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 technique, consistency, quality, axis, alignment
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Advanced: Off-ice cross catch camel t...
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... -
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...
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Advanced: Floor camel to cross-catch ...
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...
