hi guys today we are going to be doing forward crossovers by the end of this video
you'll be skating like a pro alright guys we got this first we are going to
warm up with a basic exercise just practicing lifting the foot up and
crossing over think about placing your weight on the foot that is on the ice aka
our skating foot make sure to avoid these two common
mistakes lifting your leg up too high throwing you off balance and also
forgetting to bend the knees it is gonna be really difficult to do these
crossovers if you're a very stiff keep practicing with your hands on the wall
then graduate to your fingertips and now time to step away from the wall now that
we have our feet down let's review the arms if your right foot is crossing over
if you're skating in a counterclockwise direction right arm is in front if
you're skating clockwise left arm is in front I remind my kiddos not to have
their arms too high or too low nice and relaxed pretending they're holding a
marker and drawing a circle with their arms bending the knees as well
our next exercise are half swizzle pumps the weight is over the left foot
which is tracing the red circle remember our circle arms we are doing half Us
thinking about tracing waves over the ocean remember to practice both sides if
we're going clockwise remember left arm in front right arm in back always
remember to look where you're going so you don't crash into anyone because that would
hurt haha good job everyone now that we mastered
the half swizzle pumps time to add a crossover same thing half swizzle pump
make sure your feet are together nice and balanced and step over that foot
just like we did at the wall what helps me my front arm is slightly lower my
back arm is slightly higher again remember to be very generous with the
knee bend here even will help us keep our speed up we are bouncing on the
middle of our blade on the crossovers
time to make a crossover so nice and pretty
whoo-hoo we are going to start off with T pushes our leg on a red circle which
is nice and that slowly stretch your back leg point those toes we are pushing
off the free leg with an inside edge
try to push in a controlled manner your chest is nice and high at all times
slight lean into the circle
the second crossover push is the trickier one you are still gaining speed
from this push it is off of a back outside edge be sure to push off with
the side of your blade and not your toe pick now put it all together and we have
some beautiful crossovers remember to keep stretching the arms the legs point
the toes and keep your knees bent remember watch out for those whole picks
and toes scratches that's a no-no keep the speed up by remembering to push with
your inside edge on your first push and for the second push we're pushing out to
the side back outside edge one side will often be stronger than the other so
always remember to practice your weaker side twice as often some common mistakes
you want to avoid remember not to keep your legs too stiff I'm having
difficulty keeping speed and crossing the legs also do not move your arms back
and forth keep those steady circle arms to have nice and balanced crossover
lastly don't forget to push push push
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