June 27 Update

Good morning Everyone,

Ok! I will try to show you our work projects about our house. We have land scape work planned for the next few days.

Makaiya has just finished school for the summer. She wanted Sushi last night to celebrate! We also went to an ice cream place for another treat.

Enjoy the pictures

Doug

June 2 Update

Hi Every one,

Every thing is busy here in my life. Installing cabinets and working on my house still.

My blog will be changing to a new address. In Japanese! Miho will change it soon.

Bye for now.

I will attach pictures soon.

Best Regards

Doug

May, 15 Update

Hello Everyone,

So During the coaching summit we had many different speakers. One was Allison Forsythe, Canada's best Female, GS skier. She had been out with a knee injury for almost 2 years. She has gone through many depressing days . Although her attitude now is very positive. She is still planning a come back! She is very inspirational. Her work ethic is great! Never wasting any time. Always looking to learn from what seems like a negative. Which is true! Her knee may be weak now, but she has been working full speed on the parts of her body she can. Another good point is that everyday day she takes 30 minutes to do image training. She actually puts her boots on and sees her self skiing the course. Moving , balance changing feeling every thing. She did ski a little last summer. the coaches were amazed and said she never skied better. She believes you can maintain or even improve through image training. I also agree! See your self as if you are actually skiing . You can also practice looking ahead. See the slope, the gates the line you want to ski. Happy image skiing !!!

Bye for now.

Doug

May 9 Update

Hello !!

I made it back safe to Kelowna.

It was a great coaching summit! Lots of great information. I will pass it on as the summer goes on.

My drive back home was strange. It rained ,snowed , and was sunny! I also stopped to visit some friends. Old ski racing friends. One of them use to race in Japan with me. His name is Chris Nakahara. He is a massage therapist now.

Also played 9 holes of golf in Crows nest pass. Shot 40. Nice way to start the season!

Well, bye for now!

More soon!

Doug

May, 6 Update

Hello!

Another good day of meetings! We heard from many National team coaches. We are doing all the right things with technique! Also talked about safety ,along with many other topics. I spoke with Thomas Grandi. He is doing well and is Leading Alberta Alpine for his career. More meetings tomorrow. I will update again tomorrow.

Bye for now!

Doug

May 5 Update

Hello every one,

I am in Calgary , Alberta! I am attending the annual coaching Summit. It was great today! Lots of good information. A lot of it was guided towards young children. Which is good. It was very worth while coming here. 2 more days of meetings. i will give you more updates soon.

Good night.

I hope you all had a good golden week holiday.

Oh, and some great news. Ishizaki Kiyoko won the World GS masters, in Austria!!! Yes, she is a world Champion!!!!!! Great job!!! I am so happy for her! She has trained very hard in past years!

April, 27 Update

Hi Every one,

Well it has finally warmed up here a Kelowna a little bit!

Hope fully I cam finally get into the golf season. I practiced yesterday with the best player in Kelowna. Jason Monteleone. His best score at his golf club is 63! It is great getting tips from him.

I am also getting information for the summer camp at Mt. Hood. Just need to find a place to stay. Then I can give details of the cost, and schedule.

I am busy at my work here. Did not really get much of a break after the ski season.

I am going to the Canadian Coaching Summit in Calgary in a few weeks. That is always great for information.

Bye for now!

Doug

April 20 Update

Hello Every one,

I am home and it has been crazy busy here! Yes, exciting to be with every one! It is always an adjustment being together.

Tajanna has gone to Vancouver to present her portfolio to a fashion design school in Vancouver! She will present it tomorrow.

Makaiya is good! She had a friend over at our house yesterday. it was fun. We made pizza for dinner.

Chrissy is also good! We are busy doing spring cleaning around the house! We want to do a full cleaning of all hidden corners. We are hoping to fix our house up this summer. I will keep you up to date with how it goes.

I enjoyed this past season very much! All of you guys and girls are so keen!!

Would you believe it snowed yesterday. Yes, in the hills and in town!!!! Crazy!!!!!
How am I suppose to work on my golf game!! Hee Hee!

I did play in Osaka though. I shot 9 over! That actually lower my handy cap to 8.8! Too cold here to play. I guess I will have to wait till it warms up!

Bye for now.

More soon!

Doug

PS. Dell is replacing my note book. I am going to exchange it for a XPS 1330, 13 inch screen. Yes, I am happy. I am going to get extra warranty that will cover me World Wide.

March 25 Update

Hello every one!

So yes, spring is here and the season is winding down. I feel happy I can soon go home to see my family but I also feel sad that I am not able to coach all of you and grow together! There have been good results and good improvements in Base technique. The more I coach the more I see how important it is that all of you need good base technique but just as important is how you place your selves in the world of ski racing. I hope you can all see yourselves as top competitors. If you see others as faster or stronger you will never over take them. When you walk on to the ski hill hold your head high, and know are a winner! A top competitor! Some one who is lucky and always finds a away to get the job done. I see that in all of you. I hope you can see that for your selves.

Bye for now.

Doug

March 18th Update

Hello everyone,

I am at Iwatake now. The Men just finished the DH race. Takahiro and Takanori both got points in the race. Shiyo and Isao also skied a good line and did great for their first DH.

I was Takairo`s last run today so by Tea Clipper Tradition he had to drink a bottle of Nihon Shu. Yes, he is passed out now. He and Chihiro did such a great job this season for Accel Ski System. We all appreciate their great effort.

Bye for Now!

Doug

March 12 Update

hello everyone,

Well spring is here at Sugadaira! The last 2 days have been very hot! nice for a change.

Osaka, Totari, and Seikei Universities are here now. It has been a busy week. Chrissy and Makaiya also returned home to Canada on Monday. We talked the next day and they arrived home safe . They are missing one bag though.

We have been skiing from 8:30 to 12:30 only for the past few days. That is when the snow is the best.

It is my vision to have more of Accel guests win and be in the top 3 in all races. I hope you all have great expectations of your selves! If you believe you can do it, you can. Please keep thinking positively and do not limit your self. The details will fall into place!

I hope to see you soon.

Best Regards

Doug

March 4 Update

Hello!!!!

Sorry for my long span between Blogs!!!!!!

First , Chrissy and Makaiya are here in japan. For 2 Weeks! It has been great to see them!

Second, Accel Ski System has a new Cell phone # 070 5556 2101.

March is a great time to work on bumping up your skiing skill. I hope to see you soon.

Bye for now.

Doug

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Jan, 31 Update

Hi!!

So it has been snowing here the past couple of days. So the runs are a little soft. It was foggy too today. Kind of Challenging training. It was good though. A few of the Rossignol team members were in the area this past week. Iwaya San was coaching them. They had good training too. We had a few drinks last night and talked about our racing days . It was fun!

This weekend looks to be a busy one. Many are preparing on Saturday for the race on Sunday!

So see you soon. I look forward to you all improving more and more!

Bye for now.

Doug

Jan, 29 Update

Hi!

To all you guys racing last weekend. Great Job! I am very proud of your race results and effort in your preparation moving up to the race. I am very ,very confident more and more of the podium finishes will come. And from new comers too!!

I look forward to seeing you all soon!

Bye for now!

Doug

Jan,22 Update

Hello,

So what motivates us to improve? We all need expectations . What do you expect from yourself? I expect that I answer any questions you have about ski racing. So you have no doubts. When I was younger, I had questions about line , and technique. Coaches could answer my questions sometimes. BUT sometimes I would not ask a question about a certain point. I did not give my coaches a chance to answer it. SO I continued to miss opportunity to improve. Please ask me questions if you have any!!!!!! I wish I had someone that could answer my questions when I had them!

PLease set high goals for yourself! Expect great things! Focus on those things. Negative will bring more negative. Keep your eyes and mind on your prize!

I expect you all do that!

See you soon !

Doug

Jan, 21 Update

Hello!!

Well, I have been a little busy here. Sorry for the lack of Blogs!!!!

I have heard from some Team Rush Members that last weekends race was great for point results! Nice job you guys! I expect great things from all Accel guests though! I see lots of potential in all of you. Others are also performing well in races. I look forward to seeing you all again soon. Keep up the good effort and expect great things from your selves!

Bye for now.

Doug

Jan, 10 update

Hello Every one,

Sorry for my long span between Blogs. It has been very busy here with teaching, Tune ups and so on!

I feel good about how many of you are progressing in your Technique! One thing you must also see is your final result. What do you want to achieve this season? Make sure your goals are high. Why not!!!!! Shot for the stars! Believe in your self and anything is possible!

For those of you coming this weekend sharpen those ski edges. It is still icy out on the slopes.

Bye for now

Doug

Sugadaira update

Hi! It was a good week. We started pole training from Monday. We did do basic training mixed in with that though.

So far just #4,5,6 are open.

Accel has three new Tea Clipper staff this year. From Left to right. Tama, Takahiro, and Chihiro!
They have been very help full already. We welcome all guests and aim for a fun and very success full season.

Bye for now.

Doug

The dog is called Boots.. He belongs to one of the Carpenters that works at Zonntaggu sometimes.

Dec,20 Update

Hello,

What a great morning! We are skiing GS today. The condition are very good. Tsubakuro has the Champion course open that is runs 4,5,6. The free ski run is also open and they are working on 1,2,3. I am pushing the ski area to use #6 for the weekend. Free skiing and GS gates are planned.

We have all been working hard on doing basic position training. I am happy to see how all want to improve in this area. Which you should. Once you all can do this you will be able to ski faster in the course and have a bigger chance to win.

The pictures are from Canada. Makaiya went to an out side Birthday party.

Bye for now.

Doug

Dec, 14 Update

Hi!!

It was a great week for basic training . All that came did very well!

It was a warm week and it even rained yesterday. It did cool down a little bit, so the snow was a little icy.

They were also able to make snow today. That is very much needed.

I am looking forward to another weekend of basic training!

See you all soon!

Doug

Sugadaira update

Hi!

I am settling in here. Getting some tune up work done and so on.

It has been great skiing during the week of course not many other people on the hill. What snow there is , is very good! And just so you know it is suppose to cool off for the weekend so sharpen up those skis.

I am very happy with everyones drive to get the basics grooved into their technique. That is what we want. Lets all expect great results for the season. Expect you will win! Or finish in the top ten.
Picture me as your fairy god father and ask me what you want and I will give it to you!!!! Just ask! I believe in every one of you!

See you soon

Doug

First weekend update

Hello Every one!

I was very surprised to see over 20 people here for the first weekend! It was good training. We all worked on Basic position on the skis. Stacking, edging from the ankles, light pressure. All pretty much accomplished the goal of stacking! It was pretty to see!! Great job to those who came. All drills were done at very slow speed.. That is very important for position correction!

It is also nice to see the friendly staff of Zonntaggu! I am looking forward to watching you all improve to new levels of ski racing! Believe and see your new found success!

Bye for now.

Doug

The picture is of my family's last dinner in Kelowna. Yes, a Japanese restaurant

Dec, 6 update

Hi again,

So we celebrated Christmas a little before I left Canada. It was fun! I still miss my family very much though.

I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Doug

Dec, 6 Update

Hello,

I did make it to Japan. I am looking forward to seeing all again this winter.

Here are some more pictures of the end of the Canada camp.

Bye for now.

Doug

Dec,

More Pictures

Hi ,

Just a few more pictures

Nov, 30 update

Hi,

Last day of the camp. It was a cold one. Another good day of pole training and free skiing. I am really surprised to how they took what they learned free skiing and used in the gates. As you know it is sometimes hard to do that.

We had Yaki Niku for dinner! It was very good!

We leave for Kamloops airport at 7 am. 2 of the skiers must return to Kelowna with me and stay the night. That will be fun too.

Well, that is all for tonight. I am looking forward to seeing you all next weekend!

Bye for now,

Doug

The pictures are of the wish bone of the turkey we ate last week. You dry the bone out for a day, 2 people hold it with thier pinky fingers, and pull. Whom ever has the largest piece wins and
gets their wish. the other picture was part of a jump park under the chair lift, The other from the top of the mountain.

Nov, 29 update

Hi again,

It's relax time !! Jacuzzi and dinner. Well, the guys did more than that as you can se by the pictures.

Doug

Ribs was on the menu tonight!

Nov, 29 Update

Hello!!!!

Ok, the guys are doing great! Having fun, skiing stacked, and eating too much!

Enjoy the pictures!!

Nov, 29 update

Hi!

I clear sunny day in Canada! We did our first session of pole training! It was good. All were able to take their free skiing position into the GS course!! Great!

We will do more free skiing in the afternoon! I am so happy with everyones improvement!

Bye ,Bye!

Doug

Nov, 28 Update

Hi!!!

It was a cold day but a good day. Yes, more drills for stacking !!!!! Slow skiing. Well, we did do crouching turns too!! Other ski teams also did crouching turns and sked too close to other skiers so we are not allowed to do that any more!!! Boo Hoo Hoo!!!!!!

Tomorrow we are going into stubbies. I will hope fully have more pictures of that tomorrow.

Bye for now.

Doug

Nov,28 Update

Hi!

We, have been working on stacking doing slow drills. They are all getting it!

More later.

Doug

Nov,27 Update

Hello Everyone!!

Sorry I have no photos from the ski area. Yes, I just took video. The group here is progressing well! We have been putting in alot of miles thats for sure!

It snowed around 8 cm last night so the snow was a little soft. All are much closer to being stacked on the ski!

We have one more day of free skiing then the last 2 days we will ski gates.

We had sashami , tempura and age, tonight. It was nice and light after all of those beef meals.

More tomorrow.

Doug

Nov, 26 Update

Hello,

Today was the first day of GS skis for the main group. Yujin used my SL skis.

The Ski area was not crowded today. We had a great day of free skiing.

So our stance is Hip to shoulder width apart. During all phases of the turn. Before the edge change we move our hips up and forward towards the direction we want to go. As we do that our body and legs crossover and we lock both ankles inside the next turn. When we are locking the ankles in at the same time we are of course shifting our balance over to the next outside ski. Our body is inside the ski and we slightly pause to pressure the ski. If our line is on the right track that is.

SO the guys are getting tired!! We have been skiing hard all days, and doing many kinds of different drills.

More tomorrow.

Doug

The extra picture of Makaiya was from the summer. It was cute so I added it!!!!