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Tbr:2015 Program Guide Tbr:Yearly Overview TBR:2015 PROGRAM GUIDE TBR:YEARLY OVERVIEW TBR:MOGUL & GROM CAMP TBD - USA JANUARY SKIERS JUNCTION SUMMIT COUNTY, CO, USA REST FEBRUARY ACROBATICS/FITNESS BOUNCE INC/TBR TBR:WATERJUMP SSA WATERJUMP PARK MARCH ACROBATICS/FITNESS BOUNCE INC/TBR TBR:WATERJUMP SSA WATERJUMP PARK APRIL ACROBATICS/FITNESS BOUNCE INC/TBR MAY ACROBATICS/FITNESS BOUNCE INC/TBR JUNE ACROBATICS/FITNESS BOUNCE INC/TBR JULY TBR:2015 ON-SNOW - MT BULLER AUGUST TBR:2015 ON-SNOW - MT BULLER SEPTEMBER TBR:2015 ON-SNOW - MT BULLER OCTOBER ACROBATICS/FITNESS BOUNCE INC/TBR TBR:WATERJUMP SSA WATERJUMP PARK NOVEMBER ACROBATICS/FITNESS BOUNCE INC/TBR TBR:MOGUL & GROM CAMP TBD - USA DECEMBER SKIERS JUNCTION SUMMIT COUNTY, CO, USA teambullerriders.com 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 and aerial skiing. We have been in operation since 1986. TBR is set apart from other programs 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 of our athletes combined with a strong club history of professionalism, cutting edge training programs and close relationships with the worlds 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 and support that we offer our athletes. TBR’s phenomenal achievements include Australia’s four Olympic aerial skiing medals (Alisa Camplin & Lydia Lassila), Australia’s first skiing X-Games Gold medal (Anna Segal), 5 World Champions, 10 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 TBR:OFF SNOW operates programs aimed at supporting and extending TBR’s on snow training at Mt Buller. All athletes are encouraged to take part in as many off snow programs as possible, such as: • Water Jump • Acrobatic/Trampoline • Strength/ Fitness and Agility training • TBR:MOGUL & GROM Freestyle skiing camp in USA TBR also operates a number of world class events to ensure our athletes have the opportunity to test their skills in fun, friendly environments. Leading events include: • ABOM Mogul Challenge • Junior National Mogul Championships (jNats) • Victorian & Australian Interschools • Junior Freeskiing Events TBR:GROM (9-13 year olds) TBR:MOGUL TBR:FREESKIING (14-20 year olds) (14-20 year olds) teambullerriders.com TBR:2015 NEWS & INNOVATIONS Program innovation is a huge focus for TBR. Over the past couple of seasons we have been working to further develop TBR:GROM with the aim of creating the best and most widely recognised base level technical skiing program in Australia. We have a strong yet simple focus as a freestyle skiing cub. Our guiding principles are as follows: • Maximise the individual potential of all athletes in the program • Foster a fun & supportive club culture • Manufacture and maximise a grass roots competition focussed talent base to feed into the SSA/ OWIA athlete pathway By focussing on developing technical skiing drills, on snow and off snow targeted program structures and hiring qualified, supportive and enthusiastic coaches with exceptional communication skills and an enduring passion for the sport of freestyle skiing we think are well on our way to achieving our guiding principles. Of course we realise that this journey of program innovation and improvement is never ending and as such we invite all parents and athletes to continually suggest any improvements that they see fit. Our Program Manager, Andrew Pattison’s email, phone or office door is always open to all productive suggestions. LEADING THE WAY IN MULTIMEDIA TBR has long been an innovator at Mt Buller when it comes to promotion and showcasing the spectacular skills of our athletes and coaches. We have strong relationships with the best in the business such as leading photographers Mark Ashkanasy and Andrew Railton, who have shot many memorable images with the TBR athletes. When it comes to vision, SSA TV’s Lucas Wilkinson will be down to film our athletes with his amazing RED cinema quality camera. Also don’t forget in 2014 we were the first club program in Australia to purchase a drone quadcopter which captures some great footage and unique angles for training feedback. GUEST COACHING FROM THE BEST! TBR is honoured to announce that at different stages of season 2015 a number of our high performance friends will be dropping by to assist our athletes with their training goals. Whether it be learning to shred an edge with Ski Cross Olympians Katya Crema and Anton Grimus or perfecting your skills in the bumps with 2015 World Championship medallist Britt Cox we’re sure all involved will benefit greatly from the experience. MARK ADAMS REAL ESTATE SUPPORTING OUR FUTURE STARS Claudia Gueli, winner of the TBR:2014 Mark Adams Real Estate Scholarship had an amazing training experience in North America with the TBR mogul skiing camp. Claudia also had some promising results with a number of finals performances. We are excited to announce that the Mark Adams Real Estate scholarship will be returning in 2015! TBR would like to thank Mark Adams Real Estate, leading the way on Mt Buller for the past 18 years, for their continued support in providing direct assistance to the champions of tomorrow. Mark Adams Scholarship Mark Adams Scholarship Mark Adams Scholarship Mark Adams Scholarship Mark Adams Scholarship Mark Adams Scholarship Mark Adams Scholarship 2008 Winner 2009 Winner 2010 Winner 2011 Winner 2012 Winner 2013 Winner 2014 Winner PIP SPARROW BRODIE SUMMERS JAKARA ANTHONY JAKE ASHTON MAX BERNARD ANGUS CRONIN-GUSS CLAUDIA GUELI MT BULLER EDUCATION OPTIONS There are a number of education options available to primary and secondary students wishing to combine on snow training with TBR and schooling at Mt Buller. MANSFIELD SECONDARY COLLEGE - MT BULLER ANNEX MANSFIELD PRIMARY - MT BULLER ANNEX Years: Year 7 to 10 Years: Prep to grade 6 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 03 5775 2022 Phone: 03 5775 2325 MT BULLER EDUCATION PROGRAMS Years: Grade 3 to year 10, with scope for year 11 E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: 0407 500 337 teambullerriders.com TBR:TRAINING FACILITIES TBR is serious about maximising the long-term athletic development of our athletes and recognises the need to ensure world class training facilities to ensure progression. ON SNOW FACILITIES In 1997 Buller Ski Lifts (BSL) constructed a world cup specification aerial site. This offers world class training for aerial skiing, and also serves as an excellent jump site for mogul and slopestyle athletes to perfect their aerial tricks. BSL will again allocate the main fall line of Chamois for a full length mogul training & competition course. The unpredictability of the weather at Australian resorts has often limited our use of these two exceptional world class training facilities. This unpredictability should now be a thing of the past in a “normal” winter, with BSL and the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia teaming up to install three fully automated snowmaking machines on Chamois in 2013. There are no guarantees when it comes to “Mother Nature” and good old Mt Buller’s temperamental climate but, based on average snow fall data, we should have both facilities open on Chamois for the first day of the TBR program! This is one of the most significant developments for TBR athletes in the club’s history. TBR:ACROBATIC FACILITY The spectacular jumps skiers are able to perform on snow does come with risk. We believe that as a club we must be proactive in reducing risk and ensure a safe learning environment is in place for our athletes. To create a safe learning environment TBR runs a number of off-snow skill development initiatives aimed directly at improving fundamental skills, necessary to achieve success in the disciplines of moguls and freeskiing. The long-term success of mogul and freeskiing athletes has been strongly correlated with aerial and acrobatic training from an early age and throughout the teen years. The development benefits of early and sustained acrobatic training are clear and proven. Consistently TBR athletes who are involved in these initiatives have significantly improved their competition results with some even being selected into National Teams and invited to attend prestige freeskiing events. The TBR:ACROBATIC FACILITY, located in the sports hall at Buller Central includes: • 3 full competition level trampolines complete with safety pads • Double-mini and single-mini trampoline • Multiple safety mats TBR skiers will get opportunities throughout the season to use the TBR:ACROBATIC FACILITY with acrobatic sessions being scheduled into day-to-day training. The facility is also a great resource for poor weather days. teambullerriders.com TBR:2015 GROM TBR:GROM HEAD COACH - JOSH LANEY TBR is set apart by our genuine passion for the sport of freestyle skiing.
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