Boat Safety and Water Sports
Lesson Eight:  Fundamentals (machine)

Topic: Overview of Perfect Pull Machine ~ Water Skiing Situations on the Perfect Pull Machine
Concept: General Review of the machine;  adjusting to different situations on the machine
Skills:
1. Students will have a review of machine
2. Students will get into groups of three and review their skills on the machine
3. Students will adjust to different skiing situations as instructed by teacher.
4. One student will be skiing, one evaluating, and one working on a word search.

Objective: Students will learn how they have to adjust their body positions on the machine.
Lesson Activity:
Materials Needed: 10 Perfect Pull Machines, 30 life vests, 30 pairs of ski gloves, 10 long length mirrors

Activity:
Teacher will direct students through various encounters that may happen on the water ~ for detailed description of machine and teaching cues go to  LESSON SEVEN .
Some possibilities for the lesson could include:
1. Wake to right side of body ~ adjust your skis
2. Boat slows down what is your reaction going to be?
3. You see an obstacle ahead what is your reaction?
4. Wake to left side of body ~ adjust your skis.

Second Student ~ Evaluator/Observer should be providing the skier with helpful hints and teaching cues
Third Student will be working on the Word Search.

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