It probably is not obvious in the vid but the instructors did actually try coaching them through. I don't have enough experience to judge whether they were holding properly or not. My son is alright, he's just little but he tries. For my daughter it's a mental thing. For some reason she has huge respect of the board. Her kicks are plenty hard to break, once she gets over the mental issues.....she did much better today compared to this weekend when we practiced at home.