Ah, yes, the crossroll. I know its innocent appearance all too well. /o\
SO EVIL! Like an outside swing roll, only worse. (I'm amazed they make you do them for hockey. Do they have a hockey application, or is it more of a strengthening/technique thing?)
ETA: One thing our instructors make us do for that back push is to get into a crossover on a hockey circle, then do *only* the back push over and over (without uncrossing your feet). It is horrible but effective.
Yeeeees, I learned that one today too. I actually learned it a long time ago in my Alpha class when we were starting forward crossovers, but quickly stopped practicing it because HARD. But I know what I'm doing on Wednesday morning.
I'm so jealous of everything you're learning! Our rink cancelled all its spring classes, so my friends and I are all scrambling to find a replacement that doesn't require a car, and concentrates more on skating than shooting.
I just found out my rink is closing entirely from April to September this year for repairs. WOE. There's a rink about a thirty-minute drive away, so I can still skate on Saturdays, but I'm not sure I want to do a weekly lesson if I won't get much in the way of practice time. Maybe I'll do a biweekly or monthly lesson and practice on the other Saturdays. (They do also have a 6:30-7:30 AM session on weekdays, so I could theoretically go to it and be at work at about the usual time, but I'm not sure I'm dedicated enough to get up at 4:30 in the morning. ...Let's be real, I'm not that dedicated. Getting up at 5:15 for my weekly 7 AM session at this rink is bad enough.)
I hope you find a good class! I would think being in Boston would give you options, but I can see how many of them might not be feasible without a car. Might a Zipcar or similar be possible, especially if there are several of you to split the cost and you can take public transport to a central location?
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Date: 2014-02-02 01:36 am (UTC)SO EVIL! Like an outside swing roll, only worse. (I'm amazed they make you do them for hockey. Do they have a hockey application, or is it more of a strengthening/technique thing?)
ETA: One thing our instructors make us do for that back push is to get into a crossover on a hockey circle, then do *only* the back push over and over (without uncrossing your feet). It is horrible but effective.
Yeeeees, I learned that one today too. I actually learned it a long time ago in my Alpha class when we were starting forward crossovers, but quickly stopped practicing it because HARD. But I know what I'm doing on Wednesday morning.
I'm so jealous of everything you're learning! Our rink cancelled all its spring classes, so my friends and I are all scrambling to find a replacement that doesn't require a car, and concentrates more on skating than shooting.
I just found out my rink is closing entirely from April to September this year for repairs. WOE. There's a rink about a thirty-minute drive away, so I can still skate on Saturdays, but I'm not sure I want to do a weekly lesson if I won't get much in the way of practice time. Maybe I'll do a biweekly or monthly lesson and practice on the other Saturdays. (They do also have a 6:30-7:30 AM session on weekdays, so I could theoretically go to it and be at work at about the usual time, but I'm not sure I'm dedicated enough to get up at 4:30 in the morning. ...Let's be real, I'm not that dedicated. Getting up at 5:15 for my weekly 7 AM session at this rink is bad enough.)
I hope you find a good class! I would think being in Boston would give you options, but I can see how many of them might not be feasible without a car. Might a Zipcar or similar be possible, especially if there are several of you to split the cost and you can take public transport to a central location?