Bobbe Shire

Bobbe Shire has been coaching for over 45 years. Bobbe has become one of the most sought after spin specialists in the world. She has worked with a number of National, World and Olympic competitors to perfect their spinning technique. Bobbe holds PSA Master Ratings in both figures and freestyle and has presented at numerous USFSA and PSA conferences and training camps throughout the country. Some of Bobbe’s well known clients include Sarah and Emily Hughes and Johnny Weir.
Bobbe teaches at the Garden Ice House near Laurel, Maryland. She also teaches at other rinks in the area and she currently coaches one day a week in Delaware. By specializing in spins, she has developed novel teaching methods that help her students understand and execute proper spinning techniques. As a specialist, Bobbe and her students are constantly pushing the envelope in terms of creativity, technical ability, and skill development.
Most recent videos at the top…
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Figure Skating Spin Tips: Camel-Back Camel Spin (Bobbe Shire)
Bobbe Shire discusses camel-change-camel. As Bobbe says, “The hardest thing about camel-change-camel is to do nothing. We all want to work it too hard.” Continue reading →
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Ice Skating Spins Video: Sit Spin-Back Sit Spin (Bobbe Shire)
Bobbe Shire talks about the theory and practice of change foot spins, and focuses on sit-change-sit. This is an awesome video with tons of great information. Continue reading →
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Figure Skating Spins Tips: Back Camel Spin (Bobbe Shire)
Bobbe Shire discusses the back camel. She starts right off saying the back camel entrance is hardest of the back spin entrances. Continue reading →
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Figure Skating Spins Video: Back Sit Spin (Bobbe Shire)
Bobbe Shire discusses the back sit spin. Continue reading →
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Ice Skating Spins Video: Back Spin (Bobbe Shire)
Bobbe Shire talks about the upright back spin. Continue reading →
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Camel Spin Figure Skating Video – Part 2 (Bobbe Shire)
Spin specialist Bobbe Shire talks about errors in the camel spin and how she addresses them. Continue reading →
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Camel Spin Figure Skating Video – Part 1 (Bobbe Shire)
Spin specialist Bobbe Shire discusses the camel spin. She explains why a camel is unique and different than any other spin. Continue reading →
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1 Foot Spin: Figure Skating Tips – Entry With 3 Turn (Bobbe Shire)
Bobbe Shire talks about using the forward inside three turn entry for forward spins. She is not fond of the entrance and she explains why. Continue reading →
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Sit Spin: Figure Skating Tips (Bobbe Shire)
Bobbe Shire gives a thorough explanation of the sit spin. She discusses how it differs from the upright scratch spin. She also talks about the importance of “locking the back down.” Continue reading →
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Spinning In Figure Skating: Entry Speed (Bobbe Shire)
Bobbe Shire talks about one of the most misunderstood aspects of spinning, which is setup speed. Bobbe talks about how high setup speeds are difficult to control and generally do not add to the speed of the spin, especially for lower level skaters. Continue reading →
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Spinning In Figure Skating: 5 Steps To Success (Bobbe Shire)
Bobbe Shire discusses back alignment and body position and tension for spinning. This video is a continuation of Bobbe’s 5 Steps of Spinning. Continue reading →
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Ice Skating Spins For Beginners: Which Arm Leads Into The Spin (Bobbe Shire)
Shire discusses optional arm positions for forward spin entry. Continue reading →
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Basic Ice Skating Spins: Fix Traveling (Bobbe Shire)
Bobbe Shire discusses what causes traveling in a spin and what you can do to minimize it. This video is a continuation of her introduction to spinning, 5 Step Approach to Spinning. Continue reading →
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Figure Skating Spins: Basics Of Spinning (Bobbe Shire)
Bobbe Shire explains and demonstrates her basic philosophy of spinning. In this video she shares her 5 Step Approach to Spinning. As Bobbe says, each step has a name and the important things to remember about it. Continue reading →




















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