Quote Originally Posted by jason1973 View Post
thanks to all!!! i got him up today, and one of the best tricks was just letting the board push his knees to his rear end. When i learned it was always push down with your heels but he doesn't have that kind of strength especially on a 4' 11" adult board. Just told him to let the board collapse his legs and keep his arms straight. He got up and out.. now we have to work on riding which is a whole nuther thing.. I did order him a liquid force Gromi which should work a lot better for him. Its a kids board at 3'11". thanks for the help
Once they get up, focus on having correct foot placement. Some people do not teach riders where to put the front foot.

If they learn to hold the rope with the front-hand, they will position their shoulders/hips correctly.

Another skill to teach them before they want to be dropping the rope is the "gas" and "brake". Little ones will learn real fast how to move up/back on the wave. Plus they have more room. I have been teaching them to point with their front hand pass the tip of the board into the wave to move forward. This will move their weight forward on the board.

Another trick to move forward that works with older kids is to get them not to stand flat-footed on the back leg. If you get the back foot to stand on their toes (heel not on the board), that will also move weight forward and shoot them forward. It takes more balance but works.