Ski Instructors Handbook: Teaching Tools and Techniques

By Andrew Lockerbie and Derek N. Tate

The Ski Instructors Handbook - Teaching Tools and Techniques is a comprehensive resource for snowsports instructors and those interested in learning the sport. Whether working part time, seasonally or as a full time professional this ebook will assist instructors with their teaching career. No matter which system / nation you are qualified through the contents of this ebook will help you with your training and exams.

The book has been cleverly divided into color coded sections; green, blue, red, black (similar to the color coding for ski runs in Europe) with additional stuff in the yellow section at the end. The idea is that each section builds in complexity starting with the basics of delivering a good lesson (green) and progressing through to Teaching Styles in a Snowsports Environment (black). The yellow section then includes useful extras like using video for coaching.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Nov 26, 2012
• ISBN: 9780955625145

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Ski Instructors

Handbook

Teaching Tools & Techniques

Andrew Lockerbie

Derek Tate

Parallel Dreams Publishing

© 2012 by Andrew Lockerbie & Derek Tate

Layout & Design: Derek Tate

Editor & proof reader: Shona Tate

Additional proof reading and validation of content by Sharon Crossan, BASI, PSIA and Teacher of Physical Education.

Photography: All photos are © Parallel Dreams except; Photo in Sticky Stories Section Two, photographer Hugh Monney, skier Derek Tate

No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any other means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the express permission in writing from the authors.

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Parallel Dreams Publishing

www.paralleldreams.co.uk

ISBN: 978-0-9556251-4-5 (ePub)

Front Cover Teacher - Shona Tate

Photo by Derek Tate

Grands Montets, Chamonix, France

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PRAISE FOR THIS BOOK

I’ve worked in this industry a long time and read many books and manuals. While there seems to be consistency from manual to manual, I always glean new thoughts and ideas from the subtle nuances from the authors twist. This is the case with this great text.

Jeb Boyd

Arc2Arc Alpine Training Centre

PSIA Alpine Team Member

I love the Teaching Styles section. The skiing examples are very good and I think will be really useful. Instructors need reminders as to what each individual teaching style is all about.

Sharon Crossan

BASI, PSIA

Teacher of Physical Education

Andrew & Derek have set out very clearly the different Teaching Styles, Learner Types and Goal Setting practices and philosophies for you, the instructor to explore and use. These are inspiring and it is a breath of fresh air to have everything together in this notebook format full of new ideas and ways of explaining and delivering your lessons.

Shona Tate

Director BASS Chamonix & Megeve

BASI Alpine Trainer

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

William Arthur Ward

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

SECTION ONE: HOW TO DELIVER A LESSON

Introductions

Goal

Plan

Explain

Demonstrate

Imitate

Feedback

Trials

Conclude

SECTION TWO: DELIVERY

The Episodes

Learner Phases - what to use

Sticky Stories

SECTION THREE: UNDERSTAND THE THEORY

Types of Learners

Learner Phases

Methods of Practice

Feedback

Goal Setting

The 6 Ways to Influence

SECTION FOUR: TEACHING STYLES IN A SNOWSPORTS ENVIRONMENT

Reproduction Styles

Production Styles

Command

Practice

Reciprocal

Self Check

Inclusion

Guided Discovery

Convergent Discovery

Divergent Discovery

Learner-designed Individual Programme

Learner-initiated

Self Teaching

SECTION FIVE: EXTRA STUFF

Using Video

Ski Way Code

Bibliography

Further Help

About the Authors

Ski Instructors Handbook Series

National Snowsport Instructor Training Organisations (English speaking)

Notes

INTRODUCTION

The Ski Instructors Handbook - Teaching Tools & Techniques is designed to give you a comprehensive resource to assist with your teaching career in snowsports. Whether you work part time, seasonally or as a full time professional, this handbook has something for you. No matter which system / nation you are qualified through the contents of this book will help you with your training and exams.

Just like the Ski Instructors Handbook - Technical Skills and Drills, this book is divided up into colour coded sections which increase in complexity from green through to black, with section five at the end including some useful extras.

Section one goes through the basic fundamentals that all lessons should include giving a simple easy to use structure. Section two then looks at delivery in more detail breaking it down into a series of episodes helping you to understand what each episode should include. Specific examples are then given in the form of sticky stories that help you to remember more