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Want to become an OET Instructor? * * Guide to Mentoring & New Instructors Book ** |
Located on this page are documents and links to podcasts and videos that pertain to Snowsports & OET to provide resources for instructors, patrollers, or candidates. For any questions contact Brian Monroe, OET advisor: ohioregionoet@gmail.com. Newly added material has been signified with a New! Highly Recommended material has been signified with a 
| INSTRUCTOR MATERIALS |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS |
FUNDAMENTALS FOR SNOWSPORTS |
| Outdoor Emergency Transportation Manual |
The ABC’s of the Outdoor Emergency Transportation Program (Abbreviations) | Center of Mass over Base of Support & Physics of Skiing New! |
| Path to Becoming an OET Instructor. | Toboggan Enhancement Seminar (TES) Guide. |
Snowsports Glossary. New! |
| 6 Pack Lesson Planning | Snowsports Fundamentals Card New! | |
| 6-Pack Lesson Card. New! | Senior Program Manual- Revised 2021. | Toboggan Fundamentals Card New! |
| 10 Toboggan Tips | New Senior Scorecards. (2025)  New! |
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| Path to becoming an Sr. OET Trainer/Evaluator | ||
| Senior TE Toboggan Evaluation Observation Form | ||
| Toboggan Refresher “Frosty” (TREF) |
OET Skills: designed for classes such as Zoom, Dryland, etc |
OET INSTRUCTOR/SENIOR TE LISTS
| OET Instructor List: as of 4/1/24 | Senior Evaluators: as of 12/19/24 |
PSIA/AASI Fundamentals Videos
| 5 Skiing Fundamentals Video | 6 Snowboard Fundamentals Video | 6 Telemark Fundamentals Video |
Toboggan Maneuvers
| Toboggan Procedures: 10 Toboggan Tips | Toboggan Maneuvers Defined |
These examples are from the NSP Central Division Senior Standard Videos. While these maneuvers are shown at the Senior level, they represent excellent demonstrations for any patroller or candidate.
| TOBOGGAN / ALPINE | TOBOGGAN / SNOWBOARD | TOBOGGAN/ TELEMARK |
| Alpine Unloaded Approach | Snowboard Approach | Telemark Approach |
| Alpine Lead Toboggan Descent | Snowboard Toboggan Delivery | Telemark Lead Descent |
| Alpine Tail Toboggan | Snowboard Lead Toboggan Descent | Telemark Tail Toboggan |
| Loaded Toboggan: Moguls | Snowboard Tail Toboggan | Loaded Toboggan: Moguls |
| SB Loaded Toboggan: Moguls |
NSP Central Division Senior Stanardard Videos
Deleted: These examples are from the NSP Central Division Senior Standard Videos. While these maneuvers are shown at the Senior level, they represent excellent demonstrations for any patroller or candidate.
MORE SKI/BOARD TOBOGGAN SKILLS DEMO VIDEOS
Any videos with NSP leading the title are examples from the NSP Central Division Senior Standard Videos. While these maneuvers are shown at the Senior level, they represent excellent demonstrations for any patroller and candidate.
Ohio OET Minute Tips
| ALPINE | SNOWBOARD | TELEMARK | TOBOGGAN |
| Traverse Tips | Tail Rope Operation in the Moguls | ||
| Hockey Stop Tips | Mogul Practice with Brush Gates | ||
| 360o Toboggan Run: See all angles |
please keep checking back in for additional videos.:
PSIA/AASI First Chair Podcasts
The PSIA/AASI Podcast is a short discussion with excellent snow sports teachers in various disciplines. The podcasts are 10-20 minutes in length and delve into Teaching and Technical Items. They have excellent ideas that we can utilize. Here are the best.
https://www.thesnowpros.org/podcast
PSIA Go With A Pro Videos
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSnowPros/videos
Deb Armstrong Skiing/Teaching Videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/sswscalpine
Deb is a former Olympian and PSIA L3 who now coaches kids. The videos below demonstrate skills that we all teach and are important to us. But more importantly, listen to how she teaches these kids, many of whom are 10 years old or younger. There are lessons here for all of us!
OTHER VIDEOS
| *** SKNG Ski School Videos *** |
“How to Snowboard” for the Skiing OET Instructor
Great Tools for Instructors:
There are many great tools for instructors. Here are a few.
| OneForm (Formerly Hudl Technique) | Video tool for the iPhone or Android. Allows the instructor to video and use tools to analyze a patroller. Slow Motion and drawing on screen. Videos can also be loaded into the problem from your camera roll. You also can share videos with commentary and markups. | Link |
| DOUBLE TAKE | Transforms your iPhone into a multi-cam studio allowing you to capture video from two cameras at the same time on recent devices. With this app, you record both the lead and tail at the same time, or a video in both wide angle and telephoto. | Link |
| KIDS KUBE | Although designed for teaching kids to ski, this app can provide good videos and ideas how to teach various skills. | Link |
COMMUNICATIONS
| 2022-23 OET END OF YEAR REPORT | January OET Newsletter 2024 |
to suggest additional materials, please email: ohioregionoet@gmail.com
updated: 1/17/24
