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 spinner back sit ...
Purpose: Skaters should work on having good alignment and a good axis and center of gravity on all their spinner spins in a 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 1 turn before they try maximum rotation. By having skaters start in a strong checked position before they snap into a 1/2 turn and recheck, skaters need t...
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Focus: Basic technique, weight placement, stability, edge consistency, strength
