Simon Brown - Head Coach
A life-time spent coaching and developing his coaching philosophy, Simon is passionate about working with athletes of all ages. Simon has coached at World ski Champs - senior and Junior, has coached at all the FIS childrens races and won them with his athletes ! currently spends the Northern winters at FEC and FIS races throughout Asia.
Working at this level i am always seeing innovation in coaching and being able to plagarise and adapt these skills helps me to stay fresh and at the top of the game, that's the challenge being the best and staying the best.
A life-time spent coaching and developing his coaching philosophy, Simon is passionate about working with athletes of all ages. Simon has coached at World ski Champs - senior and Junior, has coached at all the FIS childrens races and won them with his athletes ! currently spends the Northern winters at FEC and FIS races throughout Asia.
Working at this level i am always seeing innovation in coaching and being able to plagarise and adapt these skills helps me to stay fresh and at the top of the game, that's the challenge being the best and staying the best.
Patrick Mulrennan - Head Coach u16/u14
Patrick is an alpine ski race coach/ski instructor who has been in the industry for the last 7 years, working with a wide variety of abilities from beginner skiers to entry level racers to aspiring FIS competitors.
He currently has 9 years of experience in the New Zealand ski racing community as an athlete and working as a coach from 2016 to present, gaining several qualifications including Level 1 and 2 NZSIA Ski Instructor's Certification, Level 1 Race Coach Certification and more recently taking part in the inaugural NZSIA Race Coach Accreditation Qualification.
Patrick still considers himself a ski racer, competing at club races when his busy schedule allows as well as freeskiing on his home mountain of Ruapehu.
Patrick is an alpine ski race coach/ski instructor who has been in the industry for the last 7 years, working with a wide variety of abilities from beginner skiers to entry level racers to aspiring FIS competitors.
He currently has 9 years of experience in the New Zealand ski racing community as an athlete and working as a coach from 2016 to present, gaining several qualifications including Level 1 and 2 NZSIA Ski Instructor's Certification, Level 1 Race Coach Certification and more recently taking part in the inaugural NZSIA Race Coach Accreditation Qualification.
Patrick still considers himself a ski racer, competing at club races when his busy schedule allows as well as freeskiing on his home mountain of Ruapehu.
Jason Collins - Free ski specialist Coach
Jason's passion with skiing lies in 'free ski', if there is some fresh snow or a hike to be made then Jason is at the front of the pack chasing it. However don't gloss over the fact that Jason is a highly qualified and knowledgeable Alpine ski teacher and coach, he has an eye for detail and can develop our athlete's skills.
I especially wanted Jason to work with me at ES, because I believe that free ski skills are hugely important in an athlete's development as a racer. We don't want to create robots that have no feel for the snow, our aim is well rounded athletes that can ski everywhere and everything.
Jason's passion with skiing lies in 'free ski', if there is some fresh snow or a hike to be made then Jason is at the front of the pack chasing it. However don't gloss over the fact that Jason is a highly qualified and knowledgeable Alpine ski teacher and coach, he has an eye for detail and can develop our athlete's skills.
I especially wanted Jason to work with me at ES, because I believe that free ski skills are hugely important in an athlete's development as a racer. We don't want to create robots that have no feel for the snow, our aim is well rounded athletes that can ski everywhere and everything.
Dwayne Casey - u12 Coach
Dwayne worked with ES in 2020 and helped develop our youngest athletes, his enthusiasm and knowledge of free ski and skills coaching at this age and level is extraordinary, the right mix of fun and learning.
He raced and trained as u12, u14 and u16 racer on Ruapehu and passed his NZ ski teaching qualifications, has taught in NZ and Japan. Dwayne always wanted to return to the race scene and joining ES in 2020 was his chance to return to the racing community to coach and develop our athletes.
Very happy to have Dwayne on the team for 2021 and looking forward to see him keep building our young athlete's skills base and their enthusiasm for ski racing.
Dwayne worked with ES in 2020 and helped develop our youngest athletes, his enthusiasm and knowledge of free ski and skills coaching at this age and level is extraordinary, the right mix of fun and learning.
He raced and trained as u12, u14 and u16 racer on Ruapehu and passed his NZ ski teaching qualifications, has taught in NZ and Japan. Dwayne always wanted to return to the race scene and joining ES in 2020 was his chance to return to the racing community to coach and develop our athletes.
Very happy to have Dwayne on the team for 2021 and looking forward to see him keep building our young athlete's skills base and their enthusiasm for ski racing.
Rebecca Brown - Coach and mentor athlete
Rebecca is a sub 30 FIS point racer, she has 2 roles with our ES team
a. coach
b. Mentor athlete
Rebecca has a no no-nonsense approach to coaching, she tells it how it is and it is fantastic to have a different perspective from a current athlete to compliment what our coaches are delivering. Her role as mentor athlete is to lead by example and exhibit role model attributes for athletes to copy, she trains with the ES athletes and coaches them too.
Rebecca will be skiing fast every weekend in our new time trials initiative.
Rebecca is a sub 30 FIS point racer, she has 2 roles with our ES team
a. coach
b. Mentor athlete
Rebecca has a no no-nonsense approach to coaching, she tells it how it is and it is fantastic to have a different perspective from a current athlete to compliment what our coaches are delivering. Her role as mentor athlete is to lead by example and exhibit role model attributes for athletes to copy, she trains with the ES athletes and coaches them too.
Rebecca will be skiing fast every weekend in our new time trials initiative.
