I know, they make everything look so easy and graceful. Nothing ice skating is easy, it all takes work to learn, but I do think that many moves, once you've mastered them, are easy. Forward cross overs, backwards cross overs, one foot glides, and three turns, those things I think are easy once you've got it. I observed that about myself back when I was in school. Seventh grade algebra one was soo hard...very hard. Then I got to eighth grade algebra II and helping some seventh grader with algebra one was like child's play. I am working on my one foot backwards glide...I'm getting pretty good and am gliding for more than five seconds now and starting to see the ten second mark and be pretty stable. At first I couldn't backwards one foot glide at all, not even one second. Gradually I got to one second, then three seconds, then five. What I observe is that for a good skater, a backwards one foot glide is no challenge whatsoever, so that leads me to believe that once I put in the work to get good at it, I'll be able to do it easily.
I watched this video for the first time last week and though "woah, this is way too difficult for me" (I started skating 5 weeks ago), but guess what! I tried it a few times, learned how to do it and now it's my favorite thing! Thank you for the video, your channel is very helpful for me :)
Thanks so much for showing the stretches. I can do the movement on the ice but just can't get my feet open enough. Will definitely start these stretches!
Coach julia, this year I’m going a little bit freely because in my rink they don’t teach me technique, while I’m searching for another one is such good thing to have your videos helping me. Thanks a lot ❤z
Thanks so much for continuing to make these videos! Your detailed teaching is so helpful. I love how these are all in the basics level. I think most people who are more advanced have coaches and benefit from one on one in-person instruction. Those of us who are still learning basics however, really benefit from videos like yours that are so well taught. 👏⛸
Personal coaches are one way of learning, there are others. A time tested way of learning is to have a group of friends on the ice. You coach them, they coach you, Bob comes in with a new skill today and coaches everyone, it's free, and everyone has a good time. One of the main benefits of formal training is that it puts pressure on you to be there every week and also put in some practice time ahead of your lesson. As long as you keep paying the fee, and don't quit, you'll get better...but there are other ways.
I haven’t been able to shoot this tutorial for you yet do to my ankle injury, but I’ve got it in the lineup for as soon as I can once I am back in skates. 😊
Because of " Hockey Glide and your T Position " , I’ve made an inside Spread Eagle then an outside Spead Eagle. It’s help me to go backward but I decided to keep away the fears ’cause, it’s my last time before I’m gone to my little Mountain which is a sport complexe that Tony Parker ’s buying and it’s openning all long years. I’ve had a passionate dance teacher at my 3 .... I’ve had also an English teacher so passionate that she brings us to live in London , Passion is a real revolution to teach and my last one is You Julia. I follow your teachings and no one else but yourself. And , like you , I’m more secure on my left leg. For me , eveything’s gonna be all right. I thank you because you’re right and I will continue to use T Position plus Hockey glide, Your Greatest deal for everyone 🌬🏳☁️
Thank you so much for these tutorials!! I don’t have the money for lessons but am extremely motivated to get good at figure skating. TH-cam is super helpful for things like that. I’ve been skating for almost two years on and off. Hopefully I can improve more through the winter!
Classes are only one way to learn...there are others. Many youtube videos, like this one, are probably better and more detailed than what an instructor would give you. Not many peoplel are as talented at coaching as is Coach Julia and other good TH-cam coaches. How much coaching can you get in a half hour or an hour a week? You can get a lot more coaching than that watching TH-cam, from various talented coaches that each have a different focus on the subject at, ahem, foot. Another problem is that weekly coaching probably goes faster than can you. Week 1, coach says "do it like this." Ten, twenty, thirty weeks later, maybe you can do it. By that time coach has covered twenty more topics and you have a practice list a mile long and none of it is up to snuff. A time honored way to learn is to have a group of friends on the ice. You show them what you are doing and coach them, they show you what they are doing and coach you. It's fun, free, and effective.
I love how humble you explain everything (: Like your so good but listening to your explanation still feels like you're on headlevel with someone you're teaching ^^ Tried out a lot of stuff i learned from your channel in the last coupld of weeks and just wanted to thank you for all the videos!
You're a very talented figure skater & teacher, Julia. Thank you for all your videos! I love your meticulous attention to details which is absolutely essential for proper learning. Thank you, again! 💖😊
I'm into hockey tool and that footwork at 4:12 is so foreign to me but it looks efficient! I watched it like 20 times it's so strange to me. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong but I've typically seen in power skating the lead leg is going to remain down and the trailing foot gets opened up to initiate a "mohawk". Cool stuff. Check out how BK does it! th-cam.com/video/9rq20DK91Lo/w-d-xo.html
Trying to learn this right now ☺️ I have trouble opening my legs like that.. My toes naturally point inwards so I can really feel it in my knees when I try to bend them outwards. I guess thats why my eagle is really small and often ends in spin I think 🤔🤔 Anyway, I'v only been skating for 2 weeks and thanks to you I can already do forward crossovers, a bit of backwards skating, one foot glides etc :) Thanks so much! 💞💖
Oh my gosh, welcome to figure skating! That is so exciting. I am glad my videos have helped. Work on stretching your hip flexors,it will help give you a wider stance for your spread eagles.
Hey, former ballerina here. Your turn out should not come from your knees but actually your hips as it is the entire leg that should be turned out not just the foot, so if you feel it in your knees you're doing it wrong and can actually hurt yourself. Something you can try to get the hang of it is to, off ice, stand upright and lift one leg off the floor in front of you, then squeeze your bum cheeks together and try to rotate the entire lifted leg from the hip, as in the knee and foot should follow together, always pointing in the same direction. I can see your comment was 11 months ago so maybe you've already worked it out, but I'd thought I'd share this tip in case someone else is struggling with the same thing, as it really is very harming to turn out from the knee.
@@xxjuiciixx Thanks so much, that's really helpful ☺️ Unfortunately I haven't been ice skating in a year because the ice rink is closed due to covid 🥺 But as soon as it opens I'll try to get bqck into it 😁
@@xxjuiciixx WOW thank you very much for this comment. I'm watching videos and looking for information as I also have this problem, and even when I was skating in competition I couldn't do this move, but now that I returned just for fun I was decided to try spread eagles, as I have not to take time for jumps. I did know it can be damaging so I wasn't sure how much to "force" it. I will try this exercise.
Great videos. Very clear and well paced. I have been skating for years for hockey but just started figure skating six months ago. The benefits are tremendous. Looking forward to more great lessons Coach Julia.
You bet Julia! Nice to see you are doing some virtual teaching. Great idea. There is still always a bit of fine tuning required to really learn any move or concept.
Awe, that is so kind and uplifting. Thank you. If had my share of mean comments about my figure on here, so it’s nice to have some positive comments as well. 😁
I'm super glad you're uploading these because I have an icerink about 15 minutes from my house but they don't offer courses so I'm essentially teaching myself all the things I want to do. (Also using the first 9 Levels as a guide haha) It's a little stressful doing it on my own but I'm making progress :)
Wow, Love that you are going for it, even without rink staff to help! It is amazing how with modern technology people can learn things if they are motivated too.
Thank you for the instruction. Would you mind teach us the Outside Spread Eagle? I can do a very good Inside Spread Eagle but can not do Outside as good as Inside. My leg can not go straight when doing the Outside move.
You're a stunning, caring, beautiful skater😘 I'm an old skater and I've been through the mean mill being heavier & muscular, but that also meant I was stronger, physically and luckily mentally (which I became through this very sport😅) This is a tough sport and skaters & spectators can be awful. Stuff them. Stay as beautiful as you are ❣you are inspirational and I look for and enjoy you videos very much, especially because you have that love 💘 & passion for what you do. Much love from SA
Wow, thank you so much for these uplifting words. I am so grateful for all the kind and generous people I have connected with through this channel. Your comment truly lifted my spirit. Thank you.
Fantastic videos, amazing level of detail, keeping it clear. I have just discovered your videos but now subscribing for sure, keep up the fantastic work.
oh, thank you so much for this video!! I have been practicing this for a while but you explain some very important points I did not know about!! Thank you. I will try it out next time.
I learn from watching you. I'd love to see a compilation of some sort of moments like 4:49, 5:28 from all your videos. I would watch it hundreds of times.
Great job! Love doing this element, although I don't hold it for long. Will try the Hockey Glide method as I usually enter it from forward cross-overs. Thanks much!
I learned this pattern as a kid a long time ago. I think this was the easiest move to learn. Skating backwards, leg over leg, took longer to learn. My two brothers who played a hockey taught me that. I wanted to play a hockey with them so bad that I had to learn quickly…
For me it was eye-opening that you can just move your foot in another direction while skating. It sounds so silly lol I don't know what it is about circles but us girls all love to spin and twirl :D
@@CoachJulia my problem is I am 62 and I dont think my body can move the way it did when I was skating, but I sure do love watching others skate brings back fond memories
i always find it interesting to compare hockey skating and figure skating since my own "style" seems to be right in between haha :D e.g. - bending the knees seems to be a valid workaround in my world, but I see how the "figure" suffers :D
Julia, I've been doing these stretching exercises over three months, now I can do the 180 degrees toe turn on the floor, but while on ice my toes break the line inevitably, I use hockey skates and it occurred to me to question why hockey players always bend their knees doing the inside spread eagle. Maybe it's impossible to do it with straight legs using hockey skates?
I'm struggling on this one too. I find it very easy to get my skates flat against the boards but when I try the move, I can't get them in a straight line. I don't know if I just need more stretching or what it is that I'm lacking.
I am starting a new bi-weekly stretch series on my Patreon page on Saturday November 23rd! I will definitely be addressing hip flexibility. I’d love for you to join me!
Practice on the carpeted wall, make sure your feet are a full 180 degrees opposed. Then practice on the wall at the ice and make sure the same. Then pull yourself along the wall, backwards and forwards, then try pulling yourself along the wall and gliding some. The key is the full 180 degrees.
I cannot hold this spread eagle as long as you can, and my leading skating foot (left foot) starts to do a weird vibratory bounce (go figure >>> no pun intended ). Any tips for this confused middle-aged skater on how to make this stop? I am sure my technique is all catty wompus! Just love your channel.
Hi ! I'm trying to learn the eagle but I feel like I don't have much flexibility in my feet, even off the ice I have to force myself to be in this position. Can exercises help me ? if yes, which ones?
yes of course. Just practice stretching on the carpet at the wall, focusing on opposing your feet a full 180 degrees. It takes quite some flexibility to get those last few degrees. Not 170, not 175, a full 180.
You can, but it makes it more difficult. Use the correct tool for the job. If you are figure skating, you need figure skates, and the sooner the better. Figure skates feel totally different and require a different approach. The more time you have on hockey skates the more you will have to unlearn.
Honestly, I am a bit jealous that you get to skate out doors. If you can find something to stretch against at home, like a table or a counter, that will at least help a bit.
It looks so easy when you do it
Awe, thanks. I’ve had lots of practice.
Ya! Lol
Ikr, like I can do it, but I’m so bad at it lol
I know, they make everything look so easy and graceful. Nothing ice skating is easy, it all takes work to learn, but I do think that many moves, once you've mastered them, are easy. Forward cross overs, backwards cross overs, one foot glides, and three turns, those things I think are easy once you've got it. I observed that about myself back when I was in school. Seventh grade algebra one was soo hard...very hard. Then I got to eighth grade algebra II and helping some seventh grader with algebra one was like child's play. I am working on my one foot backwards glide...I'm getting pretty good and am gliding for more than five seconds now and starting to see the ten second mark and be pretty stable. At first I couldn't backwards one foot glide at all, not even one second. Gradually I got to one second, then three seconds, then five. What I observe is that for a good skater, a backwards one foot glide is no challenge whatsoever, so that leads me to believe that once I put in the work to get good at it, I'll be able to do it easily.
I watched this video for the first time last week and though "woah, this is way too difficult for me" (I started skating 5 weeks ago), but guess what! I tried it a few times, learned how to do it and now it's my favorite thing! Thank you for the video, your channel is very helpful for me :)
Wow, so great hearing how quikly you were able to not only get the move, but gain some new confidence in yourself as well!
I love how much you go into detail, as well as the close ups and slow mo. They’re really helpful. I look forward to your future uploads! :)
Glad you have found my content helpful! I am doing my best to keep the videos coming. 😁
Thanks so much for showing the stretches. I can do the movement on the ice but just can't get my feet open enough. Will definitely start these stretches!
You are welcome!
I love how you lead us up slowly to the move! Thanks for the videos! They are suuuperrr helpful!
You are welcome!! Glad you are finding them helpful. 😄
Coach julia, this year I’m going a little bit freely because in my rink they don’t teach me technique, while I’m searching for another one is such good thing to have your videos helping me. Thanks a lot ❤z
Glad my videos are a help!
Thanks so much for continuing to make these videos! Your detailed teaching is so helpful. I love how these are all in the basics level. I think most people who are more advanced have coaches and benefit from one on one in-person instruction. Those of us who are still learning basics however, really benefit from videos like yours that are so well taught. 👏⛸
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the positive feedback.
Personal coaches are one way of learning, there are others. A time tested way of learning is to have a group of friends on the ice. You coach them, they coach you, Bob comes in with a new skill today and coaches everyone, it's free, and everyone has a good time. One of the main benefits of formal training is that it puts pressure on you to be there every week and also put in some practice time ahead of your lesson. As long as you keep paying the fee, and don't quit, you'll get better...but there are other ways.
I love your videos. Please explain the one foot spin 🙏
I haven’t been able to shoot this tutorial for you yet do to my ankle injury, but I’ve got it in the lineup for as soon as I can once I am back in skates. 😊
Because of " Hockey Glide and your T Position " , I’ve made an inside Spread Eagle then an outside Spead Eagle. It’s help me to go backward but I decided to keep away the fears ’cause, it’s my last time before I’m gone to my little Mountain which is a sport complexe that Tony Parker ’s buying and it’s openning all long years.
I’ve had a passionate dance teacher at my 3 .... I’ve had also an English teacher so passionate that she brings us to live in London , Passion is a real revolution to teach and my last one is You Julia.
I follow your teachings and no one else but yourself.
And , like you , I’m more secure on my left leg. For me , eveything’s gonna be all right.
I thank you because you’re right and I will continue to use T Position plus Hockey glide, Your Greatest deal for everyone 🌬🏳☁️
Thank you so much for these tutorials!! I don’t have the money for lessons but am extremely motivated to get good at figure skating. TH-cam is super helpful for things like that. I’ve been skating for almost two years on and off. Hopefully I can improve more through the winter!
You can do it!
Classes are only one way to learn...there are others. Many youtube videos, like this one, are probably better and more detailed than what an instructor would give you. Not many peoplel are as talented at coaching as is Coach Julia and other good TH-cam coaches. How much coaching can you get in a half hour or an hour a week? You can get a lot more coaching than that watching TH-cam, from various talented coaches that each have a different focus on the subject at, ahem, foot. Another problem is that weekly coaching probably goes faster than can you. Week 1, coach says "do it like this." Ten, twenty, thirty weeks later, maybe you can do it. By that time coach has covered twenty more topics and you have a practice list a mile long and none of it is up to snuff. A time honored way to learn is to have a group of friends on the ice. You show them what you are doing and coach them, they show you what they are doing and coach you. It's fun, free, and effective.
Excellent tutorial, so clear. It looks so cool and elegant to do this after the hockey glide! I hope I can try this soon, you are so graceful! ⛸💙
Awe, thank you, I appreciate that. Good luck!
I love how humble you explain everything (: Like your so good but listening to your explanation still feels like you're on headlevel with someone you're teaching ^^ Tried out a lot of stuff i learned from your channel in the last coupld of weeks and just wanted to thank you for all the videos!
Oh thank you so much for the positive feed back. You made my day.
Your tutorials are the best… very clear explanations and demonstrations 👍🏻
Thank you so much for that.
I love your tutorials! You are so pedagogical!
Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying my tutorials!
You're a very talented figure skater & teacher, Julia. Thank you for all your videos! I love your meticulous attention to details which is absolutely essential for proper learning. Thank you, again! 💖😊
I play rec hockey and I've been working on my transitional skating. I can't wait to try this out.
That’s great! Some of these fundamental moves translate to hockey quite well.
I'm into hockey tool and that footwork at 4:12 is so foreign to me but it looks efficient! I watched it like 20 times it's so strange to me. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong but I've typically seen in power skating the lead leg is going to remain down and the trailing foot gets opened up to initiate a "mohawk". Cool stuff. Check out how BK does it! th-cam.com/video/9rq20DK91Lo/w-d-xo.html
Trying to learn this right now ☺️ I have trouble opening my legs like that.. My toes naturally point inwards so I can really feel it in my knees when I try to bend them outwards. I guess thats why my eagle is really small and often ends in spin I think 🤔🤔 Anyway, I'v only been skating for 2 weeks and thanks to you I can already do forward crossovers, a bit of backwards skating, one foot glides etc :) Thanks so much! 💞💖
Oh my gosh, welcome to figure skating! That is so exciting. I am glad my videos have helped. Work on stretching your hip flexors,it will help give you a wider stance for your spread eagles.
Hey, former ballerina here. Your turn out should not come from your knees but actually your hips as it is the entire leg that should be turned out not just the foot, so if you feel it in your knees you're doing it wrong and can actually hurt yourself.
Something you can try to get the hang of it is to, off ice, stand upright and lift one leg off the floor in front of you, then squeeze your bum cheeks together and try to rotate the entire lifted leg from the hip, as in the knee and foot should follow together, always pointing in the same direction.
I can see your comment was 11 months ago so maybe you've already worked it out, but I'd thought I'd share this tip in case someone else is struggling with the same thing, as it really is very harming to turn out from the knee.
@@xxjuiciixx Thanks so much, that's really helpful ☺️ Unfortunately I haven't been ice skating in a year because the ice rink is closed due to covid 🥺 But as soon as it opens I'll try to get bqck into it 😁
@@xxjuiciixx WOW thank you very much for this comment. I'm watching videos and looking for information as I also have this problem, and even when I was skating in competition I couldn't do this move, but now that I returned just for fun I was decided to try spread eagles, as I have not to take time for jumps. I did know it can be damaging so I wasn't sure how much to "force" it. I will try this exercise.
Like your way of teaching simple and easy practice 👌
Great videos. Very clear and well paced. I have been skating for years for hockey but just started figure skating six months ago. The benefits are tremendous. Looking forward to more great lessons Coach Julia.
Welcome aboard! Thanks for the positive feedback!
You bet Julia! Nice to see you are doing some virtual teaching. Great idea. There is still always a bit of fine tuning required to really learn any move or concept.
Trying to learn this for hockey. Thanks!
Happy to help!
How to have such a beautiful waist like that? sorry I'm soo distracted
Awe, that is so kind and uplifting. Thank you. If had my share of mean comments about my figure on here, so it’s nice to have some positive comments as well. 😁
Asmaa S Awe, thank you so much. 🥰
this really helped me!! got it on my first try just by following your advice
Oh that is wonderful to hear!
A move I love doing as well. Great job Julia!
I am hoping I am skating again soon and can enjoy doing all these fun moves again.
You are the best teacher
Awe, thank you so much!
I'm super glad you're uploading these because I have an icerink about 15 minutes from my house but they don't offer courses so I'm essentially teaching myself all the things I want to do. (Also using the first 9 Levels as a guide haha) It's a little stressful doing it on my own but I'm making progress :)
Wow, Love that you are going for it, even without rink staff to help! It is amazing how with modern technology people can learn things if they are motivated too.
Thank you so much!!!
You're welcome!
I struggle eagles!! 😅 very nice video as always!! 🫶🏻
What a beautiful spread eagle when you bring the hip forward coach 😭 seems pretty effortless as always, but lemme try it now 🤣
Thank you for the instruction. Would you mind teach us the Outside Spread Eagle? I can do a very good Inside Spread Eagle but can not do Outside as good as Inside. My leg can not go straight when doing the Outside move.
The Outside Spread Eagle is one of my favorite moves to do! I would be very happy to make a tutorial for you.
You're a stunning, caring, beautiful skater😘 I'm an old skater and I've been through the mean mill being heavier & muscular, but that also meant I was stronger, physically and luckily mentally (which I became through this very sport😅) This is a tough sport and skaters & spectators can be awful. Stuff them. Stay as beautiful as you are ❣you are inspirational and I look for and enjoy you videos very much, especially because you have that love 💘 & passion for what you do. Much love from SA
Wow, thank you so much for these uplifting words. I am so grateful for all the kind and generous people I have connected with through this channel. Your comment truly lifted my spirit. Thank you.
Fantastic videos, amazing level of detail, keeping it clear. I have just discovered your videos but now subscribing for sure, keep up the fantastic work.
Glad you have enjoyed my videos! Thanks for subscribing.
Your soo good at explaining! I can’t wait to try when o go back to the rink next!
Have fun!
oh, thank you so much for this video!! I have been practicing this for a while but you explain some very important points I did not know about!! Thank you. I will try it out next time.
You are welcome! glad to know I could get you a fresh perspective.
I learn from watching you. I'd love to see a compilation of some sort of moments like 4:49, 5:28 from all your videos. I would watch it hundreds of times.
Thanks for watching, glad you are enjoying my videos! I love the idea of a compilation video. I will try and get one out as soon as I am able. 😁
Yay another tutorial! Thanks 🙏 xx
You are welcome, enjoy!
Great job! Love doing this element, although I don't hold it for long. Will try the Hockey Glide method as I usually enter it from forward cross-overs. Thanks much!
Thanks! With time and practice you will probably be able to hold it longer. 😁
Why is it called hockey glide?
@@grzybeklampucerek4507 Because it is a popular move when playing ice hockey.
This is great. I may be able to do it now.
Yay! That’s awesome.
Thanks! Keep it on please!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks! So useful
You are welcome!!
I learned this pattern as a kid a long time ago. I think this was the easiest move to learn. Skating backwards, leg over leg, took longer to learn. My two brothers who played a hockey taught me that. I wanted to play a hockey with them so bad that I had to learn quickly…
For me it was eye-opening that you can just move your foot in another direction while skating. It sounds so silly lol I don't know what it is about circles but us girls all love to spin and twirl :D
Stefania Pönitz We sure do love to spin!! So much fun! Glad I could give you some new insight.
Nice video, and well shot. That is a wet rink!
Thanks! They do really nice smooth cuts here and I am fortunate to get fresh ice pretty often for my videos.
I wish I had this video years ago it would of helped me a great deal
Awe. Better late than never?
@@CoachJulia my problem is I am 62 and I dont think my body can move the way it did when I was skating, but I sure do love watching others skate brings back fond memories
Right now I am breaking-in my new boots & new coronation ace blades. Pretty painful as it's my first pro boot. But I can't wait to give this a try ^^
same hereee (SO painful but eee first boots)! 😆
@@mehhhness I cannot live without my boots & blades! Though I developed bunions & cannot skate as long as I want until they stretch the boots
Thank you!!!
You are welcome!
i always find it interesting to compare hockey skating and figure skating since my own "style" seems to be right in between haha :D e.g. - bending the knees seems to be a valid workaround in my world, but I see how the "figure" suffers :D
Julia, I've been doing these stretching exercises over three months, now I can do the 180 degrees toe turn on the floor, but while on ice my toes break the line inevitably, I use hockey skates and it occurred to me to question why hockey players always bend their knees doing the inside spread eagle. Maybe it's impossible to do it with straight legs using hockey skates?
Love it!!
So nice to have people consistently enjoying my content.
me: **has natural frog and butterfly sits/poses because of my hip joint placements that come from my genes**
also me: “i’m ready.”
Me: What are you doing Saturday?
Great course thank you.
Glad you like it!
So I’m bow legged, do you think I could still perform this? I’ve tried but my feet don’t go out that much. I really don’t want this to limit me :/
Thanks for the vidoe. On which part of the blade should I put the most weight?
This is quite difficult, are there some other stretches you can recommend? Off skates or on, both?
I'm struggling on this one too. I find it very easy to get my skates flat against the boards but when I try the move, I can't get them in a straight line. I don't know if I just need more stretching or what it is that I'm lacking.
princesshockey Same here!
I am starting a new bi-weekly stretch series on my Patreon page on Saturday November 23rd! I will definitely be addressing hip flexibility. I’d love for you to join me!
Surprisingly, I can do this but not in a straight line. I can only hold it for two seconds and then end up going backwards.
Two seconds is a start! You’ve gotta start somewhere. Work on stretching your hips and that will help.
@@CoachJulia Thanks! I'm definitely a pretzel ha ha.
Practice on the carpeted wall, make sure your feet are a full 180 degrees opposed. Then practice on the wall at the ice and make sure the same. Then pull yourself along the wall, backwards and forwards, then try pulling yourself along the wall and gliding some. The key is the full 180 degrees.
I cannot hold this spread eagle as long as you can, and my leading skating foot (left foot) starts to do a weird vibratory bounce (go figure >>> no pun intended ). Any tips for this confused middle-aged skater on how to make this stop? I am sure my technique is all catty wompus! Just love your channel.
It's possible your blade isn't on straight. Get with a coach for some one on one instruction.
Hi ! I'm trying to learn the eagle but I feel like I don't have much flexibility in my feet, even off the ice I have to force myself to be in this position. Can exercises help me ? if yes, which ones?
yes of course. Just practice stretching on the carpet at the wall, focusing on opposing your feet a full 180 degrees. It takes quite some flexibility to get those last few degrees. Not 170, not 175, a full 180.
i love your vids
Awe, thank you!!
@@CoachJulia ofc
Can you do an outside edge spread Eagle tutorial? - Thanks
Great suggestion!
I'm a hockey player trying to learn this
Awesome, this is definitely a move that can be done on Hockey skates.
wow! would love to do it! pity about my damn rigid hips
😩 This move is certainly a challenge for those with tight hips.
Really helping video again
So glad you found it helpful!
This the same methodology to rollerblading?
nice
Thanks!
Can you use hockey scares for figure scating?.. i still need to get figure scates
You can, but it makes it more difficult. Use the correct tool for the job. If you are figure skating, you need figure skates, and the sooner the better. Figure skates feel totally different and require a different approach. The more time you have on hockey skates the more you will have to unlearn.
Outside spread eagles please.
I love those! I will try and get to them soon.
If only it was this easy lol
I skate outdoors no wall to practice against
Honestly, I am a bit jealous that you get to skate out doors. If you can find something to stretch against at home, like a table or a counter, that will at least help a bit.
Put on your guards, get off the ice, find a high bench/wall on normal floor and stretch there¿
Great suggestions!
2:30
hi coach julia, can you do a video just for lefties?
Interesting idea, I will see if that is something doable for me.
@@CoachJulia pretty please? I love learning from you! My IRL skating teacher has a hard time teaching a leftie like me
イーグル大好きです。演技中の美しいイーグルを見ると惚れ惚れしてしまう✨💘😊
Am I the only one who can't do it?? Tried for days
You're not alone, thought I was too
milk truck on skates
Thicc
Sorry but couldn’t this have been called anything but spread eagle. I can’t help but facepalm every five seconds.
😬 Well, it is an old move, a lot of figure skating moves were named 75, even 100 years ago, so they didn’t think the same way about things.
@@CoachJulia True, Ill try to be more of an adult and take that into account lol.
Probably not....how about instead you graduate past the fourth grade mentality. Another option is just to call it the "Eagle."