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Junior Ski Racers Enjoy World-Class Training
Queenstown, New Zealand (31 July 2015) – ‘Advancement- Enhancement-Progression-Evaluation’ was the vision behind the recent Snow Sports NZ Alpine development camp run under the guidance of World Cup Alpine Ski Coach, Chris Knight and Snow Sports NZ Alpine Manager Hannah Hazeldine.
The camp was funded by The Snowvision Foundation, a Charitable Trust which supports New Zealanders on snow.
Eleven ski racers in the second year U14s, U16s and First Year FIS age categories took part in the camp at Coronet Peak from 23-25 July.
“We were blessed with fantastic weather and firm snow for all three days which meant the athletes could really make the most of their time with Chris,” explains Hannah.
New Zealand-born Chris Knight has worked with the US world cup team for 13 years and has coached some of the world’s best female ski racers including Olympic gold medallists Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso.
“Chris is fantastic, he’s so motivating and great with his feedback,” says camp participant Alex Hull of Queenstown Alpine Ski Team (QAST). “He makes everything really clear and he’s able to really connect with each of us.
“The camp was so inspirational, I learned so much. It was a three day slalom block and the key focus was on ankles and knees which really helped my slalom (skiing). We had race simulations on day three which showed us how thoroughly we need to do every race inspection.”
As well as receiving on-snow training, the camp participants underwent movement screening with physiotherapists Ginny Rutledge and Hamish Dickie. The purpose of the screening programme is to identify poor movement patterns which could lead to injury and to provide exercise intervention to minimise this risk.
Camp participants will now receive individual evaluations to assist with their ongoing development and further improvement.
Snow Sports NZ would like to thank Fiona Stevens of Snowvision for her continued support of the Junior Development Camps, Ginny Rutledge and Hamish Dickie for taking the athletes through their movement screening, and QAST coaches, Tim Café, Angus Rose and Mats Boehnke who assisted Chris Knight over the three days. We are also grateful to Coronet Peak for providing a great space on the hill and superb grooming.
We look forward to seeing these athletes at the next Alpine Junior development Camp at Mt Hutt on the 19th and 20th August
Attending the Snow Sports NZ Alpine development camps are
Eve Aspinall Team Hutt U18 Y1
Georgia Bushell Team HuttU18 Y1 L
Connor Kennedy QASTU18 Y1 M
Thomas Knowles Cardrona ASTU16
Ben Ellis QAST U16 M
Sophie Thompson QAST U16L
Will Cashmore Stockman Sports U16 M
Rose Hadley QAST U16 L
Alex Hull QAST U16L
Alice Robinson QAST U16
Blake Hartley Cardrona AST U14 M
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