Team Buller Riders 2014 Handbook
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TEAM BULLER RIDERS 2014 HANDBOOK Program Sponsors & Supporters www.teambullerriders.com TBR:2014 HANDBOOK – TABLE OF CONTENTS TBR:2014 WELCOME ................................................................................................................................ 3 TBR: WHO WE ARE ................................................................................................................................... 4 TBR: YEARLY OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 5 TBR: TRAINING PROGRAMS ...................................................................................................................... 6 TBR: 2014 CREW .....................................................................................................................................14 TBR: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...................................................................................................19 TBR: TEAMBULLERRIDERS.COM .............................................................................................................22 TBR: CODE OF CONDUCT ........................................................................................................................23 TBR: TRAINING GUIDELINES ...................................................................................................................23 TBR: UNIFORM POLICY ...........................................................................................................................23 TBR: MOGUL/ FREESKIING PERFORMANCE GROUP ...............................................................................24 EVENT CALENDARS .................................................................................................................................25 SKI & SNOWBOARD AUSTRALIA MEMBERSHIP ......................................................................................25 AWAY COMPETITIONS ............................................................................................................................25 EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................................................................26 Aussieskier.com /The Boot Lab ..............................................................................................................26 Altitude @ Mt Buller ...............................................................................................................................26 K2 SPONSORSHIP ....................................................................................................................................27 TBR RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS ..............................................................................28 OVERSEAS PROGRAMS ...........................................................................................................................30 TBR MOGUL & GROM CAMP – Steamboat Springs, USA .......................................................................31 SKIERS JUNCTION COLORADO – OFFICIAL TBR FREESKIING CAMP ........................................................33 TBR: TRAINING CALENDAR - JUNE ..........................................................................................................34 TBR: TRAINING CALENDAR - JULY ...........................................................................................................35 TBR: TRAINING CALENDAR - AUGUST.....................................................................................................36 TBR: TRAINING CALENDAR - SEPTEMBER ...............................................................................................37 TBR: CONTACT DETAILS ..........................................................................................................................38 Team Buller Riders (TBR) 2014 Handbook Page 2 TBR:2014 WELCOME On behalf of Team Buller Riders, I would like to once again extend a warm welcome to all new and existing athletes, parents and family for season 2014. Everything is on track for a successful 2014 winter! The TBR point of difference has and will continue to be based around a focus on developing the skills our athletes require to improve, become the best skier they can be and to achieve personal best results in competition. TBR forms an essential part of the Australian Winter Sports Olympic Pathway, closely linked with Ski & Snowboard Australia (SSA) and the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA). This provides our athletes with access to some of the best program design, coaching and training opportunities in the world. We aim to create a learning environment that inspires our athletes to be passionate about their sport and feel motivated to improve every day. We are very proud of the coaching team in place at TBR. Many of our coaches have graduated through the TBR program, which creates a pathway to stay involved in the club. As a result of this a strong sense of community permeates through to our staff, athletes, volunteers and friends across Mt Buller and the world. New initiatives for 2014 include: Redesigned coaching curriculum, which has featured input from many of the best coaches in the world. Expert guest coaching featuring 2014 Sochi Olympians Britt Cox, Brodie Summers, Katya Crema and Anton Grimus. New performance group initiative, designed to give extra support to mogul and freeskiing athletes who aim to progress to the highest levels of the pathway. There is no doubting TBR’s position at the forefront of rider development & progression within Australia. We are stoked to have you on board for TBR:2014 & look forward to unlocking your athletic potential!!! Kind Regards, Andrew Pattison TBR: Program Manager TBR would like to acknowledge the great support from the sponsors and partners Team Buller Riders (TBR) 2014 Handbook Page 3 TBR: WHO WE ARE Team Buller Riders (TBR) is a freestyle skiing club based at Mt Buller, specialising in the Olympic disciplines of mogul skiing, slopestyle skiing and aerial skiing. We have been in operation since 1986. TBR is set apart by our genuine passion for the disciplines we operate in. This passion drives our relentless attempt to refine our program structure and coaching technique. Our unique focus on the maximised all round development our athletes combined with a strong club history of professionalism, cutting edge training programs and close relationships with the world’s best coaches and athletes is the cornerstone of our continued success at all levels of our sport Our focus continues to be based on developing the technical skill platform our athletes require to improve, become the best skier they can be and to achieve personal best results in competition. We create a professional, inclusive, understanding, fun and supportive club environment to achieve this platform. Our coaches are the best skiers on the mountain with many past competitors who excel at creating a learning environment that inspires our athletes to be passionate and motivated to improve every day. Our success over the years is testament to the quality of the programs & support that we offer our athletes. TBR’s phenomenal achievements include Australia’s two Olympic aerial skiing Gold medals (Alisa Camplin & Lydia Lassila), Australia’s first skiing X-Games Gold medal (Anna Segal), 4 World Champions, 8 Olympians & too many World Cup medals to mention. TBR forms an essential part of the Australian Winter Sports Olympic Pathway, closely linked with Ski & Snowboard Australia (SSA) and the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA). These relationships provide our athletes with access to some of the best program design, coaching and training facilities in the world. In addition to our on snow programs at Mt Buller, TBR also operates: • Water Jump, acrobatic and fitness training on a year round basis • TBR:Steamboat, mogul skiing camp in Steamboat Springs, CO, USA • Leading events, including: - ABOM Mogul Challenge - Junior National Mogul Championships - Victorian Interschool Moguls - Junior Freeskiing Events Team Buller Riders (TBR) 2014 Handbook Page 4 TBR: YEARLY OVERVIEW TBR understands that success on the snow takes a holistic approach to training. To complement TBR’s comprehensive on-snow offering, TBR provides training opportunities in water jumping, acrobatics and strength and conditioning. Our year round calendar of activities looks like this: Team Buller Riders (TBR) 2014 Handbook Page 5 TBR: TRAINING PROGRAMS TBR GROM TBR:GROM HEAD COACH - JOSH LANEY TBR is set apart by our genuine passion for the sport of freestyle skiing. This passion drives our relentless attempt to refine our program structure and coaching technique. We believe in the importance of a holistic all-mountain skiing skill set to ensure maximised all round athlete development – we aim for all TBR athletes to be able to ski any mountain in any condition. Our unique focus on the maximised all round development our athletes combined with a strong club history of professionalism, cutting edge training programs and close relationships with the world’s best coaches and athletes is the cornerstone of our continued success at all levels of our sport. TBR:GROM is TBR’s entry level ski training program for competent 9 – 13 year old skiers. TBR:GROM aims to instil the technical skiing skill set younger skiers (aka Grom's) require to maximise their future athletic potential. TBR calls this technical skiing skill set the TBR:PLATFORM. TBR:GROM is