Purpose: This video looks at the proper pathway for a flying camel ""fly"" so that skaters avoid doing a flying waltz jump.

Focus: Basic technique, common mistakes, flying waltz jump, edge position, spin pathway

Purpose: Skaters can improve the quality of their flying sit by practicing the positions off the ice to ensure they have good alignment and axis over their skating leg on the fly as well as the landing into the hold
Focus: Basic technique, axis, alignment, flying entry height

Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Back Camel spin
Variation: Flying entrance, from standstill
Purpose: Skaters should begin working on a flying entrance for their camelspin by doing it from standstill. Additionally, starting on an axis line helps skaters understand the shape of their entry and wher...

Purpose: This video helps skaters work on the transition from a forward to a backward combination spin. It works on helping skaters improve the quality of the backwards spin combo after their forward spin.

Focus: Drill, corrective exercise, combination spin change, combo spin pivot, backwards p...

Purpose: This challenging skill helps skaters test their balance and their strength; even if they can do a camel to sit position on the ice, they will be surprised to find it is much more challenging to do it off the ice!

Focus: Strength building, lower body strength, balance, alignment

Purpose: By working on this spin variation off the ice, skaters can focus on maintaining good alignment over their skating leg as they press up from the sit spin into the Y-Spin. Having good balance and less wobbles will make the spin faster and higher quality on the ice.
Focus: Stability, basic...

Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Camel to sit position
Variation: Cross catch camel to sit tuck
Purpose: Skaters benefit from practicing their spin positions off the ice because it helps them gain strength in their small muscles that aid stability. Doing it off the ice without the speed of a spin c...

Purpose: Walking through the spin positions on the floor, especially for more advanced spins like combination spins, can help skaters identify issues that decrease their spin quality on the ice. One common issue on a camel to sit combination is dropping the free hip when changing so the spin does...

Purpose: In this balance exercise, skaters can work on keeping their hips aligned and square and not dropping their free side shoulder when grabbing their free leg in the cross-catch camel. Skaters should also practice not dropping the leg to grab it, but keeping it level as the free knee bends i...

Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Camel spin
Variation: Camel spin to cross-catch camel position
Purpose: Skaters can work on keeping their hips aligned and square and not dropping their free side shoulder when grabbing their free leg in the cross-catch camel. Skaters should also practice not droppi...

Purpose: In this combination spin walk-through, skaters enter from a forward camel entry into a forward camel hold. They snap down to the forward sit keeping the alignment over the skating leg. Then they change to a back camel by reaching counterchecked over their back spin leg and snap up to the...

Level: Advanced
Spin phase: Butterfly
Purpose: Practicing off ice entry into a butterfly
Equipment: No Equipment

Purpose: This videos demonstrates a difficult spin entrance that can be used into a camel or flying camel spin.

Focus: Spin levels, difficult entry, cartwheel, butterfly, camel spin