Prioritising Inefficiencies (Level Two)

Effective Rider Analysis explores how to effectively analyse a student’s riding. This chapter will provide useful information for what analysis is, why it’s useful and guidance on how best to develop analysis skills. Within the world of instructing, the skill of...

Understanding Cause & Effect (Level Two)

Effective Rider Analysis explores how to effectively analyse a student’s riding. This chapter will provide useful information for what analysis is, why it’s useful and guidance on how best to develop analysis skills. Within the world of instructing, the skill of...

Analysing Movements (Level One)

Effective Rider Analysis explores how to effectively analyse a student’s riding. This chapter will provide useful information for what analysis is, why it’s useful and guidance on how best to develop analysis skills. Within the world of instructing, the skill of...

Joints (Level Two)

Basic Biomechanics provides a brief overview of the biomechanics utilised when snowboarding, including the main joints that are used, plus how the muscles, tendons and ligaments interact with these joints. This will help to create a deeper understanding of why certain...

S.C.O.P.E (Level Two)

Terrain & Environment explores the simple concepts of fall line, pitch and general terrain selection, mountain weather, the acronym S.C.O.P.E and the Park Smart concept, plus more advanced environment aspects such as snow conditions and reading advanced terrain....

Terrain Park Riding (Level Two)

Terrain & Environment explores the simple concepts of fall line, pitch and general terrain selection, mountain weather, the acronym S.C.O.P.E and the Park Smart concept, plus more advanced environment aspects such as snow conditions and reading advanced terrain....

Understanding Steering Angle (Level Two)

How the Snowboard Performs explores the outcomes of blended movements through use of timing, power and range, and how the snowboard performs with edging, pressuring and steering. As well as the various movement options an instructor needs to understand how the...

Board Performance (Level Two)

How the Snowboard Performs explores the outcomes of blended movements through use of timing, power and range, and how the snowboard performs with edging, pressuring and steering. As well as the various movement options an instructor needs to understand how the...

Active Stance (Level Two)

The Movements of Snowboarding explores how snowboarders balance and move on their equipment, the different movement options, and the methods in which these movements can be applied. As an instructor it is important to understand how to balance and move efficiently in...

Turn Phases (Level Two)

The Snowboard Turn explores how snowboarders can alter their path down the mountain by making turns of different shapes, sizes and performance. Alongside this, we will look at the different turn phases which are particularly useful when communicating the sequence of...