Purpose: This drill helps skaters control their free arm on the axel take-off so that their shoulders do not release too soon before the follow-through.
Focus: Axel take-off, axel follow-through, upper body position, upper body check position, free side shoulder strength
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Advanced-Elite: Banded free leg axel ...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters work on the pull back and muscle engagement of their free leg in the axel take-off
Focus: Axel take-off, glutes, hip flexors, external rotation, free hip lifted, knee turnout, free leg pathway -
Advanced-Elite: Single leg axel take-...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters build vertical height on their take-off leg of the axel without using the free side to create the vertical explosion. Skaters also need to maintain good alignment and pressure over their take-off side on the second half of the drill
Focus: Axel entry, axel take-...
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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
