Certification

Third level

ARCI Elite Alpine Ski Race Coach

Develop coaches who can integrate, optimize and lead in high-performance national-team, World Cup and Olympic environments.

Intended participants

Coaches working with High-performance FIS, Continental Cup, National Team, World Cup, Olympic.

HP FISContinental CupNational TeamWorld CupOlympic

Entry requirements

✓ARCI Advanced Alpine Ski Race Coach certification (Current ARCI Status)
✓Advanced applied coaching experience
✓Season-long mentoring engagement
✓No personal skiing examination

Curriculum

01High-performance technical — Elite SL, GS, World Cup analysis
02High-performance speed — SG, DH, race simulation
03High-performance biomechanics — force, impulse, optimization
04Elite tactics — World Cup course analysis, inspection
05Elite course design — performance-specific sets
06Elite Coach Eye — complete performance diagnosis

What certification requires

Attending the course does not by itself produce a qualification. Every requirement below is met before ARCI issues certification.

01Hold ARCI Advanced Alpine Ski Race Coach certification with Current ARCI Status
02Evidence advanced applied coaching experience
03Complete a season-long mentoring engagement
04Complete the education in full
05Pass the integrated assessment in high-performance analysis and leadership
06Be judged fit to coach in a national-team or Olympic environment by an ARCI assessment panel

Assessment standard

The candidate is fit to coach athletes in a national-team or Olympic environment, as judged by an ARCI assessment panel.

Integrated high-performance analysis and leadership

Personal skiing

There is no personal skiing examination at this level.

After certification

The qualification is permanent once earned. Current ARCI Status is a separate annual registration that places the coach on the public registry as QUALIFIED · CURRENT and keeps the assigned mentor, the ARCI Coach Desk and continuing development open.

A coach who does not renew keeps the qualification and appears as QUALIFIED · INACTIVE until the annual fee is paid again.

Contact ARCI

Enquiries concerning courses, registration and federation partnerships are received at the address below.

Alpine Race Coaches Institute GmbH (under incorporation) · Zug, Switzerland · 2026 / 27