The Fall Line: With Chaos and Co.

The Fall Line: With Chaos and Co. talk with Alpine Team Member Brian Smith about his early days skiing and his evolution to PSIA/AASI Alpine Team Member. Conversation ranges from stories of growing up chasing his brothers around the ski hill to how developing "People Skills" can make you a great coach. And of course there was talk of "fishing and hunting" and a whole lot of laughing.

Dave and Angelo sit down and talk with Kathy Brennan to discuss her start in skiing and her journey to becoming the CEO of PSIA/AASI-E.  Kathy discusses how her love for skiing and teaching developed and the drive to be a life long learner.  Kathy also discusses some amazing experiences she has had at two different Interski's and how those experiences will impact her as CEO.

Fresh from PSIA/AASI Team training, Alpine Coach Michael Rogan joins Dave and Angelo to talk about the team's focus and the onboarding of new team members.  Michael describes the technical focus at team training and the format used to help team members feel comfortable and start to get to know each other and meld as a team.  Michael gives great advise on how the focus from team training...

Michael Rogan explains the new national certification standards and the rollout to the membership.  Great discussion on technical aspects of modern skiing and his thoughts on many of the World Cup skiers.

Listen to 3 time All American and Middlebury College 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee, Leslie Baker-Brown as she discusses the Women 2 Women Project and her role as the North American Manager at Blizzard Tecnica.  Leslie talks about how Blizzard Tecnica is building skis and boots with technology specific to meet the needs and wants of women.  This is an informative discussion on how they are h...

Mark Aiken and Kevin Jordan chat with Chaos and Co. about the new PSIA/AASI "Teaching Children Snowsports" manual. They give the low down on the process of writing the manual some cool highlights and some great insights on how they evolved the thinking of learning theory like "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs".  Mark discusses how the new manual was written to focus on application and how real lif...

Brenna Kelleher, PSIA/AASI Alpine Team member and Swiss Snow Demo Team member, Kili Weibel.  This is a DO NOT miss episode.  Learn about the similarities and differences between the US system and the Swiss system of ski instruction.  They talk about their experiences on their respective teams and future interests and goals.

Coach Wenn, PSIA-E Alpine Ed Staff Member, talks about his early days blending ski instruction with coaching athletes in the race world.  The importance of performance and the continuation of the learning process is discussed.  Hear how Dave feels about sharing of knowledge and why it is important for the growth of those that follow in the footsteps. 

Nick Blaylock from Nick's Bootfitting, in West Dover, Vermont sits down with Dave and Angelo.  Nick talks about how he got the bug and how he learned the science of boot fitting from his mentors.  Listen to Nick's thoughts on how he helps guide you through the process of picking the boot and the proper set up.  

Angelo and Dave chat with T-Bar about his start in skiing and his journey to the PSIA Alpine Team.  T-Bar discusses his thoughts on an active lifestyle and getting himself ready for the ski season.  We talk about skiing off piste and challenging snow, TBar's world!  There are great conversations on skiing style and coaching style, including feedback.

Dave and Angelo talk with Sue Kramer about the importance of getting fit prior to the ski season.  She discusses periodization and the phases of training.  Flexibility, plyometrics, endurance are just a few of the topics of off snow training Sue discusses.

Kevin talks with Dave and Angelo about his journey from childhood to becoming an Alpine Team Member.  His persistence and never give up attitude are beyond inspirational.  Hear how he always strives to improve and continue to learn and become better.  Kevin also talks about his summer mountain biking and his writing skills and how it has helped him add to his skill set.

Chaos and Co. talk to Billy Shreve about how getting on Rollerblades works on your skiing during the off season.  Discussion includes how to get started and what skates will work for you.  Billy talks about the Skate to Ski program and how Rollerblade is working to help skiers improve their performance.  This program is for beginner thru advanced Rollerbladers.

Troy talks about being in tune, being able to adapt, being able to evolve, and accepting those challenges.  He talks with Dave and Angelo about the importance of knowing that you don't know it all.

Dave and Angelo discuss Angelo's new business venture, MasterCoach, which provides customized training workshops for professional educators, instructors, coaches, and guides on interpersonal skills and instructional methodologies. Check out the website at www.master-coach.org

Troy talks about his early days of skiing and his journey to the PSIA/AASI Alpine Team.  He shares stories about why he became a ski instructor and how he has made it a lifelong commitment.  Troy talks about the importance of tuning and how it impacts performance.

PSIA/AASI Apline Team Member Robin Barnes talks about having grit, skiing strong, skiing with determination, leaning into things that are uncomfortable, and being fiercely curious.  Robin talks about reaching your potential and what your responsibility is in that process.

Alpine Team member Brenna Kelleher talks about her early beginnings in skiing, her influencers, and learning by experiences.  She discusses being a badass chic, being a spontaneous motivator, her extreme comfort zones, and pushing herself outside the zone of fear.  

Dave and Angelo chat about coaching and how to let people learn.  They discuss their thoughts on how they approach their own learning and coaching.

Dave and Angelo talk about "unlearning".  Why would you want to take away a skill?  You should just want to add to their skill development.  If you change your tactics then you will become successful.  

Dave and Angelo reflect on their teaching strategies so far this season.  They talk about how they utilize activities to help their students connect to the experience.  Sometimes it just needs to be a "just do it" philosophy.  

Dave and Angelo talk with Karen and Leigh about the upcoming PSIA/AASI  Women's Virtual Summit and the "Women Belong on the Mountain" report from the Women's Initiative Task Force.  Discussion is about the 6 key findings in the report and also the highlights, speakers, and courses in the upcoming Woman's Virtual Summit on February 28 and March 1.

Michael Rogan sits down for a third time with Chaos and Co.  In this episode Michael talks about pole usage and how the environment, the situation, and the student can determine the different outcomes desired.  He talks about taking risks in your teaching and skiing and how it is ok to try new things.  Michael talks about the importance of recognizing patterns in your own skiing and...

In this episode Michael talks about what he is currently working on in the ski industry.  Michael also talks about how to teach success, the importance of teaching for optimal learning, and independence vs. dependence in ski instruction. "Do first, talk about it later" and how that can lead to unplanned opportunities for learning.

PSIA longtime National Team member and current Alpine Team Coach Michael Rogan chats with Dave and Angelo.  Listen to Michael's personal evolution in the sport.  Michael talks about "learning connections" and teaching vs. learning in ways that you might not have thought about.  The evolution of Michael's equipment through experimentation is also a talking point.