Purpose: This drill helps skaters maintain awareness and pressure over their skating side throughout phases of the axel.

Focus: Axel take-off, axel, follow-through, axel transfer, axis and alignment, body awareness

Purpose: This drill helps skaters build awareness of their skating/leading side on the axel take-off. The weight helps them maintain pressure on the take-off leg instead of swinging the free side to create the jump

Focus: Skating side, skating side arm position, vertical height, axel take-off, a...

Purpose: This video introduces what some common errors are when skaters are working on axels, and introduces exercises that help fix these common mistakes.

Focus: Axel troubleshooting, swingy axel, axel control, axel take-off, axel follow-through, axel transfer.

Purpose: This video helps break down three technical aspects for the double axel to help skaters get into rotation more quickly. And then Signe addresses three common errors that happen on the double axel and gives some tips for exercises that can help fix them.

Focus: Axel troubleshooting, qui...

Purpose: This video demonstrates an on-ice double axel from backward crossovers

Focus: Entire jump, basic technique

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 c...

Purpose: This video demonstrates an off-ice double axel from a step forward entrance.

Focus: Double axel, demonstration, step forward entrance.

Join Signe Ronka, founder of FLEXAFIT, as she walks you through proven techniques to help you conquer this challenging jump. With expert guidance and actionable tips, you'll learn how to fine-tune your approach and achieve more reliable landings.

What You'll Learn:

- Alignment: How to optimize ...

Purpose: Signe breaks down common mistakes on the double axel and demonstrates on-ice drills that can help with those common mistakes in this masterclass.

Focus: Double axel errors, double axel troubleshooting, axel entrance, axel entry, head position, hip position, shoulder position, axel coord...

Purpose: Learn a first progression when you are preparing to learn your axel to slowly build up your skills and confidence before attempting a full axel jump.

Focus: Waltz jump, axel, waltz jump backspin, skating side leading, axis and alignment, tight air position

Purpose: This video gives you the next axel progression after learning and getting comfortable with a waltz jump backspin axel drill.

Focus: Axel progression, 3/4 rotation, axel, drill

Purpose: 0:14 Introduction + defining swinging
1:09 Axel entrance edge explanation and exercise
1:20 Skating side lead
1:40 Why practicing stability and alignment during take-off is necessary
2:41 Common mistakes stepping into axel edge
3:30 Exercise for keeping a narrow follow-through
4:40 Follo...

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Axel jump
Variation: From standstill
Purpose: Doing an an axel jump from standstill can be helpful for skaters who are fearful of the jump when they have too much speed, or for skaters who lack control on their axel jump. It is easier to use improper technique t...

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Axel walkthrough
Variation: Pause a second between each phase
Purpose: By pausing and isolating each phase an axel jump, skaters can notice which phases they may struggle to control, and it can also help diagnose any issues that may be happening on the jump.
Focu...

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Axel walk-through
Variation: From standstill, on a straight line
Purpose: Practicing an axel walk-through from standstill allows students to focus on the quality of their jump phases without too much speed. Doing it down a line also helps the skaters practice a mo...

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Axel walkthrough
Variation: On a circle from standstill
Purpose: Slowly moving through each position of the axel jump--entry, take-off, follow through, and landing--allows skaters to build confidence and muscle memory while learning their axel. Instead of pract...

Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Axel entry to lockdown walkthrough
Variation: Axel entry into lockdown while in a forward upright spin
Purpose: This drill really focuses on helping skaters feel and improve their outside edge take-off of an axel. The skater needs to be able to push into a strong...

In this video, Signe shows how to walk through the axel off the ice and then she demonstrates an off ice single axel.

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Axel walkthrough on the circle
Variation: Arms in checked or frame position over landing side
Purpose: This drill helps skaters who use their shoulders to initiate the rotation in an axel. By having the skaters keep their arms in a frame position, they have to...