hey guys I'm Mary and welcome back to life learn to skate series hope you're
all ready for basic 2 here we go our first skill we're going to work on today
our scooter pushes we're going to focus on starting off with a t position
so our back foot is going to be like this and on front foot is going to be like this
we are going to do one foot at the time starting off with that t push position
extend the free leg back to about a 45 degree angle slowly stretch it don't
kick it back then switch sides a huge no-no and figure skating stay off of
those dreaded toe picks our next skill our forward one foot glide
we're going to do our right foot and our left foot and skating we always want
both sides to be nice and strong and equal after a moving start balance in a
two foot glide position then slowly pick up one foot and place the free toe next to
the heel above the foot that is on the ice our shoulders and hips are square
arms parallel and slightly in front of us
a common mistake is to drop the shoulder or the free hip so practice keeping the
core tight and thinking about your body being in a straight line over the
skating foot our next skill is the backward 2 foot line our goal is to gain
enough speed and wide to equal the height of our skater a start here is
optional feel to do Wiggles swizzles or simply push off from the wall try to
stay and balance on the ball of your feet
our fourth skill has a fun name it is called a rocking horse we're going to a
forward sizzle and the backward swizzle and then repeat focus on having the
knees nice and bent so you can smoothly transition between the forward and
backward swizzle if this movement is weak simply practice forward and backward
swizzles on their own remember our forward swizzles that now we're going to try
them backwards our goal is to try to do six to eight and they're all really
really focus here on using our best friends be inside edges our toes are
facing inwards heels angled outs bend both knees and apply strong pressure on
the inside edges to help facilitate the turn the knees straighten as a heels tap
together remember not to bend at the waist like this doesn't look too pretty
does it also no cheating guys remember to finish those swizzles
you guys are doing awesome where I'm almost at with basic
we have to put turns here we're going to focus on our arm position and
remembering to look where we're turning with our head if your turning
counterclockwise and your right arm is nice but if you're turning clockwise
your left arm in front remember to lift up your heels we are turning on the
balls of our feet if you feel like you are not turning sharply and are making
more of a u-shape you are probably on your heels too much in skating we always
want to look where we are going so be sure to remember to turn your head with
your body our last skill is the moving snowplows
stop I think you guys remember this from basic
and in basic two we are expected to do this at a stronger level we're expected
to have more speed more control and more of a skid and come to a
move forward with a few strong pushes glide into deep bend the knees and push
the feet upwards at a slight angle from the heels creating that upside down
V
I hope you guys are ready for a bonus skill first we're gonna do big S's on
the ice focus here on body lean our shoulders are working against the hips
if my hip tilts to the left my shoulders are going to the right and vice-versa
thanks so much for watching guys you guys are the best
stay tuned for basic three and see you all next time