Hello fellow iceaholics,
My name is Emily and while I've only been skating around a year and a half, I can't get enough!! I'm making my dream of competing come true--I'm competing in a couple weeks for the first time in no test young ladies (so glad I will be competing against girls my age and not little twirlingtoddlerterrors!)
I love being on the ice, and I love training! I strive for perfection and I try to skate daily for at least an hour...even on weekends (that's six to seven days a week people!) But I've reached a point of confusion and I'm looking for answers.
I worry I may be overtraining...as much as I work on my program and elements, nothing seems to be improving much (from what I can notice.) In fact, I've actually lost some skills! I had my camel sit spin and my lutz loop jump and have completely lost those.
As competition day is getting closer, I'm worried I won't have everything perfect. And yes, I'm going off the rails on a perfection train. I am a bit disappointed I haven't conquered my program yet and worried im going to embarrass myself.
With two weeks left, what is my best option to nail my program? Could I be training too much (is that possible)? Should I take a few days off? I have a fear that if I take a break, I just won't be ready.
And some side notes -- yes I have a coach I see two times a week for half an hour. And I have all the choreography for my program down, it's just a matter of building stamina and making it look "easy" (my coach says I look pissed off at my program, ha!)
I look forward to receiving advice from all of you. Thanks for your time!