Learn figure skating
sit spins.

Once the spin begins, friction starts taking speed away. Use light EDGE pick pressure so you are not slowing the spin more than necessary.

A straighter ice-style position can move your balance too far back on inline figure skates. Experiment with more bend in the skating leg so you can stay supported through the spin.

The right arm and right leg are working together through the entry. They travel around as one unit to help create the momentum for the spin.

The same arm and free-leg relationship continues as you lower. They come around together, then go down together into the Sit Spin position.

Do not chase another revolution once the spin is already fading. If five rotations are controlled, trying to force six or seven can make you catch the EDGE pick harder or lose the position.

Open from the Sit Spin and push out from the left foot onto the right foot into the landing position. Use a slight arch through the back and stay on the center two wheels. If the body falls forward, you can catch the EDGE pick and lose the exit.

On inline figure skates, a straighter Back Sit position can move your balance too far backward. Experiment with more bend in the skating leg so you can stay supported through the rotation.

Establish the upright rotation first. The Back Sit Spin is taught here as a transition from that first controlled spin rather than as a completely separate entry.

As the transition begins, put the EDGE pick down. The right arm comes through while the left foot pushes against the floor to create the speed for the second spin.

For the direction shown in the lesson, the left foot pushes against the floor as the right arm comes through. That push is where the momentum for the Back Sit Spin comes from.

As you move from one foot to the other, use a compact back-pivot action. Practice that change without going low first so you can understand how the second rotation is created.

Once you find the Back Sit Spin, experiment with pressing as lightly as possible on the EDGE pick. Too much weight forward increases friction and slows the spin.

The Back Sit Spin is on the right foot, and the clean exit stays on that same foot. Come up from the spin, stay over the center two wheels and stretch into the landing position. If you have to step out while learning, finish with a clear landing position before trying again.

Start from the Sit Spin and come up before changing feet. Give yourself the position and space to make the change rather than trying to switch feet while you are still low.

As you come up from the first Sit Spin, put the right EDGE pick down to prepare the change. From this position, you can push around and create the rotation for the second spin.

This is the key to the change. Once the right EDGE pick is down, use the left foot to push around and create the speed and rotation for the second spin. Do not simply step onto the right foot.

Let the push create the second rotation first. Once you have changed feet and the second spin is working, lower into the Sit Spin position. Do not rush straight down through the change.

You do not need to practice the complete Change Foot Sit Spin every time. Work on the foot change and push while staying upright so you can understand how the second rotation is created before adding the low position.