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I was reading somewhere that the double axel is the make or break point if a skater can become competitive or not. Basically the argument was that to be able to do a double axel, as opposed to the other doubles and singles, is that the air time needed is about double-triple the amount of time of the jumps before and the minimum jump height to complete the double axel is also much higher. The end of the argument is that for some people (not speaking of adults... even just young skaters) will never physically be able to get the height or air time and that is the crushing point of competitive dreams. Does anyone know if there is truth to this?
I'll link the article later if I can find it.
EDIT: Here is the link. http://skatecoach.wordpress.com/200...-and-female-athlete-vertical-jump-statistics/
I'll link the article later if I can find it.
EDIT: Here is the link. http://skatecoach.wordpress.com/200...-and-female-athlete-vertical-jump-statistics/
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