Purpose: This video explains why off-ice is so important for figure skaters to incorporate into their training regime, what benefits it offers in conjunction with on-ice training, and some important aspects to consider as athlete's develop.
Focus: Off-ice training, injury prevention, conditioning, endurance, proprioceptive training, sports specific training, flexibility, range of motion, warm-up, cool-down, athletic profiling, energy systems, early specialization, athletic development, age-appropriate training, training load, training phases
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Foundations of off-ice strength train...
Purpose: This video introduces what fundamental concepts skaters need to focus on when they are training off-ice to maintain good form and technique on and off the ice. Signe breaks down three fundamental off-ice exercises and what common mistakes to look for and key cues to use while teaching th...
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3 key components to generating power ...
Purpose: This video breaks down three necessary aspects for a skaters' training to be able to generate power in their jumps, and explains how skaters can use their off-ice training to address these key aspects.
Focus: Force production, range of motion, triple extension, alignment, power, jump h...
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Beginner-Elite: Will off-ice training...
Overview:
0:00 Rationale for the topic
0:42 Definition of bulking (versus muscle development)
1:45 Typical off-ice training types
2:45 Stages of muscle bulking
4:20 Sport type: weight to body ratio
7:15 Nutrition considerations with bulking
10:08 Olympic gymnast research
11:00 Flexafit program fo...
