EXPERTISE

Here is the expertise I bring to A.R.C.:
CURRENT POSITION:
Head Race Coach/Programme Director and Staff Trainer at Porters Alpine Resort: facilitating freeski training, gate training, video analysis, technical development for the race team. In addition to this I also am responsible for staff personal development.


Head Race Coach with Elite Sport Alpine Ski Racing 2020 NZ: Running a NZ South Island based travelling ski racing team during the COVID pandemic (Porters Ski Field)

Head U14/U16 Coach with Elite Sports Alpine Ski Racing 2021 NZ: Assistant/Head Coach for NZ National Points Junior and FIS international racers (Porters/Mt Dobson)

Assistant Head Coach with Elite Sports Alpine Ski Racing 2022 NZ: Assistant/Head Coach NZ National Points Racers and FIS international racers (Porters/Mt Dobson)

Alberta/Banff, Canada based international training camp with Elite Sports Alpine Ski Racing April 2022: Assistant Coach/FIS Coach training on Norquay, Nakiska, Sunshine Village, Lake Louise

Ski Instructor/Ski Race Coach at Snowplanet Dec 2012 – April 2022: Encouraging peak performance from Athletes involved in the 365-ski race program for national level performance, assisting running ski&board school + programmes

QUALIFICATIONS:

NZSIA Ski Level One Certification Full
NZSIA Ski Level Two Certification Full
NZSIA Ski Level Three Skiing
NZSIA Childrens Certifcation Level One

NZSIA Ski Race Coach Level One Qualification
NZSIA Alpine Race Coaches Accreditation (Race Level Two)
NZSIA Intro to Coaching Qualification

 

AWARDS:

Ski Racing NZ medals (7 Gold, 15 Silver, 13 Bronze)
New Zealand Federation of Deaf Children’s Academic Excellence Award 2011-2014