I managed to keep calm. Yesterday I started crossovers in the centre circle and after a short while a figure skater came into the circle, so I had to stop. This happened five times during my session. The fifth time I asked what was going on and got told it was reserved for figure skaters and I was told in an aggressive voice to “get out of here”. So I left the ice, and had a word with a steward, who went to speak with the young woman. Needless to say the centre circle is for anyone to practice. But I wasn’t in a mood to continue, so spoke to some friends and went hime.
My hockey is improving, I am much more stable, I don’t think I fell once in the last two or three sessions. So skating lessons with a figure skater really do work. But drills progress slowly. The one foot slalom looks good until you realise I can’t get any power. Backwards crossovers are decent, forwards CW is not up to standard, and I really am struggling to get it down. Lots of practice, taking it slowly is perhaps the answer although getting clear ice in a public session is not easy. I can only assume I have some bad muscle memory I need to correct. Three turns (FO) are okay, I can consistently do them on either foot, but need to work on controlling the exit more.