Purpose: This exercise helps skaters to develop a strong position with free leg and arm check in their forward camel spin and change to backward camel
Focus: technique, axis, alignment, stability, free side lifted, arm position, camel spin position.
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Advanced-Elite: Off-ice sideways came...
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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Foundation: Off-ice back camel on spi...
Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Backward Camel Spin
Variation: None
Purpose: Skaters can practice using their rocker to snap up into a backward camel with a spinner off the ice. The spinner used should be one that is designed to mimic a skate blade!
Focus: Spin centering, basic technique, Spin ... -
Foundation: Off-ice spinner backward ...
Purpose: Skaters can work on their camel spin by snapping into their hold position before checking out after 1/4 turn. This ensures that they have a good axis and alignment and they can practice feeling the balance of a camel. It is a good safety exercise before skaters try to do a spinner camel ...
