PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors Association) has established standards for ski instructors in the industry. There are currently three levels of ski instructor certification in the U.S. At cert exams, a system of scoring three specific skill categories is used by examiners to ultimately determine if a candidate has reached the level of standards (actual current Level III Scorecard here). I feel like I can generally use the items scored as a means to continue to informally score myself as well as other instructors in our training.

I. Teaching/Technical

Safety — Lesson is conducted safely

Identification

• Verifies Discovered Motivations
• Verifies Understanding Needs
• Verifies Movement Needs

Presents Goal Statement Relevant to:

• Motivational Needs
• Understanding Needs
• Movement Needs

Facilitation

• Presentation Addresses Learning/Teaching Style Considerations
• Lesson Supports Goal Statement and Follows Logical Progression
• Lesson and Feedback are Technically Accurate
• Demonstrations Supports Presentations
• Engages Participants with 2-way Interactions

II. Movement Analysis/Technical

Observation /  Description in Multiple Skill Pools

• Describes Ski Performance in 3 Phases of Turn
• Describes Body Performance in 3 Phases of Turn

Cause & Effect Relationships in Multiple Skill Pools

• Relates Body to Ski Performance in 3 Phases of Turn
• Relates Skill to Skill Performance in 1 Phase of Turn

Prescription for Change in Multiple Skill Pools

• Describes More Ideal Ski Performance in 3 Phases of Turn
• Describes More Ideal Body Performance in 3 Phases of Turn
• Describes More Ideal Skill to Skill Performance in 1 Phase of Turn

III. Skiing Maneuvers (Demos)

• Wedge Christie
• Short Radius Basic Parallel in Bumps
• Linked Railroad Track Turns
• Medium Radius Carved Turns
• Linked Pivot Slips
• Performance Short Radius Turns
• Bumps
• Variable Terrain and Snow Conditions
• Freestyle element