Purpose: Doing spirals on the floor can help skaters both work on their balance, flexibility, and technique to improve their spirals on the ice
Focus: Basic technique, balance, flexibility
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  Foundation: Off-ice spiral on the flo...Purpose: Doing spirals on the floor can help skaters both work on their balance, flexibility, and technique to improve their spirals on the ice Focus: Basic technique, balance, flexibility 
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  Foundation: Counterchecked forward, l...Purpose: This drill challenges skaters to maintain good balance and engagement through their standing leg and to keep their core strong and free hip lifted as they move from a forward leg extension, to a lateral leg extension to stroking position, while maintaining a countercheck with their arms.... 
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  Advanced: Forward stroking deep knee ...Purpose: This exercise challenges a skaters' ability to balance in a forward stroking position with a deep knee bend, while pulsing the free leg, which activates and warms up the glute muscles. Focus: Balance, quad activation, glute activation, hip flexor activation, stability, knee bend, quads,... 
