To ski your fastest, embrace the seven Fs: Free your mind from clutter, Focus on what you can control, and trust your Feelings over overthinking. When challenges arise, Fight rather than retreat, and adopt an F&%# it! attitude to release pressure. Most importantly, rediscover the Fun that brought you to the sport—because when you do, you’ll be Fast.
Dr. Jim TaylorJan 31, 2025Our ski racing family mourns the loss of another family member with profound sadness, 19-year-old Matilde Lorenzi, a rising star from Italy, who sustained injuries from a training accident. This article expands on ways to come together as a community to grieve and move through difficult conversations.
Dr. Jim TaylorNov 11, 2024Jim Taylor gives advice to parent's when their kids decide to leave the sport of ski racing. Learn more.
Dr. Jim TaylorNov 01, 2024Though getting the miles on snow is very important, a key focus during the prep season should be building your fitness, which is the foundation for all your other ski racing efforts. Because ski racing has evolved into a power sport in the last few decades, you’ll need the necessary strength, agility, and stamina to achieve your goals, no matter how good you are technically, tactically, or mentally.
Dr. Jim TaylorJun 28, 2024Every winter, in December, January, and February, I get calls from national team athletes and parents of young racers struggling mentally in their ski racing with big races coming up. They want me to fix them somehow quickly. Though I think I’m pretty good at what I do, I’m no miracle worker!
Dr. Jim TaylorMay 22, 2024After a long and demanding winter, the 2023-24 race season is over. You’ve had some downtime to catch up on school and get some much-needed rest and recovery, both physically and mentally. You may also be already looking toward next winter. But before you file the 2023-24 race season away, you want to act on a famous saying, “Those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it.” In other words, if you don’t reflect on last season, you may miss out on some essential lessons you can use for next season to continue progressing toward your ski racing goals.
Dr. Jim TaylorMay 03, 2024The frequency of these season-ending injuries is alarming for the racers and the many fans of the White Circus, who missed seeing their heroes demonstrate power, agility, and courage as they hurtle down the mountains at high speeds.
Dr. Jim TaylorMar 26, 2024This article is my third and final in a series on the role of technology in ski racing (here are #1 and #2). Today, I will focus on one technology that has become ever-present in our sport and is changing how parents (and kids) follow races. I’m talking about Live-Timing, an online real-time platform that tracks race results.
Dr. Jim TaylorMar 11, 2024One of the first questions I ask racers and coaches I work with is: Should you race like you train or train like you race? The most frequent response is: You should race like you train. This answer makes sense. When you train, you’re relaxed and not under pressure, focused solely on skiing your best. Why wouldn’t you want to feel like that in a race?
Dr. Jim TaylorFeb 12, 2024Mikaela Shiffrin has raised the bar for everyone. Jim Taylor dives into this new level and the effects it has had on the sport.
Dr. Jim TaylorJan 24, 2024Mikaela Shiffrin using imagery during inspection GEPA /Matic Klansek The 2023-24 alpine race season is
Dr. Jim TaylorJan 04, 2024Featured Image: GEPA pictures/Andreas Pranter Does Technology Use Hurts Ski Racers? I have a lot
Dr. Jim TaylorDec 20, 2023One of the biggest lessons I've learned over my many years in our sport, as a racer and as a mental coach, and one that many young racers need help understanding, is that training does matter. Too often, racers waste their time during training; the things necessary for quality training are only there sometimes. I can't tell you how much it irritates me when I'm on the hill working with young racers and seeing them do things that prevent them from getting the most out of their training.
Dr. Jim TaylorDec 04, 2023In my last ski racing post, I shared recommendations on being the best ski racing
Dr. Jim TaylorNov 20, 2023Photo Credit: Tucker Marshall In my recent ski racing articles, I’ve focused on how racers
Dr. Jim TaylorOct 10, 2023If love at those painful moments isn’t possible? In a binary way, there is only one other option: hate; fortunately, there are alternatives
Dr. Jim TaylorSep 13, 2023Goal setting is a simple and practical mental tool to motivate you in your ski
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