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The NZSIA FUNdamentals is a national framework and educational resource for children’s skiing and snowboarding in New Zealand. It is based on developing fundamental skills in the sport of skiing and snowboarding that are fun and build on a solid base – the FUNdamentals. The FUNdamentals are a useful resource for adults as well and are a good starting point for developing an adaptive lesson plan.
Level One FUNdamentals
The Level One FUNdamentals takes students from introducing the equipment through to riding a lift for the first time.
| ADAPTIVE LEVEL ONE CORE SKILLS | INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION | SKILL ACQUISITION FOCUS |
|---|---|---|
| I know my equipment and how to be set up correctly to use it | Demonstrate set up and use of equipment | Balance |
| I can stand in a functional centred stance and move away from and back to that position | Identify the most functional centred position with support and/or canting as needed. Show student different ways of moving in and out of a centred position identifying when they are centred | Balance, lateral, vertical |
| I can move around either independently or with support on the flats | Assist as much as required and dictated by stamina so that student understands how to move | Balance, edge, pressure, rotation |
| I can slide maintaining a centred stance and can move away from and back to that centred stance while sliding | If possible, teach student how to climb the hill and turn to slide down and then how to maintain the centred stance moving away from and back to that stance with different exercises | Balance, edge, pressure |
| I can perform some form of basic speed control either using outriggers or with board/skis and know how to fall safely | Demonstrate safe falling, particularly with outriggers, then use either a wedge, outriggers, sideslip or tethers to slow speed | Balance, edge, pressure |
| I can ride conveyor lifts safely | Introduce good technique for riding conveyor lifts | Balance, edge, pressure |