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Snowplow Sam (Beginners)
Snowplow 1
- A. Sit and stand up with skates on – off Ice
- B. Sit and stand up – on Ice
- C. March in place
- D. March forward (8–10 steps)
- E. March, then glide on two feet
- F. Dip in place
Snowplow 2
- A. March followed by a long glide
- B. Dip while moving
- C. Backward walking, toes turned inward, shifting weight (4-6 steps)
- D. Backward wiggles (6 in a row)
- E. Forward two-foot swizzles (2-3 in a row)
- F. Beginning Snowplow stop motion - in place or holding onto barrier
- G. Two foot hop in place (optional)
Snowplow 3
- A. Forward skating (8-10 strides)
- B. Forward one-foot glide, two times skater's height (right and left)
- C. Forward swizzles (4–6 in a row)
- D. Backward swizzles (2-3 in a row)
- E. Moving forward snowplow stop (two-foot)
- F. Curves
Snowplow 4
- Forward skating
- Backward two-foot glide, length of skater's height
- Backward swizzles
- Rocking horse - one forward, one backward swizzle, repeat twice
- Two-foot turns from forward to backward, in place (both directions)
- Two-foot hop, in place