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Our coaches have a huge impact on our kids. They give the kids so much more than
just ski racing pointers. They give them a chance to change their mental attitude about
life. The encouragement and support that the kids take away from the ski hill influences
their school work, their other sports, their social life and the way they feel about
themselves.
The quality of the coaching is what keeps us committed to Team Afton. We’re especially
thrilled that safety is premier. After all, it’s a dangerous, fast sport. It’s wonderfully
reassuring to a parent to see our cool coaches telling the kids to be safe.
Team Afton has a reputation for being warm and welcoming. The families all made us feel
welcome from the very beginning. And we really liked all the kids. Everyone was right –
Team Afton is a strong community.
Team Afton coaches have helped my son take his ski racing to a whole new level. He’s
continually improving and setting his sights higher and higher. At Team Afton, he gets
positive reinforcement from teammates and parents, as well as the coaches.
As a member of Team Afton, my son has developed a whole new group of friends
outside his school peers.
Ski racing has given my son a real identity, an awareness of who he is and what’s
important to him. It’s taught him self discipline and how to prioritize to meet his goals.
And not just on the ski slope, but at school and in his social life.
Through Team Afton, my son has made some really close friends, in fact, some of his
best friends. And the other parents and families we’ve met through Team Afton have
become wonderful friends. After all, you spend a lot of time together and really get to
know one another well.
Ski racing has taught him self discipline and organization. He sets personal goals, stays
focused, and structures his days and weekends so he can achieve his goals.
Competition is am important part of ski racing. But it isn’t the only thing. The travel
experience, for example, has taught my son about the importance of self confidence,
independence, flexibility and adaptability.
My son feels an incredible loyalty to Team Afton – the coaches, the team members, the
families, and the ski area itself. The coaches have earned his trust, his respect and his
allegiance. They go beyond ski coaching. The Team Afton coaches are more like life
mentors.
I love coaching the kids and seeing them grow up and develop. I get to see kids start
high school, go away to college, then come back. It’s really an ongoing life process.
Once you’re involved in ski racing, you stay involved. You’re always a part of it and you
always come back.
The sport of ski racing offers so much more than just competition. It’s a sport that fine
tunes your mental conditioning. You learn about yourself because you’re totally out
there on your own. You learn to depend on yourself. You understand the value of
making good decisions and using good judgment.
Through ski racing, I’ve developed life long friends. Ski racers share so much in common
beyond the ski hill.
Ski racing is the key to family time. How often do parents get to spend the weekend
with their 16 year old? Driving to practice and to races means time together with your
kids – time to talk and stay connected. Ski racing keeps you involved in healthy activities
Quotes from Ski Racers:
I race with Team Afton because of the joy of ski racing, the team spirit, and the great
people on the team.
Through ski racing, you get to meet a lot of kids from all over the country and get to
know them well.
I really feel good about myself when I’m racing and training.
Our coaches are energetic and enthusiastic. They seem like 2nd parents.
We’re smaller than other teams. I like it that way because you know everyone and you
get to spend more individual time with the coaches. There isn’t a cockiness like on larger
teams where you need to be better and well equipped than everyone else. Team Afton
feels like a family.
Quotes from Parents:
Dear Tony,
Thanks for a wonderful week--in CO. He came home tired and obsessed. I had to chase
him to bed last night at 12:30 am informing him he WOULD NOT be waxing his skis at
that time!!!!
This has been a great adventure for him. Little did we know what this ski thing had in
store for all of us when he watched Chad [Lawrence] come down the hill and said "I
want to do THAT!" THAT has turned into quiet a ride for all of us...and it has been fun.
The parents of the other kids we are meeting are so nice and helpful and the friends Matt
is making are priceless. Skiing with the thought of doing his best and trying to always
improve should be his goal, but the friends, experiences and discipline he is learning can't
be measured in points or time for [us parents]. You should be proud of your program,
the coaches and the opportunities you are giving our children.
Thank you and see you up at Lutsen.
Jody Hoffman
Tony,
I have to tell you the impact that you make on the kids you coach. I’m on the road,
which I do a couple of nights a week, and Hailee called after she returned from last nights
practice. The first thing she had to tell me about was how twice while turning to the left;
she blocked the stubbie with her right shin. Then the exciting comment was, “Tony
even shook my hand, because I blocked gates and carved my turns, at the same time”.
The next words out of her mouth were, “I can’t wait for practice tomorrow to do it
again”.
That simple recognition changed here mental attitude. She’s now thinking that she’s
progressing and doing something she couldn’t do before. With the excitement in her
voice last night, I’m betting her skiing will be changing again.
I just thought I’d send this note to let you know that what you’re doing is having a
positive effect on the kids. Thanks, Dave Warnke
Thanks Tony. Jack did race yesterday at the D-team championship. He ended up 4th
missing the bronze medal by a second or so. The gold and silver were snapped up by
members of Wild Mountain and Powder Ridge. C.B. from Afton was third, and Jack
followed him. Jack had a goal to beat C.B. all year, and did beat him in GS. What a way
to end his D-team career. On to USSA! We're glad to have the opportunity to continue
practice with USSA now that D-team is over. We got about 10 inches of snow here in
Woodbury today - it will be nice to ski on real snow again! Thanks again Tony. Jim
Midtlien
just ski racing pointers. They give them a chance to change their mental attitude about
life. The encouragement and support that the kids take away from the ski hill influences
their school work, their other sports, their social life and the way they feel about
themselves.
The quality of the coaching is what keeps us committed to Team Afton. We’re especially
thrilled that safety is premier. After all, it’s a dangerous, fast sport. It’s wonderfully
reassuring to a parent to see our cool coaches telling the kids to be safe.
Team Afton has a reputation for being warm and welcoming. The families all made us feel
welcome from the very beginning. And we really liked all the kids. Everyone was right –
Team Afton is a strong community.
Team Afton coaches have helped my son take his ski racing to a whole new level. He’s
continually improving and setting his sights higher and higher. At Team Afton, he gets
positive reinforcement from teammates and parents, as well as the coaches.
As a member of Team Afton, my son has developed a whole new group of friends
outside his school peers.
Ski racing has given my son a real identity, an awareness of who he is and what’s
important to him. It’s taught him self discipline and how to prioritize to meet his goals.
And not just on the ski slope, but at school and in his social life.
Through Team Afton, my son has made some really close friends, in fact, some of his
best friends. And the other parents and families we’ve met through Team Afton have
become wonderful friends. After all, you spend a lot of time together and really get to
know one another well.
Ski racing has taught him self discipline and organization. He sets personal goals, stays
focused, and structures his days and weekends so he can achieve his goals.
Competition is am important part of ski racing. But it isn’t the only thing. The travel
experience, for example, has taught my son about the importance of self confidence,
independence, flexibility and adaptability.
My son feels an incredible loyalty to Team Afton – the coaches, the team members, the
families, and the ski area itself. The coaches have earned his trust, his respect and his
allegiance. They go beyond ski coaching. The Team Afton coaches are more like life
mentors.
I love coaching the kids and seeing them grow up and develop. I get to see kids start
high school, go away to college, then come back. It’s really an ongoing life process.
Once you’re involved in ski racing, you stay involved. You’re always a part of it and you
always come back.
The sport of ski racing offers so much more than just competition. It’s a sport that fine
tunes your mental conditioning. You learn about yourself because you’re totally out
there on your own. You learn to depend on yourself. You understand the value of
making good decisions and using good judgment.
Through ski racing, I’ve developed life long friends. Ski racers share so much in common
beyond the ski hill.
Ski racing is the key to family time. How often do parents get to spend the weekend
with their 16 year old? Driving to practice and to races means time together with your
kids – time to talk and stay connected. Ski racing keeps you involved in healthy activities
Quotes from Ski Racers:
I race with Team Afton because of the joy of ski racing, the team spirit, and the great
people on the team.
Through ski racing, you get to meet a lot of kids from all over the country and get to
know them well.
I really feel good about myself when I’m racing and training.
Our coaches are energetic and enthusiastic. They seem like 2nd parents.
We’re smaller than other teams. I like it that way because you know everyone and you
get to spend more individual time with the coaches. There isn’t a cockiness like on larger
teams where you need to be better and well equipped than everyone else. Team Afton
feels like a family.
Quotes from Parents:
Dear Tony,
Thanks for a wonderful week--in CO. He came home tired and obsessed. I had to chase
him to bed last night at 12:30 am informing him he WOULD NOT be waxing his skis at
that time!!!!
This has been a great adventure for him. Little did we know what this ski thing had in
store for all of us when he watched Chad [Lawrence] come down the hill and said "I
want to do THAT!" THAT has turned into quiet a ride for all of us...and it has been fun.
The parents of the other kids we are meeting are so nice and helpful and the friends Matt
is making are priceless. Skiing with the thought of doing his best and trying to always
improve should be his goal, but the friends, experiences and discipline he is learning can't
be measured in points or time for [us parents]. You should be proud of your program,
the coaches and the opportunities you are giving our children.
Thank you and see you up at Lutsen.
Jody Hoffman
Tony,
I have to tell you the impact that you make on the kids you coach. I’m on the road,
which I do a couple of nights a week, and Hailee called after she returned from last nights
practice. The first thing she had to tell me about was how twice while turning to the left;
she blocked the stubbie with her right shin. Then the exciting comment was, “Tony
even shook my hand, because I blocked gates and carved my turns, at the same time”.
The next words out of her mouth were, “I can’t wait for practice tomorrow to do it
again”.
That simple recognition changed here mental attitude. She’s now thinking that she’s
progressing and doing something she couldn’t do before. With the excitement in her
voice last night, I’m betting her skiing will be changing again.
I just thought I’d send this note to let you know that what you’re doing is having a
positive effect on the kids. Thanks, Dave Warnke
Thanks Tony. Jack did race yesterday at the D-team championship. He ended up 4th
missing the bronze medal by a second or so. The gold and silver were snapped up by
members of Wild Mountain and Powder Ridge. C.B. from Afton was third, and Jack
followed him. Jack had a goal to beat C.B. all year, and did beat him in GS. What a way
to end his D-team career. On to USSA! We're glad to have the opportunity to continue
practice with USSA now that D-team is over. We got about 10 inches of snow here in
Woodbury today - it will be nice to ski on real snow again! Thanks again Tony. Jim
Midtlien
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