Figure
Skating School : A Professionally Structured Course from Basic
Steps to Advanced Techniques
by Peter Morrissey, James Young
The budding Elvis Stojko or Josee Choinard in your family will
love this guide with diagrams and instruction on jumps, steps
and other recommendations.
"Figure Skating School" is for people of all
ages and abilities. Whatever your level of fitness and sporting
ability, you can make great progress with this practical guide.
A systematic course of instruction, it guides you from basic steps--skating
forwards and backwards--through the most advanced techniques such
as double flip and triple Salchow.
Written by two professional instructors, the clear text is complemented
by over 30 full-color figure illustrations. Diagrams showing correct
positioning of the feet accompany each illustration, making sure
you don't put the wrong foot forward.
Also includes:
· History of Figure Skating
· Guidance on clothing and equipment
· General principles of good skating
· Sections on pairs skating and ice dance
Stunning photographs of today's skating stars complete a figure
skating treat for anyone interested in the sport.
James Young is Chairman of the British Ice Teacher's Association,
and Peter Morrissey is also a member. Young has coached figure
skaters for more than 30 years, and has produced junior and adult
champions in that time.
The
Inner Champion : A Mental Toughness Training Manual for Figure
Skaters by Choeleen N. Loundagin
A book aimed at helping skaters prepare psychologically for training
and competition has been written by Choeleen Loundagin, a former
competitive figure skater with a Master Degree in Sport Psychology.
Entitled The Inner Champion, the book is clearly written, easy
to understand, and organized in a fill-in-the-blank workbook fashion
designed to help the skater work through and keep track of his
or her goals and progress.
High-Performance Skating for Hockey
by Steve Cady, et al (Paperback - July 1998)
Figure
Skating For Dummies®
by Kristi Yamaguchi, et al (Paperback)
After watching a figure-skating performance, do you ever wonder
what just happened on the ice? The skater supposedly executed
a flawless double Salchow and triple Lutz, among other things,
and then the judges posted a bunch of numbers. Maybe you need
help from the Dummies. Written by 1992 Olympic gold medalist Kristi
Yamaguchi (with a foreword by Scott Hamilton), Figure Skating
for Dummies is a primer for spectators and would-be skaters alike.
Learn the lingo, understand the judging practice, and--if you're
really committed--embark on a practical training schedule in hopes
of performing your own double-toe loops and triple axels.
Speed
on Skates
by Barry Publow (Paperback - January 1999)
The first complete guide to speed skating on ice and in-line
skates to examine skating techniques in detail for both forms,
"Speed on Skates" also includes drills for improving technique,
and routines for building strength, speed, flexibility, and stamina.
43 illustrations.
Figure
Skating : Championship Techniques (Sports Illustrated Winners
Circle Books)
by John Misha Petkevich, Heinz Kluetmeier
This book by Misha gives the very comprehensive description to
the basic spins and back spins, jumps from single rotation to
multi rotational, and of course the fundamentals of skating, ie
edges and stroking. The wonderful thing about this book is that
Misha provided the possible faults to the failure of execution
of a particular move. So one may treat this book as a 'coach'.
I personally liked the illustration of the sketches of the tracing
on ice and the precision that is shown by Brian Boitano featured
for the jumps and spins. You get to watch a few frames of a quadruple
toe loop too A must buy for any freestyle skater in advance technique.
Truly a treasure of a life-time.
Edge
of Glory : The Inside Story of the Quest for Figure Skating's
Olympic Gold Medals
by Christine Brennan (Hardcover - April 1998)
The author of Inside Edge updates the behind-the-scenes saga
of professional figure skating to include the results of the 1998
Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Beginning with the 1997 U.S. championships
in Nashville, Brennan chronicles the ambitions, achievements,
frustrations, and personal hurdles for the American skaters in
a pivotal year that culminated with the Olympics. The year's drama
is palpable, including highlights such as the competition between
the two top-rated women, Michelle Kwan and Tara Lipinski, along
with the ever-increasing athleticism of the men. Along the way
Brennan makes detours to check up on recent favorites from the
past such as Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan, Oksana Baiul, Brian
Boitano, and Scott Hamilton. And always rinkside are the stories
of coaches, choreographers, parents, and fans who have transformed
figure skating into one of the world's fastest-growing professional
sports.
Hockey
Coaching: The ABCs of International Hockey
by Tom Molloy, et al (Mass Market Paperback)
The
Official Book of Figure Skating
by Peggy Fleming, et al (Hardcover - November 1998)
The cover photo of a swanlike Michelle Kwan sets the tone for
the sweeping, beautifully illustrated volume behind it. It is
as attractive as it is skillful, as balanced as it is smart, as
seemingly effortless as it is hard-working. There's a helluva
lot happening beneath its cool, glittery surface.
The Official Book does duty on several fronts. It offers an authoritative
illustrated history of the sport; short biographies of the most
influential and important skaters; lists of U.S., Olympic, and
world champions in all categories; and an extensive directory
of figure-skating clubs around the country. Chapters glide easily
from the evolution of the skate itself to a primer--with helpful
line drawings--on how to use those skates, from simple forward
"stoking" to the complex jumps and spins that enthrall
audiences everywhere. There's a hilarious tour of skating's changing
and fickle fashions and sections that explain how skaters create
routines and exactly what they are required to put into them,
the rigors of actual competition (and how best to watch it), and
even one on how the often mysterious judges arrive at their often
mysterious scores.
Figure
Skating : A Celebration
by Beverly Smith, et al (Paperback - November 1999)
Tracing the history of competitive skating, a detailed tribute
describes the development of on-ice techniques and skating innovations,
features a special section for each of the sport's four disciplines,
and includes 150 dramatic photos
Figure
Skating : Sharpen Your Skills (Spalding Sports)
by Patricia Hagen (Editor), et al (Paperback - February 1995)
The
Best of the Best in Figure Skating (Women of Sports)
by Rachel Rutledge (Paperback - October 1998)
Choreography
and Style for Ice Skaters
by Ricky Harris (Paperback - March 1991)
Skate
Talk : Figure Skating in the Words of the Stars
by Steve Milton (Paperback - March 1998)
Zero
Tollerance : An Intimate Memoir by the Man Who Revolutionized
Figure Skating
by Toller Cranston, Martha Lowder Kimball (Paperback - October
1998)
