My coach and I have finally agreed on some music for a bronze program. I didn't realize it was going to be so difficult because I don't really care, but it was. I just need this program for testing and maybe a competition or two so it's really not that big of a deal to me. I hope to be skating silver ASAP anyway. But whatevs. Anyway, because of all this, I won't be going to the Houston Fall Invitational again this year. My next competition will be the Star of Texas adult competition in January. I went to this a couple years ago and it was really great to be able to compete where there were no little kids running around being annoying.
In testing news I took my pre-bronze freeskate and passed it surprise, surprise. I skated awfully during the test, but it was still fine. My 2 foot spin stunk, but since that's the first and last time I'll ever do one they didn't care. I'm still working on my pre-juvenile moves and I think I may be ready to test those in a couple of months. We put the three turns on the pattern and that's really the only thing holding me back. Once I take those I can then take my bronze test and I'll finally be on track. I'm afraid it's going to take years to get those juvenile moves, though.
I had a breakthrough on my camel spin this past week. I've always had a so-so camel. Good enough to count as one, but it was slow. Something happened Wednesday night and I figured it out. I managed to repeat the feat at my lesson Thursday morning and my coach was very impressed. Then she tried to fix my entrance and now I can't do it anymore. :) Oh well, I'm sure I just need to work on it some more.
Okay, I think that's it for now. Off to take a nap, I just got home from a weekend-long bachelorette party and I'm exhausted.
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I hated that two-foot spin in the pre-bronze free. I almost felt it was patronizing to adult skaters. I know that the freeskate tests are easier in comparision to the level the kids tests are (at least when you look at the moves, which I think are much more difficult than the kids) but it seems that after having conquered the moves tests PB testers are going to be beyond 2 foot spins.
Then again, last spring I had to work very very hard to get a 2 foot spin in my opposite direction for synchro- so I guess all 2 foot spins aren't created equal- but in my normal direction, it was annoying to have to practice a skill that I had no inherent use for.
Hello No Houston for me,
Just was wondering are you testing the regular track on the kids side field moves in addition to the adult field moves? I took the adult track through Gold then I crossed over to the reg track at intermediate. Good luck with all your skating adventures!
Great work.
Skating is always a good thing to do for a change
and it is really a lot of fun in fact
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A joyous holiday season to all your blog readers!
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