Strength and Weight method ploughing for ski coaches and instructors
richard barbour coaching
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Ski Coaching: techniques for ploughing and the development into parallel steering.
This coach education video explores two methods for ploughing (snowploughing) and the different movement patterns created when skiers use leg strength or body weight to control their skis.
Written and presented by expert coach educator Richard Barbour, the video is designed to help ski coaches understand the movements behind these two approaches — and their connection to the development of higher-performance skiing.
What to look for:
Both methods have their uses and the body often uses a combination of them depending on the task being solved.
The Weight Method can be useful with novice skiers, particularly at slow speeds. However, the movement patterns created by the Strength Method have a direct relationship with movements used in higher-performance skiing.
As skiers become more versatile and ski with greater intensity, they increasingly use an extending steering leg, requiring the effective use of strength. This has important implications not only for coaching technique but also for ski fitness and physical preparation.
At the end of the video, watch the skiing carefully and look for how the Strength Method encourages the skis to match, with the inside ski “unwinding” underneath the skier during the plough-to-parallel phase.
As the rhythm develops, notice how parallel steering naturally emerges.
This illustrates an important principle of ski coaching: that the quality of tasks set by the coach and adaptability of movement solutions developed at novice level can strongly influence the skier's future development and performance.
Try it yourself:
Getting familiar with and practising both techniques will help coaches experience the sensations, movements and outcomes associated with each approach.
Understanding these differences can help you make more informed coaching choices and develop skiers towards greater versatility and performance.
About Richard Barbour:
Richard is a coach, coach educator and snowsport consultant with extensive experience in ski coaching, coach development and instructor education.
He is passionate about effective coaching, skill development and continuous improvement, and about connecting coaching practice with current thinking and research.
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🌐 Coaching, coach education and skill development
richardbarbourcoaching.co.uk
For personal coaching, local coach education or skill-development sessions, get in touch.
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Strength and Weight method ploughing for ski coaches and instructors
richard barbour coaching
208 views
Ski Coaching: techniques for ploughing and the development into parallel steering.
This coach education video explores two methods for ploughing (snowploughing) and the different movement patterns created when skiers use leg strength or body weight to control their skis.
Written and presented by expert coach educator Richard Barbour, the video is designed to help ski coaches understand the movements behind these two approaches — and their connection to the development of higher-performance skiing.
What to look for:
Both methods have their uses and the body often uses a combination of them depending on the task being solved.
The Weight Method can be useful with novice skiers, particularly at slow speeds. However, the movement patterns created by the Strength Method have a direct relationship with movements used in higher-performance skiing.
As skiers become more versatile and ski with greater intensity, they increasingly use an extending steering leg, requiring the effective use of strength. This has important implications not only for coaching technique but also for ski fitness and physical preparation.
At the end of the video, watch the skiing carefully and look for how the Strength Method encourages the skis to match, with the inside ski “unwinding” underneath the skier during the plough-to-parallel phase.
As the rhythm develops, notice how parallel steering naturally emerges.
This illustrates an important principle of ski coaching: that the quality of tasks set by the coach and adaptability of movement solutions developed at novice level can strongly influence the skier's future development and performance.
Try it yourself:
Getting familiar with and practising both techniques will help coaches experience the sensations, movements and outcomes associated with each approach.
Understanding these differences can help you make more informed coaching choices and develop skiers towards greater versatility and performance.
About Richard Barbour:
Richard is a coach, coach educator and snowsport consultant with extensive experience in ski coaching, coach development and instructor education.
He is passionate about effective coaching, skill development and continuous improvement, and about connecting coaching practice with current thinking and research.
Support the channel:
We put a lot of effort into producing this video and sharing it with the coaching community. If you find it useful:
👍 Like the video
🔔 Subscribe
📢 Share it with other coaches
More ski coaching:
🎙️ Locked in Shed Ski Coaching Podcast
📸 Instagram
Locked in Shed
Richard Barbour Coaching
🌐 Coaching, coach education and skill development
richardbarbourcoaching.co.uk
For personal coaching, local coach education or skill-development sessions, get in touch.
#SkiCoaching #SkiCoachEducation #SkiTechnique #Snowplough #Plough #ploughing #ParallelSkiing #SkiSkills #CoachDevelopment #snowsportseducation #snowsports #snowsportengland #basi #iasi
Both methods have their uses and a combination of them is often used.
The Weight Method can be useful with novice skiers, particularly at slow speeds. The movement patterns created by the Strength Method have a direct relationship with movements used in higher-performance skiing.