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A Beginner's Guide to Safe Surfing




 * The Problem** - You can see that I scored this instruction as a 0 out of 33 when it comes to the larger problem of "Surfing Safely". Since there is no structure to the list of components skills other than a linear list I gave a 0 for Steps because they are listed without any obvious concern for order (regardless of logic). I gave a 0 for conditions and consequence because again there is no structure for what it actually means to surf safely or the consequence of doing so.


 * Component Skills** - In an effort to judge this instruction more accurately I inferred an organization and order to the component skills being taught. The component skills were then numbered so they could be referred to in the checklist above. This list is not in the same order as the instructional content. There are also several component skills that I believe are missing, but these have obviously been precluded from this analysis.

Just from glancing at the analysis you can see that there is a great deal of opportunity for this instructional content still (or my analysis skills are horrific.. one or the other!). That being the instructor focused on telling the learner about all the skills they would need to surf safely. While the content was covered with media there was very little used directly for instructional purposes. For instance, there are several images of people surfing that students could use to be "shown" the proper steps for standing on a board, but it's difficult to see the steps and pictures at the same time. It's also a bit unclear as to what exact step the person in the picture is in, and even then only a couple of the 11 steps are shown.

All that being said, there is a great deal of quality content to build from in this instruction. It's has mucho potential.

1. Know the Area (places to surf) 2. Wear Booties 3. Start in Small surf 4. Finding the “take off zone” from the beach 5. Getting Out
 * **Knowing your environment**

6. Surfboard components 7. Choosing/buying a Board 8. Waxing your surfboard 9. Trimming the Board
 * Selecting, preparing, and getting familiar with your board**

10. Paddling the board 11. Sitting on the Board 12. Steering the board (laying)
 * Navigating in the water**

13. Finding the “take off zone” from the board 14. Catching the wave 15. Standing up 16. Steering the board (standing) 17. Ending the Wave
 * Catching, Riding, and Finishing a wave (Surfing)**

18. Last Wave 19. Sharing the waves 20. Scrapes and cuts || 13)
 * Safety Concerns**

14) ||

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