Just wondering if it's correct technique to purposefully roll your ankle to the inside/outside in order to deepen an edge?
I remember some of my coaches (some of whom are ice dancers, but also coach freestyle) telling me to do so in specific instances (e.g. crossrolls, choctaws, sometimes even just 3-turns).
Personally I have hypermobile feet so if I let them go, they really go far over... I've gotten used to trying to hold my ankles in a neutral position in ballet/sports, do ankle strengthening exercises and wear orthotics (in skates and sneakers). From my layperson's knowledge of physiology, isn't pronation/supination biomechanically inefficient/unhealthy since it alters the alignment of other joints (e.g. knee, back, hips) in the kinetic chain?
I'm slightly worried about getting chronic foot injuries since my medial foot ligaments are already very lax (congenital, but skating seems to have made them even worse)
I remember some of my coaches (some of whom are ice dancers, but also coach freestyle) telling me to do so in specific instances (e.g. crossrolls, choctaws, sometimes even just 3-turns).
Personally I have hypermobile feet so if I let them go, they really go far over... I've gotten used to trying to hold my ankles in a neutral position in ballet/sports, do ankle strengthening exercises and wear orthotics (in skates and sneakers). From my layperson's knowledge of physiology, isn't pronation/supination biomechanically inefficient/unhealthy since it alters the alignment of other joints (e.g. knee, back, hips) in the kinetic chain?
I'm slightly worried about getting chronic foot injuries since my medial foot ligaments are already very lax (congenital, but skating seems to have made them even worse)