All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding

Feb 03 2025 51 ep. 36 mins 12
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The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding with Chris Rogers, Brian Donovan, and Matt Larson is a podcast about life lessons, snowboarding, and the intersection of the two. Tune in each week as we discuss snowboarding, snowsports instruction, instructor certification, and how, well, basically, we learned everything we need to know from snowboarding! Brian, Matt, and Chris are snowboarders, instructors, trainers, and members of the PSIA-AASI National Team.

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Episode 50 - Commonly Misunderstood Terminology Pt 3 - Rotation and Separation

Feb 03 2025 57 mins  
The big 5-0, episode 50 is our third episode aiming to demystify a few commonly misunderstood terms. This episode is a bit about the 50-50 and a lot about how our upper and lower body parts can move together or independently from each other through separation. Topics include rotation, counter rotation, and rotation of the upper body over the lower body or lower body under the upper

Episode 49 - Top Tips for PSIA-AASI Level 2 Certification

Jan 27 2025 63 mins  
Following the Level 1 Top Tips episode, this episode dives into Matt, Brian, and Chris’ thoughts on preparing for Level 2 certification. They chat through skills for Teaching, Movement Analysis and Technical Understanding, and Riding Performance assessment modules, with suggestions on training for each zone. This week’s hot take: How can you promote fun in the halfpipe to a ne

Episode 48 - Penn State's Professional Snowsports Education Program Certificate with Doctor Pete Allison

Jan 20 2025 51 mins  
Matt, Brian, and Chris have mentioned Penn State's Professional Snowsports Education Program Certificate previously, this episode is all about it! Dr. Pete Allison joins us in this episode to share how he got involved with PSIA-AASI, the roots of the credentialing project, and how that’s resulted in a certificate program for ski and snowboard instructors. This week’s hot t

Episode 47 - Top Tips for Level 1 Certification

Jan 13 2025 46 mins  
The second episode of the new year is Top Tips for Level 1 Certification! Join Chris, Matt, and Brian, as they share their thoughts on the best things you can do to prepare and be successful at your Level 1 cert. Whether you’re getting ready for your Level 1, a trainer helping others prepare, or just a friend in the locker room that knows a buddy who’s about to go to the Level

We're done Waiting, Let's talk about Weighting

Jan 06 2025 64 mins  
Episode 46 - We're done Waiting, Let's talk about Weighting We’re back from the holiday break with a fresh episode on up- and down-unweighting. Ever wonder what is actually going on with pressure management on your snowboard when you move vertically to change edges? This is the episode for you! This week’s hot take: Performance vs durability in gear construction! The snowboard

Episode 45 - What We've Learned from Recording a Podcast - Learned from Snowboarding “Wrapped” Edition

Dec 09 2024 57 mins  
Inspired by Spotify’s “Wrapped” stats about the show, Chris, Brian, and Matt reflect on the 19 episodes they’ve recorded since rebooting the podcast and discuss what they’ve learned in the process of recording the pod. Tune in to hear their thoughts on highlights and challenges of recording a snowboarding podcast! This week’s hot take: Favorite moment from the show! T

Episode 44 - What’s In Your Pockets?

Dec 02 2024 44 mins  
In this week’s episode, Brian, Chris, and Matt dive into what’s in their pockets when working as instructors and examiners. Numerous threads are followed, including locker contents, and whether snow and coffee lead to dehydration. This week’s hot take: what’s the biggest failed innovation in snowboarding?The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboa

Episode 43 - Matt Larson is a SCARF Model

Nov 25 2024 53 mins  
The SCARF model is a psychological theory that explains how five social dynamics can trigger a threat or reward response in our brains. These elements are Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Fairness. The SCARF model was developed by Dr. David Rock in 2008 in his paper, "SCARF: A Brain-Based Model for Collaborating With and Influencing Others". The model is based on neur

Episode 42 - New Instructor Training Courses

Nov 19 2024 51 mins  
New hire training, ITC, instructor training course, whatever your ski and snowboard school calls it, we all have them! With training season upon us, Chris, Matt, and Brian share their thoughts on hiring and training new instructors! The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding is a weekly podcast with AASI Snowboard National Team Members Chris Rogers

Episode 41 - Rider Rally 25th Anniversary with Special Guest Eric Sheckleton

Nov 11 2024 57 mins  
Episode 41 - Rider Rally 25th Anniversary with Special Guest Eric Sheckleton This spring is the 25th anniversary of Rider Rally, and we’re celebrating by bringing Rally to Copper Mountain in Colorado. This week, tune in as we welcome AASI National Team alumni Eric Sheckleton to the show. Eric is the President of Interski and has been involved in shaping much of the last 30 yeas o