Level 1 Written Test Flashcards
What do AASI, STS, ATS, & PSIA stand for?
American Association of Snowboard Instructors (inside cover)
Snowboard Teaching System (p12)
American Teaching System (p13)
Professional Ski Instructors of America (inside cover)
What is the relationship between PSIA & AASI?
AASI was a brand established by PSIA in 1997 (p14).
What are the 3 core values of snowboard instruction?
Safety, fun, and learning (p9)
What are the 7 points of Your Responsibility Code?
- Always stay in control (able to stop/avoid ppl/objects)
- People ahead of you have the right-of-way.
- Don’t stop where you obstruct a trail or aren’t visible from above.
- Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill & yield to others.
- Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment.
- Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails/areas.
- Be able to load/ride/unload safely from the lift before using it
(p10)
How do you present the Responsibility Code to your clients?
Incorporate them into a lesson and make sure to point them out before they become relevant, in a way that shows the reasoning/common sense of each one.
(experience)
Describe the Y model.
Freestyle/Freeride/Race
Halfpipe/powder/boardercross
Jumps/bumps/trees/gates
Rails/boxes/steeps/carving
spins/butters/switch/groomers
^Developmental skills^
Turning
Twist/tilt/pivot/pressure
^Foundations^
Base = new rider / first-time riding experience
(p17)
What are the parts of a turn?
- Initiation (beginning)
- Control (middle)
- Finish (end)
(p80)
What are the elements of the Movement Concept?
Flexion, extension, and rotation
(p45)
What are the elements of the Performance Concept?
Tilt, pivot, twist, and pressure
(p45)
How are the Movement Concept and the Performance Concept related?
Movements cause the board to perform
Tilt, pivot, twist, and pressure result from flexion, extension, and rotational movements made by the rider
(p45)
What are the various elements of stance?
Which foot typically goes forward (goofy or regular)
Stance width (distance between middle of each binding base plate)
Stance angles (split = difference between front & back foot angles)
(p41-42)
(Experience - you could add forward lean)
What are the purposes of bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons?
Bones: framework for body support, protects vital organs, attachment points for muscles & connective tissue
Muscles: contract & relax to stabilize or move joints.
Ligaments: connect bones
Tendons: connect muscle to bone
(p58-64)
Define sliding, slipping, and skidding.
Sliding: board travels flat & along its length
Slipping: board travels along its side in a direction that is perpendicular to the fall line while being tipped in edge (sideslip)
Skidding: combo of board moving along its length and its side while on edge
(p22)
Define inclination and angulation.
Inclination: when riders tip or lean their whole body into a turn
Angulation: create angles between adjacent body parts
(p47)
List several learning styles.
Visual (watching), auditory, thinking, feeling, kinesthetic (doing)
(p91-92)
List several teaching styles.
Direct (command style, task style)
Indirect (guided discovery, reciprocal, problem solving, exploration)
(p101)
What are the parts of a lesson? What happens during each part?
- Introduce lesson & develop trust
- Assess students and their movements
- Determine goals and plan experiences
- Present & share information
- Guide practice
- Check for understanding
- Debrief the learning experience
(p87)
List the pros and cons for different types of snowboards, bindings, and boots.
Traditional camber: pop & stiffness
Rocker: easy to turn, good in powder
Flat: good all-around
Softer boots: better articulation, for butters/park tricks (freestyle)
Firmer boots: Freeride, carving, high speed, steeps, bigger jumps (^fwd lean)
Lace up vs quick lace vs boa
Strap-in, step-on, rear entry
(p36-40)
How do snow conditions affect your lesson plans?
Could cause certain areas to be closed, students to be late, make some skills harder/more dangerous to practice. Adjust lesson accordingly.
(experience)
How does equipment affect your teaching?
Equipment meant for 1 type of riding may make it harder to ride another way. Always check for broken / ill fitting / improperly worn items and fix before starting.
(experience)
What is the difference between an exercise and a progression?
Exercise: a task or activity meant to practice a skill
Progression: a series of exercises building up to a particular skill
(experience)
What are two types of motivation?
Conscious/unconscious
Status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness, & fairness (SCARF)
Physiological, safety/security, belonging, self-esteem, self-actualization (Maslow)
(p89-90)
What is the fall line? How do you organize and move your class in relation to it?
An imaginary line that follows the steepest descent; the path along which a ball would roll if released down the slope. (p136)
It is the general direction of a class. Be careful to stay away when it means a student could end up in the trees, stay away during static exercises (so no one falls when you’re trying to stay still)
(experience)
List some ways you can minimize the risk of injury to your students.
Be aware of skill level, mood, and surroundings. Keep exercises/progressions and terrain at the appropriate skill/confidence level.
(experience)
How can a good lesson summary help sell additional lessons?
It reminds the student of what was learned and the progress that was made.
(experience)
Create 3 lesson plans for teaching flexing/extending movements.
1.Dynamic carved turns: oompah loompah (static) oompah loompah while turning (simple) push off sides while turning (complex) play with different turn sizes/shapes (Freeride)
2. Grabs: jump & tuck (static) while moving (simple) off a jump (complex) more air/diff grabs (Freeride)
3. Sideslipping: flex/extended ankle, gas pedal analogy (static) go down hill, holding hands (simple) independent (complex) falling leaf (Freeride)
Create 3 lesson plans for teaching rotary movements.
- Nose roll: nose press & jump 180 (static) nose press while riding (simple) nose roll (complex) both ways (Freeride)
- Small shifty on a box: bow ties (static) basic box (simple) shifty on box (complex) try it switch (Freeride)
- 180 off a jump:
Create 3 lesson plans for teaching skidded turns.
- One foot unstrapped: Skating on an edge (static) straight down the hill (simple) straight with a turn (complex) faster/steeper, harder stop (Freeride)
- Gas pedal/edge angles (static) sideslipping (simple) traversing w/ stops (complex) j turns (Freeride)
- J turns (simple) garlands (complex) linked turns (Freeride)
What are Reference Alignments? Why use them?
3 descriptions to assist instructors with discussing movements and positions.
Shoulders & hips parallel to the slope/terrain
Shoulders & hips perpendicular to the front foot
Center of mass is over the working edge with the riders weight equally distributed between the feet.
(p142 glossary, p81)
How can you tell if a rider’s weight is forward or backward on the board?
When the triangle formed by the rider’s stance is not isosceles, but leaned to the front or back
(p74-75)
How does child development affect riding?
Attention span, energy level, motor skills, balance, strength, interests, etc
(experience)
How can you use turn shape to control speed?
Wide finished turns slow you down, especially if you go back up hill a little at the finish.
Narrow unfinished turns can make you go faster (closer to “bombing”)
(experience)
List 5 words that describe flexing/extending movements.
Straighten, lengthen, reach, expand, increase, fold, bend, double up, angle, curve, crook
List 5 words that describe rotary movements.
Rotate, revolve, turn, twist, spin, gyrate
Describe 3 freestyle tricks you teach beginning riders. How do they help?
Straight air - learn how to land (other tricks) or recover if something goes wrong
Nose/tail presses - learn about pressure on different parts of the board and what it does
Tiny box - same as straight air, confidence building
How do you share your enthusiasm for snowboarding with your clients?
Act excited about everything we’re doing and about every tiny bit of progress the student makes.
Always patient (no pressure), always optimistic/encouraging
