Purpose: Work towards a sideways camel variation such as a donut spin with this drill
Focus: Camel spin variation, back flexibility, balance, stability, basic technique
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Advanced-Elite: Off-ice camel sideway...
Purpose: Skaters can work on their camel spin variations off the ice to build body awareness of the position and improve their balance and mobility.
Focus: Camel variation, layover, camel sideways, spinal rotation, balance, stability
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Advanced: Off-ice floor turning forwa...
Purpose: Work on maintaining a good forward camel position while rotating before switching to the back camel and rotating
Focus: Basic technique, consistency, axis, alignment, stability, free side lifted
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Advanced: Off-ice floor forward to ba...
Purpose: By walking through the positions for a forward to backward camel spin on the floor, skaters can practice the muscle memory needed for changing feet and quickly snapping up into their back camel after the forward camel. The 1/4 turns add an additional level of difficulty and make skaters ...