tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258076744621150911.post6988605180930263576..comments2020-01-22T00:00:33.695-07:00Comments on The First 1000 Hours - Ideas on Coaching 12-13 year old Cross Country Skiers: Pardigm Shifts - why its so hard to chart a new courseRoy Strum, cross country ski coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12951147224358942830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258076744621150911.post-70266105948723990602014-07-04T22:06:13.686-06:002014-07-04T22:06:13.686-06:00Thanks Glen for your ideas here - exactly the type...Thanks Glen for your ideas here - exactly the type of out of the box thinking that may help transform participation in our sport.Roy Strum, cross country ski coachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951147224358942830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258076744621150911.post-1137380362133891452014-07-01T21:40:16.600-06:002014-07-01T21:40:16.600-06:00Hi Roy. I think these are good questions. However ...Hi Roy. I think these are good questions. However , I believe a different question would lead to avoiding this question needing to be asked. I think our sport needs a " clean slate " design reboot. If we took all current knowledge and evidence and redesigned our athlete, club, coach, and event development system entirely based on this evidence I think we would not necessarily have a ADT or an AST. And I think we would still see athletes recognized and rewarded each according to their abilities while also encouraging and supporting excellence, mastery and performance (not always the same thing).<br /><br />There have been some positive developments in our sport over the last 30 years but the participation levels have not really kept pace with population growth over the same period.<br /><br />The clean-slate exercise doesn't necessarily lead to change in the system but if will no doubt lead to some new ways of thinking through our system issues .<br /><br />Just one idea ....G. Cowperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10850893134832856544noreply@blogger.com