Skilehrer- Highlights of the week - How to lose 9 kids in one week. Die Knüller der Woche

The holidays are over. In other words, the number of children has just been reduced from around 130 to around 20 children. And of course, there were some highlights again during the two weeks of winter vacation. One thing is for sure: if you get bored or cold while skiing for children, you are definitely doing something wrong lol! As we know, children are often not afraid of serious injuries, which is why they often stretch out and get up again just as quickly. It's not unusual for the skis to fly when the kids fall and you as the instructor feel like you're looking for easter eggs in the deep snow. But when a child suddenly sat on the slopes in stockings, even I was surprised lol. It is also interesting when the children's skis from your grown-up cousin are brought along and you suddenly hold the binding in your hand when you put them on. Yeah, the good guy is a few years old. Built-in 1950. Almost antique, the good ones.

The absolute highlight, however, took place last Sunday, when the ski course started with ten children and ended for me with one child. You have to do that first. How do you do that? Here is the story. The course began at nine o'clock in the morning. All the ski instructors went to the Kidsland with the children. There we divided the children into their groups and let's go right. It is completely normal that there are big differences in skills, especially on the first day. Because the parents' assessment and reality often look very different. That is why we analyze the children's skills a little in the morning and then swap them a little again at lunchtime so that they ski in groups in which their skills gradually match. So we first drove up the conveyor belt and then the whole fun began. The first one puked on my skis. Yes. Hardly back at her Mum's when the sister started as well..next one down .. Madness. It didn't stop there, of course. We lost two more afternoons when they complained of stomachache. So six out of ten children were still on the course.

We wanted to go up the mountain in the afternoon. And that's when the fun really began. The boy, who had such a big mouth downstairs, turned to be stubborn. Having set off completely relaxed, he stopped after the fifth corner and bucked. All the children called him, but nothing helped. So I trudged up to check the situation. And then the drama really started. From throwing skis, gloves and ribbons, to running away and groping, he went full board. Phew, take a deep breath. If there is one thing I really can't stand, it's badly behaved children. I tried to lure him down with every suggestion. Taking him between my legs or encouragement did not get me any further. He sat bucking and it didn't matter whether the sister drove by and talked to him, another ski instructor or even the mom whom I called out of desperation. There was no option but to shut it down. It was the valley run, so I couldn't even lift it down. Catastrophe! After half an hour my collar almost burst, then a different note was struck and it took a piece between my legs. My boss had just arrived, who brought the other five down and tried to talk to him again. No chance. After six turns and a lot of whining and deliberately dropping, which also endangered me, since he was also not the lightest, I was fed up and unfortunately had to involve his father as well. Of course, he knew about his son's stubbornness, so that the three of us drove down for an hour (for a way of 10 minutes). What else can you say about that? Preferably nothing. One thing was certain, I didn't take it up the mountain with me once more. If you're scared, that is okay, but to behave like that is simpy not okay. No thanks. I am done. That really cost me every nerve lol. When I arrived in the valley at 4 p.m. instead of 3 p.m. and had survived the following show rehearsal and meeting, I made 10 crosses when I finally went to bed! As I said: Fortunately, you never get bored as a skiing instructor and if you try to focus on the mountains and the imperial weather in such situations, the rest is really more than bearable.

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