Moving along

I went to drop in on a Betties practice at the armory tonight. I was just going to watch, but there were only 5 people there so I strapped on the skates.

I spent most of the time skating around the perimeter. My back was a little tweaky. I know that I'm holding a lot of stress in my lower back and tensing there a lot I even *think* about falling. I was able to do some drills (albeit slower than the other girls) and got to practice some squats and falls.

I've been struggling with my cross-overs and I think I got feel for it tonight. I'm feeling confident enough to let my back leg slide behind and rely on my leg crossing over. Apparently this practice makes, um, perfect (or better than before) thing is true.