Hello everyone!
So, my coach has recently decided that I've been resting on my laurels long enough and that it's time for me to test for MIF! The upcoming test is August 26th, but there will be another in October that I'll probably end up doing because I don't think I'll be where I need to be in two weeks.
I'm having the most trouble with my spirals and the waltz eight. With the spirals I struggle with speed, so I'm basically doing the world's longest spiral across the ice on both legs. I think that's more of a stroking issue so I'm taking steps (or strokes, lol) to fix that. With the waltz eight, I've identified that I struggle with keeping my weight to one side when doing the backward edges, which causes me to put my foot down. I also apparently have no control of my arms so I end up winding when trying to step into the second half of the eight.
I suppose it's good that I know my trouble spots with the moves, but I was wondering if there were other things I should know about test day? This would be my first official skating thing. Do I need to dress or have my hair a certain way, or should I be aware of other things outside of completing the maneuvers?
Thank you in advance!
So, my coach has recently decided that I've been resting on my laurels long enough and that it's time for me to test for MIF! The upcoming test is August 26th, but there will be another in October that I'll probably end up doing because I don't think I'll be where I need to be in two weeks.
I'm having the most trouble with my spirals and the waltz eight. With the spirals I struggle with speed, so I'm basically doing the world's longest spiral across the ice on both legs. I think that's more of a stroking issue so I'm taking steps (or strokes, lol) to fix that. With the waltz eight, I've identified that I struggle with keeping my weight to one side when doing the backward edges, which causes me to put my foot down. I also apparently have no control of my arms so I end up winding when trying to step into the second half of the eight.
I suppose it's good that I know my trouble spots with the moves, but I was wondering if there were other things I should know about test day? This would be my first official skating thing. Do I need to dress or have my hair a certain way, or should I be aware of other things outside of completing the maneuvers?
Thank you in advance!