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Children’s Instruction Manual
The second edition of this essential manual expands material about teaching children of all ages and ability. It also provides an organizing tool to show the relationships, experiences, and learning so vital to successfully teaching children to ski and snowboard. Top PSIA-AASI children’s teaching professionals have combined their expertise to update these materials and provide current images. With its focus on the contemporary technical aspects of skiing, snowboarding, and teaching, this edition retains information about the American Teaching System, skills and performance concepts, and the "stepping stones" approach to lesson design. These concepts are supported by information about drills and exercises, progressions, age-specific tips, and movement considerations for all types of learners. This manual describes the tools you need to successfully teach skiing or snowboarding to children. Use it as your guide for delivering safe, creative, professional, and inspirational lessons. 100 pages. 2008.

$24.95  
Entry Level Guide for Children’s Instructors
This book provides background information that helps new children’s instructors prepare to deliver fun, effective, safety-conscious alpine ski lessons from the start. Discusses PSIA and ATS, and examines what to teach (progressions, skills, and exercises) along with how to teach it (lesson preparation and delivery). Also contains information about effective communication and how to involve parents in their child’s learning. 1997. 33 pages.

$9.75  
Children’s Ski and Snowboard Movement Guide
This small, waterproof booklet is chock full of simple descriptions and images that demystify children’s movement patterns. It highlights common (“real”) patterns in children’s skiing and riding and helps you guide them toward more efficient (:Ideal”), developmentally appropriate movements, making it a terrific on-hill reference. Written by PSIA and AASI children’s specialists. 2004

$5.00  

Alpine - Nordic - Children - Snowboard - Adaptive - Pins

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