Hi all,
Looking for some perspective on whether my child's progress is appropriate for her age/level of skating.
My 11 year old daughter has been skating since she was 7, predominantly with a private coach. Since then we have evolved into a coaching team, with someone specializing in jumps, MIF, choreo etc. She skates on average 10 hours a week, much more in the summer during breaks (she does traditional schooling). She has roughly 7 lessons a week currently between the coaching team, plus practice time. She also does strength and flexibility training off ice with separate coaches.
Currently she is working on getting all her doubles cleanly rotated (some are are inconsistent due to a wrap and can be quarter under); she has also started work on her double axel. She has been working on these doubles for at least a year now trying to make them consistently clean. For spins, I would expect them to be closer to Level 4, but they still are Level 3 (occasionally a 2). Personally I don't feel enough time has been dedicated to spins for her, and this is probably an area we need additional help (I may look to find a dedicated spins coach for her).
She is incredibly committed to skating, and wants to do so competitively in the qualifying series (juv). She tends to score in the 38-40 IJS range when competing. We have committed a lot of time and resources to her skating, and want to help her to be successful, however we are starting to question whether she is advancing appropriately considering her age, effort etc. Is there anything we should be doing differently to support her skill advancement?
Any thoughts, advice or guidance is appreciated. Thank you!
Looking for some perspective on whether my child's progress is appropriate for her age/level of skating.
My 11 year old daughter has been skating since she was 7, predominantly with a private coach. Since then we have evolved into a coaching team, with someone specializing in jumps, MIF, choreo etc. She skates on average 10 hours a week, much more in the summer during breaks (she does traditional schooling). She has roughly 7 lessons a week currently between the coaching team, plus practice time. She also does strength and flexibility training off ice with separate coaches.
Currently she is working on getting all her doubles cleanly rotated (some are are inconsistent due to a wrap and can be quarter under); she has also started work on her double axel. She has been working on these doubles for at least a year now trying to make them consistently clean. For spins, I would expect them to be closer to Level 4, but they still are Level 3 (occasionally a 2). Personally I don't feel enough time has been dedicated to spins for her, and this is probably an area we need additional help (I may look to find a dedicated spins coach for her).
She is incredibly committed to skating, and wants to do so competitively in the qualifying series (juv). She tends to score in the 38-40 IJS range when competing. We have committed a lot of time and resources to her skating, and want to help her to be successful, however we are starting to question whether she is advancing appropriately considering her age, effort etc. Is there anything we should be doing differently to support her skill advancement?
Any thoughts, advice or guidance is appreciated. Thank you!
