Lesson 3: Ascending & Descending

"How can you shift your body weight to prevent your rear tire from slipping?"

"When you look ahead, what trail features are you anticipating, and how should that change your gear choice?"

BOSS position
OTB
Rock Garden
Switch back

S1.M1.12: Applies movement concepts and principles (e.g., force, motion, rotation) to a variety of sport skills.

S5.M6.12: Works cooperatively with others to achieve common goals in a variety of physical activities.

Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are developed through analyzing mountain bike trails and planning movements, which can translate to standardized test problem-solving.

DOK 2 & 3: Students will distinguish, hypothesize, and draw conclusions.

Mountain bike trails require bikers to constantly make adjustments to their riding position and speed based on the terrain.
Students will need to know which gear (s) to use and when to switch them.

You should always go slow when going down hill or over objects.
You should downshift once pedaling becomes difficult on a hill.
You should lean back when going down hill.

Gradual progression of steepness of ascents and descents.

Modeling

Peer coaching

Students will demonstrate the ability to choose the right gear while climbing hills .

Students will demonstrate proper body position when going down hill. 

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