Green - While traversing the hill rider will do a series of hops landing on the same edge with the tail following the same path as nose of the board without skidding.
Blue/Black - While traversing the hill the rider will do a series of hops landing the same edge as nose of the board without skidding also hoping vertically up or down the hill.
Rider needs to focus an aligned stacked stance. When leaving the ground, the rider needs to hope with pressure equal off both feet to stay centered.
green pressure, green tilt, blue pressure, blue tilt, black pressure, black tilt
Series of unlinked 180s or linked 360s slips completed in both directions.
Staying close to the fall line, maintain a consistent speed, using twist as the primary fundamental with the secondary focus being pivot.
green pressure, green twist, blue pressure, blue twist, black pressure, black twist
Rider will, with the help of an instructor, point the nose of the board into the fall line, then the rider will slide down the fall line keeping the board flat until they start to feel some speed, (using short counts such as 3, 5, and 7 seconds to help build confidence). Finally the rider will apply breaks until they come to safe stop. Isolated skill- 3 points of contact under each foot. (one point under the heal and two on the balls of the foot.)
Have rider take off the board. Standing on flat ground have rider find the heal and the balls of their feet under themselves. Shift the body from heal, to the arch of the foot, and threw to the balls of the foot. This will help the rider understand the sensations under their feet as they are sliding.
Highlighted skill- gliding down the fall line 2 feet strapped in, feeling the 3 points of contact under each foot as the board slides. Applied- using the new skill on short sections of flat surfaces until the rider feels comfortable.
Centered and allined stance, flexed knees and ankles, three points of contact on the bottom of the foot.
Green Pressure, Blue Pressure, Black Pressure
While doing turns edge change happens with a flexion rather than extension.
Rider should be smallest at transition tallest at apex.
blue tilt, blue pressure, black pressure, black tilt
Doing a series of Ollie's while keeping a stacked upper body, the goal is to explore ranges of motion fore and aft along the board while staying in balance.
Basic - while off of the board, find your riding stance. Once acquired and balance try to shift your legs fore and aft as if on a board keeping head relatively level
Highlighted- Now strap the board on, using this shifting motion along the lanth of board feel the pressure move from center to fore back threw center then to aft of the board. Keep this shifting motion up until you feel the boards nose ready to pop off snow. This is your Ollie motion in action. Find a light pitch and repeat the process until comfortable.
Applied- now we put it all together. We are going to do a set of continuous Ollie's with an emphasis on keeping a level head. Pick terrain that is very light green to start with (speed is a factor to take note of) once you got the Ollie's it's time to add one last thing. We will be doing Ollie's like a dolphin in the tunnel. Instead of landing flat based the nose of the board lands first, builds energy and helps build into the next pop!
Green Pressure, Blue Pressure, Black Pressure
While keeping the board in the fall line have the rider use independent foot steering to twist the board very rapidly from edge to edge.
The focus is on moving the lead and rear foot independently and keeping center of mass over the base of support while apply twist on the board as it moves down the fall-line.
Blue Twist, Black Twist, Blue Pressure, Black Pressure
Have student follow your tracks while varying the radius and rhythm of turns
Experiencing a range of Duration, Intensity and Timing (DIT) in body movement patterns to make varying turns with consistent speed.
Green Twist, Blue Twist, Black Twist, Green Tilt, Blue Tilt, Black Tilt, Green Pivot, Blue Pivot, Black Pivot
