In establishing a learning partnership with students, your goal is to create a lesson that: ■ Is creative, individualized, and student-centered ■ Is interactive, experiential, and FUN! ■ Contributes to the student’s success ■ Produces positive results ■ Provides ownership of skills ■ Creates lasting memories ■ Encourages future learning ■ Culminates in guest satisfaction
SKIER ZONES
Tere is no universal system for categorizing skier ability levels. Te scales and systems for evaluation change from resort to resort, and may even be unique to your ski area or resort. Regardless of the method used to determine ability, the terms “beginner,” “intermediate,” and “advanced” are common, and sufficient for classifying skiers and planning lessons.
Te American Teaching System uses the terms beginner/novice, intermediate, and
advanced to categorize skier zones. Tis section identifies general ability levels based on appropriate terrain, the skier’s balance and movement characteristics, and common ski performance outcomes. Each of the following sections on skier zones provides direction for skill development and skier advancement. Tis is intended as a resource, and you can expand or restructure the material to tailor it for your students. For all skill levels, it’s a good idea to briefly review what the student learned most recently and reinforce fundamental skills. Returning to foundational material also provides a starting point for building skills at the next level. For skiers in the intermediate or advanced zones, it may be necessary to return to lesson content from lower zones to improve performance within the current zone.
BEGINNER/NOVICE ZONE Skiers in this zone range from “never-evers” to those able to control speed and turn shape effectively in most beginner terrain (known as “green terrain” because of the green-circle signs that typically denote it) and easier intermediate terrain (known as “blue terrain” due to its blue-square signage).
Te technical content for most beginner-zone lessons tends to be very consistent as the fundamentals of skiing are introduced for the first time or reviewed. Even the delivery of information may be fairly linear as each new skill builds on the previous one. Te basic outcomes of balance, speed control, and direction change are fairly straight forward, with few variations.
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