Lesson 7 – 30 minutes
Learning outcomes
- Attempt or perform a dismount from a nipper board
Preparation
- Nipper Boards Marker cones.
- Water Safety Personnel (1:5)
IMPORTANT
- If you are not confident coaching the skills in this lesson bring in a surf sports athlete or coach to help deliver the lesson.
- Discuss the surf conditions and safety considerations before entering the water.
Coaching Points
CONTROLLED DISMOUNT (BOARD RESCUE TECHNIQUE)
- Stay on board until knee depth water or when your hand can just touch the sand to indicate shallow depth.
- When shallow enough swing one foot over each side of the board and use them as brakes to help you come to a stop.
- Step off board and grab front handle to drag board out of water.
Demonstrate
- In the water demonstrate how to do a controlled dismount from a board.
Activity 1
- Have participants practice their skills in the water in an area close to shore and marked out by Water Safety Personnel.
Coaching Points
RACING DISMOUNT
- Stay on board till knee deep water or when your hand can just touch the sand to indicate shallow depth.
- Keep eyes on strap/handle.
- Grab front handle.
- St and and run to finish, dragging the board
- Finish on feet in control of board
Demonstrate
- In the water demonstrate how to do a controlled dismount from a board
Activity 2
- Have participants practice their skills in the water in an area close to shore and marked out by Water Safety Personnel.
Activity 3
- Set up a finish line on the beach 10 metres from the water’s edge using marker cones.
- Take the participants out into deep water with their boards and line up facing the beach (if you have a large group take one small group at a time).
- Tell the participants that on ‘Go’ they are to race back to the beach and finish over the finish line between the marker cones.
- Repeat this 2 or 3 times.
ASSUMED SKILLS
This lesson assumes participants have acquired previous skills from earlier awards:
- Positioning on a board and basic paddling technique;
- Entering the surf and bunny-hopping with a board;
- Sitting over a wave and paddling through a wave.
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