Monthly skating review: progress and goals adjustment

So how did last month go?

Freestyle: I worked consistently on the back spin. I get now more then 3 rotations but at low speed and I always end up rocking back and forth on my blade. The corrections were:
- To to stay further back on the blade as I was on the front part of the ball of my foot touching the toe pic. I need to be on the ball of my foot but towards the arch and on the outside edge.
- Move the weight onto the skating hip, the axis of rotation is between the neck and right shoulder not the shoulder
- Lift the free hip
- Press into the ice while spinning, it seams that I'm lifting the upper body thinking that I press.

I didn't work much on the scratch spin as is on the bad hip. It seams that I'm entering the spin somehow around, I do a full 3 turn, then I center. I need to shorten the second edge, the inside edge of the 3 turn and start spinning.
- Press the entry edge and transfer the weight onto the skating hip while turning the 3 turn
- Bring the free hand and leg around quicker
- Bring the free leg more towards front then to the side
- Cross the free foot over the knee, close the free hip and push the foot straight down

I didn't do jumping in the lessons and just a couple here and there on my own.

MITF: When testing, you have to have each element "good enough" for that level. And for this level (pre-juvenile) I just need more power. As I cannot work on power because of my hip, my coach gave me more corrections for making them more exact. I work on what I can... So more corrections on the 3 turns, like extensions of the free leg. I was asked for a bigger backward circle eight and to not rush moving the arms on the inside circles. The secret for not falling out at the beginning of the inside edge while holding the back to the circle is to look inside the circle, over the shoulder. Backward power pulls are ok on my right leg but still wimpy on my left leg and I think it's because I unconsciously protect the hip, so I didn't push it. And we changed the extension on the back step on the 5 step Mohowk towards back, now that edge is longer so I need to make all of them longer.

Ice Dancing: They are right there where I left them 2 months ago. I'm relieved!

Off ice I did yoga once a week, better then nothing...

Goals for next month:

Freestyle: Keep working on the spins and start jumps in lessons. On crowded sessions I can work comfortably on spins and jumps compared with MITF or pattern dances.

 MITF: I don't feel motivated to work on them as I kind of think I have them. The next announced testing session at my rink is in November. But if there are requests, there may be one in August. I plan to think I'll test in August so I'll keep myself motivated. I cam warm up with the power ones  and also asses the hip status, then "work" later in the session on the 3 turns and circle 8.

Ice Dancing:  As always with the pattern dances, I have to hunt for emptier sessions  to work on them. But I don't want to make them a priority because I'm still not comfortable to fully hold the extensions. I feel can run trough everything but not "work" on them.

Keep up with yoga. It doesn't fit easily in my schedule but I feel amazing after.