 Poster: A snowHead
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We're off on our School ski trip in Feb but my dilemma is that we have 6 pupils in our school that are obese and do zero exercise, and they're all coming... I'm wary of them slowing down the beginner group.
Do I:
1. introduce boot camp post school 'delicately'post school for all skitrip participants?
2. Have a quiet word to mind the carbs and exercise?
3. Introduce them to one of our PE teachers and get them a personalised plan?
I'm thinking 3 but anyone have any experience of this? We only have a few months until we're off on our School Skiing Trip so what'd you reckon?
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ooh plenty of scope for putting your foot in it I'd say! You don't say how old the kids are, I'm assuming secondary school? If I were you I'd ask your colleague P.E teacher to "suggest" some exercises for core and leg strength in particular then get the whole group in to learn what they ought to be doing to prevent injury. I'd also send a letter home reminding the parents that now is the time for their darling offspring to be stepping up their activity levels or they may get a nasty shock on the slopes and maybe suggest they encourage the kids to walk the dog etc...
Good luck with this, kids see through any attempt at subtlety and are probably quite aware of their weight and athletic ability! Having said that I am a right chunk myself and am out as soon as the lifts start until patrol kick me off, as the kids are unlikely to be heavy smokers to boot they may surprise you! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It may not be them that 'slow down' the beginners - it may be the skinny child with no balance, or the one just recovering from 'flu. Surely the ski trip is a holiday for the children as much about being away with school friends as it is about skiing, for most. Anyway, if you're going in February, it is almost certainly too late to make any real difference, so relax and leave them be.
Oh, and they might surprise you - kids have a habit of doing that.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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When I went on a ski trip with school the teachers organised a day out to the local dry slope for us to ensure we're were all upto basic standards. I was probably the most overweight person in the group(still am) and it didn't stop me one bit, I was out after the rest of the class all the time.
Handing out a list of leg and core exercises is definitely a good idea though.
The absolute last thing you should be doing is singling them out though, nothings worse for a self conscious teen than being singled out as different.
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Kids have an amazing way of just pushing through it, when they're doing something they really enjoy.
Obviously you don't want them to hurt themselves, but i'm sure they will be fine. They're beginners after all so it's unlikely they'll be doing anything too strenuous?
And as it has already been pointed out, skinny kids are not necessarily fit!
Have a great trip 
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Ive been in similar situations before, not worth the risk offending someone.
Skiing with schools is about the experience, the group bond and the scenery.
As has been mentioned, kids have this ability to just plough on through. Size doesnt matter to much for beginner/intermediates so dont Fret,
The best thing to do is make sure they are all warmed up in the morning. Helps start the day nice and positive and Ive always found this sets the tone!
My method....requires Ipod with mini travel speakers ......
There is always some faffing about at the start of the day near the bottom.
When the kids are booted up, and waiting for the instructors, play something along the lines of Queens, we will rock you. Have them all stomp around in time to the beat for a minute of two.
followed by the 'irish jig'...we all line up hands on the shoulders of the people next to you...find a jolly song and have them swing their legs back and forth, 5 reps with the left legs, 5 with the right...for a minute or two....followed by the twist and shout.... where we ....shake off and act silly for a minute.
I made a mini mashup of We will Rock you, The wind that shakes the barely (Dancing Willow) and ...twist and shout!
Top Tip!
Get the staff involved and have someone handy with a camera....if the kids are enjoying it, you will have someone fall over....you will get some amusing facial expressions for Bribery...sorry...humerus reflection at a later date.
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I used to run ski exercise sessions at lunchtime prior to departure.......................
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I think it would be a great opportunity to try to encourage those larger members of the group to try and get into some kind of fitness. I don't see any harm in suggesting an after school boot camp just for the skiers, without singleing out the bigger ones. As pointed out by YP it may be the skinny ones that slow the group, and therefore it would be beneficial for the whole group to train for the holiday.
I'd think something along the lines of a circuits class, incorporating cardio and some strength, balance and core using minimal equipment, just hand weights and benches are needed. They can work in groups, lots of laughs, and everyone can work at their own pace. The worst thing I remember about PE at school is having teams/groups chosen as the less able were never picked, just left until last. Names out of a hat would be a much nicer way to make groups.
The circuits class I go to (or was going to until I wrecked my knee!) was based on 30, 45 or 60 seconds on each exercise with laps around the sports hall inbetween. Using seconds rather than reps means no-one will fail.
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Jellies are an accepted part of a ski instructor's life (so they tell me)
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