Mini Shredders
6- 8 Years Old
This Team is for the young riders who are working to develop the fundamental snowboarding skills in a fun "Team" environment. Their training will include the events of Halfpipe and Slopestyle, Boardercross, Slalom and Giant Slalom. About 50% of their training time will be spent freeriding around the mountain looking for powder, trees and steeps, and cruising the groomed runs. Freeriding is important for attaining mileage necessary to practice and refine the skills the coaches have taught. Their competitions are the USASA Unbound events at Mammoth and potentially USASA Nationals.
The Mini Shredders Team will begin training on Saturday, November 17 (conditions permitting). They will ride from 9:00am to 3:00pm weekends and holidays. The last day of training will be April 28.
Minimum skill requirement for the Mini Shredder Team
The athlete should be able to link smooth consistent turns from the top of Chair 1 down Broadway (Blue Runs) with a solid basic stance without stopping. They must also be able to ride the groomed runs off Chairs 3 and 5 comfortably and should be attempting fakie turns on flatter terrain. All riders must meet the minimum riding ability of the Team and display some independence such as being able to do up their own bindings and meet at spots on runs designated by their coach. All new team members must pass a snowboarding ability assessment with a coach prior to receiving their uniform and joining the group.
Development Team
9- 12 Years Old
The Development Team is typically for the younger riders who are working to develop the fundamental snowboarding skills in a fun "Team" environment. Their training will include the events of Halfpipe and Slopestyle, Boardercross, Slalom and Giant Slalom. About 50% of their training time will be spent freeriding around the mountain looking for powder, trees and steeps, and cruising the groomed runs. Freeriding is important for attaining mileage necessary to practice and refine the skills needed to ride the parks and pipes safely. Their main competitions are the USASA Unbound events at Mammoth and potentially USASA Nationals. All Riders must meet the minimum riding ability of the Team. The Development Team will be broken into groups relevant to skill level and competition aspirations.
The Snowboard Development Team will begin training on Saturday, November 17 (conditions permitting). They will ride from 9:00am to 3:00pm weekends and holidays, and beginning January 9 2:00 to 4:00pm Wednesdays and Thursdays for (fulltime members of team only). The last day of training will be April 28.
Minimum skill requirement for the Development Team
The athlete should be able to link smooth consistent turns from the top of Chair 1 down Broadway (Blue Runs) with a solid basic stance without stopping. They must also be able to ride the groomed runs off Chairs 3 and 5 comfortably and should be attempting fakie turns on flatter terrain. All new Team members must pass a snowboarding ability assessment with a coach prior to receiving their uniform and joining the group.
Junior Team
13 Years and Older
The Junior Team is broken into groups based on skill level and competition aspirations. Riders will be assessed before team starts and during the season. Athletes may move from group to depending on their performance and goals. This program is for athletes who want to compete and their training focuses on refining snowboarding skills, learning difficult and complex tricks and developing routines for competition. This group uses video analysis and trains in Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Boardercross, Slalom and Giant Slalom. The Junior Team's competition focus is mainly the local USASA Unbound Series at Mammoth. Competing in this series can qualify athletes for the USASA National Championships at Copper Mtn at the end of the season. This team may travel to events besides Nationals to compete in any of the above disciplines. Freeriding is still a big part of this group as it is a way of keeping the basic fundamental skills solid.
Minimum skill requirement for the Junior Team
The athlete should be able to link smooth consistent turns from the top of Chair 1 down Broadway (Blue Runs) with a solid basic stance without stopping. They must also be able to ride the groomed runs off Chairs 3 and 5 comfortably and should be attempting fakie turns on flatter terrain. All new Team members must pass a snowboarding ability assessment with a coach prior to receiving their uniform and joining the group.
The Snowboard Junior Team will begin training on November 10 (conditions permitting). They will ride from 9:00 to 3:00pm weekends and holidays. For those who sign up for the fulltime program there will be training from 2- 4pm Monday through Friday, except Tuesday. This team finishes on April 28.
Freeride Team
9- 14 Years Old (non-competition)
The focus of the Snowboard Freeride Team will still be improvement of skills and technique in a more relaxed environment. These riders may choose to compete in the local USASA events or not. The emphasis of this group will be to have fun at training while improving snowboarding skills and ability in general. They will train in Halfpipe, Slopestyle, and Boardercross, Slalom and Giant Slalom but the main focus of the group will be skill development outside of competition venues. Riding all over the mountain and learning the skills that will one day be used in the parks and pipes will be a big part of what this team does.
The Snowboard Freeride Team will begin training on November 17 (conditions permitting). They will ride from 9:00 to 3:00pm weekends. Also for those fulltime members there will be training from 2- 4pm Wednesday and Thursday starting January 9. This team finishes on April 28.
Minimum skill requirement for the Freeride Team
The athlete should be able to link smooth consistent turns from the top of Chair 1 down Broadway (Blue Runs) with a solid basic stance without stopping. They must also be able to ride the groomed runs off Chairs 3 and 5 comfortably and should be attempting fakie turns on flatter terrain. All new Team members must pass a snowboarding ability assessment with a coach prior to receiving their uniform and joining the group.
Elite Team
The Elite Team is reserved for the highest caliber athletes who have the benefit of a flexible schooling schedule. This Team is based 100% around competition and focuses on progressing snowboarding skills, learning difficult and complex tricks and developing routines for competition. Competitions range from the Unbound USASA events and Nationals to the Grand Prix, Revolution Tour and Burton Global Open Series. This group uses video equipment extensively and trains in Halfpipe and Slopestyle. Dry land training is also included with this group and will consist of strength and flexibility work outs at the gym as well as developing air awareness on trampolines.
This program begins November 10 and will finish April 28, training Monday to Friday 9am-1pm (Tuesday will be a day off.) Saturday and Sunday 9am- 3pm.
Selection for Elite Team
Selections for this group will be at the discretion of Program Director and Head Coach and will be based on ability, attitude, commitment and motivation towards competition.
Attendance: The Elite program requires 70% attendance to all training days including dry land sessions.
