Snowboarder Responsibility Code #4 Look Uphill

This online snowboard lesson will go over the Snowboarder Responsibility Code #4 Look Uphill. I had to teach other high level riders techniques to improve their snowboarding to pass my AASI Level 3 Certification. I took my test a few times. You have to be an athlete to pass your L3 and it’s difficult. There are three parts; Riding, Teaching & Movement Analysis. I passed my ride one year and failed my teach and then passed my teach and failed my ride. I always passed my MA but you have to pass everything in your L3 exam. When I passed my L3 the snowboarder I was assigned to improve their riding didn’t have any flaws but one, he never looked uphill.  His snowboard alignments and body movements were spot on and he Ripped! I could see the flaw and that’s movement analysis. Now I had to teach a progression or step by step instructions to fix this or improve his riding. We are snowboarders and have a blindside and looking uphill while you ride will make you a safer more efficient snowboarder. Other Snowboard Videos on YouTube & Flowing Freeride go over movements to teach you how to perform safe efficient movements. You’ll have access to all our snowboard tutorials when you signup that cover every step and feedback from your coach. We also have some free snowboard videos to prepare for Intermediate Snowboard Skills & Drills on our YouTube Page. I recommend watching these snowboard videos; ; Building Rhythm, Advanced Snowboarding Getting Air, Snowboard Dynamic Flex & Extend, Active Passive Absorption, Terrain Park Features, Freestyle Snowboards, Upper/Lower Body Separation, Basic Carving: Circle Drills, Basics For Freestyle Features, Advance Snowboard Carving: Surfer Turns & Grab Carves, Funnel Turns For Navigating Obstacles, Snowboard Jibbing & Snowboarding Moguls. Learn to snowboard online with flowingfreeride.com, Take Our Placement Quiz, take a look at Our Blog for more free content, and Learn To Snowboard Right!

I taught my student a progression to look uphill by finishing his turns. I started the lesson by praising his riding and telling him all the pros to his riding and how hard it was to find something to improve. Then I just laid it down on the table that I never saw him look uphill. Both the examiners looked at each other and then me and smiled. I had nailed the MA now for my teach. I told him to start making turns by turning the snowboard up the mountain a bit more and to rotate his neck more and to start looking over his shoulder to start looking across the fall line and uphill more. After that he confirmed he could feel a little change in his riding. I then had him ride in front of me and on every toeside turn he’d look at me in the eyes and I was uphill. After that I had him look uphill at me on both heelside and toeside. I had him finish his turns and turn uphill more. That was something small that improved his riding by using #4 Responsibility Code Look Uphill.  I then had him blend that movement into his regular riding so that he’d be looking uphill once in a while. That was an easy progression to teach a high level rider but when we’re coaching other riders you fix one thing at a time. When you try to fix multiple things it gets confusing and students get lost. Perfect practice is working on one thing that you’re successful at most of the time but not perfect. When you go out and practice on your own, practice a skill that you can do sometimes but not %100 of the time.

When you stop and start you want to look uphill. When trails merge together look up the trail and yield to oncoming traffic or when merging. I shared that story because I wanted to stress the importance of safety and how safety can make you a better rider. Even high level riders have skills that they can work on to improve their riding. Know the code and remember to look uphill and yield. Watch the video to see the movements and techniques I’m talking about. You can practice efficiently with Snowboardclass/FlowingFreeride’s techniques so go back to earlier snowboard videos that teach you about stance alignments. You can signup to get access to all of our snowboard lessons, study guides, textbooks, glossary, tests and direct feedback from your coach. Learn to snowboard online with flowingfreeride.com and take a look at our YouTube Page for more free content and learn to snowboard right! My name is Blake Tholen Clark contact me if you want to book a lesson or have any questions about Snowboarding.