News - 16/8/7
SSE Rollerski Instructor Course

** 6-7 OCTOBER 2007 **

Snowsport England will be running a Rollerski Instructor Course this October in London. SSE Chief Coach Eric Woolley will be leading the course, designed to prepare good rollerski instructors.

A major part of SSE's nordic development strategy is to ensure sufficient qualified rollerski instructors exist around the country. Developing skills, fitness and strength on rollerskis enables skiers to move onto snow with a lot of cross-country skiing skills already in place.

Rollerskiing is all the more essential to develop good skiers and ski racers in the UK, where snow is at best limited, and for most people non-existent. It is hoped that anyone interested in developing cross-country skiers will take this qualification - which enables you to obtain SSE insurance cover to teach rollerskiing (through the SSE coaching scheme).

Course details -

Dates - 6-7 October 2007

Venue - Hyde Park, London. Inexpensive accommodation can be arranged locally if required.

Times - 10.00-16.30, Saturday; 09.30-16.00 Sunday.

Cost - £80 (made payable to 'Snowsport England'). This covers Eric's costs, and it there is any surplus it will go to Snowsport England.

Please send cheques payable to Snowsport England to Iain Ballentine, Development Officer SSE Nordic Key Committee, 20 Brookfield, London N6 6AS.

Other info -

• Prospective rollerskiers should be confident on rollerskis themselves in both classic and skating techniques, and skills will be assessed.
• The instructor award covers instructing in basic classic and skating techniques (classic - diagonal, double poling, and kick double pole technique; skating - basic skate 1).
• Candidates will be expected to do a brief talk in an infomal environment.
• Numbers will be limited to 10, and places will be allocated on a first-come basis.
• Rollerski hire can be arranged in advance if required.

For more information contact Iain Ballentine (07968 286129) or Eric Woolley (07811 158077) on behalf of Snowsport England.