The Cure for the Struggle of Back Threes

I've struggled with Back Threes forever.

I may struggle with them for some time to come.

What's my biggest problem? I bob forward when I make the turn and  that forces me to drop my free leg. Or maybe it's the other way around. Here's a picture.

Drinking Bird

I'm so ashamed I've spent years struggling with this.

On the other had for some reason,  this last lesson, the bobbing went away. I've still got to master the turn, but I've broken (I don't know how) the bobbing.

I'm going out to Celebrate!!

 

Expressions My Coach Makes

------>(Items in parentheses are unspoken)<-------

(You did something wrong, I'm thinking of a way 

to be tactful about it)

Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.

( I don't care. ) Let's do it again anyway.

(Not bad. Not bad at all.)

That was good, let's add a mohawk in that pattern. 

I love a cute little mohawk.....

(Yes, I'm the coach, it IS all about me! )

When Coaches Collaborate

I have two coaches: one is a group coach, the other is a private coach.

They Don't Know Each Other!

They work at rinks 90 miles apart, take students to the same competitions, go to the same LTS USA training sessions, same PSA meeting. Have never even heard each other's name.

Group Coach teaches the LTS USA curriculum

(anything between FREESKATE 1 and 4)

in group

Then Private Coach asks me what I learned in Group--

So she can go over them!

Those 2 kids, they're her other students that skate around me and get in my way.

 Though honestly, sometimes I just want to lie so I don't have to do Back Inside 3's....again.