Pre-season FUTURES camp hits the NSTC
Published Mon 22 Apr 2024
You know the domestic season is just around the corner when the NSTC Pre-Season FUTURES takes place.
Thirty-six participants aged 12-16 headed to Jindabyne over the weekend where they were given an insight into the work that goes into making an athlete and what they need to do to sustain their performance when they are not on snow. The camp was open to all disciplines which helped bring together a wide array of clubs and participants.
There were two acro and airbag sessions each day along with strength and conditioning sessions run by Layne Flannery to teach the athletes the fundamentals of athlete development outside of skill progression, body movement fundamentals and exercises they can begin to work on as they begin to take skiing/snowboarding more seriously.
The camp was led by Leon Tarbotton (Freeski High Performance Coach), Cam Waddell (Freeski NSWIS Athlete), Ben Mates (2x Olympian Snowboard Halfpipe) and Adam Lambert (2x Olympian Snowboard Cross)
Adam and Cam gave participants an insight into their day-to-day competition days and training schedules throughout the southern season in an interactive Q&A session where participants learnt the value of preparation, how it benefits performance as well as understanding the workload that is required to be a professional snowsports athlete.
"The camp was a great success with skiers and snowboarders from all disciplines benefitting from the use of the facilities and resources available at the NSTC," said Johnny Lipzker, Snow Australia Sport Development Coordinator. "This was the first time we've run this camp at the NSTC and it has proven to be an extremely valuable experience for the participants.
"They've been able to bump shoulders and learn from some of the best Australian athletes we have on the World Cup scene right now and develop their own skills and capabilities under their tutelage."
Snow Australia is looking forward to bringing more FUTURES events to the snowsports community this season - stay tuned for more dates which will be announced soon via Snow Australia eNews and the Snow Australia website.
