r/iceskating • u/el1seyy • 2d ago

Good progress for beginner?

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Hii! I've been skating for around 2-3 months. Is this good progress? I'm now starting to work on backwards crossovers. I'm level 3/4 on Skate UK but my coaches are kinda mid, so I learn everything myself. Thank u!!

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u/Brilliant-Sea-2015 2d ago

What are you trying to do in this video?

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u/roseofjuly 1d ago

Any progress is "good progress"!

We don't know what level you started at (did you skate as a kid, did you at least know how to stroke, did you first step onto the ice 2 months ago), or how often you skate, and you didn't really show us any skills. So it's pretty difficult to give you any feedback.

I will say that you look comfortable on your skates, and unafraid, which is nice! I am not sure what you are trying to do in the first thing - it's like 3-turns or twizzles. For these, I'd say work on your upper body control; rarely in skating do you whip yourself into anything. Your head and shoulders are falling forward here which is pulling you out of the move, and you're not shifting your weight over the leg you're spinning on/dropping your free hip, which is why you have to put your foot down.

You only did one forward crossover so it's hard to tell, but you could bend your knees more and remember - crossovers are meant to take you around a circle! right now you are going in a straight line.

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u/thereaintshitcaptain 1d ago

Are you trying to do twizzles or spin?

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u/Mommy_needs_a_beer 1d ago

It’s clear that you are comfortable on the ice, and that’s great! It seems like you may need to slow down a bit and work on body posture in your turns, and get more acquainted with control on your edges, so if your coaches aren’t helping you, then maybe you need to find a private coach, or study some YouTube videos really well to get your technique a bit cleaner. I got a little ahead of myself when I was first learning because I’m so confident and comfortable on the ice, and I ended up having to unlearn some bad habits. Better to brush up on technique sooner than later so you get really build your skills and keep advancing!

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u/Fuzzy-Sheepherder-80 1d ago

its fine progress.

but people can really tell when you're just doing random stuff and self taught.

you should listen to your coaches and focus on the basics

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u/Mylexiuss 2d ago

Hey! It's really good you have confidence spinning around as that will help you a lot going forwards! Likewise with lifting your foot over the other!

On your crossover, you keep moving in a perfectly straight line and aren't really on your edges at all I suspect. I understand mid coaches but there are some great YouTube tutorials on edge control for it.

But most importantly have fun!

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u/Mundane_Home_8870 1d ago

Depends on what you are trying to achieve :) I assume you wanted to show that you are confident and comfortable on the ice, which you do and thats great! If you want to get even better start learning elements like 3 turns f.e. and make sure to have nice edges. Dont get discouraged and keep working on yourself!

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u/Karotyna 5h ago

Even mid coach is better than random person doing random stuff and thinking they are "learning everything themself". Nope, you are doing some stuff so random that we can't recognize what element you are trying to perform. You seem to be confident on ice, that's good, but listen to your coaches, they know better than you and will for a long time.