Purpose: This exercise helps skaters work on checking their rotation and knowing where they are in space by having them land on two feet with control. It is a great drill for skaters who struggle with overrotation or uncontrolled landings.
Focus: Upper body control, spatial awareness, landing control, overrotation, landing position
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Foundation-Advanced: Off-ice axel fol...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters learn the direction and positioning of their free leg as they move from their take-off position to follow-through and transfer.
Focus: Axel follow-through, axel transfer, free leg position, corrective exercise, swingy axel, free hip dropping
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Foundation-Advanced: Off-ice axel tak...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters work on the turn-out of the knee and hip of the free leg on the axel take-off to follow-through.
Focus: Axel take-off, axel follow-through, free leg position, turnout, knee position
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Foundation-Advanced: Axel take-off to...
Purpose: This drill challenges skaters to work on the stability of their axel take-off and follow-through positions before jumping. Skaters should focus on the position of their free leg and arms so that the take-off does not pre-rotate.
Focus: Axel take-off, axel follow-through, free leg posit...
