Horst Abraham's guest appearances

Horst Abraham

First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast

Kevin Jordan

Brad Miller

Dan Egan

Brian Smith

Tom Butler

Doug Kechijian

Rodney Williams

Andrew Weibrecht

Julian Carr

Chris Rogers

Robin Barnes

Andrew Johnston

Ben Roberts

David Lawrence

Brian Donovan

OwlTail

Josh Fogg

First Chair catches up with Horst Abraham and PSIA Alpine Team member, Josh Fogg, about OPTIMAL Leaning, (Optimizing Performance Through Intrinsic Motivation and Attention for Learning) theory of motor learning (Wulf &amp; Lewthwaite, 2016). This is a theory that explains the well-established effects of motivational (enhanced expectancies, autonomy support) and attentional (external focus) factors on performance and learning. Learn how this has practical implications for teaching and coaching your students.

06.14.22: Horst Abraham and Josh Fogg Chat About OPTIMAL Learning

Meet Horst Abraham, served as PSIA’s education director in the early 1970s, chats with First Chair about experiential learning which helps facilitating how a student can learn. Horst was among PSIA-AASI’s early innovators responsible for the American Teaching Method (ATM), which was a game-changer in ski instruction at the time and continues to be an integral part of modern instruction. The ATM focused on the guest and the skills specific to that guest.

First Chair: Horst Abraham Chats Experiential Learning