Skating today!!
Yay-ers!! Double yay-ers!!
Ow-ers!! Double ow-ers!!
First of all, the yay part. I've landed my axel wonderfully today. :) Melissa (the glorious coach) said I did around 15 axels today, 5 of them landed great, and 2 of those landed cleanly. I'm so excited! I asked her when it will be considered that I "have" my axel. She said that when I land it cleanly, consistently, then I will "have" it and compete with it.
The thing is, I still don't have my axel in motion. I just jump from a stand-still position like I've been doing. I'm worried about that though. I don't think I will do as well like that, but she said everyone else thinks it's easier that way. To me, it's scarier and harder. I guess I just have to wait and see. :-\
And on the side, at skating, just about EVERYTHING went really well at my lesson! Spins, jumps, moves in the field...everything. That really got me pumped and happy.
Now...the ow. I fell. Really hard. Due to the axel...figures, huh? I was jumping and I tilted in the air, then I landed on my hip...really hard. Bad pain. So when I calmed down, despite the pain, Melissa said to do one more axel so I wasn't afraid of them next week. So I warmed up with them again, and did another one--she said it was probably one my best ones yet. :)
But anyway, I still hurt. Really bad. Every step shoots pain. Maybe it won't hurt so much tomorrow. Sometimes it doesn't hurt as much. I know it's better than it was earlier. That's good. :)
Ow-ers!! Double ow-ers!!
First of all, the yay part. I've landed my axel wonderfully today. :) Melissa (the glorious coach) said I did around 15 axels today, 5 of them landed great, and 2 of those landed cleanly. I'm so excited! I asked her when it will be considered that I "have" my axel. She said that when I land it cleanly, consistently, then I will "have" it and compete with it.
The thing is, I still don't have my axel in motion. I just jump from a stand-still position like I've been doing. I'm worried about that though. I don't think I will do as well like that, but she said everyone else thinks it's easier that way. To me, it's scarier and harder. I guess I just have to wait and see. :-\
And on the side, at skating, just about EVERYTHING went really well at my lesson! Spins, jumps, moves in the field...everything. That really got me pumped and happy.
Now...the ow. I fell. Really hard. Due to the axel...figures, huh? I was jumping and I tilted in the air, then I landed on my hip...really hard. Bad pain. So when I calmed down, despite the pain, Melissa said to do one more axel so I wasn't afraid of them next week. So I warmed up with them again, and did another one--she said it was probably one my best ones yet. :)
But anyway, I still hurt. Really bad. Every step shoots pain. Maybe it won't hurt so much tomorrow. Sometimes it doesn't hurt as much. I know it's better than it was earlier. That's good. :)