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Teaching the National Keelboat Scheme Instructor Course

Teaching the National Keelboat Scheme Instructor Course. Overview. Objectives To Assess your sailing To instruct you how to teach sailing To instruct you how to teach this Scheme Emphasis on instruction, ‘soft’ skills and enjoyment over advanced sailing skills. Learning a New Sport.

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Teaching the National Keelboat Scheme Instructor Course

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  1. Teaching the National Keelboat Scheme Instructor Course

  2. Overview • Objectives • To Assess your sailing • To instruct you how to teach sailing • To instruct you how to teach this Scheme • Emphasis on instruction, ‘soft’ skills and enjoyment over advanced sailing skills

  3. Learning a New Sport • When did you last do this? • What was important to you in terms of : • A) your enjoyment? • B) your progress? • What, in your experience makes a ‘bad’ instructor and a ‘good’ instructor?

  4. How do people learn? • The difference between: • Learning ‘theory’ knowledge • Learning practical skills

  5. Learning Practical Skills • All senses: 1.Hearing2.Sight 3.Touch/feel • Wide variance with :1. Age (Adults – Kids)2. Attitude3. Confidence. • Understanding? • Doing • Reinforcing

  6. Types of Instruction 1. Experiential • Instructor teaches principles then ‘lets student get on with it’ • Student is responsible for the route taken • Time consuming • Difficult to apply constraints • Can be difficult for the instructor to ‘pull it all together’

  7. Types of Instruction2. Dictatorial • ‘Sailing by numbers’ -Do this, then do that and this will happen • Does not teach principles • Does not let the student understand what they are doing • Removes any ‘exploration’ in the task • Inflexible - parrot learning • Doesn’t teach student to make their own decisions based on assessment of situation

  8. EDICT- the combined Approach • Explanation- the Principles • Demonstration • Imitation • Correction • Training (practice) • EDICT

  9. Explanation • Clear • Concise (short)- ‘Bullet points’- Don’t be verbose • Be Relevant- avoid going off on tangents • Pictures tell a thousand words • Use the boat! • Audible / visible- have you got everyone’s attention? • Understood- test by asking questions • Remember- You can never make it too simple!

  10. Demonstration • Clear • Concise • Matches explanation • Can be seen

  11. Imitation • Students attempt to ‘copy’ instructors demo • Instructor observes students, making notes if necessary • Instructor only intervenes if safety is compromised

  12. Correction • Feedback model • Praise/corrective feedback/praise • Identify fault(s)-no more than 3 • Try to get students to do that • If they can’t, instructor must do it • Once identified, suggest solution • Try to give opportunity to apply solution

  13. Debrief • Sunglasses – remove • Wind direction • Sun • Eye contact / level • Physical position • Pitfalls…..

  14. Training (practice) • Allow practice of ‘good’ things, too • This will reinforce good practice. • More feedback can be given as necessary

  15. ‘Layering’ • Dissemble a manoeuvre into individual tasks • Teach one principle (task) at a time • Practice • Add components together • Do not attempt to ‘bake the cake’ until you have assembled all the ingredients

  16. Lesson Plan • The plan should include………. • Wind • Tide • Briefing of the crew • The manoeuvre itself • Obstructions • Other water users

  17. Sign or Defer? • Logbook • Instructor not Examiner • Do they understand the principles? • i.e. Does the Student need: 1. more Practice or 2. more tuition Don’t sign if they haven’t got it…

  18. Pitfalls • Don’t let the awkward / needy student dominate • Rotate students • Give your time equally

  19. Time and Location Management • Planning • Syllabus • Student Mix • Exercise…

  20. Working with Children • Blue Card • Centre must have child protection policy in place • www.yachting.org.au

  21. The National Keelboat Scheme

  22. Try Sailing • Non Certificate Course • Must be run by a qualified Instructor at a recognised Centre • Aim is to enthuse and get them back on Keelboat Crew

  23. Keelboat Crew • For Complete Beginners • Emphasis on Safety and Enjoyment • Should ‘Understand’ how to do a manoeuvre as helm rather than being fully competent • Forms a solid basis for Keelboat Helm

  24. Keelboat Helm • Building on Keelboat Crew • Allow for lots of practice time • Students should be competent in helming and have good wind awareness

  25. Keelboat Spinnaker • Dedicated course to teach skills and techniques for Asymmetric and Symmetrical spinnakers • I day for each type of Spinnaker • Essential pre-requisite for Racing Crew course

  26. Keelboat Racing Crew • To give the necessary skills and knowledge to turn out competent CREW for racing yachts

  27. Keelboat Seamanship • Most Advanced level • Basic navigation • More complex manoeuvres • Good prep for Yacht Training Scheme

  28. This Course • Mixture of Instruction and Assessment • 2 days learning the Scheme and how to teach it • 1 day teaching ‘live’ students • Debrief after each session

  29. Programme • See Joining instructions

  30. Any Questions?

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