tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post3986128111963379815..comments2023-04-07T10:27:50.934-05:00Comments on Xanboni: The Specialty CoachAlexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-57002029070474160172011-03-11T19:09:51.415-06:002011-03-11T19:09:51.415-06:00We have another coach helping with some double jum...We have another coach helping with some double jumps. It's actually our coach's coach, and they more or less tag-team a bit since they coach the same way.<br /><br />We just had a double jump in particular that my skater girl hurt herself doing and was having a mental block. Double-coach helped on this. Two different personality styles when coaching and this was most important, I think.josetteplank.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790825543155685363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-77293172265403554362011-03-10T20:45:59.122-06:002011-03-10T20:45:59.122-06:00Thank you Xan, had a great lesson on basics. Waiti...Thank you Xan, had a great lesson on basics. Waiting to see if ice dance group lesson can become a reality.jjane45noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-48127622971927620332011-03-08T07:25:00.063-06:002011-03-08T07:25:00.063-06:00sk8rmomp- missed Moves. Yes, moves is a specialty,...sk8rmomp- missed Moves. Yes, moves is a specialty, and a good one to do with a special coach, because you can do them in group, reducing cost. Which gets to SameAnon's question, and yes in some instances group can work with a special coach-- again cost might be a factor, or if it's a guest coast with limited availability, or if that's just the way the coach rolls. Jane, a low-level skater should not need a special coach for basic skating, that's what low-level lessons are for. If a skater thinks they're not getting good instruction in a problem area like stroking, they should ask the coach to do some work on it.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-67789077734119361372011-03-08T02:35:44.840-06:002011-03-08T02:35:44.840-06:00Thanks for the post Xan! :D I see some people work...Thanks for the post Xan! :D I see some people working with multiple coaches so it's interesting to find out why.<br /><br />What about specialty group lessons? My rink offers these for edges, jumps and spins (separately). I want to do the edges one because I'm sort of good at edges (for my level) and also it prepares you for the first formal freestyle test. Is this a good idea if I discuss it with my main coach first?The Same Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-26069608139294514642011-03-07T21:31:38.456-06:002011-03-07T21:31:38.456-06:00My skater works with a specialty coach on moves. ...My skater works with a specialty coach on moves. He's working on Junior moves, but started with her at the preliminary or possibly pre-juvenile level. Rationale is that she does it all the time, so she can teach it in less time than Primary coach. Primary coach could do it, but it would take longer. Bottom line, quicker passes and less money spent.<br /><br />He also worked with a spin coach, but I had reservations after about a year. Spoke to primary coach and agreed to continue with specialty coach. Finally another year later, we stopped with spin coach (for other reasons, mainly simplifying my life, but back of my mind thinking that primary coach was better for my skater than spin coach). This proved correct. Primary coach consented to do spins and has cleaned up and advanced my skater's spins (literally) to the next level. <br /><br />Rationale for the spin coach in the beginning was that it's a lot for one coach to keep up with (IJS) dance lifts, spins and singles spins, footwork, jumps etc. More chance for errors in COP. So it's a trade off...but that's what the smaller competitions and other coaches (advisors) are for right? ;)<br /><br />To be fair, the great improvement it also could be partly due to the fact that my skater finally realized how important spins were and worked harder at it, but the bottom line, my life is easier (one less coach to schedule) and my skater's spins are better. :)sk8rmompnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-7834430324455013622011-03-07T20:10:06.379-06:002011-03-07T20:10:06.379-06:00Great post full of information and laughter as alw...Great post full of information and laughter as always! I have a specialty lessons question: to improve the basic skating skills of a low level freestyle skater, what are the likely factors to consider between adding ice dance lessons (group or private) with a dance coach and increasing lesson time with the regular coach?jjane45noreply@blogger.com