Not Enough Time!

I never feel like I have enough time to work on all of the things I need to work on. I skate a 45 minute session on Mondays and then another on Thursdays. Thursdays don't even count as a legit practice because that's lesson day. It really sucks being an adult skater sometimes. There are just never enough hours in the day. As it is, I have to rush home immediately after a session, throw some work clothes on, and then rush right back out the door to make it on time for work. I really wish rinks had evening freestyles. That would make my life so much more pleasant not to mention productive. Ok, end rant. On to the recap of this morning's practice.

I worked on a little bit of everything but I spent extra time on some things that I know need more polish. After warming up, I jumped right into the Circle 8. I'm still getting around without a foot down but my LFO circle is still pretty big. So, yeah, nothing has changed here. But I worked on it for a good bit before moving on to the footwork sequence for pre-bronze compulsory moves. Honestly? I've never done it before so I didn't expect much but I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. I was really worried about the step down and cross behind and, yeah, it's sloppy right now, but I have 6 weeks to whip it into shape. I'll have Christopher look at it on Thursday. Up until like a week or so ago, I thought that the pre-bronze compulsory moves consisted of a waltz jump, upright spin, spiral, and crossovers but I was wrong (or it changed?). Now, according to the 2018-19 Adult Competition Series Handbook, I'm expected to do:

• Single Toe Loop
• Jump combo or sequence consisting of only 1/2 jumps (I'll do the same waltz-falling leaf-half flip that's in my program)
• Forward upright spin (min 3 revs)
• Footwork sequence (consisting of two forward crossovers into a forward inside mohawk, step down and cross behind into one backward crossover, then step forward to an inside edge)
• Forward spiral (any edge)

I'll have 1:30 to do it all as a mini program without music on a half sheet of ice. So, I spent some time today trying to arrange all this into something cohesive. I really didn't think the compulsory moves was something I needed to worry about. Now I'm worried about it. 

After that was out of the way, I spent a lot of time on the attitude spin. I find it easier to do if I lean to the side (side attitude?) than if I treat it like a layback with my free leg behind me. Something like this but with a straighter free leg: 

It still needs SO MUCH MORE WORK! But...I was able to get one where I had the minimum 3 revolutions. It was slow and it traveled so far I think it might have needed a passport but...it happened. Ugh. Finally, I worked on all of my program jumps. They were just okay. I didn't fall on any of them but I really didn't feel like I got any good height on them either. Time permitting, I may join a public session at another rink in town on Wednesday. I need to get this all sorted out. Especially that spin!