Academy - Update 004 - Words form our Den Mother
Greetings from the glorious Canadian Rockies!
It is 8.30am and the sky is now becoming quite light.
The kids have left for another day in training paradise (as So...
Academy - Picture Update 003
Greetings all,
Today the rest of the crew arrived, namely Hamish and Ella Molnar, Nick Biggins, and Lauren Hurley, not to mention the return of Max. All are well, tired but excited.
For those on sn...
Academy - Picture Update 002
IR Update 23 Dec
Greetings,
What a fantastic, freezing day.
Perfect conditions at Nakiska for Luc’s group to continue with GS, big volume in the brushes, 400+ turns, and excellent focus fro...
International Racer athletes training next to Olympic athletes
From February 3rd until Mid February, International teams are training at Nakiska in preparation for their Olympics events.
As Nakiska is the training home for International Racer academy, our athletes are fortunate to have the opportunity to watch Olympic selected athletes training and sharing the slopes.
Teams from France, Sweden, Italy, Norway, etc are already training SG, GS and SL on the upper Nakiska slopes.
Our athletes have already seen some excellent skiing.
IR, USA boys improve their points during Australia 2009 Race camp
With the release of the second FIS points list 2009/2010 on September 2nd.. The IR team is pleased to confirm that all our USA men improved their points while in Australia in at least one discipline.
Congratulations to all the athletes for their success.
International Racer Chile - Val Nevado - Ready to Go ....
International
Racer is very excited to report that the pricing and logistics for Chile are all organised and we are ready to go for September.
As usual, we have worked hard to keep prices as low as possible. We think $4925 USD is great value for a 3 week dedicated training block on the hard snow , under the blue skies of Valle Nevado.
Training will include SL, GS and SuperG under the supervision of our highly experienced and professional coaches.
International
Racer has just announced its prices for its dedicated SL camps to be held at Whistler on the Horstman Glacier (Blackcomb Mountain)
We have worked hard to keep prices as low as possible, with our 7 day, (6 night, 5 days on snow) camp coming in at $1699.00 CAD. Our aim is to offer the most cost sensitive camp but still at the highest value for training and off snow services.
The dedicated SL camp allows athletes to focus on a single discipline for a 5 day block for maximum impact.
On the Horstman Glacier athletes can look forward to consistant pitches, great snow conditions and exclusive training lanes ideal for early summer skill development
Many ski coaches have posted videos to the old lower
quality format, but now with HD they can really show off
quality images of ski racing action.
For your collective benefit; here is a workflow that you
can use to upload HD material to full effect.
As an athlete, you prepare your body physically and fuel
it with good foods and hydration, so it makes sense that
you would also want to ensure that the way you breath is
the most efficient for supporting your sports demands.
Oxygen is our bodies primary fuel.
[3] Manage your energy state for optimum performance
In training you felt fast, your split times agreed and
your coach was delighted with your skills progression;
yet on race day, you could not convert this to a result.
Your first assessment was maybe a skills issue or just
bad luck. But lets look at another possibility, How was
your mindset ?
International Racer trains skiers from different
countries and cultures
* USA and Canada
* New-Zealand and Australia
* France, England, Italian, Austrian
* Norwegian and Swedish
* Greece
International Locations
International Racer operates our
professional training programs in 4 current regional
theatres.
Canada (Nov - May)
Australia/New Zealand
(July - September)
Chile (September)
France (October)
International Goals
Our typical athlete is looking to
get to the next level, regardless of their country or
origin, the goal is the same, Performance, skill,
tactical and psychological advancement. The club system
is excellent for building ground level skills but lacks
the logistics management, personal attention and
professional consistency to develop athletes to the
elite level. Regional and national teams have those
assets, but can only accept a few athletes to their
training programs.
International Racer solves these gap
problem by offering talented and enthusiastic alpine ski
racers the opportunity to access
* High quality training programs
* Professional coaching
* Elite level facilities
* Personal management and attention
Team Advantages
Team Advantages
International Racer was started back
in 2003 to give junior and senior alpine athletes access
to professional and independent training programs.
Athlete/Parents like you choose us because we believe in
strong fundamental development as the best accelerator
to elite performance. This is the core of our teaching
methods and is the reason our athletes are able to make
performance leaps.
Its all about you the athlete.
In addition, we seek out for our
athletes.
Excellent alpine training
locations, that enable our coaches to give the athletes
productive development
Appropriate races to support the
athletes tactical, skill, psychological and ancillary
development
Dry land activities to support the
athletes on snow development, including core strength,
balance challenge, aerobic fitness, agility and
flexibility activities.
Comfortable accommodations to
allow the athletes to rest and relax after the training
day.
A predictable service in costs and
structure over traditional camps.
Exposure to elite athlete talent
to mentor and provide a picture of excellent race
technique.
Expose athletes to elite level
coaching by dedicated coaching talent.
Provide a staging point for Europe
racing for non-Europeans.
Exposure to ski racing industry
professionals and a strong
ski racing community
network.
We provide a succinct guideline
for success.
Our Mission to our athletes
Our mission is to help you succeed
in ski racing, whether you are a kinder level racer, an
international FIS competitor or a masters racer. We
provide comprehensive high quality coaching designed to
help athletes of all abilities achieve their racing
goals. International
Racer has embraced a goal to develop top-level
training programs and train athletes at competitive
facilities in Europe, Canada and Australia.
Our Ski Racing Skills
Our Academy
International Racer is an
independent alpine training academy that supports the
ambitions of racers who want to get to the next level. Our
professional camps focus on providing our athletes with
the skills, strategies, support and training balance to
get results and pursue sporting success. We have an
excellent track record for gaining breakthrough results.
Northern Winter
Our Nakiska based Academy offers FIS racers quality training conditions equal to the best stadiums of Europe, within the convenience of a North American location.With Nakiska, our coaches can quickly progress athletes with access to hard snow, wide, steep, full net runs that are suitable for full length SL, GS and SuperG training. Athletes have access to a wide variety of competitive regional races.
Northern Spring/Autumn Our off season programs are designed to provide athletes with dedicated training blocks to concentrate on making changes. We offer athletes the chance to train off season on glaciers in Blackcomb or Tignes and under the blue skies of Valle Nevado Chile.
Northern Summer
International Racer's summer program in Australia allows Kinder and FIS
to keep their racing momentum going.
FIS racers can take advantage of National and Continental FIS starts in
order to improve starting positions during calendar one of the FIS points list.
Advantage of training with us
We have extensive experience and networks from many years
training athletes at our chosen locations in Europe, Canada and Australia.
Serious alpine racers choose International Racer training
blocks ;because with us you train
at world class ski racing arena's with coaches who are
Industry
accredited coaches to the highest levels
International experienced at
multiple FIS levels
Known for our industry experience, athlete results and networks
We are focussed
on progressing athlete development and success
Successful operations in 3
theatres (Canada, Europe, Australia)
Excellent logistical network and
access in Europe
These are the critical factors we have identified to give athletes the best opportunity to advance their racing skills.
iPhone- Swedish Skiing - Niklas Rainer - Australia 2009
