Terrain Adaptation Skills Flashcards
(8 cards)
What are the goals of Terrain Adaptation?
To maintain confidence, control, fluidity, and balance required for safely negotiating rougher, undulating terrain, and features found on un-groomed trails.
What terrain is used for Terrain Adaptation?
- Un-groomed runs.
- Blue runs with small rollers, small bumps, berms and banks.
- BX tracks, half-pipes, Terrain parks (easier, flatter sections).
What are the skills required for Terrain Adaptation?
1) Position & Balance: Relaxed, athletic position, with COM slightly lower than normal, for stability.
2) Pivot: Turning the snowboard using hip, knees, ankles and feet.
3) Edging: Balanced over the working edge using a combination of inclination and angulation movements.
4) Pressure: Allowing the lower body to move freely, absorbing pressure from terrain.
5) Timing & Coordination: Looking ahead, appropriate pace of movements, coordination skills.
What are the 3 skills that the student will need to - adapt to terrain?
1) Position and Balance
2) Pressure
3) Timing & Coordination
Suggested tactics for terrain adaptation - position and balance
Balance-specific tactics, in undulating or un-groomed terrain
Suggested tactics for terrain adaptation skill - Pressure
1) Static Flexion Exercise (Shock absorbers)
2) Traverse rolling/un-even terrain
3) Push/pull over rolling terrain
Suggested tactics for terrain adaptation, Skill - Timing & coordination
1) Changing Edges at top of bumps/rollers
2) Changing Edges at bottom of bumps/rollers
Suggested tactics for Terrain Adaptation:
1) Any stance specific exercises in undulating terrain.
2) Any flexion/extension and absorbing exercises - traverse through bumps with absorption.
3) Riding over small bumps and hollows.
4) Turning in the troughs of bumps.
5) Riding through BX course / banked turns and berms.
6) Pumping rollers.
7) Banking turns through half-pipe.
8) Dropping-in to a small half-pipe.
