lowrider Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Was wondering what's new in coaching with the advent of new school plates. Have workshops been done or planned. As a coach whats your plan for the new season ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110/220V Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 nutrition nutrition nutrition... the rare athlete willing to comply stands to accept technique better and own either the proper faculty or motivation to train accordingly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 nutrition nutrition nutrition...How does that answer the question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted September 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Is that like beer beer beer. Fix your oversized post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil sunday Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 the most important thing about coaching the use of the plate system is to have the athlete ride the board OUTSIDE of gates... once they have a full understanding of what the board does- how it initiates turns, edge to edge transitions, etc -- then they can test in gates. my humble opinion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 As a coach i plan to go out to Colorado for about a month this October and November to test the new equipment in alpine, boardercross, and freeride applications.. I am looking forward to trying the Bomber and Donek Plate systems and compare them to what i have been riding. I have been a convert to the Vist system for 2 or 3 years now and am intersted to see the evolution. My initial feeling is new riders to plates will have to get used to a lot less feedback and almost a dead feeling (for those of us in Ontario used to bone chattering ice). Riders i have put on Vist plates took a few days of freeriding to get used to the feel and weight, but once they were comfortable with them loved the system in gates, and I have to get my plates back from my riders (they wont give them back). I absolutely agree with Neil that riders must first get comfy with any change to their set up before jumping into gates. As far as techniques and drills i found just allowing my riders to explore the new equipment and discover what is possible on their own has been pretty successful. Most of the time in am encouraging them to trust in the gear more and not be as tentative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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