arniecoleman
03-31-2010, 04:22 PM
I was wondering what the course actually consists of. Is it moslty class room instruction and theory on what to do and what not do, or is it actually in the car demonstrating anti lock brakes while still steering around an obsticle and stuff like that? Is there a get together ahead of time where the instructors work out what and how to teach?
The school day goes pretty much like this:
7:30 A.M. Instructor Check-In & Exercise Set Up
8:00 A.M Student Check-In - Tech Inspection
9:00 A.M. Student Classroom I - Vehicle Dynamics & Car Control
10:00 A.M Driving Exercises
- Straight Line Braking / Turning & Braking - Panic Stops, ABS, threshold braking
- Slalom - weight transfer and why it's important
- Skid Pad - losing control/regaining control
12:00 P.M. Lunch
1:00 P.M. Student Classroom II - Situational Awareness
2:00 P.M. Driving Exercises
- Emergency Avoidance - Lane Change
- Slalom - Obstacle Avoidance
- Figure Eight - Varying Road Conditions
3:30 P.M. Award Ceremony/Group Photo
4:00 P.M. Dismissed
An instructor training session is held prior to each school (middle of the week for C-Springs and Denver, Saturday nite for Eagle). This session is MANDATORY for new "coaches" (TRSS shys away from the term "instructor") and is highly encouraged for even experienced coaches.
The training session covers the classroom material, the driving exercises, training objectives and coaching conduct, tips and tricks and techniques. It's normally done in conjunction with dinner.
Because of the distance and the excellent sponsorship we have for the Eagle events, most coaches are expected to drive up Saturday afternoon, attend the training session and dinner (paid for by our sponsor, the Edwards Rotary Club) Sat evening and spend the nite in Edwards, CO (room paid for by the sponsor). Because local coaches augment our SCCA coaches, a smaller number of us is required, so if you want to coach at the Eagle school, and your reasonably certain you'll be able to attend, sign up early.
Coaches will be e-mailed a coaches guide to study before the school and discuss during the training session.
There are lots more details you'll get at the training session but I think this gives you a good idea of what to expect.
The most fundamentally important thing to remember is that this is not a performance driving or competition school, so you'll have to leave all that at home. This school is about making teens aware that they do have the ability to control their vehicles in an emergency situation, and giving them the basic skills to do so.
I'll answer some more specific questions in this thread, if you'd like . . .
The school day goes pretty much like this:
7:30 A.M. Instructor Check-In & Exercise Set Up
8:00 A.M Student Check-In - Tech Inspection
9:00 A.M. Student Classroom I - Vehicle Dynamics & Car Control
10:00 A.M Driving Exercises
- Straight Line Braking / Turning & Braking - Panic Stops, ABS, threshold braking
- Slalom - weight transfer and why it's important
- Skid Pad - losing control/regaining control
12:00 P.M. Lunch
1:00 P.M. Student Classroom II - Situational Awareness
2:00 P.M. Driving Exercises
- Emergency Avoidance - Lane Change
- Slalom - Obstacle Avoidance
- Figure Eight - Varying Road Conditions
3:30 P.M. Award Ceremony/Group Photo
4:00 P.M. Dismissed
An instructor training session is held prior to each school (middle of the week for C-Springs and Denver, Saturday nite for Eagle). This session is MANDATORY for new "coaches" (TRSS shys away from the term "instructor") and is highly encouraged for even experienced coaches.
The training session covers the classroom material, the driving exercises, training objectives and coaching conduct, tips and tricks and techniques. It's normally done in conjunction with dinner.
Because of the distance and the excellent sponsorship we have for the Eagle events, most coaches are expected to drive up Saturday afternoon, attend the training session and dinner (paid for by our sponsor, the Edwards Rotary Club) Sat evening and spend the nite in Edwards, CO (room paid for by the sponsor). Because local coaches augment our SCCA coaches, a smaller number of us is required, so if you want to coach at the Eagle school, and your reasonably certain you'll be able to attend, sign up early.
Coaches will be e-mailed a coaches guide to study before the school and discuss during the training session.
There are lots more details you'll get at the training session but I think this gives you a good idea of what to expect.
The most fundamentally important thing to remember is that this is not a performance driving or competition school, so you'll have to leave all that at home. This school is about making teens aware that they do have the ability to control their vehicles in an emergency situation, and giving them the basic skills to do so.
I'll answer some more specific questions in this thread, if you'd like . . .