noobSkier wrote:Heluva, it's also unfair to judge an organization based on the performance of a few talented athletes who are completely outside the average. These aren't level 1's here...this is their "blue" level.
My point is that it seems to me that a more fair assessment of the performance standards of CSIA would be to look at a typical Level 4 (not an outlier like JF Beaulieu who is notably influenced by sources outside of CSIA)... the same way that if I'm going to evaluate the performance standards of PSIA, I look to the PSIA demo team. Those who purport to be examples of their organization's performance standard
should be held accountable for their skiing, no doubt (e.g. L4's, PSIA D-Team, etc... if you say you're 'the best' you better back it up)... But using aspiring Level 3
candidates (e.g. current L2's... which is a pretty low-level) as an example of 'CSIA skiing' is IMO, holding the wrong people accountable for performance standards, and not to mention casts judgement on intermediate skiers (who likely do not know any better) simply for the sake of casting judgement.
I imagine we would not have a positive reaction if a CSIA L4 instructor took it upon themselves to bash a current green level PMTS coach's skiing while they were working to meet the blue-level accreditation standards. Of course, it would be higher level skiing than in this L3 candidate clip as PMTS performance standards are MUCH higher, but a green level who is aspiring to meet the blue level likely wouldn't have the experience to meet CSIA L4 standards... and both are far from being the manifestation of the top-end capability of a seasoned black level PMTS skier...
which is the standard we hold ourselves to.
There is a tendency among PMTS skiers to cast stones at other teaching organizations. At one point or another, we have all been guilty of it, but I think that when we are passing judgement, it is important for us to consider who we are looking at. We don't want to be in a situation where such behavior reflects poorly on PMTS (especially if coming from accredited coaches) and discourage people away from PMTS before they ever give it a shot. Personally, I'd rather be the inspiration for someone to try PMTS instead of the reason they stay away from it.
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