Junior Moves for Adults

[Novice Spirals]

Are any of you working on Junior moves? I just learned them and I can't imagine testing them. They are fun, but not under pressure, I imagine. Do you think they will be helpful for my free skating.?

[manleywoman]

I'm working on them, but not hardcore right now. I hope to test them next summer once the adult competitive season is over. I think any moves/footwork training is goood for freeskating.

[vesperholly]

I just started working on them this summer. They're hard but I find much easier than the Novice test! :giveup: My biggest challenge is the power pulls into rockers - I can do the move, but I lose a ton of speed and only make it about 2/3 of the way down before I stop completely.

Don't get down on yourself about testing - I never thought I could even test Novice, let alone pass, and yet here I am. You can do it! They are definitely helpful for freestyle, so keep working on them.

[Mrs Redboots]

My biggest challenge is the power pulls into rockers - I can do the move, but I lose a ton of speed and only make it about 2/3 of the way down before I stop completely..Are these done on one foot, or on two? Here, they are done 2-footed on the highest (current) Field Moves test, and are a lot less easy than they look.... I can sort-of do them, but VERY sort-of.

[jenlyon60]

They're done on 1 foot, diagonally the length of the rink. And the skater is expected to not lose any speed (or very very little) during the pattern.

Basically after the intro steps, the skater goes down the rink diagonally on 1 foot, doing the pattern (pull-pull-pull-twist-twist, etc.) then around the end of the rink and back down the other diagonal on the other foot.

[Mrs Redboots]

They're done on 1 foot, diagonally the length of the rink. And the skater is expected to not lose any speed (or very very little) during the pattern.

Basically after the intro steps, the skater goes down the rink diagonally on 1 foot, doing the pattern (pull-pull-pull-twist-twist, etc.) then around the end of the rink and back down the other diagonal on the other foot.Sooner you than me, then! We do have some moves a bit like that, done on the diagonal, but I'm not yet at the stage when I can even tell what the skater is supposed to be doing, never mind emulate them!

[coskater64]

I have been on them for about a year and have tested them once. I have trouble with the deep edges required on the choctaws but the rest get better with practice. I also do them in my dance blades at full speed to work on being more solid, I find it helps.

[jenlyon60]

I can't come close to being able to do them (I can sort of do the choctaw sequence though)

Sooner you than me, then! We do have some moves a bit like that, done on the diagonal, but I'm not yet at the stage when I can even tell what the skater is supposed to be doing, never mind emulate them!

[Novice Spirals]

I so far can do the rockers pretty well, but the choctaws will be awhile. The power circles are the only thing I feel confident doing right now. How I miss the spirals, as my name would attest! I hope I make it to Senior Moves so I can perform spirals again!

[Summerkid710]

I'm only working on Intermediate moves (as an adult) but I miss spirals, too. I'm looking forward to the Novice pattern. The test session is in the beginning of November so hopefully I'll be moving up soon.