ON-WATER PRACTICE
Will the game or activity allow for good management of the class and their safety on the water?
E Courses utilizing several marks (buoys) generally allow for more group control. However, drills such as tacking or jibing on the whistle also give you the ability to control the group; for example, you can have your students all tack away from a channel using this drill. It may be difficult for you to shepherd a group of new sailors out of a mooring field while doing a drill of tacking on the whistle (knowing exactly where they all are in relation to other boats when you signal them), but this drill can give you more group control.
Setup
Maintain group control even while you are setting up. Look around; be sure you have enough space for your sailors to execute what you are asking them to do.
Think about the next drill and practice flow. E For example, if you have a drill that gets you upwind (such as tack on the whistle), plan the following drill so it gets your students back downwind (such as follow the leader or jibe on the whistle).
Execution
Get going as soon as you can and think about pace. E While sailors need some rest, too much downtime can result
getting bored and sailing away.
E Remember that you have a goal skill. For example, if you are running tack on the whistle, you need to blow the whistle often enough so students get in effective tacking practice but not so often that they have trouble getting up to speed before starting the next tack.
Give specific, constructive and positive feedback.
E Remember that you are more than just a safety officer. In order to truly be an instructor, you must provide specific and constructive feedback.
E Prioritize your feedback by giving the most important first and jotting down other areas of improvement in your notebook. Stay with that boat and observe them as they work on your recommendations. Do not give feedback and then motor away before checking for comprehension and skill correction.
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