Leveling up Spins
Foundation-Advanced: On-ice combo spin forward to backward transition tutorial
3m 55s
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 pivot, picking position, upper body position
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Foundation: Off-ice spiral to sit pos...
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
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Advanced: Off-ice floor forward camel...
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...
