Get Over It!

Goal

Ankle, knee, hip and torso align to balance over a flat ski.Leg force is generated by flexing all joints, followed by a quick extension that projects the COM forward and across onto the other ski.

Helps when a skier has trouble balancing on one ski or needs to improve pre-load.

Details

Place 4-8 small obstacles (bean bag, half tennis ball etc) on the snow in a straight line,approximately 1.5-2 metres apart (depending on ability of the skiers). Skate ski straight at the line of obstacles. Aim to lift a foot over each obstacle, allowing only one ski to glide in between. When skiers have mastered the exercise, stretch the obstacles out to increase the distance between each one. This forces the skier to produce more effective preload (bigger leg push), encourages longer glide on each glide ski and works on balance.

Manoeuvres

Skill

Note: Tasks can be adapted to different manoeuvres, skills, and skiers. Try them. Be creative.