Purpose: Skaters can work on their camel spin by snapping into their hold position before checking out after 1/4 turn. This ensures that they have a good axis and alignment and they can practice feeling the balance of a camel. It is a good safety exercise before skaters try to do a spinner camel spin with many revolutions.
Focus: Spinner safety, spin axis, basic technique, body alignment, camel hold position, balance.
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Foundation: Off-ice spinner backward ...
Purpose: Skaters can work on their camel spin by snapping into their hold position before checking out after 1/2 turn. This ensures that they have a good axis and alignment and they can practice feeling the balance of a camel. It is a good safety exercise before skaters try to do a spinner camel ...
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Foundation: Off-ice back camel on spi...
Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Backward Camel Spin
Variation: None
Purpose: Skaters can practice using their rocker to snap up into a backward camel with a spinner off the ice. The spinner used should be one that is designed to mimic a skate blade!
Focus: Spin centering, basic technique, Spin ...
