USASJ Recruiting Page

RECRUITING PAGE Materials, links, and ideas for clubs to use in recruiting new ski jumpers We’ve got talented, dedicated athletes in our sport in the USA, but ski jumping’s like other sports in the respect that we need to keep building our talent pool from the bottom up. Not every youngster wants to work at being an elite competitor, and this is a sport which can be enjoyed by jumpers of all ages and abilities. We will be providing materials on this page to help clubs introduce the sport to youngsters and their families. That’s not to imply you have to be a youngster to give this sport a try, but most recruiting efforts are directed at schools or other places where it’s possible to reach a lot of potential jumpers at once. We’ll make every effort to recognize and thank those who provide materials to be used in this important mission!

SkiJumpingUSA Women’s Ski Jumping USA

Clint Jones Promotional Video Recruiting video produced by three-time US Olympian and USASJ coach Clint Jones. Excellent ski jumping & NC promotional video, to be used by clubs to attract new jumpers

The materials here are presented by Mike Holland, former US Ski Team jumper and former world distance record holder. Mike has compiled these documents for use in grade and middle schools in New England. Examples presented in .doc (or .docx) format can be modified for use by your club. Feel free to put in your logo, photos, dates, locations, and other details particular to your program. *** (to edit the .doc and .docx files, you’ll first need to save them to the disk) Here are descriptions of Mike’s documents ... click the title to view each (will open in new window) • Recruiting summary ... shows how a successful program works (docx file) • Grade school flyer ... you can edit this to make it specific to your club (doc file) • Middle school flyer ... very similar in content to document above ... edit to suit (doc file) • Ski jumping drills ... specific exercises for ski jumpers ... and links to resources (pdf file)

Untitled from Mr. M Harry H on Vimeo.

Ski Jumping Zip Line This video shows a new piece of equipment and technique used to simulate air flight ... valuable not only to approximate the path of a jumper through the air, but to allow the athlete to learn and refine proper air flight position. It’s referenced in the document “Ski jumping drills,” and you can also find contact info for further information.

How Dangerous is Ski Jumping ... Really? -article from www.SkiJumpingUSA.com Contrary to popular perception, ski jumping is actually one of the SAFER snow-sport disciplines. This article points out some of the misperceptions, explains how they developed, and is intended to encourage kids to give this sport a try ... and to help counter parent fears. CLICK HERE TO READ (pdf)