PSIA-AASI National Adaptive Academy Extended
January 6-8, 2021
Move United incites action that leads us to a world where everyone’s included. And YOU are part of this MOVEment. Due to high demand, we are excited to bring additional continuing education opportunities for adaptive snowsports instructors. Through the National Adaptive Academy, we’re redefining disability for those who teach, or want to teach, adaptive sport and recreation.
Here is what you can expect:
- Professional Ski Instructors of America – American Association of Snowboard CEUs available
- Clinic Cost: $20 per clinic hour
- Registration launches Friday, December 11th
- Refunds will not be available.
Please read below to understand how you will register:
If you DID register for The Hartford Virtual Ski Spectacular Dec. 1-3:
- Make sure you know the email with which you registered and registration confirmation number you received
- If you need your confirmation email resent, please email Cayla Hammaker at chammaker@moveunitedsport.org
If you DID NOT register for The Hartford Virtual Ski Spectacular Dec. 1-3:
- Complete a new registration through the link that will be shared on Friday, December 11th
PSIA-AASI National Adaptive Academy Extended Schedule
All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
To access the schedule, please click the plus sign (+) below to expand each day and see the sessions!
Wednesday, January 6
Guiding Nuances
Explore the subtle differences required to successfully guide blind versus low vision skiers and riders. Participants will have the opportunity to view skiers and guides in multiple situations and on varying terrain while discussing safety and tactics with a Paralympic level guide.
Clinician: Diane Barras
Pre-Requisite Skill(s) Required: Guiding Experience
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
5 Fundamentals Applied to Adaptive: Beyond the Basics
Are you fully employing PSIA’s 5 Fundamentals in your adaptive lessons? A quick overview of the Fundamentals will lead into observation of adaptive skiers of all disciplines, analysis of their movements, and group discussion about effective lesson activities that will help skiers advance their skills. You will leave this session with a pocket full of applicable information.
Clinician: Augie Young, Norm Staunton
Pre-Requisite Skill(s) Required: PSIA Level 1 Certified or above
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Touchless Teaching
Extraordinary times often provide unexpected opportunities. That is just what we’ll investigate in this session on teaching adaptive lessons with a hands-off approach for Covid era safety, instructor physical welfare, and increased independence by adaptive skiers. You will take away safe and practical teaching techniques and methodologies to use in lessons this season.
Clinician(s): Beth Fox, Ann Wing
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
PSIA-AASI’s Learning Connection: People Skills through an Adaptive Lens
Spend time in this highly interactive session exploring People Skills from PSIA-AASI’s Learning Connection and participating in activities and discussion about use of these skills to effectively connect with guests with various diagnoses in adaptive lessons.
Clinician: Michael Ma
Pre-Requisite Skill(s) Required: Current Snowsports Instructor
Start Time: 3:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Recognizing Movement Patterns for Skill Development in Adaptive Alpine Skiers
Get ready to teach adaptive lessons by joining this video and discussion session on recognizing movement patterns common to guests with specific diagnoses. We will investigate the etiology of movements, how they support or detract from effective skiing, discuss whether or not the movement can be changed, and explore ways to replace or adapt movements to achieve desired results in skiing.
Clinician: Ryan Latham
Pre-Requisite Skill(s) Required: Familiarity with PSIA’s 5 Fundamentals of Alpine Skiing
Start Time: 3:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Utilizing Adaptive Snowboard Tools and Techniques for Touchless Teaching
Explore tools available in most adaptive programs and techniques easily accessed, to see how they can be used to provide more independence and touchless teaching options. This session will include sharing of information, easy tools to acquire, and strategies to navigate the challenges of teaching beginning adaptive snowboard lessons while minimizing touch.
Clinician: Christina Bruno
Start Time: 3:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Thursday, January 7
Monoski: Matching Body and Machine
The basic precepts of monoski design seem fairly evident on the surface. This session, hosted by monoski designers and users, will delve deeper into the engineering of these amazing machines, examine how machine and body interface, and match characteristics of several current monoski models with their intended user group. This session content is CE pre-approved by NCTRC.
Clinician: Ed Meltzer
Guest Speaker(s): Bobby Luscinski – Enabling Technologies
Pre-Requisite Skill(s) Required: Monoski Experience
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Monoski Equipment Chart
Assessment and Equipment Selection for Efficient Stand-Up Skiing: Physical Diagnoses
Appropriate adaptive equipment is the cornerstone for setting up successful lessons for guests with disabilities and their instructors. Information on performing safe and effective assessments in Covid times, tips for understanding physical abilities of the guest, and adaptive equipment selection to support efficient skiing by two-track guests with physical diagnoses are addressed in the session. Attend this virtual session with a Covid-safe partner, or come individually.
This session content is CE pre-approved by NCTRC.
Clinician(s): Beth Fox, Katherine Hayes Rodriguez
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Creating Virtual Clinics and Presentations
This interactive clinic is designed for school administrators, managers, and trainers who want to deliver effective online webinars and webcasts for employee orientation, team-building, and training purposes. With web-based teaching and communication techniques, along with practical technical information, this educational session provides the information you need to quickly develop your own webinars and webcasts for the upcoming season.
Clinician: Ann Wing
**This clinic requires one hour of preparation work by attendees and will be eligible for 3 CEU hours.
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Exploration of Snowboard Fundamentals: How they Relate to Adaptive Equipment Diagnoses
Explore the AASI snowboard fundamentals and how they apply to common types of adaptive snowboard equipment and different diagnoses. Cause and effect relationships will be investigated as well as how each tool may enhance abilities and influence board performance.
This session content is CE pre-approved by NCTRC.
Clinician: Christina Bruno
Start Time: 3:00 PM
End Time: 4:00PM
Clinic Reminder
PSIA-AASI’s Learning Connection: Teaching through an Adaptive Lens
Attend this session to learn about transforming adaptive lessons from good to great by applying PSIA-AASI’s Teaching Skills to unique adaptive situations.
Clinician: Michael Ma
Pre-Requisite Skill(s) Required: Current Snowsports Instructor
Start Time: 3:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Biski Independence
The Covid era demands that we look through a different lens when teaching biskiers with hand-held outriggers. What we see is the opportunity to approach the task with hands-off methodologies that allow the guest to discover their own role in skill development and skiing independence. Video scenarios, biskier profiles, and discussion in this session will help you gain experience assessing true skier abilities and matching them with proper terrain, selecting appropriate skill development activities, outrigger/set-up, and hands-off teaching methodologies to use in lessons this winter.
Clinician: Ryan Latham
Pre-Requisite Skill(s) Required: Experience teaching or assisting at least 5 biski lessons; ability to implement PSIA’s 5 Fundamentals of Alpine Skiing
Start Time: 3:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Friday, January 8
Neurocognitive Disorders: Deeper Insights for Snowsports Instructors
During this interactive session we will investigate the common threads of compromised brain disorders. Information uncovered will help you to support emotional and social goals of guests with neurocognitive diagnoses during your lessons this winter and beyond.
We will explore various commonalities or differences in neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, TBI and even aging senior skiers with diagnoses that present challenging situations in supporting a person with diminishing brain capacity. The course will provide an overview look at the brain function and include information about successful lesson planning for students who need emotional and safety supports in lessons. Safety precautions; teaching methodologies, and discussion on how some issues can be handled will also be discussed.
This session content is CE pre-approved by NCTRC.
Clinician: Mary Ellen Whitney
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Sitski Basecamp
Activate your sitski instructor brain during this group participation review of lesson duties. Quick assessment of physical abilities, general principles for equipment selection, ski balancing concepts, pre-experience activities, lesson management, and safety in Covid times will all be addressed. Clinician(s): Beth Fox
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
5 Fundamentals Applied to Adaptive: Beyond the Basics
Are you fully employing PSIA’s 5 Fundamentals in your adaptive lessons? A quick overview of the Fundamentals will lead into observation of adaptive skiers of all disciplines, analysis of their movements, and group discussion about effective lesson activities that will help skiers advance their skills. You will leave this session with a pocket full of applicable information.
Clinician: Augie Young, Norm Staunton
Pre-Requisite Skill(s) Required: PSIA Level 1 Certified or above
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Recognizing and Managing Challenging Behavior in COVID times
Challenging behavior can perplex and test the most seasoned instructors. Session participants will investigate functions of behavioral and social challenges exhibited by students and focus on solutions for working with these learners in a new world that includes Covid restrictions
This interactive Zoom clinic will explore various commonalities or differences in intellectual diagnoses and developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders that may present challenging situations in behavioral responses. The course will provide instructors information for successful lesson planning for students who have behavioral issues in the diagnosis; identifying behaviors in the escalating phase; applying behavior management strategies and safety precautions; teaching methodologies, and discussion on how some behavior issues could be impacted by Covid protocols.
This session content is CE pre-approved by NCTRC.
Clinician: Mary Ellen Whitney
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Understanding Progression Building Through PSIA’s
Teaching Fundamentals
Join Matt Boyd, PSIA National Team member, to learn about and apply the Teaching Skills segment of PSIA’s Learning Connection Model to lesson plans and progressions. Specific application discussions will cover connecting lesson activities, adapting beyond initial lesson plans when needed, providing time for students to learn from their experiences, and the value of movement versus talk.
Clinician: Matt Boyd
Pre-Requisite Skill(s) Required: Current Snowsports Instructor
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Upper Level Monoski Skill Development Activities
View video and participate in group think to explore skill expansion activities for upper level monoskiers. Attendees will identify areas of movement need for Level 7-9 monoskiers and work as a team to set skill development plans and support activities that will lead to fun and effective monoski lessons this season on steeps, crud, firm conditions, and loading a variety of lifts.
Clinician: Jimmer Hayes
Pre-Requisite Skill(s) Required: PSIA Level 1 Adaptive certified or above
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Clinic Reminder
Frequently Asked Questions
Who should attend?
We invite anyone interested in learning more about adaptive snowsports instruction to join this event!
What is the PSIA-AASI National Adaptive Academy?
he PSIA-AASI National Adaptive Academy is a continuing education opportunity open to anyone interested in learning more about adaptive snowsports instruction. Examiners and clinicians certified by the Professional Ski Instructors of America and American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) will present the latest in adapted ski and snowboard teaching methods. Programs are offered for all disciplines and levels..
What is the cost to attend?
Clinics cost $20 per clinic hour.
Can I attend just one day of the PSIA-AASI National Adaptive Academy Extended.
Yes! We encourage you to attend as many sessions and as many days as possible, but understand that people have busy schedules.
Do I need to be a member of PSIA-AASI in order to attend the PSIA-AASI National Adaptive Academy Extended?
No, you do not have to be a member of PSIA-AASI in order to attend the PSIA-AASI National Adaptive Academy. If you would like to receive PSIA-AASI CEUs, however, you will need to be a member.
Will CEUs be offered for the clinics?
Yes! Each of the sessions offered through the PSIA-AASI National Adaptive Academy will be eligible for 1 PSIA-AASI CEU per clinic hour. Attendance will be sent to PSIA-AASI National within 30 days following the event. Please note that it does often take several weeks for these credits to reflect in your account.
Will these sessions be recorded?
These sessions will be limited to live attendance only.
Are there capacity limits on the clinics? If so, are there also going to be waitlists?
All clinics will have set capacities. Most capacities are set between 10-20 people, with a few variations, so we recommend getting registered early to secure your spot. When you register as well as when you modify your registration, you will be able to see how many spaces are left in each session. Sessions will fill on a first come, first served basis and there will be no waitlists.
Can I change my registration?
Yes! To review/modify your registration, you’ll want to return to the registration home page. Scroll to the bottom right hand corner of the page and select “Already Registered?” just below the “Register” button. Once you are here, you will want to enter the email that you registered with as well as the confirmation number sent in your registration confirmation email.
If I paid for NAA sessions but can no longer attend, am I able to receive a refund?
Due to the quick turnaround of planning this event, no refunds will be available. If you have extenuating circumstances, please contact Cayla Hammaker at chammaker@moveunitedsport.org.
I have registered for the event but am having trouble accessing my sessions. Where can I find help?
All sessions are being held on Zoom and attendees should have received the Meeting ID and Passcode in their confirmation emails. If you find yourself having difficulty accessing the session, please contact James Arnold via phone at 240.268.5372 or email at jarnold@moveunitedsport.org.
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