USSA Excellence

04/22/2015

Just three more days to sign up for the USSA Club Excellence Conference on May 12-13 and get the early bird discount. Come for the conference and stay for the Congress meetings.

The 2015 keynote address, "The Power of Partnership" will be delivered by Andy Wirth, President and CEO of Squaw Valley Ski Holdings.

04/02/2015

This is valuable perspective for U16 and older alpine racers and applies across USSA sports.

If you are judging your season only on your point profile, you are making a big mistake.

03/11/2015

Are you working with an amazing coach? Nominate him or her for USSA's Coach of the Year award! Nominations are accepted for all USSA sports and are due soon. Don't let a great coaching effort go unrecognized! It's time to nominate an outstanding coach for the USSA coach of the year award. Anyone can nominate a coach in any USSA sport.

The USSA Coach of the Year Award recognizes outstanding contribution to development and international programs by a coach resulting in high-level performance by his or her athletes in competition during the past season. Coaches of the year are recognized for their leadership, commitment, sport knowl…

02/14/2015

Today there are over 45 events being hosted in 16 States from entry level to these World Championships in Vail-Beaver Creek. This includes events sanctioned by the United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association (USASA) with whom USSA partners for youth snowboarding and freeskiing development. USSA clubs and partner resorts host these events providing competition in cross country skiing and ski jumping, alpine ski racing, snowboarding, freestyle skiing, and freeskiing for thousands of young athletes.

02/13/2015

USSA National Club Day is tomorrow. Show your club some love on Valentine's Day with !

PARK CITY, UT (Feb. 10, 2015) – On February 14, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) will celebrate its second annual USSA National Club Day, recognizing over 400 ski and snowboard clubs across the nation. National Club Day recognizes all clubs for the important role they play in sport deve…

02/10/2015

Freestyle parents join us in two hours for a free webinar to help you better understand freestyle skiing development and how to support your child in their sport.

Skiing is a big investment of time, energy and money for families. How can parents help maximize their children's enjoyment and potential in freestyle skiing? How can they be sure their child is getting the best coaching, going to the right competitions, learning the right skills, using the right eq…

02/04/2015

Alpine racing parents in the west - one hour away from USSA's alpine parent webinar with information to help you best support your children in ski racing. Join us here http://ussa.org/news/alpine-parent-webinar-supporting-your-ski-racer

Ski racing is a big investment of time, energy and money for families, and for that investment parents want results. But what results really matter? How can parents maximize their children's enjoyment and potential in alpine ski racing? How can they be sure their child is getting the best coaching,…

01/30/2015

Missed today's live webinar for snowboarding and freeskiing parents? No problem, watch here. Great information!

Parenting advice for competitive freeskiers and snowboarders.

01/26/2015

Don't miss Thursday's webinar for parents of snowboarding and freeskiing competitors. Great tips and a chance for you to ask questions!

Skiing and snowboarding are a big investment of time, energy and money for families. How can parents maximize their children's enjoyment and potential in skiing and snowboarding? How can they be sure their child is getting the best coaching, going to the right competitions, learning the right skills…

01/21/2015

Some great simple advice on nutrition for skiers and riders from USSA High Performance Chef Allen Tran. http://usfreeskiing.com/news/take-5-us-freeskiing%E2%80%99s-allen-tran

Elite athletes know how to deliver elite performances. And they know that the best way to fuel elite performances is to make great nutrition choices. But fueling elite performances shouldn’t be limited to our elite athletes.

01/20/2015

USSA National Club Day is less than a month away! Tell us why YOU love your team with on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to win an Olympic athlete-signed cowbell.

12/09/2014

Mikaela Shiffrin is the first one to pick up each year's World Cup Winning Runs DVD every summer. If you don't have yours yet, nothing goes better in your stocking! Free shipping through December 15! educationshop.ussa.org

12/02/2014

Check out this tool from Liberty Mutual Insurance Play Positive on how to avoid sports injuries.
http://usskiteam.com/news/10-ways-help-avoid-injuries

Youth sports don’t involve the same combination of size, speed, power and aggression that can make professional sports so dangerous, but injuries still remain a natural part of the game.

11/24/2014

Are you getting your USSA member video content? Hundreds of great clips await on the USSA's Center of Excellence TV, with the best clips in the members only collection. Check them out!

USSA's Center of Excellence TV is the source for video instruction for coaches and competitors in skiing and snowboarding. It features hundreds of video clips ranging from skiing and riding fundamentals exercises to analysis of World Cup performance. There are coaching tips from U.S. Ski Team and Sn…

11/19/2014

Over 950 boosters have supported athletes and clubs across the country through USSA Crowdfunding!
Visit https://ussa.rallyme.com/ to support USSA athletes this season.
http://ussa.org/news/ussa-clubs-and-athletes-see-success-rallyme

PARK CITY, UT (Nov. 19) – Since its launch, USSA Crowdfunding, a fundraising partnership between the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USSA) and RallyMe, has helped USSA athletes and clubs raise nearly $140,000. Over 950 boosters have supported athletes and clubs across the country. Launched in…

11/12/2014

Attention USSA members!
Check out USSA Rewards, our new membership benefits program!
http://ussarewards.com/d-899.aspx

11/10/2014

Check out this great article from Ski Racing on mindset and it's relation to fast skiing.
http://skiracing.com/stories/mindset-as-an-essential-piece-of-the-fast-skiing-puzzle/

Mindset as an essential piece of the fast skiing puzzle By Jim TaylorNovember 10, 2014 Tweet Julia Mancuso in the start at the 2013 St. Anton. GEPA As I have noted in past articles, Mikaela Shiffrin is a veritable fount of lessons on how to succeed as a ski racer (regardless of how you define succes…

11/04/2014

Great article from USSA's Executive Vice President of Athletics Luke Bodensteiner on the impact of Project Big Air, a complete redesign of the water ramps at Utah Olympic Park.
http://linkd.in/10iVUqD

In most circles, as is the case with a certain number of Olympic sports, aerials skiing is not widely recognized. Despite its jarring visuals, its ability to attract many thousands of spectators to