Falling Drills?
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IrateBeth
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So, I just read the below article, and I am in total agreement with Punchy-O-Guts on this one.
What are your thoughts, both from the new skater and the old perspective, on falling drills?
Should we, as a sport, move away from 'falling' and instead move toward 'maintaining balance'?
http://punchyoguts.com/punchblog/2013/4/5/falling-drills-eff-that
(Also, I adore Punchy. She is a sweetheart on and off the track -plays for Maine. If you ever get to meet her you'll see. She is the right stuff.)
What are your thoughts, both from the new skater and the old perspective, on falling drills?
Should we, as a sport, move away from 'falling' and instead move toward 'maintaining balance'?
http://punchyoguts.com/punchblog/2013/4/5/falling-drills-eff-that
(Also, I adore Punchy. She is a sweetheart on and off the track -plays for Maine. If you ever get to meet her you'll see. She is the right stuff.)
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I think both are needed.
Fresh meat will always need falling drills. They WILL fall, and it's better if they learn how to fall correctly to minimize injuries.
But I think once that's been established, balance drills should be emphasized.
My league only does falling drills in fresh meat practice.0 -
Agreed on both. Early in my newbie experience, a veteran skater was skating backwards and not watching and collided into me. I fell badly. Nobody was hurt, but it probably wasn't pretty.
Then recently, another veteran skater, again skating backwards and not paying attention, collided into me while I was working with another skater. I immediately tucked into a 4pt fall. I was pretty pleased with myself, actually.
They're exhausting, but falling drills are good stuff.0
