All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding

Dec 09 2024 46 ep. 34 mins 9

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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 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

Episode 40 - Board Tuning Tips

Nov 04 2024 79 mins

Files, Diamond Stones, and Waxing, oh my! In episode 40, Matt, Chris, and Brian dive into the wide world of snowboard care and tuning! Hear about their learnings and takeaways for maintaining gear. This week’s hot take: Pros and Cons of Family Private Lessons!The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding is a weekly podcast with AASI Snowboard Nation

Episode 39 - Receiving Feedback

Oct 28 2024 52 mins

Can we give you some feedback? You definitely need to hear this episode on developing your people skills through tools for delivering and receiving feedback! We’ve highlighted elements of this topic in previous episodes on learning from failure, but this one gets into the nitty gritty of giving and receiving feedback. Tune in to hear some of their ideas on how to grow your people

Episode 38 - Career Pathways Part 2

Oct 21 2024 65 mins

There are many different ways to find success in the instruction industry. In a continuation from last week, this episode takes a deeper look at other pathways within the ski and snowboard industry. Tune in to hear more about how Matt’s dual careers as a nurse and snowboard instructor benefited both. Chris and Brian share pieces of their journey through management roles and back

Episode 37 - Career Pathways Part 1: Teacher, Trainer, and Examiner

Oct 14 2024 54 mins

There are many different ways to find success in the instruction industry. In this week’s episode we look at the paths of teacher, trainer, and examiner. What is the difference between teaching and training? How does that change as an examiner? Tune in to hear more about Matt, Chris, and Brian’s journey and how they found their place in the industry! This week’s hot take: D

Episode 36 - Growth Through Failure w/ Special Guest Lyndsey Stevens

Oct 07 2024 44 mins

In this episode, we connect with PSIA-AASI Snowboard Teammate Lyndsey Stevens on the topic of growth through failure. Lyndsey is a second-term national team member and shares some of the successes and failures she experienced along the way!The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding is a weekly podcast with AASI Snowboard National Team Members Chris