Beginner lesson with Kelly #2 parallel with Deb Armstrong

[octaviansmeeianu]

Beeing a good skier is one thing, but beeing a good ski instructor requires a whole different set of skills. I really admire how you gently lead the way while paying attention to her comfort level and sense of accomplishment.
Greetings from Carpathian mountains, Romania! 🇷🇴 Can't wait to see your next video!

[vjr]

I feel like I just had a clinic. I really appreciate these videos to see how others teach, what verbage to use to relate the skill.

[brianalpert]

I love how you mention how it feels in your feet. So many skiers - up through the intermediate level try to ski with their upper bodies and end up rotating through the turn. They think that they need to turn their skis instead of making the ski turn. I like to tell people that skiing happens in your feet.

[DRMET]

Deb, I started instructing last year after skiing for 50 years. My new colleagues and I agree that your videos are terrific! I no longer need to learn how to ski, but I do need to learn how to be a better teacher, and you are a great model. Muchas gracias!

[karlk]

2:04 "Every body part plays a role". 2:15 "Now your inside knee flexes more".
What a wonderful way to introduce awareness of this key movement in this circumstance.

[belindaowens]

Thank you, this is so helpful. I have not skied in 20 years, my husband has not skied in 40 years, and we have decided we are going to take up skiing this year. We feel like we have a head start now, and we do plan to take lessons. He is from Washington and remembers you winning the gold medal and the Mahre brothers also winning medals too. One of the biggest regrets of his life was giving up skiing in 1981 after an injury, but he said this is the year!

[thomasmedeiros]

This is a great teaching video as usual for Deb Armstrong. I like how she teaches as she skis behind her student. Always giving positive feedback and encouragement. I have skied most of my life and I was Tennis coach and Teaching Professional for many years so I really appreciate Deb’s teaching style. She definitely has a gift for communicating and demonstrating.

[tonycruz]

Ive watched countless of videos online. I came across yours and watched them a few times. Next time I went skiing I was able to finally nail my turns and slides. I can now go down steep hills confidently . Your videos has changed my skiing experience forever. I want to thank you for explaining it in the most simplest form. I thank you for your passion & knowledge. Your an amazing teacher and your truly one of the best!

[rapshqip]

I will go next week to learn skiing for the first time, and I think I have learned a lot from your videos, Thank You 🙏
Greetings From a small country Kosovo 🇽🇰

[lizc]

What I wouldn't have done for such a gentle and long slope when I started learning to ski 4 yrs ago, let alone Deb's coaching. Wow

[pamgoodley]

The positive feedback and encouragement throughout are impressive. I'm betting the calm delivery of guidance and positive comments also helps the student relax.

[gamotua]

On week 5 of teaching my 9yr old daughter. I was a ski instructor when I was in high school, these videos help me SO much in re-training myself as well as advancing her abilities. The video of you posted from Aplental brought back many memories as that is where I learned to ski (44yrs ago).

[Hello_there_obi]

My three top exercises for teaching my friends are:

1) Side slip: the most important. Teaches edge control and gives them an early sensation if parallel skiing and how the edges work. It’s also very useful to descend steep slopes. I also show them how to rotate to move forwards and backwards whilst doing side slip.

2) skating: it’s like swaying side to side. Using a backwards plow, you push off from one leg to the other. do this on flats or shallow descents. It’s a great way to learn how to balance on one ski and you can try and hold on one leg for longer. Great for cleaner parallel turns and working your way into dolphin turns and carving. Also very useful to move forward efficiently and quickly on the flats.

3) the double tap: perfect way to break out of snowplow turns. When doing a snowplow turn, as you initiate it, lift your inside (uphill) leg and tap it twice. You only need to lift the back it the ski. The tip can stay scudding along. Tap it two or three times and suddenly all your weight transfers to the outside ski and you execute a parallel slide turn. The side slip and skating will feed into this.

I swear by these exercises! They are highly effective and very fun.

[teresabuck]

I wish to have teacher like Deb... 20 years ago, when I took my lessons... took me 15 years to get better

[nikitazhang]

As a ski instructor it is very helpful to see you posting videos like this and I learnt a lot by watching you teaching a typical beginner skier aspiring to make beautiful parallel turns. I really like how you were able to blend in all the essential technical elements into this lesson and make the student aware of that. No matter what level we ski at the basic elements should be the same.

[miche_amico]

Thank you. I watched a few of your videos before skiing the other day and I was able to ski much better than I had previously. The comparison to cycling was particularly helpful.

[martialgerolami]

Deb I love how you are always so positive with your students. That is a real key thing when teaching someone anything. Pulling out the good things first then giving a bit of constructive criticisms. Makes the student feel good about themselves and that in turn results in easier learning of a skill.

[policeinnovationsllc]

Outstanding instructor Deb !!! I am an instructor of another sport and love your style of teaching. (Mine is kind of the same and probably why I picked up on skiing easy as well). Patience, thought provoking, total awareness, and full explanation of WHY and most of all, CONFIDENCE in the student !.... By the way, I learned how to ski virtually by watching your instruction. Five times out and I'm taking blue runs after a warmup run on an easy trail. No falls last three times out and I'm 100 % confident in my abilities and skill but not getting cocky about it... Instruction and study on line is great, but nothing beats having a one on one instruction. Thank you so much for what you do ! If I ever get in the area, I'll have to schedule a session with you.

[georgiasmaglee]

As a ski instructor I am always looking for tips and tricks. The problem where I teach is that we have no in between slopes from the magic carpet to the first "easy" green slope, being that the first slope we take them down is closer to a blue. And our magic carpet run is so short that they are lucky if they can get 2 turns in, and we usually have to run behind and push the student to get some speed. (You can't turn if you can't move). I would love to have the slope you took this student down, gentle enough to not scare the student, and gentle enough not to have a run away student. This was a great teaching video for both students and instructors.

[winterleaves]

Statrted to learn skiing last winter and now as the season has finished I started to watch your videos again. Really love these videos with Kelly as there are so many subtle descriptions and instructions that help me to make sense of skiing on my level 👏🏼🥳. Thanks for those videos Deb and looking forward to more beginner/intermediate level videos 😊