Service Concepts(why we teach)

Riding Concepts(what we teach)

Teaching Concepts(how we teach)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

S.T.S (Snowboard Teaching System)

S.T.S. Rider Levels

Skidded Traverse Toe / Heel

Single Skidded Turns

Linked Skidded Turns

Beginning Freestyle

Improved Skidded TurnsCarved Turns

Bumps / SteepsIntermediate Freestyle

AllMountain

AdvancedBumps / SteepsTurns / Freestyle Black

Blue

Green

1. The Y Model2. Movement and Performance Concepts3. S.T.S Rider Levels

Learning Partnership

Instructor Behavior Student Behavior

(1st Timer)

Created by Clay Sawyer AASI Level 3 (Rev.3/2008)

Y – Model Alternatives

Individual Characteristics

Learning Preferences: Doer Watcher Thinker Feeler

Motivation: Intrinsic Extrinsic

Attitudes and Values

Instructor Behavior:

Service Concepts

Riding Concepts Teaching Concepts(Learning Partnership)

Movement Concepts: Flexion / Extension Retraction / Extension Rotation

Performance Concepts: Twist Tilt Pivot Pressure

Y model: Freestyle Free ride Alpine / Carving

STS Rider Levels (1- 6)

Teaching Styles:

1. Command 2. Task3. Reciprocal4. Guided Discovery5. Problem Solving

Teaching Patterns:

1. Introduce the lesson2. Determine the goals3. Plan the lesson4. Present the information5. Demonstrate6. Practice7. Check for Understanding8. Summarize

1. Instructor / Student Experience2. Assess the students situation3. Propose the plan4. Provide the service5. Close the transaction6. Follow-up

Student Behavior:

Teaching Pathways

Learning Pathways

(STS)Snowboard

Teaching System

Created by Clay Sawyer AASI Level 3 (Rev.3/2008)

Snowboard Y-Model

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

New Rider

Basic< >Turns

Dynamic< >Turns

Freestyle Freeride Alpine/Carving

Carving

Switch

180’s

SpecializedPre-teen

Young Adults

SpecializedPre-teen

Young AdultsEuropean Guests

General PublicAll Ages

Created by Clay Sawyer AASI Level 3 (Rev.3/2008)

Movement Concepts:•Flexion & Extension •Retraction & Extension

•Rotation

Performance Concepts:•Twist • Tilt

• Pivot • Pressure

Movement Analysis• Profile

Stance – Regular or Goofy Level – Riding level 3,4,5, or 6 Task – Linked S-turns, Carve Turns, etc. Terrain – Green run, Blue run, Black run

• Detect Cause

• Movement concepts – What is the body doing? Effect

• Performance concepts – How is the board responding?

• Correct Corrective – Fix what is wrong Developmental – Enhance what is right Action Plan Building - 3 to 5 Exercises

• Simple to complex, static and dynamic, build upon talents

Created by Clay Sawyer AASI Level 3 (Rev.3/2008)

Movement Patterns / Turn Mechanics• Turning Powers

– Rotation– Counter Rotation– Leg Steering – Ultimate Goal

• Turn enhancers– Counter Motion– Anticipation Release

• Edge Angle– Banking (Inclination)– Angulation

• Pressure Distribution– Leverage (Tip to Tip)– Side-to-side (Edge to Edge)– Unweighing

• Up-unweighting• Down-unweighting• Rebound-unweighting• Terrain-unweighting

• Crossunder vs. Crossover• Skidding vs. Carving

(3) Main steps of Movement Analysis:1. Profile (SLTT)

• Stance, Level, Task, Terrain 2. Detection

• Cause – Movement concepts• Effect – Performance concepts

3. Correction• Prescribe solutions (Action Plans)

• Developmental • Corrective

Action Plan Building (Sequencing Cycle)1. Identify competencies2. Isolate difficulties3. Divide movements into mechanics4. Incorporate variations5. Organize movements, mechanics, and

variations into a plan 6. Evaluate the action plan

Created by Clay Sawyer AASI Level 3 (Rev.3/2008)

Biomechanics• Bones – Make up skeleton• Muscles – Contract or Extend

– Isometric contraction - locked– Isotonic contraction – moving– Co-contraction – working together– Work in pairs or groups (ex. quadriceps + hamstrings)

• Ligaments – Connects bone to bone• Tendons – Connects muscle to bone• Cartilage – Reduce friction, absorb shocks• Joints

– Hinge – knee– Ball and socket – hip– Modified Hinge - ankle

(4) Ligaments of the Knee:1. ACL - Anterior Cruciate Ligament2. PCL - Posterior Cruciate Ligament3. MCL – Medial Collateral Ligament4. LCL – Lateral Collateral Ligament

VAK:•Visual

•Auditory•Kinesthetic

Human Learning Modalities

Created by Clay Sawyer AASI Level 3 (Rev.3/2008)

Diagram of a Turn

GravityCentrifugalCentripetalForce Force

Friction (Types):1. Snow to Board2. Air to Body3. Snow to Body

Gravity (Types):1. Normal Component2. Parallel Component

Gravity Friction Principal – When Friction is greater than Gravity, speed decreases, and when Gravity is greater than Friction, speed increases.

Friction – Occurs throughout turn.

Created by Clay Sawyer AASI Level 3 (Rev.3/2008)

Phases of a Turn

Gravity

Initiation

Shaping

Finish

Edge change occurs

Created by Clay Sawyer AASI Level 3 (Rev.3/2008)

T.O.D.A Model1. Task2. Observe3. Describe4. Analyze

Additional Definitions

Freestyle Maneuver A.T.M.L1. Approach2. Takeoff3. Maneuver4. Landing

C.A.P. Model1. Cognitive – Think2. Affective – Feel3. Physical - Move

Piaget Stages of Development1. Sensory Motor 0 – 22. Pre-operational 2 – 73. Concrete Operations 7 – 114. Formal Operations 11 - Adults

T.I.D. 1. Timing2. Intensity3. Duration

Smart Style Safety Initiative1. Make a plan2. Look before you leap3. Easy Style it4. Respect gets respect

Teaching Cycles, P.D.A.S.1. Play2. Drill3. Adventure4. Summary

Physiological - Sustenance

Safety

Social Recognition

Self-Esteem

Created by Clay Sawyer AASI Level 3 (Rev.3/2008)

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Self-Actualization

Transcendence

Model for Human Motivation

2 Types Motivation 1. Intrinsic 2. Extrinsic