Sunday, May 24, 2009
Life Cycles
A new bike movie is in the process of being made right now called Life Cycles. It won't be out until December[ish], but I am way too excited for it. Ryan Gibb, the main cinematographer, married a good friend of mine and I got to ride with him the other day (not to film). But he was telling me all about the movie and gave me a little preview that is top secret. All I can say is that it's going to be amazing. Peep the action below to get a sampling of the artistry and creativeness. Stunning.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Awards Banquet
For those of you that couldn't make it to the party on Wednesday, it was a good time. We presented Hunter Flinders with the 'Most Improved Skier' award, and P.J. Baymiller with the 'Skier of the Year' award. Nice work boys! These two proved their dedication to skiing this season with all the hard work they put into their training. Hunter improved tremendously this year with 3 top ten finishes and throwing huge 360's off of even huger (as in bigger) jumps. PJ earned the skier of the year because of his ability to be a team leader and willingness to help his team at every opportunity. His knowledge and ability to teach that to his fellow teammates is a great showcase to his character. Heap 3 first places, one second place, and the overall at Brian Head, plus his mad freeskiing skills on top and shazaam! you've got yourself the Sundance Skier of the Year.
Both received a custom ceramic plate made by Tim at the Sundance Art Shack.
We want these awards to properly recognize two of our most outstanding athletes from the previous season. We also want them to become something that every athlete desires to earn the next season. We are a growing team gaining a lot of recognition from other teams, organizers, and [cool] people in general. What we do now as a team will set the standard for years to come, and we hope these awards come to embody everything that is cool about the Sundance Ski Team. Everyone of our athletes give something unique to our team, and the more that you involve yourself in it, then the more that everyone benefits. Thank you all for a great season and we look forward to next year!
Both received a custom ceramic plate made by Tim at the Sundance Art Shack.
We want these awards to properly recognize two of our most outstanding athletes from the previous season. We also want them to become something that every athlete desires to earn the next season. We are a growing team gaining a lot of recognition from other teams, organizers, and [cool] people in general. What we do now as a team will set the standard for years to come, and we hope these awards come to embody everything that is cool about the Sundance Ski Team. Everyone of our athletes give something unique to our team, and the more that you involve yourself in it, then the more that everyone benefits. Thank you all for a great season and we look forward to next year!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Whipping Trees
Thanks to Scott Sprenger for this nice video. Someday when I can bike all-day and all-night... right.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Motivation
I found this nice little tidbit of info while researching for a paper. I found it quite relevant to sports, and especially coaching. Made me wonder what kind of interaction there is between confidence and desire. Will the desire to improve performance toss out the fear and lack of confidence, or does the level of confidence dictate the amount of improvement?
Motivation and Arousal
The concept of setting a proper task difficulty leads to the
consideration of additional factors that could potentially influence
the outcome of training: motivation and arousal. Whereas motiva-
tion and arousal have been largely (if not completely) ignored in
the field of skill learning (but see Ackerman & Cianciolo, 2000;
Ackerman, Kanfer, & Goff, 1995), these factors have been and
continue to be actively considered in social psychology, education,
and many other fields concerned with learning. For instance,
motivation is a critical component of most major theories of
learning in these fields, with motivation level being posited to
depend highly on the individual’s internal belief about his or her
ability to meet the current challenge. Vygotsky’s (1978) “zone of
proximal development” corresponds well with the skill learning
literature discussed above. According to this theory, motivation is
highest and learning is most efficient when tasks are made just
slightly more difficult than can be matched by the individual’s
current ability. Tasks that are much too difficult or much too easy
will lead to lower levels of motivation and thus substantially
reduced learning. This is not to say that no learning will ever occur
if the task is too difficult or too easy (Amitay, Irwin, & Moore,
2006; Seitz & Watanabe, 2003; Watanabe, Nanez, & Sasaki,
2001), but learning rate should be at a maximum when the task is
challenging, yet still doable.
Taken from Psychology and Aging, Exercising your brain... By C.S. Green et. al.
Motivation and Arousal
The concept of setting a proper task difficulty leads to the
consideration of additional factors that could potentially influence
the outcome of training: motivation and arousal. Whereas motiva-
tion and arousal have been largely (if not completely) ignored in
the field of skill learning (but see Ackerman & Cianciolo, 2000;
Ackerman, Kanfer, & Goff, 1995), these factors have been and
continue to be actively considered in social psychology, education,
and many other fields concerned with learning. For instance,
motivation is a critical component of most major theories of
learning in these fields, with motivation level being posited to
depend highly on the individual’s internal belief about his or her
ability to meet the current challenge. Vygotsky’s (1978) “zone of
proximal development” corresponds well with the skill learning
literature discussed above. According to this theory, motivation is
highest and learning is most efficient when tasks are made just
slightly more difficult than can be matched by the individual’s
current ability. Tasks that are much too difficult or much too easy
will lead to lower levels of motivation and thus substantially
reduced learning. This is not to say that no learning will ever occur
if the task is too difficult or too easy (Amitay, Irwin, & Moore,
2006; Seitz & Watanabe, 2003; Watanabe, Nanez, & Sasaki,
2001), but learning rate should be at a maximum when the task is
challenging, yet still doable.
Taken from Psychology and Aging, Exercising your brain... By C.S. Green et. al.
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