Foundation: Off-ice floor forward sit spin walk-through
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Level: Foundation
Exercise: Floor forward sit spin walk-through
Purpose: The benefit of practicing spins off the ice on the floor is that skaters slow down the spin into its individual phases and make sure that their body position and weight in their foot/blade is correct even without a spinner or doing it on the ice.
Focus: Basic technique, forward sit spin phases
Direction: Counterclockwise
Equipment: None
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