Figure Skating in Action (Sports in Action) - Softcover

Calder, Kate; Rouse, Bonna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0778701778 ISBN 13: 9780778701774

Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co, 2000

Synopsis

Color photos of budding amateur skaters and international competitors show everything from the basics to combination jumps and pair-skating lifts, and also includes information on: forward and backward skating, turning and stopping, ice-dancing, and the growing popularity of synchronized skating. Simultaneous.

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About the Author

Kate Calder has been a writer and editor at Crabtree Publishing Company since 1998. Her curious nature and love of learning led her to a career in educational publishing. Kate is co-author of several books including The USA from A-Z, The Life of a Miner, and Figure Skating in Action. She completed her B.A in English at the University of Guelph. She also has a post-graduate diploma in Journalism from Humber College in Toronto. As well as writing for Crabtree, Kate has written articles for newspapers and magazines.

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Smooth skating Keeping your balance while moving on the ice can be tricky at first! Learn to keep your back straight and knees bent. This position will help keep you from losing your balance. Keeping your knees bent also makes it easier to shift your weight from leg to leg as you skate across the ice. The leg on which you place your weight is your skating leg. The other leg is called your free leg.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0778701778
• ISBN 13: 9780778701774
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32