The Program is a Growing Organism

Just as soon as you get used to doing something one way, it will change. That's not a bad thing. It means your coach is trying to highlight your strengths and fix your weaknesses. However appreciative I am, my brain explodes every time something changes. 

We started our lesson today looking at jumps in isolation. Since I open the program with a toe loop-loop combo, that's what I did. After looking at it a bit, he decided to switch the jumps around so that I am doing a loop-toe loop. It seems as though when I put the loop first (it being my strongest jump), my toe loop is better too. Hey, no big deal. That's a change I can manage. 

Then we talked about the combo spin for a bit and he wanted me to try doing a camel and then bring my free leg around for an upright variation (or maybe it's a sit variation?) where I squat and rest my free leg on my skating knee. I don't know what that particular position is called but I imagine I look like the number 4. I tried it and it's not awful. I'll still need to work on it to get it stable and I need to figure out what to do with my arms. Christopher said I can keep them out to the side for now but eventually I can get fancy and do a twist or put them behind my back. I don't think I'm ready for fancy yet. 

We ran the program and it was messy. He suggested doing the step sequence on more of a diagonal and having more emotion at the end. Everything also just needs more flow. It's a lot to remember. I'll keep plugging away at it though because CSI is in like, what? Five weeks? Aghggh!