WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE
GREAT that you have found your way here and that you are as passionate about your skiing as I am.
My aim is to help you to reach your skiing dreams and ambitions, to achieve your highest potential by skiing better, stronger for longer.
THE JOURNEY to YOUR BIG IMPROVEMENT GOAL:
- To do this we both need to understand where your current abilities are and agree where you want to get to - your big goal.
UNDERSTANDING the REALITY:
- You need to UNDERSTAND what you do already, how you do it, identify any potential improvement barriers there may be, and agree how to move forward along the journey towards being a better skier (or instructor or coach) with as few smaller improvement goals.
ACTION PLAN agreed YOUR SMALL IMPROVEMENT GOALS
- Improve this OUTCOME goal _______________ by doing this PROCESS goal _________________
- Improve this OUTCOME goal _______________ by doing this PROCESS goal _________________
- Improve this OUTCOME goal _______________ by doing this PROCESS goal _________________
And by doing this we can both move forward on your journey to you BIG DREAM IMPROVEMENT GOAL
Here to help, the MAGIC is in my KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE and APPROACH....
I am Roger Crombleholme, International Alpine Ski Coach, International Instructor, Coach Mentor, BASI ISIA, Master Personal Trainer and Fitness Coach.
Currently
- Head Coach - Midland Ski Club - MID
- Regional Coach - Central Region Snowsports Association - CESA
- Regional Coach - English Schools Ski Association - ESSkiA
- Principle Coach - Kingsley School, Leamington Spa - British Champions 2019
- Principle Coach - Solihull School
Qualifications and attainments
- Snowsport England Alpine Development Coach International Level 4 - IFSI (IVSI)
- Snowsport England UKCP Alpine Level 3 Race Performance Coach
- British Association of Snowsports Instructors BASI L3 International Ski Instructor - ISIA (Life Member)
- REPS/EREPS CIMSPA L3/4 European Register of Fitness Professionals - Master Fitness Trainer, UKSCA member.
- Children’s Coach of The Year 2017
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SKI BETTER, STRONGER FOR LONGER
SKIbetter, as our name implies, is about improving your skiing standard, skill level and physical ability to deliver higher performances run after run, enabling you to get the best out of your skiing
As both a Technical Ski Coach, Fitness Coach and Master Personal Trainer I specialise in helping people improve their skiing ability by helping them develop their skiing technique supported by improving their strength, fitness and condition and mental approach to perform better using stronger skiing movements for longer periods.
- Technical (General Skiing and Race Skill)
- Tactical (Tactical Decision Making)
- Physical (Strength, Fitness and Condition)
- Psychological (Right Mind-Set)
- Environment (Adapt to Changing Conditions)
- Equipment (Choosing and Maintaining Ski Gear)
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RACE COACHING IN UK AND EUROPE
SKI RACING is a FUN, FAST and EXCITING way to develop you skiing where you can pitch your skills up against those of others in a competitive format.
As Head Coach for Midland Ski Club and CESA Region I regularly deliver race and recreational coaching sessions at Ackers Adventure on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays also Swadlincote Snowsports Centre on Wednesdays. For more information click on the links in this paragraph.
Get int o racing... Feel the BUZZ, hear the CLICK of the bindings, the TAP of your ski sticks, the BEEP of the timer, hear the SLAP of the gates, and the ROAR at the finish.
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MORE FUN, BETTER EXPERIENCES
Skiing "JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT..."
Decide why you like skiing and work on enhancing your enjoyment factor. Safety ENJOYMENT learning. For some enjoyment might be the challenge, for others the risk, the adrenalin, showing your skill or for others being in the mountains, feeling the cold air, going past tree lined slopes, seeing high cliffs, doing jumps and riding rails and then there is the technical aspects of flowing, control, feel of the forces of nature, the interaction with the snow, the social atmosphere, the apres ski chat and banter. But it is always about engaging your emotions.
By skiing "better, stronger for longer" you will hopefully, some would say inevitably, have even more fun than you did before you improved. Similarly if your are technically better, physically stronger, fitter, more agile and have greater endurance you will have more confidence to ski more challenging terrain, snow conditions, and ski longer pitches, leading to even great experiences, more exhilarated skiing and more fun.
I can help you achieve all of these objectives
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CLUB BASED GENERAL RECREATIONAL SKIING
Midland Ski Club is not all about racing! It has produced many notable skiers from general recreational skiers to off piste experts that have written books, extreme skiers on the world circuit, renown instructors and coaches to race champions over the years.
Established in 1965, it is one of the oldest and biggest ski clubs in the UK catering for a large diversity in skiing standards and skier age profiles form 6 years to the retired senior citizens in their 80's. Midland Ski Club is a great ski social club that offers regular training, annual trips and holidays in Europe and occasionally to North and South America.
The club has won many awards over the years and I am very proud as Head Coach to be part of that journey and its continuous evolution.
Training takes place at Ackers Adventure, Birmingham on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, also at Swadlincote Snowsports Centre on Wednesdays from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Both virtually every week of the year.
By attending regularly one of the Midland Ski Club or SKIbetter performance sessions you will arrive in resort ready to ski better than before, be fitter, and more confident than when you left the resort last time.
Click here to Improve your Performance.
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PERSONALISED 1-to-1 TAILORED COACHING SESSIONS
Over many years SKIbetter has committed itself to the the betterment of all skiers by offering affordable 1-to-1 Coaching sessions that are tailored to the individual to enable a more powerful coaching system for those that want to get to even higher levels and be in control of their coaching plan. To compliment this we have a new online coaching system that combines Technical coaching and fitness.
The benefits of this programme will give you, your spouse, or your children...
- detailed recorded performance analysis
- more in-depth feedback and video analysis
- personalised coaching and profiling
- tailored coaching to your needs
- increased knowledge and understanding
- delivered outside of normal group sessions
- enables you to keep your skiing performance and development on track
- achievable short term, medium term and long term goal setting
- keep you focused through recorded agreed goal setting feedback and interventions
- benefit from continuous and periodised coaching throughout the year
- direct coaching link in to group sessions
- accelerated learning opportunity
SHARE THE TRAINING JOURNEY
SKIbetter can also arrange group sessions outside of Midlands Ski Club Sessions at various locations such as indoor snow facilities like Chill Factore as well as outdoor artificial slopes in and around the Midlands.
What Where and When... Please contact us to find out what we can do for you where and when.
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Instructor / Coach Training
Have you ever thought I'd like to become a ski instructor or coach and in so doing expand your knowledge, learn how to teach and appreciate a deeper understanding of skiing development. Roger can help you through his master performance and instructor training sessions for either Snowsport England or BASI.
Help me with my Ski Instructor or Coach Qualifications.
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STRENGTH, FITNESS, AGILITY & doing ENDURANCE COACHING
IMPROVE YOUR BODY... to IMPROVE YOUR THRILL
YOUR BODY is a vital part of your EXCITING adventure EXPERIENCE regardless of your sport.
So TRAIN YOUR BODY to be BETTER, SAFER, STRONGER for LONGER
Help me with my Strength, Conditioning and Fitness.