Novice skill development

Question 0

What are the 5 riding skills?

Answer 0

1) Position and balance
2) Pivot
3) Edging
4) Pressure
5) Timing and coordination

Question 1

What are the 3 competencies.

Answer 1

1) Centred and Mobile
2) Turning with the lower body
3) Balanced over the working edge

Question 2

What exercises help the student develop Position and Balance?

Answer 2

1) riding fore, aft, and centred
2) hopping
3) switch riding (green terrain)

Question 3

What are the 2 key points for position and balanced skill?

Answer 3

1) development of centred position and mobility

2) enhanced stability

Question 4

What are the exercises for Pivot?

Answer 4

1) Fall-line pivot (garland)
2) Mini Motor Boat (on hips and knees)
3) Pickle jar (lower body rotation)

Question 6

What are the exercises for edging?

Answer 6

1) Static Edging Exercises (“no highbacks” analogy.
2) “Stop-n-hops”
3) Sidecut turns

Question 7

What is the key point to Edging?

Answer 7

Balanced over the working edge

Question 8

What are the exercises for pressure?

Answer 8

1) Riding varied terrain
2) Ollies
3) Fall-line stops

Question 9

What is the key point for pressure?

Answer 9

Lower body mobility

Question 10

What are the exercises for timing & coordination?

Answer 10

1) Follow the leader
2) Counting
3) Tornado turns

Question 11

What is the key point for timing and coordination?

Answer 11

Symmetry, rhythm

Question 12

What is the key point for Pivot?

Answer 12

Develop lower body turning movements.