Block 20* – The Under 10 Youth Development Snowboard Fundamentals programs are specifically designed for athletes between the ages of 8 – 10 years, these programs are suitable for children who can snowboard Blue runs and may have progressed through Ski School levels 5 or 6 and they are now looking for their next challenge. The Block training package is a set 20 days of on-snow and dryland training throughout the season.

The programs aim to instil a passion for snow sports while developing strong fundamental snowboarding skills so athletes are confident all over the mountain. Confidence and self-discipline are developed through sequential programming and friendly competition, in a family-oriented environment.

Getting started and building the basics

U10 Athletes will learn snowboard skills with an emphasis on holistic skill development technical, tactical, physical and psychological and friendships to last a lifetime.

The focus is on having fun and spending as much time on snow as possible. This includes all-mountain skills, regular freeride activity to further refine skills and sampling other snow sports disciplines to a high level.

Variety is the key to the development of skilled, versatile athletes who are able to handle anything, anywhere:

• Refining all key skills of snowboarding including;
• Balance, edging, steering, jumping, and timing
• Trees and powder
• Slow, controlled and precise snowboarding
• Fast, athletic and fluid movement
• Finding enjoyment in regular freeride activity
• Continued emphasis on overall physical literacy

Maximum Age Level Enrolment

• 24 athletes

Minimum ability

• U10 should be confident snowboarders on blue terrain (Slalom Gully, Sun Run, etc).
• Prior training experience is NOT necessary!

*Block Conditions 

• Offer open to prior MHRS participants or with Team Hotham Director of Programs and Sports Development approval (subject to group mix, ability and numbers.)
• Team Hotham reserves the right to limit enrolments in Block Programs due to coaching capacity.
• Dates will be confirmed prior to the commencement of the program.
• Best efforts will be used but if we are unable to resource and facilitate the requested dates a full refund will be provided.
• Refunds will only be provided for medical certificate or approval by the treasurer.