How to Train the Ski Athlete

(An Online Course)

Do you train or work with skiers at different levels and want to know how to better prepare them for success on snow?

Do you want to understand the continuum of athlete development, when to implement what types of training into your athlete’s programming?

Want to understand how to build a quality off-snow program for an athlete of competitive age, making sure they are ready for the challenges of ski racing in any discipline?

This Course Covers:

Long term athlete development considerations
The big rocks of the off-season plan
Phases of off-season training
Key differences in Alpine vs Freestyle athlete development
The building blocks of athletic development
Training preparation concepts
Programming and exercise design considerations
Testing preparation and expectations
Recovery concepts

When you finish this workshop you will:

Better understand how to prepare your ski athletes at each phase of competitive development
Understand the differences between preparing technical and speed alpine athletes and various freestyle discipline athletes
Clarify the phases of training and what to emphasize when
How to construct a program that supports quality athletic development
Recognize where testing and test outcomes are important and not
How to ensure your athletes are over-reaching and recovering
Have the opportunity to observe, and practice many movements, exercises, and skills specific to each discipline

Note: this workshop is intended to explore ski athlete preparation at the “train to train” and “train to race” age groups in an LTAD model of preparation (12 yrs and up) it is not intended to explore youth athlete preparation models, but we will discuss considerations for younger athletes.

Learning from 35+ Years of Practice

Scott Livingston is one of Canada’s leading-edge thinkers in human performance. He is both an Athletic Therapist and Strength and Conditioning Coach and is the co-Founder of the powerful practice of Neuro Reconditioning. In his 35 years of practice, he has trained university, professional and Olympic athletes. Scott served in the NHL for eleven seasons and worked as the Lead of Performance and Reconditioning for the Montreal Canadiens from 2001-2009. He has trained and reconditioned multiple Olympic and World Champions with a special affinity for work with Alpine and Freestyle skiers having trained and reconditioned Erik Guay, Mikael Kingsbury, Valerie Grenier, Jennifer Heil, Alexandre Bilodeau, Trevor Philp, Chris Del Bosco, Eddie Theriault, and Mac Marcoux as well as many others. His experience crosses every discipline of skiing, and Scott

understands the differences and the nuances of preparation that should be considered for each athlete and every stage of performance preparation. Scott will bring an understanding of what it takes to be prepared to succeed and be resilient as a ski athlete, his mission is to build more robust athletes who compete in the sport of skiing, and live quality lives post-career.