Wednesday repeat…
Posted on January 22, 2008
I came back to edit this post, and realized that I kind of missed Sandra being at the top, so I am throwing this picture of us in Niagara Falls up.
Original Post: I have some great news! If you missed last night’s practice at Scooter’s, fear not; the same lesson (essentially) will be repeated. I think my expectations of the execution of some of the skills were inappropriately high, though near the end of practice the majority of attendees really had things down. It was a cool transition to watch, but I think that I can teach them more effectively this Wednesday. To those that were there; I will be looking for you to demo. I think I have some ideas on how to better allow individuals to practice track adjustments, and a repeat of explanation should serve well, especially now that I have seen what wasn’t applied to the execution, as well as other difficulties.
To the defence of the skaters last night, the floor was atrocious. The first half of practice, until we re-cleaned the floor, it was nearly unskateable. Especially when we were skating off-track, it was stupid slippery. I think I’ll have to get involved and make sure the floor is tight for tomorrow night’s practice. I also have some ideas for my explanation that should make things more clear/effective. I think the white board was a help, but I think I can improve the use of it as an aid to my explanation, not its basis.
Apart from all this, things at Scooter’s are really going well. Watching how well the relay exchanges have improved is truly great. There are still mistakes, and occasional falls, but we are now able to rely on relays as a valid component of the speed portion of our workouts. Great job, team. Looking at things from a little further back, really makes your improvement striking.
Oh and I think the “pass of the night” was especially impressive last night, with Andrew Hegarty and myself simultaneously ‘passing over the top’ of Leo… literally. I’d like to have that video.
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-a.
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