11.17.23: Chatting with National Team member Brian Smith
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas chats with National Team member Brian Smith who is also a member of the Eastern Region Education staff. Brian chats about the overlap of being on the National Team while being a part of the educational processes with PSIA-AASI. George notes that Brian is a unique team member because of this. Brian talks about finding ways to draw younger members in and what can attract them to join a career in snowsports. Brian mentions that competition athletes who discontinue racing are perfect candidates for future educators. This conversation was a big topic at Team Training. How can we keep pushing the needle forward? Here about this an more.