What is board control oriented teaching approach? - It is about giving instructions to the body and transfer the muscle inputs to the board movement, achieving command over the board's Roll/Yaw/Pitch - The primary focus is to use the 3 lower body joints(hips,knees,ankles) to give the necessary inputs to control the board's Edging/Pressuring/Steering. - The secondary focus is the alignment of the upper body joints(shoulders,arms,line of sight) to achieve better balance and flow of riding.

When beginners have their back facing downhill, the fear of falling backwards creates the natural instinct to lean the upper body uphill. Hence resulting in the posture showed in the before picture. - Before: Upper body leaning too far uphill causes imbalance as the body weight is not stacked vertically over the toe-edge. (Student leans on the bar to stay balanced) - After: Shoulders to Knee vertical to the ground, body weight stacked over toe-edge. Nice hovering posture on toeside.

This student was able to keep the back relatively upright but still struggles to hover without touching the bar. - The problem is at the knee joint: in the before picture, the student was squatting too low and theres a lot of flexion in the knees, this result is reduced pressure on the calves and hence board not edging enough. - After: I simply instructed the student to straighten the knees slightly, immediately the calves press against the boot more and hence edging the board more. Successfully hovering without touching the bar

Take a look at the picture showing a common beginner stance when doing heelside. - Previously the student struggled to keep his board hovering and his body keep touching the bar - His back was bending too much forward such that his weight cannot fully stack on top of the heels - After I showed him his stance from the photo, immediately he was able to adjust and hover without touching the bar. - The adjusted position stacks his body on top of the heel edge resulting in improved balance&stability

Whenever we are trying to learn something new in sports, particularly when it comes to controlling the body to perform certain tasks, there are different stages in which the body/muscle learns. The slides attached will show you on each stage of the learning curve from my experience. Knowing which stage of the learning cycle you are currently at will give you a clearer idea on what to focus on for your upcoming practice session.