Sports Ed

Mental imagery is the key to success year-round, and something that can easily be practiced at home.

While returning to snow remains a mystery for some, it has already arrived for others.

The off-season is now underway and you are probably hitting the gym and, hopefully, hitting

Editor’s Note: This is an encore presentation of a previously published article that never gets

Kelley and Doug Lewis have developed a “complete athlete” program that brings all of the best elements of ELITEAM summer camps to your doorstep.

Today's fastest skiers are also some of the strongest the sport has ever known.

Nothing outside of ski racing itself can emulate the actions and forces one encounters while slicing through slalom gates or flying down a super G course, but we can do ourselves an extraordinary favor and better prepare for these circumstances through effective training methods.

The recent pandemic leaves most of us without access to a gym. Despite this inconvenience, one can choose to throw in the towel all together or attempt to make oneself better through daily in-home workouts.

Parent coaches are an exception but those who fight their way onto the World Cup tour produced countless winners.

When it comes to collegiate alpine ski racing, NCAA Division I is not the only game in town. Find the right USCSA college to match your academic and ski racing goals.

What should you do the day before a race? Should you rest completely? Take the

Embracing failure is critical for all athletes, but especially for ski racers. Everything about ski racing is tough.

Originally a response to mass shootings, Stop the Bleed has been embraced by the ski world, where severe cuts from razor-sharp edges have become all too familiar.

A large majority of our lives are run on habits. The habits we form, whether

Doug Lewis takes a look back at the journals he kept as a young racer, and reflects on how they helped shape his ski racing career.

WHY The lower an athlete’s training age (meaning the number of years the athlete has

FIS racing can be intimidating when you first start, but don't let that mindset bring you down when you step in the starting gate.

The ELITEAM Journal aims to help coaches, parents, and athletes learn the skills that give them confidence on the ski hill and in life.