You can see it come with the sliding to the right. Got to be tough getting your hips pointing the correct direction when you are that large and just starting.
Not sure but did he have a clue about "catching a front edge" before this? When he is fully facing the front he seems quite happy trying to ride it out.
Yep. Keep the speed consistent and tell him to drop his back hand once he's up. Dropping that back hand will force him to ride sideways and prevent face plants.
Wow, I know it's a struggle to get big beginners up, and that is a big boy! Rockin' faceplant - we love those with beginners it always gets a huge laugh from everyone else.
First rule of wakeboarding: it's ok to laugh at the wipeouts.