard Tail Toboggan | Loaded Toboggan: Moguls |
| SB Loaded Toboggan: Moguls |
NSP Central Division Senior Stanardard Videos
Deleted: These examples are from the NSP Central Division Senior Standard Videos. While these maneuvers are shown at the Senior level, they represent excellent demonstrations for any patroller or candidate.
| ALPINE | SNOWBOARD | TELEMARK |
| Groomed Slope Skiing | Groomed Slope Riding | Groomed Slope Skiing |
| Steep Slope Skiing | Steep Slope Riding | Steep Slope Skiing |
| Mogul & Ungroomed Skiing | Mogul & Ungroomed Riding | Mogul & Ungroomed Skiing |
MORE SKI/BOARD TOBOGGAN SKILLS DEMO VIDEOS
Any videos with NSP leading the title are examples from the NSP Central Division Senior Standard Videos. While these maneuvers are shown at the Senior level, they represent excellent demonstrations for any patroller and candidate.
| ALPINE | SNOWBOARD | TELEMARK |
| Wedge Turn | Side Slip | Wedge Turn |
| NSP Sideslip Video | NSP Falling Leaf Video | NSP Side Slip Video |
| Traverse1 Traverse 2 | Flat Spins | Traverse |
| NSP Falling Leaf Video | Traverse | NSP Falling Leaf Video |
| NSP Emergency Stop Video | NSP Emergency Stop Videos | NSP Emergency Stop Video |
| NSP Pivot Slip Video | How to Twist 180’s | NSP Pivot Slip Video |
| W-Turn/Dipsey Doo |
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| Kick Turns |
Climbing Up Hill |
Ohio OET Minute Tips
| ALPINE | SNOWBOARD | TELEMARK | TOBOGGAN |
| Traverse Tips | Tail Rope Operation in the Moguls | ||
| Hockey Stop Tips | Mogul Practice with Brush Gates | ||
| 360o Toboggan Run: See all angles |
please keep checking back in for additional videos.:
PSIA/AASI First Chair Podcasts
The PSIA/AASI Podcast is a short discussion with excellent snow sports teachers in various disciplines. The podcasts are 10-20 minutes in length and delve into Teaching and Technical Items. They have excellent ideas that we can utilize. Here are the best.
https://www.thesnowpros.org/podcast
| Teaching Skills | People Skills | Skiing Fundamentals | Skiing Technique | Snowboard |
| The Learning Connection: Matt Boyd
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People Skills and Teaching Skills 1. People Skills #2. People Skills #3 | Dynamic Balance in Skiing: Emily Lovett | How to teach an Athletic Stance in skiing: Brenna Keller | Snowboard Technique |
| How to Control Chaos: Matt Boyd | Instructor Decisions | How to improve Touch with the fifth Fundamental | Ann Schorling Explains How to Incorporate People Skills into Your Lessons: | 4 Ways to Move on a Snowboard (video) |
| Keep it Simple: Jonathan Ballou, Matt Boyd, Brenna Keller
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Why the Magic of Touch Will Improve Your Skiing | How Tactics Determine Your Technique: Josh Fogg | Eric Rolls on Snowboard | |
| Teaching People not Skills: Matt Boyd
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Jonathan Ballou Chats Alpine Fundamentals
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How Fundamentals are important to Movement Analysis | ||
| Teaching Skiing from the Snow Up:
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Twisting Legs for Better Turns: | Movement Analysis: Jonathan Ballou | ||
| Tracy Talks to The First Chair Podcast about Ski Patrol | Importance of Examining Skills: Jeb Boyd | How to take your skiing from Good to Awesome: Ballou | ||
| Experiential Learning & Teaching (video) | How to take your skiing from Good to Awesome pt 2 |
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| American Teaching System and Learning Connection: Matt Boyd (video) | ||||
| How to cross-teach discipline lessons | ||||
| How to Coach vs What You Coach |
PSIA Go With A Pro Videos
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSnowPros/videos
Deb Armstrong Skiing/Teaching Videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/sswscalpine
Deb is a former Olympian and PSIA L3 who now coaches kids. The videos below demonstrate skills that we all teach and are important to us. But more importantly, listen to how she teaches these kids, many of whom are 10 years old or younger. There are lessons here for all of us!
| CENTER OF MASS / BALANCE/ STANCE | PRESSURE/ EDGING /HIP ALIGNMENT |
SEPARATION / ROTARY |
SKIING MANEUVERS / TASKS | SKIING & TEACHING |
| Center of Mass | Foot Pressures | Separation in Skiing | Embrace the Wedge | Indoor Activities to Simulate Ski Movements |
| Balancing No Bracing | Edging Skills for Skiing | Core Connections in the Upper and Lower Body for & Beginner & Expert | The Wedge Turn | Use the Inside Leg to Turn |
| Discussion on Balance | Hip and Body Alignment 1 | Rotary Turn Demonstration & Explanation | Hockey Stop | Intermediate Skier, ReLeanrning: Exploration of getting better skiing |
| Ski conditioning: Balance | Hip and Body Alignment 2 | Turn Shape with Rotary | Falling Leaf Drill | First day of the Season, a focus for the Advanced Skier |
| Understanding Stance in Skiing | Hip movements, using hips in skiing | How to Turn Your Legs Independently from the Upper Body | Whirlybirds/Dipsydoos | Advanced Carving Lessons |
| Understanding STANCE, Flexion Adjustments | Finese in Skiing, Rotary Movements | Why Garlands Matter: Edging Skills | Skills and Drill for Skiing Moguls | |
| Training the Ankles | One Ski Skiing |
Mogul Skiing: tactics, pole plants, edging, rotary, teaching focus points |
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| Javelin Turn | Mechanics of Skiing with phases of a parallel turn | |||
| Turn Shape | Skiing on Ice 1 Skiing on Ice 2 | |||
| Forward and Ankle Flexion, The Difference Explained | Carving Skills: Railroad Tracks and Skating | Coaching & Instructing Women | ||
| Stroking the Ski Ski Clinic | ||||
| Fore & Aft Foot to Foot 2 | How to use Video | |||
| Fore & Aft, Foot to Foot 3 |
OTHER VIDEOS
| SKIING | SNOWBOARD | TELEMARK | |
| Skiing your feet: Rogan | Drills for Separation: Rogan |
Making the Most of Your Edges | Telemark Skiing Methoday |
| Path of Hips: Rogan | Balance with Separation: Beaulieu | Flexing for an Easier Ride | PSIA Eastern Division TELE Videos |
| Stance: Terry Barbour |
Front Leg Steering for Faster Turns | Snowboard Technical Manual: Carve | |
| 3 Common Mistakes in a Turn: Mike Rogan | Experimental Learning outcomes: with Jonathan Ballou. New! |
Snowboard off Piste | |
| Fundamentals Needed to Pass your PSIA L1: Mike Rogan, Great review of skiing concepts New! |
Fundamentals Needed to Pass your PSIA L2: Mike Rogan, Great views of higher-level of skiing New! |
Ice Tip for Snowboards | |
| Fundamentals Needed to Pass your PSIA L3: Mike Rogan. New! |
Ski Width: What’s the best ski for you. New! |
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| Another Video of Pivot Slips |
| *** SKNG Ski School Videos *** |
“How to Snowboard” for the Skiing OET Instructor
| How to Snowboard 1 | How to Snowboard 4 | Edge Change with Flexion | How to Ride Moguls |
| How to Snowboard 2 | How to Snowboard 5 | The Twist | How to Ride Moguls 2 |
| How to Snowboard 3 | Ice Tips for Snowboarders | Front Leg Steering |
Great Tools for Instructors:
There are many great tools for instructors. Here are a few.
| OneForm (Formerly Hudl Technique) | Video tool for the iPhone or Android. Allows the instructor to video and use tools to analyze a patroller. Slow Motion and drawing on screen. Videos can also be loaded into the problem from your camera roll. You also can share videos with commentary and markups. | Link |
| DOUBLE TAKE | Transforms your iPhone into a multi-cam studio allowing you to capture video from two cameras at the same time on recent devices. With this app, you record both the lead and tail at the same time, or a video in both wide angle and telephoto. | Link |
| KIDS KUBE | Although designed for teaching kids to ski, this app can provide good videos and ideas how to teach various skills. | Link |
COMMUNICATIONS
| 2022-23 OET END OF YEAR REPORT | January OET Newsletter 2024 |
to suggest additional materials, please email: ohioregionoet@gmail.com
updated: 1/17/24
