■ What: A new snowboarder should first learn the basics of stance, balance, and alignment relative to riding, focusing on which joints are flexed and which are extended. Te new rider should also become accustomed to their snowboard, and learn how to strap in and out.
■ Where: Beginner area ■ How: Practice the following exercises with students.
Static ■ With boards off, practice the neutral athletic stance and relate it to other sports. ■ Balance on the toes and then heels; squat, extend, jump, and warm up a bit.
Simple ■ On flat terrain, strap in and practice these same movements. ■ Get a feeling for how the board slides on snow, moving weight from the left to right foot and back; shuffle.
■ Make “bowties” in the snow by scissoring the legs to pivot the board.
Complex ■ Again on flat terrain, step it up a level with some freestyle maneuvers: nose and tail presses, ollies and nollies, butters, as well as flat-spin 180s and 360s. ■ Explore range of movement and muscle options for achieving different positions.
Freeride ■ Combine tricks: Try an ollie to a nose press, or a flat-spin 180 to tail butter. ■ Dance party: Have students choose their favorite trick and teach it to the rest of the group.
ONE-FOOTED ACTIVITIES (SKATING, STRAIGHT GLIDE, AND J-TURN) ■ Student objective: Become familiar with the sliding movement of the snowboard in a controlled environment. Students begin learning the skills that lead to turns and riding lifts.
■ Student profile: Te student has learned about stance and balance, and is ready to let the board slide.
■ Tese students ride like this: Tey understand stance and balance but do not know how to move on a board.
■ Tey would like to ride like this: Tese students want to skate across the flats, sliding down gradual pitches – one foot in and one foot out – and stopping by using a controlled turn.
■ What: Tey want to develop the ability to skate with one foot in and one foot out while getting around flat areas; to glide down gradual slopes; and to change direction and control speed with a turn.
■ Where: Beginner area with flats and some minimal slope. ■ How: Practice the following exercises with students.
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