Comments on: Industry Profile: Burton Academy Manager Chris Hargrave

By: Shay

Shay — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:28:04 +0000

Bob, have you looked at the PSIA-AASI store? They have most of the manuals/teaching guides.

http://www.thesnowpros.org/shop/index.asp

By: bob august

bob august — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:27:52 +0000

I’m looking for the coaching instructor manual/teaching guide you authored several years ago. Wher can I buy it.

By: Michael Heinstein

Michael Heinstein — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:47:12 +0000

Chris and the Burton Academy gave my two sons the most awesome winter possible. They both took up boarding and absolutely love it. He and his team (props to Luke and Liz) were crazy good. Having participated in many sports myself it is inspiring to see the energy and passion going into building the sport…Chris and Burton and Northstar are really helping build something special…

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By: Pj appleton

Pj appleton — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:53:19 +0000

I was lucky to work last year at northstar
and learn from chris the way he teaches.
I became a better coach as he’s methods
are very very good. I was able to use the
Burton features to teach and found it to
be most effective.
Look out for chris’s little boy Wyatt he is
going to rip when he is older
Was a great interview and read! Just wanted
to say thanks chris!

By: Shay

Shay — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:01:14 +0000

It’s great to hear that this industry profile was so appreciated. It’s been great to see him move onto great things within snowboarding.

Lou, rad to hear your story and that you liked that question. I’ve always wondered it and seen people getting to instruct ask about it. Being able to relate to students and teach to them personally is so important.

Brek, those are always fun!

By: Brek Leines

Brek Leines — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:49:44 +0000

I do my freestyle insturctor camp with Chris! Hes a great guy, fun to party with haha

By: Lou G.

Lou G. — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:30:03 +0000

I’m sure Chris doesn’t remember, but one summer day at High Cascade after most of the kids had headed back to camp I was trying to learn proper b/s 1s. Chris was out helping some of his kids who wanted to keep practicing and decided to adopt me for the afternoon. A few tips, demonstrations and a couple of tries later I was bringing around a pretty clean 180… now it’s one of my favorite tricks, I pop them everywhere. Thanks Chris!

Great interview Shay, some really good points. I especially liked the thoughts on certified v. non-certified instructors. Last season I enrolled in a program that tried to take a few kids from no certs to Level 2 in 4 months. The riding was easy (and thus so was the level 1), but I pulled out without going for the Level 2 since we weren’t getting any hands on practice with coaching (just being taught how to pass the exam) and I felt that just made the whole certification a giant lie. A few of my friends got their Level 2s and I wish them luck, they never experienced how truly difficult it is to understand, adapt and teach a group of students. I guess they will be experiencing first hand what a difference experience v. education can make?

By: Jon Burns

Jon Burns — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:40:36 +0000

Best industry profile yet. Hands down this was a really interesting read.