Level: Foundation
Exercise: Spinner back sit spin
Purpose: Practicing spins on the spinner can be very helpful for skaters on the ice. It is more difficult to do spins on a spinner with improper technique than it is to do on the ice. Practicing spins on the spinner helps skaters really understand where the weight needs to be in the blade during each phase of the spin.
Focus: Basic technique, weight placement, edges
Direction: Counterclockwise
Equipment: Spinner
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Foundation: Off-ice 1 turn check back...
Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Back sit spin
Variation: 1 turn to check position
Purpose: Skaters should work on having good alignment and a good axis and center of gravity on all their spinner spins before they try maximum rotation. By having skaters start in a strong checked position before ...