Jean-Marie Delaunay
Ski instructor and ski fitness coach
Teaching on snow every day showed me that most skiers are held back by their bodies long before their technique.
A life in sport
When I was younger, I raced at a high level in downhill and super-G. In 1998, at eighteen, I started teaching skiing.
I built my career as a ski instructor in the French Alps, in Courchevel, and I have travelled all over the world to ski.
All those years on snow showed me the same thing: tired legs, a stiff back or poor balance undo good habits by the afternoon. That is why I coach physical preparation as well as technique.
Today I coach that physical preparation online from Coral Bay, in Cyprus, and join clients on snow during the season.
- Qualification
- Diplôme d'État de ski alpin, the French State diploma for alpine ski instructors
- Professional card
- Holder of the French professional card for sports instructors (carte professionnelle d'éducateur sportif)
- Teaching since
- 1998, in the French Alps and Courchevel
- Racing
- High-level downhill and super-G racer in my youth
- Skiing
- Mountains all over the world
- Based in
- Coral Bay, Paphos, Cyprus
- Coaching
- Online wherever you live, and on snow in Alpine resorts
- Languages
- English, French and Spanish
How I coach
Train for the mountain you ski
Every exercise has a reason on snow. If it does not make your skiing stronger, safer or more enjoyable, it is not in your programme.
Fit the plan to your week
A plan you can follow beats a perfect plan you skip. Sessions are written for your real time, equipment and energy.
Progress you can feel
The test is on the slopes: longer days, steadier turns and fresh legs on the last run.
Let's prepare your season
Start with the questionnaire. I reply personally.