TACTICS THAT CREATE OR ACCELERATE BREAKDOWNS
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Talk about the situation to another person as if the student weren’t present:
“Your husband/wife/child is a little emotional this morning.” Get in the student’s bubble and ask lots of questions: ”How are you feeling right now?” “Where do you want to go?” “Is this run too hard?” “Do you want to take a break?” “Does this happen to you a lot?”
Frustration can lead to breakdowns,so monitor the situation and adjust the lesson content, pace, and tone to promote success.
T e expressions of relief on his face and the faces of his family
were incredible. He quickly rejoined the lesson and had a great morning learning to link turns, followed by an afternoon exploring the mountain with his father. Later on I learned that his father had just returned home from a long deployment in Afghanistan. It was extremely important to the boy and his family that they have a good day on the mountain. I’m glad they did.
For more insights from Karin Kirk and Ben Roberts on breakthroughs and breakdowns in snowsports instruction, check out the Snow Pros Podcast, at https://soundcloud. com/snowprospodcast.
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34 | 32 DEGREES • WINTER 2017
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