The son had the opportunity to train this fall with Doug Lewis and his Eliteam program. Our ski club hired Doug to come to our mountain for a day, train a number of kids as well as design a training program for the remainder of the fall. From a grown-up’s perspective it was a lot of fun. I may have had a different perspective if I endured the grueling workout. 

The Son and I have been using some of the exercises this fall during our weekend workouts. The big take away for me, based on watching Doug and listening to his talks with the kids, is keep it fun. If the kid enjoys what he is doing then they’ll continue to do it. 

If you have the chance to send a kid to one of Doug’s camps or have him come to your mountain, I highly recommend it. His program is called Eliteam and has sessions during the summer. 

The Fall is winding down and we’ll be on snow real soon so hopefully our training has helped us out.