Adult Pre-Bronze Moves In the Field: Kimberly Coxe - Test Passed.wmv

This is my first ever testing of Figure Skating. I had never seen a test except for the tests on-line, and I also was the first tester of the day. So I truly had to rely on what my coach had said and my consistency in practice. I felt good about my mental game, but couldn't believe the bobbles I was having on what I thought was fundamental for me. I notice that my nerves do not show on the video at all, but I did just handle each thing as it came. When they asked me to re-skate the FI Consecutive Edges, I talked it over with my coach and then re-skated that part of the test. I hope putting this out there for others to watch will help other adults learn more about what a passing test looks like and feels like.

Comments:
Forward Perimeter Stroking -- Continuous Flow, Strength, and Extension -- Somewhat step over on the end patterns, good power generation from the push under with the cross foot.

Basic Consecutive Edges -- Edge Quality -- One judge thought each of the lobes were too large, all said they were in control, I didn't do the push into the first back edge correctly, and I retested the forward inside edges for the slight touch of the toe on the second lobe.

Forward & Backward Crossovers -- Continuous flow and Strength. -- Continued work needed to eliminate the step over on the forward crossovers and glide that foot through, but the strength and flow were there. They also noticed I don't do the swing roll before changing from front to back crossovers.

Waltz Eight -- Edge Quality -- One judge commented on the scratchy 3 turns and a bit of 2 foot transition that comes from stepping out of my back inside edge after the 3 turn. another judge noticed the large step from back to front in the last transition of each circle, but I did get comments on good edge quality and nicely skated.

Forward 3 Pattern -- Edge Quality -- Comments here were scratchy 3 turns, even flow, good pattern, not afraid of 3's, nice rotation form on the turn into the next pattern.

I think I fooled them on not being afraid of 3 turns. I would rather a Mohawk any day over a 3 turn. I guess that proves that you can sell anything with a good smile and not give it away in your facial expressions.

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• Adult
• Figure
• Skating
• MIF
• test

[WaltzJumps]

Good job.. I take mine 3/30/12, but no forward 3 pattern, instead, forward spirals.. I guess the rule book changed.

[KimberlyCoxe]

@WaltzJumps good luck on yours. Yes this season the tests just changed. They moved the spirals down from Silver. I test Silver on March 1, 2012... but I have to do the edge spirals... Not a fan, but spirals are one of my favorite moves so I am not worried about that move.

[adamfirebear]

nicely skated. it's tremendously hard to manage your nerves during any test, maybe the first time out in particular, and you made a smooth showing. I'll refer some of my students to check out your video for an example of the first moves test:)  best of luck on the ice!

[KimberlyCoxe]

@adamfirebear Thank you for the complement. I am truely having fun learning figure skating. Never thought I would know half the moves I can do now.

[jfluter]

Congrats on passing your test! I'm also an adult skater (ISI Gamma/Delta, and I just started taking clases in January), and have hopes to start testing and competing for fun this next season or so. As for doing three turns, give me those any day over mohawks! Those are kicking my butt !

[drmarieclifford]

Congratulations on the pass! You did a good job!