Just as our Ski School is not monopolized by any one organization or system, neither is MMSC.
USSA has some interesting changes this year as well. The club is actually looking for hill space to have a closed off demo arena as that is going to be part of the race weekends at some levels. That's right, they will race for time, but will also be skiing tasks that they are judged on.
1. One sentence (and one sentence only
) on what you mean by not monopolized. Instructors need not be PSIA certified? Insurance company doesn't require PSIA certifications or standards? I have no idea how much latitude most ski schools have to run their program.
2. That sounds very interesting. Sounds like there may be value assigned to technique rather than just winning. From baseball coaching, I have certainly seen kids that did well with just sheer physical ability but were passed in their teens by others growing into their bodies with better technique or with better minds. At lower levels, catching what is hit at you is OK. At higher levels anticipation and positioning pays dividends. Similarly, you can't coach hand-eye coordination, but you can coach a hitting stance and approach that allows the kid to best apply the coordination they have. A stride forward when hitting (what I was taught as a kid) lowers your eye plane by an inch and makes hitting more difficult than maintaining a steady eye level, for example.
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