The Sr. Freestylerz program is an extension of the Jr. Freestylerz program and is designed to maximize on-snow training and continued skill development for athletes that want to advance & try their skills out in competitions. Athletes should have a solid understanding of basic freestyle skiing skills/drills and be interested in taking their skills to the next level. Skiers will start progressing in their rail variety and spins, taking large jumps and learning a solid foundation for spinning and flipping on and off snow. Athletes at this level are expected to regularly attend training sessions to better prepare for competitions. Coaches will offer progressive instruction to promote confident athletes. The Sr. Freestylerz program is designed to build life-long skiers and future high-performance athletes.

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Participation in the Sr. Freestylerz program is the pathway an athlete requires to progress into the Yukon Freestyle Developmental team.

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Athletes are expected to compete at the club competition level (Yukon Champs). Some athletes may also start competing at the provincial level (Super Youth / Timber Tours).

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Sr. Freestylerz Athlete Prerequisites

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• Previous Fundamentalz or Freestylerz skiing experience.
• Twin Tip Skis, Poles, Boots & Helmet
• Confidently able to parallel ski all runs on the mountain.
• Basic to advanced jumping skills.
•  Strong stance and balance.
• Ability to get onto a rail.
• Ability to ski switch down full green run and most of blue run.
• Desire to ski in the park.

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The Sr. Freestylerz on-snow program starts the weekend of December 14/15 and runs until early April. On-snow training runs for the full day on either Saturdays or Sundays. Groups will be determined after registration based on skill/ability. All efforts will be made to have assigned groups by the end of Sept. In addition to on-snow training, athletes also have trampoline and dryland training once a week at the YFSA training facility. Weekly trampoline sessions are one hour each and dryland sessions are 45 min. These start the first week of September and run until early April. Optional extra trampoline sessions are available for an additional fee (space permitting).

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AIR BAG

Sr. Freestylers airbag use is at the discretion of the certified coach, and will be based on athlete readiness and skill level with athlete safety in mind. Airbag sessions begin as early as possible in the season in December, based on Mount Sima’s airbag site readiness.

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