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Offline 1210

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Skating senior project ideas?
« on: February 22, 2011, 07:46:28 PM »
Hey all!
So, next year I will be doing my highschool senior project, and I am pretty excited for it! Basically, all it has to be is a learning experience where I can spend hours practicing something and doccumenting the practice.
I really want to do it on figure skating, but need to get some ideas on what I could do. So far, the only thing I can think of is the physics of FS.

Any ideas would be awesome!
thanks :)

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Re: Skating senior project ideas?
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2011, 09:18:57 PM »
Hmmm, compare and contrast the mechanics behind ballet and figure skating when it comes to spins or jumps? I heard the physics formulae in Ice Princess are mostly wrong so don't use those :P

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Re: Skating senior project ideas?
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2011, 09:24:47 PM »
I agree with the mechanics idea. Anatomy, physiology, exercise science, etc., would all be ways that you can go...

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Re: Skating senior project ideas?
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2011, 07:33:35 AM »
What about choosing two LTS skaters who start at the same point (level, skater size, athleticism, classes) and track their practice time and LTS progress to see what impact more / less practice has on skating?
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Re: Skating senior project ideas?
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2011, 08:44:46 AM »
What about choosing two LTS skaters who start at the same point (level, skater size, athleticism, classes) and track their practice time and LTS progress to see what impact more / less practice has on skating?

Or track the class of LTS skaters all starting together and see how personality also affects things. I remember my coach saying how it would be interesting to see how two celebrities we had for Dancing on Ice progressed, as one had a sporting background and therefore body awareness the other came from a non-sporting background. Interestingly the non-sporting one was highly dedicated and self-motivated and progressed better, and the sporting one after initially being better fell behind when his nerves overcame him after a bad fall.