Instructional Techniques & Skills Development Flashcards
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When planning a lesson for a climber with a fear of heights, the instructor's first priority should be:
Answer: Build trust through low-height activities and gradual height exposure
Systematic desensitization through graduated exposure at low heights builds confidence and trust before progressing upward.
A climber is learning the hip turn technique on an overhang. The MOST appropriate analogy an instructor could use is:
Answer: 'Rotate your hip toward the wall like turning a door handle'
A door-handle rotation analogy captures the hip-to-wall movement accurately and is a commonly understood physical reference.
Which of the following is a key principle of scaffolded instruction in climbing coaching?
Answer: Provide maximum support at the start and gradually reduce it as competence grows
Scaffolding means providing structured support early, then fading it as the learner becomes more independent and capable.
During a skills progression session, a student can perform a skill correctly in isolation but fails when climbing a full route. This indicates:
Answer: The student needs practice transferring skills to dynamic, variable environments
Transfer practice—applying isolated skills in context—is a critical phase between drill competence and real climbing performance.
Which of the following best supports the development of route-reading skills in intermediate climbers?
Answer: Ask them to plan and verbalize their planned sequence before leaving the ground
Previewing and verbalizing a route sequence activates mental rehearsal and forces intentional visual processing before movement.
A student repeatedly attempts a move and fails while showing frustration. The best instructor response is:
Answer: Acknowledge the frustration, then offer a modified challenge at the edge of their ability
Acknowledging emotion before reframing the challenge maintains motivation while keeping the student in the optimal learning zone.
When teaching lead climbing progression, the correct order of skill introduction is:
Answer: Clip technique → fall practice → lead climbing on easy routes → longer routes
Clipping must be mastered before falling practice begins, and both must be established before leading full routes, progressing from easy to longer terrain.