h.harb wrote:Yesterday we filmed 7 to 9 year old kids learning PMTS. Getting them to understand tipping and balancing on one foot most of the day. Narrowing the stance is the answer. Amazing to everyone who watched the kids improving with PMTS movements, that a wedge is still being taught anywhere because it's such a huge detriment to progress and learning.
In the current Sports Illustrated Magazine there is a huge article about Mikaela Shiffrin, in it, her mother says, "we never taught Mikaeka a wedge and we by-passed USSA development programs and criteria. Good advice for all.
The wedge is PSIA and the USSA Development program is run by the US Ski Team. Which as anyone can see is not at all a development program, it's an elimination program.
In the last ten years it has not developed one women except Vonn. So what are they spending money on????? Right now only one women on the whole US ski team can qualify in the top 30 in Slalom and GS, and she didn't go through US development. And Mancuso who is a former world junior champion is barely making the top 10. The system is broken from the top down. Keep doing the same thing over and over and get the same results.
The resources that the US Ski Team has and spends is amazing, a huge building in Park City, the CEO was making over $600,000, and producing what?
HH will you be posting videos of the Children learning PMTS? I would love to see it! I still battle with my kids teachings every weekend. They are in a race prep program and they continue to be taught wider stance & 2footed skiing, hip dumping etc... It has been a big challenge getting them to sit and watch PMTS videos, mainly because they see adults in the videos and don't relate to who they are watching. Both of their coaches are former "racers" so in their minds they have instant credibility over dad. I just started doing a masters program on Saturday mornings rotating between slalom and GS training every other weekend and those coaches are much more open minded and are quite familiar with your system. Although they don't teach PMTS, they readily embrace a narrow stance and one footed skiing. I hope by my kids seeing me run gates that, they will be more open minded to some of my advice.