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Teaching task - Athletic 12 year old wedge-christie skier

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There are lots of good ways to approach a teaching task. The point of this series of posts is not to give you “the answer” but to show you different ways work through the task.

The task
Twelve year old boy, fairly athletic, wedge Christy skis matching at the end of the turn.  Coach him to get his skis to match at the beginning of the turn.

Technical or tactical focus? Read about the difference between technical and tactical
I would say technical


What skill should we work on? Read more about the skills concept
Balance? We know he’s fairly athletic and matching skis, it sounds like balance is more or less working.

Rotary? If he is matching skis at the bottom of the turn, then rotary skill are in play. So you can further develop that skill by working on inside leg steering.

Pressure? Adding flexion and extension will help him let go of the old turn and move into the new one creating an earlier match.

Edging? If he can learn to flatten the inside ski, then he can use his rotary skis to steer it to a match.

What parts of the body are we going to move?
Balance? Ankles

Rotary? Turning femur and leg from the hip socket,

Pressure? Ankles, knees, hips, upper body

Edging? Ankles, knees, hips

How do we address the student profile?
We’re going to
  • Let the student know why we’re doing what we’re doing
  • Give one direction at a time
  • Not remind them school by droning on and on
  • Show and tell each aspect of the lesson
  • Teach a lesson related to sports, video games, movies, laser tag, wii, legos or something similar
  • Use visualization, at twelve he may think games are kid’s stuff

Gameplan

Introduce - If you’re doing pressure, choose an activity encourages flexing and extending movements.


Develop – Now, further develop those flexing and extending movements by having your students move in the direction of the new turn.


Bring it back – Before you finish show you can use these movements in your regular skiing


Include lots of task-related feedback along the way.
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