Balancing Movement Skill (involves Rotary, Edge & Pressure-control too)
• While on flat demonstrate shuffling through a turn, emphasizing keeping the feet under the torso. On gentle terrain have students shuffle through medium radius turn maintaining a round turn shape.
• Ask the students where they had the most difficulty maintaining the shuffle (in the fall line). To increase ability for students to maintain shuffle throughout the turn have them constantly move their center of mass in the direction of the turn (into the future) and progressively roll their ankles to tip skis by pressing against the front corners of the boot or the big toe/little toe.
• Once they are comfortable with shuffling, ask them to shuffle into the fall line and ski out – maintaining the same movement of the center of mass.
• Bring it back to regular skiing
• While on flat demonstrate shuffling through a turn, emphasizing keeping the feet under the torso. On gentle terrain have students shuffle through medium radius turn maintaining a round turn shape.
• Ask the students where they had the most difficulty maintaining the shuffle (in the fall line). To increase ability for students to maintain shuffle throughout the turn have them constantly move their center of mass in the direction of the turn (into the future) and progressively roll their ankles to tip skis by pressing against the front corners of the boot or the big toe/little toe.
• Once they are comfortable with shuffling, ask them to shuffle into the fall line and ski out – maintaining the same movement of the center of mass.
• Bring it back to regular skiing
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