Purpose: This forward 1/2 swizzle is a great exercise for beginner skaters to practice their skating on the floor. They should focus on keeping their body weight on the bent leg, with a body lean towards the circle before return to a fully straight leg when the free leg comes in.
Focus: Basic technique, upper body position, edge quality, rhythmic knee action, axis and alignment
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Beginner: On-ice arm position for out...
Purpose: Learn how to do outside and inside edges with a focus on what your upper body position should look like
Focus: Arm position, upper body position
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Beginner: Off-ice backward inside edg...
Purpose: Working on this pattern on the floor, moving from a backward inside edge to stepping forward on the axis onto a forward outside edge can help skaters learn how to change circles and help them develop the concept of an axis
Focus: Lobe shape, axis, changing circles, changing direction, e...
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Beginner: On-ice consecutive backward...
Level: Beginner
Base exercise: Consecutive backward outside and inside edges
Variation: None
Purpose: Consecutive edges are a fundamental drill that skaters need to learn to improve edge quality, flow, and control across the ice. In this version, the skater keeps their free leg tucked and arms in...
