CREATIVE COACHING EXERCISE
3 CREATIVE COACHING EXERCISES
YOUR ASSIGNMENT
Develop a fun and creative lesson plan that will engage a variety of skill levels of skateboarders, all of whom are in your class. The lesson is to be one hour in length. Each group will be given a scenario to plan for.
Things to Consider
FUNdamentals are key. Keep it simple, keep it fun & interesting!
Build in a “break-out” plan.
What “dry land” basic body skill are you incorporating?
Is there a way to include a lifestyle-awareness activity.
LESSON PLANNING SCENARIO # 1
The 10 students in your class range in age from 6 to 9. They have a variety of skill levels, but are mainly at a beginning level of skateboarding. One child is not very confident. Parents are observing. The location of your lesson is an indoor skatepark that has the following pieces of equipment: a mini-ramp, a fun box and ample flat ground space for your lesson. You have the following extras available: a whistle, crayons, skipping ropes, hula hoops, and coloured gloves.
The 10 students in your class range in age from 6 to 9. They have a variety of skill levels, but are mainly at a beginning level of skateboarding. One child is not very confident. Parents are observing. The location of your lesson is an indoor skatepark that has the following pieces of equipment: a mini-ramp, a fun box and ample flat ground space for your lesson. You have the following extras available: a whistle, crayons, skipping ropes, hula hoops, and coloured gloves.
SCENARIO # 1
• Gather your class assistant to help. Have the assistant to go with the less confident skater and support the child by providing them with a “buddy.”
• Play a game of Simon Says, or another suitable game that will get kids familiar with some of the basic skills.
For example, jump on the board, touch your toes, etc.
• Play Freeze Tag on skateboards, using the coloured gloves. The player wearing the gloves is the leader of the game.
• Reward students for smiling, staying on their boards, helping someone else, etc. Mark off on a chart how many times they tried to go down the ramp. Refer to the chart to track their progressions.
• Give stickers out as rewards for the completion of activities.
LESSON PLANNING SCENARIO # 2
The eight children in your class are beginners, aged 8 to 11. Thi is the very first class, but you have prepared well in advance. Some know how to balance on their boards, and som ow how to push and tic-tac. Parents are observing. In the middle of the class, one child sits down in frustratiom
Your skatepark is outdoors and cement. The weather is very hot.
You have the following extras available to use at your discretion: a whistle, enough medium-size softballs for the class and a small portable basketball hoop.
SCENARIO # 2
• Still observing all the students in your class, sit down with the child who is frustrated. (The child who is frustrated may be a little more dehydrated.)
• Use the whistle to gather everyone’s attention, if need be.
• Ask all the children to drink water. They may be dehydrated.
• Take the children to a cooler area of the park where they can be in the shade, if need be.
• Once they have cooled down, have the kids do a break-out activity or play a quiet game using the gloves (tag) or, once the kids are cooler still, have them play a game of relay basketball, using “change of direction” as a drill. (Land games are of assistance for overall skateboarding skill building.) Or ask the kids what game they would like to play.
• If heat is not an issue, set up a drill that has the kids riding their skateboards and taking turns shooting balls into the basketball hoop.
LESSON PLANNING SCENARIO # 3
The six children In your class have moved from Kicks 1 Roll-ins to Kicks 2 Drop-ins. They have moved ihronqh previous lessons and have acquired some pretty good experience in skateboarding. They do not all want to focus on the same thing during this session. They are chock-full of energy and it is hard to keep the class under control. Helmet chin straps mysteriously keep coming undone.
Your skatepark is outdoors and cement.
You have the following extras available to use: a whistle, a time clock and a music player. ISCP© (International Skateboard Certification Program) & SKATZ© (Stance, Kicks Axles, Transfers, Zen)
The six children In your class have moved from Kicks 1 Roll-ins to Kicks 2 Drop-ins. They have moved ihronqh previous lessons and have acquired some pretty good experience in skateboarding. They do not all want to focus on the same thing during this session. They are chock-full of energy and it is hard to keep the class under control. Helmet chin straps mysteriously keep coming undone.
Your skatepark is outdoors and cement.
You have the following extras available to use: a whistle, a time clock and a music player. ISCP© (International Skateboard Certification Program) & SKATZ© (Stance, Kicks Axles, Transfers, Zen)
SCENARIO # 3
• Play a game of skate to burn off some energy and use the music player to motivate the students. Use the
• Keep safety in mind.
• Have those who do not observe park safety take a time out.
• Shake it up by introducing a new skill. Perhaps they are bored.
ISCP© (International Skateboard Certification Program) & SKATZ© (Stance, Kicks Axles, Transfers, Zen)