So on another thread, people are starting to discuss the icoachskating website. I didn't want to hijack, so am starting a new thread....
I've been looking at the site. The videos I've seen are pretty interesting and I'd like to delve deeper into it, but need to pony-up to do so. Those of you who find the site useful, can I ask what's so great about it, and perhaps more importantly, what your coaching situation is?
I ask because things work a little differently over here, or at least at my club AND I'm in a dance-only club. Lessons are often group, and I'm the most advanced skater in the group, by a fair bit, so we work on basics, unless someone's free to take me for a private for the pattern dances. I'm generally fine with this, because there are always things to improve, and I like doing the dances. But lessons on spins are by dumb luck or special request, and the coaches (there are only 3) will be focused on the skaters who are competing up until mid-February when the competition takes place. So the handful of us not in that group, are (understandably) lower priority.
But no-one's even asked me my goals, and unless I specifically ask for something, I don't get a lesson that pushes me forward, if you know what I mean. Centering my spins is a huge goal of mine, too, long with finding my backspin (been looking EVERYwhere for it.) I saw that spin exercise, too, and will try it when I have an opportunity, but it's pretty much guaranteed that I'll never get a coaches feedback on it. In light of that, is the $30/month useful, uber-useful since it could fill in to some degree for coaching, or $$ down the drain since I won't get any corrections?
Love to have your thoughts.....