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Summary: First & greatest of the how to jump
Review: Fassi applied his considerable coaching experience to the creation of this book. It contains his commentaries on common corrections to frequently made errors. As well as numerous stop action snapshot drawings of complex multiple jump. While there is not the ice tracing treatment provided in Figure Skating : Championship Techniques By: John Misha Petkevich, there is more attention to body position during the entire jump.Although out of print, copies are still around, & may be avalable from your University Library.
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Summary: An applicable book 20 years after publication
Review: There are plenty of books on the market about figure skating. Most of them cover individual skaters or they lightly gloss over the "pretty" aspects of the sport with colorful photographs of skaters posing. You'll find behind-the-scenes books telling you the inside scoop about what happens on tour or the life of a competitive skater. What there aren't many books about are those that cover the actual mechanics of skating past learning how to tie your skates and do a waltz jump. The late Carlo Fassi was one of the premier skating coaches that the sport has ever known. He worked with top skaters and brought out their best. The author of this book has impeccable credentials. If you're interested in photographs of skaters performing each move, seek out a copy of John Misha Petkevitch's "Figure Skating." You'll just find hand drawn illustrations here. I find that these drawings capture movement better than photographs and skating is all about movement. Other reviewers have mentioned the chapters about triple jumps and various spins. What I'm finding very helpful is the chapter about compulsory figures. Just ten years ago, figures were dropped from international competition. Since then, they've been dropped from the U.S. competition structure and it's extremely difficult to find patch time or instruction. The sport is losing part of its heritage and the coaches I've spoken to bemoan the loss of edge quality in up and coming skaters who haven't done figures. I'm finding this one chapter to be most instructive.
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Summary: An applicable book 20 years after publication
Review: There are plenty of books on the market about figure skating. Most of them cover individual skaters or they lightly gloss over the "pretty" aspects of the sport with colorful photographs of skaters posing. You'll find behind-the-scenes books telling you the inside scoop about what happens on tour or the life of a competitive skater. What there aren't many books about are those that cover the actual mechanics of skating past learning how to tie your skates and do a waltz jump. The late Carlo Fassi was one of the premier skating coaches that the sport has ever known. He worked with top skaters and brought out their best. The author of this book has impeccable credentials. If you're interested in photographs of skaters performing each move, seek out a copy of John Misha Petkevitch's "Figure Skating." You'll just find hand drawn illustrations here. I find that these drawings capture movement better than photographs and skating is all about movement. Other reviewers have mentioned the chapters about triple jumps and various spins. What I'm finding very helpful is the chapter about compulsory figures. Just ten years ago, figures were dropped from international competition. Since then, they've been dropped from the U.S. competition structure and it's extremely difficult to find patch time or instruction. The sport is losing part of its heritage and the coaches I've spoken to bemoan the loss of edge quality in up and coming skaters who haven't done figures. I'm finding this one chapter to be most instructive.
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Summary: A great jump and spin book for all levels.
Review: This is really the only book I have found to include triple jumps as well as camel and other spins. What a great skaters resource whether you are on singles, doubles or triples. I had the pleasure of meeting and training with Christa and their techniques really work. Carlo Fassi was a great figure skater and a great teacher. This book is his legacy to all of us who are still trying to achieve those jumps.
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