First Steps on the Ski Trail
How to Teach Children to Cross-Country Ski

Valeriy I. Usakov


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ISBN: 0-940149-08-7
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You can use the great interest of children in skiing to instill in them the habit of physical activity and to teach skiing skills — as long as the learning is fun. Such an attractive activity as skiing must be taught attractively, too, so children are not turned off by the process of learning.

First Steps on the Ski Trail shows how to make learning cross-country skiing fun for you and for your child.

  • Learn how to use games to make learning fun
  • Learn how to make skiing safe for your child
  • Learn dos and don'ts of teaching skiing

This book is written by Valeriy Iosifovich Usakov, Ph.D., highly regarded in Russia for his works on teaching fitness skills to children. Dr. Usakov's approach to teaching skiing takes into account the child's current physical skills as well as his or her physical and mental readiness. Skills are learned in an easy-to-follow succession based on the principles of child development.

Dr. Usakov is the head of the Department of Physical Culture and Health at Krasnoyarsk Pedagogical University in Krasnoyarsk. He is a member of the Scientific and Methodological Council of the Educational Ministry of Russia, the chief of the Scientific and Methodologic Center, and the president of the Sport Science Association in the Krasnoyarsk region.

Dr. Usakov specializes in creating new, effective techniques for teaching children physical skills, methods that contribute to a positive attitude toward sports.

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