Ski School !Is Ski Coaching different from Ski Instruction?
Yes! Bear with me, this really is about learning skiing to a higher level. I would argue that most people conflate 'school' with...
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Bob Trueman
- Jul 17
- 3 min
I COMMITTED A SKI COACHING SIN – AND PROSTRATE MYSELF BEFORE YOU
What I did NOT do, was to carefully read what I had written; I just wrote it and posted it. I sincerely apologise. In the process I...
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Bob Trueman
- Jun 6
- 3 min
Could ski coaching by email ever match ski school ?
Answer: Yes. And be far more effective. The idea of ski coaching by email probably seems strange to you. But it works. It works by my...
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Bob Trueman
- May 19
- 3 min
Obtaining snow-resistance?
Regular readers of my blogs or books, or visitors to my Youtube channel will know that skiing is only possible because of resistance from...
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Bob Trueman
- Jan 11
- 1 min
How Skiing Works: In one easy lesson. (How a piece of melon can help you understand skiing)
The other day I dropped this piece of melon on the kitchen floor. I tried to pick it up by pushing a table knife under it. After I'd...
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Bob Trueman
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
Skiing Technique: Where should you be headed? The Recap
Recently I posted an article under the above title, together with this very rough sketch I've had a number of responses to it which...
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Bob Trueman
- Nov 7, 2021
- 3 min
Skiing Technique: Where should you be headed?
Bob Trueman. Int'l Development Coach. Keen to improve your skiing technique? Here's a major enhancement for you. Everyone when they...
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Bob Trueman
- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
The Day Three Slump
My shortest blog ever ... Your first day back on the slopes, so you want to hit the ground running. You don't want to miss a thing so...
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Bob Trueman
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
15 things to remember when renting your equipment
SKIS • The ski shop makes more money renting out higher performance equipment. • Be honest with yourself – if you don't ski...
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Bob Trueman
- May 18, 2021
- 5 min
Ski Instructors: Don't believe them
Ski instruction: don't believe them – why do I say this? I have a good friend, a very nice chap. I want to keep him as a friend. He likes...
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Bob Trueman
- May 1, 2021
- 4 min
Ski Boots Boots Boots, Marching Up And Down Again
This is just a short and I hope handy summertime (soon, honest) reminder about ski boots and what the unwary do with them. I can still...
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Bob Trueman
- Feb 24, 2021
- 5 min
Ski Instruction, Ski Coaching, Ski Learning: are they different?
Are ski instruction, ski coaching and ski learning different? SUMMARY: Ski instruction is an element of the tourism industry. Training...
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Bob Trueman
- Dec 27, 2020
- 5 min
Why using the term “turn” in teaching or learning skiing is inappropriate
Bob Trueman. Development Coach, Skiing Recently I wrote a small piece on how to handle tough skiing situations and used the word “arcs”,...
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Bob Trueman
- Nov 24, 2020
- 8 min
Skiing – how to handle those difficult moments
How to handle those difficult moments In the blog I posted prior to this one, I said I would address handling difficult moments during...
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Bob Trueman
- Nov 9, 2020
- 7 min
SKIING - It really is a mind game
Learning to ski is a mind game and some things we can learn from special forces training.
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Bob Trueman
- Aug 1, 2020
- 5 min
How to Ski With Confidence – Tactics
As a finale to this recent investigation into the secrets of 'confidence', we can discuss the fourth element. You can find links to my...
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Bob Trueman
- Jul 17, 2020
- 4 min
LEARN HOW TO SKI WITH CONFIDENCE – third episode
This is a three part series View Part 1 here View Part 2 here Part 3 - Skill Football managers talk about their players “skills”. They do...
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Bob Trueman
- Jun 27, 2020
- 5 min
How to improve your parallel skiing. Let's talk motor cars!
How to improve your parallel skiing How to improve your parallel skiing ? Let's talk motor cars! In recent blogs I have been addressing...
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Bob Trueman
- Jun 21, 2020
- 4 min
How to learn to ski with confidence (Part 2)
How to learn to ski with confidence (Part 2) In part 1 of this series on how to learn to ski with confidence I focused on the physical...
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Bob Trueman
- Jun 12, 2020
- 5 min
HOW TO LEARN TO SKI WITH CONFIDENCE (Part 1)
SKIING WITH CONFIDENCE This is a topic that I have addressed on many previous occasions, but I feel one can almost never over-do it. It...
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