tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post8435325385885830203..comments2023-04-07T10:27:50.934-05:00Comments on Xanboni: Struggling with a deadlineAlexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-87310307274495488782013-08-15T12:33:06.257-05:002013-08-15T12:33:06.257-05:00Most 7-year-olds are not terribly analytical devel...Most 7-year-olds are not terribly analytical developmentally; difficult for a child that age to "think through" technique; they're all about feeling it.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-39571338015941393402013-08-15T11:18:05.151-05:002013-08-15T11:18:05.151-05:00My DD landed her first axel a week before she turn...My DD landed her first axel a week before she turned 7. Next 3 months, she was going back and forth. Her coach told me that if she could slow herself down and think through the technique, she could land it very consistently. The problem was that she usually rushed into her jump. I did set a date for her to make the consistent axel happen. She was able to reach that in half the time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-2237264687331198062013-05-26T12:31:18.275-05:002013-05-26T12:31:18.275-05:00I'm 21 years old, and I want to have an axel b...I'm 21 years old, and I want to have an axel by age 25 :)Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411156679539220661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-37849684907426782152013-05-25T22:54:06.233-05:002013-05-25T22:54:06.233-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411156679539220661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-36595449002263699552013-05-21T13:31:42.790-05:002013-05-21T13:31:42.790-05:00This: "don't let your goal define you&quo...This: "don't let your goal define you"<br /><br />Best comment in the thread.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-21092542021772585532013-05-21T13:30:33.555-05:002013-05-21T13:30:33.555-05:00I have a trajectory I call the "higher qualit...I have a trajectory I call the "higher quality of mistake." So rather than focusing on you did that wrong, or you haven't mastered this yet, I'll praise a skater who makes a "better" mistake, like a spin that still travels, but now it's traveling around a circle instead of in a straight line-- still a mistake, but a higher quality mistake! (hmmm, that's a great blog topic!)Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-5046672786717758042013-05-21T13:26:59.253-05:002013-05-21T13:26:59.253-05:00I actually changed my axel goal to "off- ice ...I actually changed my axel goal to "off- ice axel" and did achieve that!Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-31519217535841067902013-05-21T01:04:53.927-05:002013-05-21T01:04:53.927-05:00My goal was to get my axel before I turned 50, but...My goal was to get my axel before I turned 50, but I have 4 months left so I am not going to make it :-( boo!Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05953998801421616559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-5994960593731105072013-05-19T22:41:02.562-05:002013-05-19T22:41:02.562-05:00The 2s was a struggle after my skater came back fr...The 2s was a struggle after my skater came back from an injury. There was a mental part of the challenge. What helped was her coach said he did not care if she landed it- all that was important was the body position in jump. He cheered her on loudly when the jump was correct and encouraged her when her legs forgot to be crossed or other error. It took lots of cheers and encouragement and time and effort.~MegAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-33491648303372395692013-05-19T19:04:39.857-05:002013-05-19T19:04:39.857-05:00My goal is to have my axel soon so that I can comp...My goal is to have my axel soon so that I can compete at Regionals in Open Juve. I've landed it inconsistently for the past year, and at this point it's purely psychological. I think doubles are my saving grace, though- I started working on double loop a month ago, and landed them (albiet slightly underrotated) a week later, and as of today now can do three doubles. Before I started working on the doubles, I was convinced that I just wasn't a good jumper, or that I was too old or something. But it turns out, axels just aren't my forté, and that's okay.<br />A peice of advice that I would give to someone who's struggling is to find something in skating (or even outside of it) that you can do well. So what if everyone else has their axel? You're still a better spinner/artist/chef than them. If those evil 3-turns aren't going well, try a scratch-spin instead, and come back to them later.<br />Another idea that is kind of related to the first is to not let your goal define you. Your self-worth should not be measured by a single goal. All that you do by defining yourself off of one goal is make yourself frustrated when you don't succeed at it.Iceninja314https://www.blogger.com/profile/04880263297822158479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-47990075706075760552013-05-19T16:44:01.475-05:002013-05-19T16:44:01.475-05:00I want an axel before I'm dead.
Too much pres...I want an axel before I'm dead.<br /><br />Too much pressure?<br /><br />;-)Babbette Duboisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721808053479678691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-46396600286955914592013-05-18T17:38:27.698-05:002013-05-18T17:38:27.698-05:00It takes my daughters a very long time to learn ea...It takes my daughters a very long time to learn each spin. And some jumps, and some moves... In fact, very few things come easily. But they are always working on a lot of different things, so somewhere there is always some progress. I think this helps a lot not to get discouraged.<br /><br />Maria, mom of 2 skaters: pre-pre and Free skate 2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-15503339846752407312013-05-18T17:00:13.369-05:002013-05-18T17:00:13.369-05:00The good news is, she has set this goal for hersel...The good news is, she has set this goal for herself, rather than having it imposed on her.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-77127721330761788322013-05-18T00:40:45.095-05:002013-05-18T00:40:45.095-05:00My DD (9) pre-pre, FS5 has told me her goal is to ...My DD (9) pre-pre, FS5 has told me her goal is to land her axel this summer. She's got all her other singles, lutz is not perfect, back spin getting there, but hasn't started working on it yet. I'm afraid she'll be in for a disappointment... :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-68901624019674446832013-05-17T14:38:32.376-05:002013-05-17T14:38:32.376-05:00I've been having knee problems (landing leg, o...I've been having knee problems (landing leg, old lady knees, predictable...) which have forced me to think more creatively about practice time. Rather than feel "stuck" being unable to improve my jumps because I can't jump too many in any given practice session, I've really upped the amount of time I'm working on edges, jump set ups, moves, and other things that are about power and control. It will not surprise you to know that my jumps are getting better anyway, even though I'm working on them, as such, less. <br /><br />My point is: I do think that this is one useful way to think about what it means to be "stuck." Sometimes, it's about having ingrained the muscle memory on bad form. Working on a whole bunch of other, related, skills can help that muscle memory get corrected, make practice much more fun because more varied, AND lead to improvement on the "stuck" thing. (Of course, you have to be lucky enough to have a good, creative coach who thinks carefully enough about skills to offer you a dozen or so of these drills, exercises, etc., to do. I know I am lucky that way.)MommyTimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860003098383600806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-65346111899317017982013-05-17T11:03:44.318-05:002013-05-17T11:03:44.318-05:00Not yet. I am concerned about that, however. My c...Not yet. I am concerned about that, however. My child is now working on the axel and from what Ive learned this takes a great deal of time to learn. Im worried because everything has come so easily to this point. If this doesn't happen sooner will she just get discouraged and not want to continue? That said I tend to worry about silly things. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com