Re: Wednesday repeat…
Posted on January 24, 2008
Things in the WIC off-season continue to boil. At least it can be said that where things will settle for 2008 is starting become more clear. I hope the skating community here in Canada is aware of just how impactful these signings and team rosters are on the landscape of the sport. I am thinking that I will give a quick list of the known team rosters sometime early next week. Of course, I am hoping to include myself on the list.
To the community outside of Toronto: Peter Doucet has been back on skates this week! Hey now! Bro-ham! He has been off his skates for ~two months, taking care of a chronic knee injury. on the bright side, his website is possibly the most current and updated news feed on the web. Anyway, it is nice to have you back in the mix. Take it easy and take care of your knee. Don’t rush the comeback. Remember, Spain isn’t till August.
In my opinion (and I can’t be sure if it is shared) last night’s practice was a success. There is no question that the execution of the skills throughout the practice were far better than on Monday. I think my explanation and demos were far better, much clearer, and more effective. I thought it was some cool stuff, and I think that I skated nearly the entire practice. I only stopped long enough to drink 100mL of water through the entire practice, and I’m pretty sure that was between warm-up (which was long in itself) and the program. I think there was the most skating last night than in any other practice this season.
I hope that everyone had the chance to really practice the skills; I know I did. Perhaps more importantly, the skills were performed properly by the majority/basis of the group, and the knowledge base and general skill level of the group has increased dramatically. Hopefully now we can move forward, and make the skills-practice more specific/appropriate to the different (speed) needs of the individuals within the group. I realize that this may have come at the expense of the quantity of the practice individually, but at least this time they were performed/modelled properly, and there are no longer glaring problems or misconceptions. Again, way to go team! we really are alot farther along.
-aaronlikestosnowboard (dot com).
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