MSF PRE-COURSE - RIDERCOACH GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

REVIEW THE MOTOR SKILLS PRINCIPLES - ans-AN AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANING OF THE CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF MOTOR SKILL DEVELPMENT HELP A RIDERCOACH BE MORE EFECTIVE - 11 ITEMS ON PAGE 31, 32 REVIEW HOW A RIDERCOACH RECERTIFIES - ans-1. RIDERCOACH RE-CERTIFICATION - TO BECOME RECERTIFIED, RIDERCOACHES MUST, WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THEIR ORIGINAL CERTIFICATION (OR RECERTIFICATION) DATE: 2. TEACH AT LEAST FOUR COMPLETE BASIC RIDERCOURSED (CLASSROOM AND RANGE) OR EQUIVALENT FOR THE COURSE CERIFICATION BEING ISSUED. 3. PARTICIPATE IN A FORMAL CURRICULUM-RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ATIVITY OFFERED BY THE MSF, OR LOCAL, STATE, OR MILITARY ENTITY. 4. COMPLETE AT LEAST ONE PERSONAL LEARNING ACTIVITY. REVIEW THE GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING SOLO - ans-SEE THE 6 GUIDELINES ON PAGE 111 - 1. COURSE AIDE, 2. MUST BE SUPERVISED BY YOU, 3. POSITION TO SEE ENTIRE RANGE, 4. CLASS SIZE SHOULD NOT EXEED 6 PARTICIPANTS UNLESS APPROVAL FOR A LARGER CLASS SIZE HAS BEEN GRANTED IN WRITING BY MSF (AND JURISDICTION REGULATION PERMIT), 5. RIDERCOACH ACTION STEPS FOR THE RANGE EXERCIES MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED, 6. SOME RANGE EXERCISES WITH RIDERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RANGE WHEN TWO RIDERCOACHES ARE USED MAY BE ADJUSTED SO THAT ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE RANGE IS USE THIS APPIES TO THE FOLLOWING EXER. EX4, EX7, EX10, EX13, AND EX14