Synchro Skills 1 & 2 Synchro Skills 1 – majority under 9 years old as of 7/1/19 Synchro Skills 2 – majority under 12 years old as of 7/1/19 Recommendations: Skills: Synchro 1 (All skills on both feet) Skills: Synchro 2 1 group skating class (All skills on both feet) 1 private lesson per week Forward Stroking Individual practice time should match instructed time. Forward Crossovers ALL Synchro 1 skills PLUS: Forward and Backward Backward Crossovers Synchro Skills is an introductory level. Swizzles One foot backward glides on Skaters will have fun and get an Forward and Backward circle understanding of what Synchronized Pumps Bunny Hops Skating is all about. Most competitions One foot glide on a circle Lunges and exhibitions are local. The teams (inside and outside foot up) Spirals normally have 2 travel competitions to 2 foot forward turns T-Stops Michigan and Wisconsin. Teams Forward Chasses Forward outside and inside practice once a week starting in May Dips 3-turns through April. The spring ice show is Snowplow stops the end of the season. This year the Mohawks teams will be off for a month from m Tap Toes id-May to mid-June. Bonus Elements – Synchro 1 Bunny Hops Bonus Elements – Synchro 2 The main difference in Synchro Skills 1 Lunges Back Lunges & 2 are the age requirements and some Spirals Backward Chasses skill requirements. Backward Crossovers Shoot the ducks Forward inside and outside edges T-Stops Preliminary, Pre-Juvenile & Open Juvenile Preliminary – Must be under 12, majority under 10 as of 7/1/19 Pre-Juvenile – Majority under 13 as of 7/1/19 Open Juvenile – Must be under 20 as of 7/1/19 and passed Pre-Pre Moves Recommendations: Skills: Preliminary Skills: Pre-Juvenile (All skills on both feet) (All skills on both feet) 1 group skating class 1 specialty skating class ALL skills from Synchro skills sheet ALL Preliminary skills PLUS: (power/edges) PLUS: Backward power 3 turns 1 private lesson per week Forward and Backward Forward and Backward Cross Individual practice time should perimeter stroking Strokes match instructed time. Forward Power 3 turns Forward and Backward Power Swing rolls Pulls These levels are competitive. There Back Lunges Bonus Elements – Pre-Juvenile is more travel involved with these Alternating backward Forward inside brackets teams. Teams practice once a week crossovers to backward outside Forward twizzles edge starting May through April. The Split Jumps Spirals on a curve Stag Jumps spring ice show is the end of the Upright and Sit spins season. This year the teams will be Bonus Elements – Preliminary off for a month from mid-May to Biellmann spiral Skills: Open Juvenile mid-June. Off-ice sessions are Spread Eagles (All skills on both feet) added in the fall through the Split Jump competitive season for these teams. Illusion ALL Pre-Juvenile skills PLUS: Backward shoot the duck Forward inside brackets The main difference between these Front T-Stop Forward outside rockers levels are age requirements and Backward 3 turns Forward twizzles some skills requirements. Open Forward twizzles Backward single twizzle Forward and Backward Cross Juvenile will skate older skaters Outside spread eagles both Strokes than the rest of the teams. ways Heal Stretches, any direction, Heel stretches, any direction, any leg any leg Bonus Elements – Pre-Juvenile Two difficult turns in a series Counters Juvenile Must be under 13 as of 7/1/19 and passed pre-juvenile moves Recommendations: Skills: Juvenile Field Moves (on both feet): Outside spread eagles 3 private lesson per week (Freestyle, Should already be able to demonstrate the Spirals outside edge and change Moves, Ice Dance) following with proper extension, knee bend/rebend, undercuts, toe point, power edge Individual practice time should and posture 135 spiral, correct grip match instructed time. Biellmann spiral Basic skills (on both feet): Ina Bauer Other Beneficial Classes: Stroking Backward shoot the duck Power class, Edge class, Crossovers Flexibility/Stretch class, Ballet Chasses Freestyle Skills: Swing Rolls Split jump This is a competitive, IJS qualifying Three turns – outside and Stag jump level. Juvenile practices May- inside All single jumps Axel or highest jump of choice August, with boot camp taking Backward power three turns Upright tuck spin place in July. There will be Mohawks Cross Strokes Illusion practices two days a week (one Power Pulls I spin or Biellmann spin weekday, one weekend) with a skills Single Twizzle day added during the competition Back lunge Team Skills: season starting in September. The Push under Push back (R over L Pivot block with steps – RFI 3 competitive season runs from crossover with undercut to RBO turn, RBO double 3 September through January 31st with L extension) Traveling Circle – No hold and with the season extended through Crossover to turn under connected February with the qualification for yourself Rotating Wheel the US Synchro Championships. Front T-Stop Box Intersection Steps during no hold element Off-Ice sessions will be added Bunny hop Chang of hold during backward before or after practices throughout Forward inside brackets Forward outside rockers crossovers the season. During the competition season, additional practices will be added. Intermediate/Novice Intermediate – Under Age 18 as of 7/1/19 and passed Juvenile moves Novice – Under Age 16 as of 7/1/19 and passed Intermediate moves Recommendations: Skills: Intermediate Skills: Novice (All skills on both feet) (All skills on both feet) 3 private lesson per week (Freestyle, Moves, Ice Dance) ALL skills from Juvenile skill sheet ALL skills from Intermediate PLUS: Individual practice time should match PLUS: Brackets, Counters and Rockers instructed time. – forward and backward – all Forward inside Twizzles edges Other Beneficial Classes: Backward outside Twizzles Twizzles (2 & 3 rotations) – Power class, Edge class, (single) forward and backward – all Flexibility/Stretch class, Ballet edges Series of Turns: Forward change edge spirals These levels competitive, IJS qualifying LBI rocker, LFI bracket, LBO (outside to inside and inside to levels. Intermediate and Novice counter outside) practices in May-August, with boot RFI counter, RBI rocker, RFI 180 Spiral camp taking place in July. There will bracket Biellmann Spirals (Forward be practices two days a week (one Skater’s choice of 3 difficult outside and Backward flat) weekday, one weekend) with a skills turns in a series Difficult spin of choice – sit day added during the competition spin and up season starting in September. The Pivot Block with 2 difficult competitive season runs from turns September through January 31st with the season extended through February Travel Wheel Duck under change of edge with the qualification for the US Synchro Championships. Off-Ice spirals sessions will be added before or after Death Spiral practices throughout the season. During the competition season, additional practices will be added. .