Purpose: This drill helps skaters work on the awareness and stability of their skating side shoulder and arm position of the axel take-off
Focus: Axel take-off, upper body position, skating side arm, skating side check, shoulder abduction
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Advanced: Axel take-off to follow-thr...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters work on the axel take-off to follow-through position with vertical and horizontal projection. Skaters should focus on generating power through their take-off leg, as well as keeping their free side checked behind. If the skater feels too swingy or they can't do t...
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Advanced: On ice axel entry to same l...
Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Axel entry to same leg 1/2 turn lockdown
Variation: Starts on a circle, outside twizzles in lockdown position after the outside edge
Purpose: This drill helps skaters work on maintaining pressure on an outside over their take off side. It also helps condition th... -
Advanced: On ice straight line axel e...
Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Axel take off to 1/2 lockdown same leg
Variation: On a straight line, back outside three turn after landing to turn forward, check, and repeat the drill
Purpose: This drill really works on the control of the axel take off side throughout all phases of the jump. By...
