OTHER SKATERS:
Queenie, are you okay? You keep falling!
ME:
I'm trying something new!
Specifically, hockey stops and power slides. I have gotten into the habit of stopping by doing turn-around toe-stops and coming to a complete stop before moving forward, which can be a problem if you're, say, following a jammer back and they swoop in and immediately rush forward.
So, I tried them, and I fell, and I did amazing spins because I had my weight distributed incorrectly, and I fell.
I also was trying not to use my left toe stop, as that's the foot with all the trouble. I lowered my toe stop as far down as it would go (SKATES ARE GETTING CHUCKED IN THE RIVER) but it still bothered me. I tried to break the muscle memory, and could during the drills, but once it came to more scrimmage-like things, left toe stop left toe stop left toe stop. I went off skates for the last 45 minutes of practice or so.
I really hope the combination of partial toenail removal and new skates resolves this issue.
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Turns out the 8/3 event isn't a triple-header; it's only a single game. That's good.
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