SKIING ASSESSMENT
The on snow skiing skills identified as the most crucial basic fundamentals in an athletes ability to progress as a freestyle skier.

The clarity in formalising the key fundamental skills and consistently assessing the competency level of those serves as a great platform for all coaches in a program and/or pathway to remain on the same page. It also serves as an an educational tool for up-skilling the 'coaches eye' for the key skills and error detection to focus on with athletes.

SKILLS ASSESSED:
One ski short turns on each leg
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Skill description: Mogul specific short radius turn (on firm/groomed moderate blue run) with only one ski on.

Scoring: Qualitative assessment scored both on the left and right leg separately on proficiency of skill displaying correct stance/balance, edge change, steering, pole plant. Each athlete has two attempts – the best score of the two is taken.
Short turns through brush course
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Skill description: Mogul specific short turns through a 20 brush, 3.5 meter spaced, straight line brush course on the groomed/firm blue run.
 
Scoring: Qualitative assessment scored on proficiency of skill displaying correct stance/balance, weight shift & outside ski balance, edging, steering & pole plant. Each athlete has two attempts – the best score of the two is taken.
Rollers (Absorption tank)
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Skill description: 5-8 rollers spaced at 7m (approx 30-40cm high) on gentle pitch. Skier skis through the rollers in a straight line absorbing the rollers. Each athlete has two attempts – the best score of the two is taken.
 
Scoring: Qualitative assessment scored from side on ability to absorb rollers, maintaining a mogul stance with the upper body, order of joint movement (ankle, then knee, then hip), center of mass carried over the feet through the peak of absorption, smooth use of appropriate range and resetting to a neutral mogul stance with the COM over the middle of the foot between each roller. High end scores (>8) with range through >90 degrees/femur flat.
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