New BASI Level 4 ISTD Structure and Written Project change ISIA Speed Test for Alpine L4 ISTD As stated in the Brexit Update on Wednesday 5th May, the CTT (formally known as Eurotest) will be replaced with the ISIA Speed Test at BASI Alpine Level 4 ISTD. BASI members can enter any ISIA Speed Test event, hosted by other ISIA members, without having to become…
Category: Training
Fitness tips from the BASI National Education Team – Balance
How’s your balance? This week, Tom Waddington gives us some exercises to work on one of the most important aspects of fitness for skiing.
Fitness tips from the BASI National Education Team – Strength
Planning to get on your skis soon? Tom Waddington gives us some exercises for building strength and power in this video… Thanks again to Kraftwerk Fitness Zermatt for filming facilities.
Fitness tips from the BASI National Education Team – Core
BASI Trainer and National Education Team member, Tom Waddington, gives some tips on how to train your core in preparation for the winter season. Featuring National Education Team Members Jim Lister, Lesley Page, Paul Garner, Giles Lewis and Lynn Mill as demonstrators. Special thanks to Kraftwerk Fitness, Zermatt for filming facilities.
How to run a GCSE skiing video session
Written by Wayne Naylor – BASI member & maestro di sci at the Scuola Italiana Sci Folgarida Dimaro The demonstration video and resources associated with this article can be found here. Introduction It is not possible, at GCSE level, to take any qualifications in Snow Sports, although students may elect to use their, non-academic, alpine…
How to get your body ski ready
Written by Alps2Alps Whether you’re going solo, with a group of friends or as a family, skiing has a lot to offer. Feel a rush of exhilaration as you slide down the slopes at breakneck speed, let your hair down at the après-ski, and get in some exercise while you’re at it. Let’s focus on…
Pre-season training for the Eurotest
Written by JJC/PDS Training To give yourself the best chance of succeeding and progressing throughout the season, you need to be working towards making yourself physically strong, right now. Below is a selection of circuits made up of exercises which I recommend to use in order to prepare you so that we can make the…
BASI and the SCQF
Over the last 5 years, BASI has been going through an alignment process with the University of Edinburgh to align BASI Qualifications with the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF). The aim of this exercise was to have a nationally recognised scale to which BASI qualifications are aligned. This will give Members, potential employers and…
Pre Performance Routines & Performance Skiing
Written by Gareth Shelbourne – New Generation Ski Instructor Training Centre Coach As I write this it is June, the snow has melted and the British summer has started (and yes its currently raining here on Merseyside). As this summer is an Olympic year there is a whole heap of sport for me to look forward…
SkiA and the central nervous system
We breath, we walk and we ski – but how do we do it all? Robert Stewart and Hugh Monney I’m not a scientist, but I’ve always been fascinated by the way our bodies adapt physically to perform actions that are not controlled by our conscious mind. Whether that’s performing a sport, playing music or…