Johns hitting pretty close here but hasn't actually said what I think he is getting at.

I also am not against the Crow Hops but think there are some opportunities to remove some of the 1st's as it has been proposed.

The OP should try doing some crow hops with an instructor in a two seater 1st.
The OP should have an experienced CFI do a Crow hop in the glider 1st, and then instruct him on how to do them.
There may be some other opportunities to make this a baby steps event instead of jumping in with both feet, which is sort of the point of doing the crow hops in the 1st place.

Brian