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Badge Eight Skill Progression Your Athlete Can Perform: Never Sometimes Often Five consecutive forward crossovers (left and right) Forward outside edge on a circle (left and right) Five consecutive backward half swizzles (fishies) on a circle (left and right) Two-foot spin     Skill Progression Breakdown Five consecutive forward crossovers (left and right): Assume standing position, turning head, shoulders and arms into center of circle. Skate forward in a counterclockwise direction. Gliding on two feet, begin forward stroke with outside leg, lifting outside foot over skating foot and placing it on inside of curve. The foot now on the outside of the circle lifts off outside edge with toe lifted and is placed beside the skating foot. Repeat for five consecutive crossovers. Repeat in clockwise direction.       Forward outside edge on a circle (left and right): Assume standing position with skating arm forward and free arm back. Skate forward and assume two-foot glide position. Initiate edge in either direction. Keep arms out and knees slightly bent. Lift outside foot and place at skating heel. Maintain one-foot glide on edge. Repeat in other direction (clockwise and counterclockwise).       Five consecutive backward half swizzles (fishies) on a circle (left and right): Assume standing position placing outside arm forward over circle, inside arm up and back. Skate backward in a counterclockwise movement, glide on two feet. Begin swizzle (fishie) action with outside foot only, using down-up knee action. Repeat action continuously on a full circle, minimum five consecutive one-foot swizzles (fishies). Follow above instructions on a clockwise circle.       Two-foot spin: Assume standing position, toes pointed slightly inward and hip width apart. Bend knees slightly while rotating upper body in a slight "wind up" position (opposite direction of spin). Use slight "wind up" position to initiate the spin and let body rotate, knees rising slightly and toes turned in. Inside foot of spin is on the back inside edge at the ball of foot, and the outer foot of spin is on middle to back of inside edge. Arms are pulling in toward chest.     Faults & Fixes Chart   Error Correction Athlete hits toe picks. Have the athlete bend the knees more. Athlete has the head down. Have the athlete adjust posture so that arms are out, back is up and eyes are looking forward. Athlete is not on proper edge. Have the athlete lean the body into circle using ankle pressure, and bend the knees. Athlete does not apply pressure to the pumping foot. Have the athlete bend knees and keep body weight on pushing foot longer. Athlete does not utilize the down-up position of the knees. Have the athlete practice the down-up position of the knees. Athlete spins on the wrong part of the blade. Have the athlete lean slightly forward to keep the proper part of the blade on the ice. Athlete has feet too far apart. Have the athlete draw the feet together to hip width, rising up out of the knees while pulling arms in.

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