All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding

In Episode 78 of 'All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding,' hosts Chris Rogers, Matt Larson, and Brian Donovan explore the intricacies of movement analysis in snowboarding. They discuss how to observe, evaluate, and prescribe by recognizing patterns in body movements and equipment interactions. They share insights on using chairlift time for observing other riders, leveraging persona...

In Episode 77 of 'All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding,' hosts Matt Larson, Brian Donovan, and Chris Rogers delve into their pet peeves about snowboarding, instruction, and industry practices. They share listener emails and discuss topics like terrain park design, the importance of technical accuracy in coaching, and the attitudes of instructors. The episode provides insig...

In Episode 76 of 'All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding,' hosts Matt Larson, Chris Rogers, and Brian Donovan discuss the rise and reimagining of convenience bindings in snowboarding. They explore the different styles and technologies behind these bindings, comparing them to traditional strap bindings. The episode features listener questions on snowboard culture and progress...

In this episode of 'All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding,' hosts Matt Larson, Chris Rogers, Brian Donovan, and special guest Nick Afieri explore the critical topic of burnout in the snowboarding industry. Nick shares his personal experience with severe burnout and how it led him to step away from his snowboarding career. The discussion covers identifying the signs of burno...

In Episode 74 of the 'All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding' podcast, hosts Chris Rogers, Matt Larson, Brian Donovan, and returning special guest Nick Afieri delve deep into the topic of burnout while revisiting Episode 5. They discuss the mental and physical exhaustion faced by snowboarding professionals. Nick shares his personal journey of dealing with severe burnout, the reasons...

In this episode, hosts Matt Larson, Brian Donovan, and Chris Rogers delve into how snowboarding has honed their listening skills—key in developing people skills and effective communication. The discussion covers their personal experiences, teaching techniques, and the importance of active listening in building trust and better relationship management. They also introduce a new segment for answerin...

Welcome to episode 72 of "All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Snowboarding" with Chris Rogers and Brian Donovan! This week, it's just the two of us as we celebrate the one-year anniversary of rekindling the podcast. Matt is out on an adventure, but we’re digging into the listener mailbag and responding to your questions, comments, and stories. In This Episode: Listener questions about teachin...

How can understanding your students' Sensory Preferences and Learning Styles improve your instruction? In this episode, Brian, Matt, and Chris delve into these popular (and sometimes controversial) educational models. Learn how to effectively use Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic and Watcher, Thinker, Feeler, and Doer frameworks to enhance your teaching, while also recognizing their limitations. T...

The one about your feet, specifically, what’s on them! Insoles, liners, articulated cuffs, how they should and shouldn’t fit, and more. Chris, Matt, and Brian dive deep into the world of snowboard boots. Keep sending those hot takes, guest questions, and episodes our way at learnedfromsnowboarding@gmail.com ! Hot Take: Best Worst Tech in Snowboard Boots Next Week’s Episode: VAK The snowboard podca...

This episode is all about turns, specifically, skidding and carving. What’s the difference between the two? Why do we want to carve or skid? What is Scarving? Keep sending those hot takes, guest questions, and episodes our way at learnedfromsnowboarding@gmail.com ! Hot Take: Team vs Individual Sports for Kids Next Week’s Episode: What’s On Your Feet - The Boot Episode The snowboard podcast All I R...

With Donovan out for an episode Chris and Matt sit down with AASI Team Member Josh Smith. Meet Josh and hear about his journey to the National Team. Keep sending those hot takes, guest questions, and episodes our way at learnedfromsnowboarding@gmail.com ! Hot Take: What’s your favorite off-season training activity? Next Week’s Episode: Skidding vs Carving! The snowboard podcast All I Really Need t...

In this episode we dive into the archives and listen to Episode 3 - Dealing with Shame. Chris, Matt, and Brian listen to the 2019 episode and share their thoughts and insights on how shame has affected them in their careers with both failures and successes. Tune in to hear about emotions from eam tryouts, certifications, and ideas for how to manage and grow from disappointment. Keep sending those...

Episode 66 is all about helmets! How did we end up wearing helmets and why do we still wear them, plus what tech in helmets matters to us! Keep sending those hot takes, guest questions, and episodes our way at learnedfromsnowboarding@gmail.com ! Hot Take: What run makes you fall in love with snowboarding all over again? Next Week’s Episode: Recap and Update - Episode 3 Shame The snowboard podcast...

Episode 65, “Words Matter,” aka Commonly Misunderstood Terminology Part 4, dives deep into a staple of ski and snowboard instruction: Phases of the Turn. There’s heeps of discussion around how to define phases right now, and Chris, Brian, and Matt share some of those conversations and their thoughts on how we can simplify the language around Initiation, Control/Shaping, and Finish. Keep sending th...

Episode 64 continues the stories about mistakes we’ve made and seen other instructors make while teaching. We share stories about our time as instructors and suggest ideas for how to learn from those mistakes to provide a better guest experience. Keep sending those hot takes, guest questions, and episodes our way at learnedfromsnowboarding@gmail.com! Hot Take: Mistakes and go-tos for how to determ...

Episode 63 is all about the mistakes we see instructors commonly make, backed up with examples of mistakes we’ve made in our lessons! We share stories about our time as instructors and suggest ideas for how to learn from those mistakes to provide a better guest experience. Don’t miss the Phunkshun buff giveaway! And keep sending those hot takes, guest questions, and episodes our way at learnedfrom...

Episode 62 is another ALL HOT TAKES episode! Tune in to hear some hot takes we received about skiing vs snowboarding, re-certification, and balance! As always, we love to hear where you land on these too. Add a comment on the socials with your take! And keep sending those hot takes, guest questions, and episodes our way at learnedfromsnowboarding@gmail.com! The snowboard podcast All I Really Need...

One episode wasn’t enough! Brian, Matt, and Chris dive back in for another episode on Efficient and Effective. Thanks for all of the emails, texts, and comments on Episode 60, you really spurred on the second part with all your questions and engagement! This week’s hot take: How does efficiency play into Style and how does it apply to certification assessments? The snowboard podcast All I Really N...

Back from spring break, Chris, Brian, and Matt finally tackle the episode Matt proposed on effectiveness vs efficiency. Tune in to hear a recap of the busy last few weeks that prevented recording, and then dive into an episode all about the words effective and efficient. We can’t wait to hear your opinions on this one! This week’s hot take: Does snowskating make you a better snowboarder? The snowb...

Matt, Chris, and Brian jump on for a quick episode amidst the busy spring AASI season. Tune in to hear what they’ve been up to and catch this week’s hot take. Regular weekly episodes will be back in May! The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding is a weekly podcast with AASI Snowboard National Team Members Chris Rogers, Matt Larson, and Brian Donovan. Tune in each...

Fear, risk, and confidence. Essential elements to know and understand for our students and for ourselves. On this episode, we get into these topics and share some of our own processes with managing fear and risk, as well as discuss the Self Efficacy model as a tool for understanding and working through fear while snowboarding. The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboar...

We had so much fun last week that we decided to double down on a second episode of submitted hot takes! More on boots and bindings set up, proper equipment for exams, full-time vs part-time passion, do skiers or snowboarders have more creativity in their lessons, and more! The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding is a weekly podcast with AASI Snowboard National T...

Episode 57 - The One With All The Hot Takes You’ve been waiting for it, in this episode Matt, Chris, and Brian dig into the pile of hot take submissions, covering a range of topics from teaching for transfer to boot sloppiness. This will be a new recurring session we’ll bring back as the hot takes continue to roll in! This week’s hot take: Listen and find out! The snowboard podcast All I Really Ne...

Picking up from where we left off last week, it’s part 2 of the Level 3 certification top tips! Matt, Brian, and Chris circle back to a couple additional pieces of the teaching assessment, and then spend the bulk of the episode around skills and drills for the riding performance assessment. Anything, Anytime, Anywhere, lets go! This week’s hot take: There’s no hot take! Stay tuned for next week’s...

We’ve covered Level 1 and Level 2 certification, and in this episode we’re finally jumping into the Level 3. Level 3 is PSIA-AASI’s highest national level of certification. It’s a high standard, and a big undertaking. Let’s demystify it a bit! Anything, Anytime, Anywhere, lets go! This week’s hot take: How do you visually assess students before you get on snow? What do you get right, what do you g...