Purpose: This video talks about what range of motion is, why it is important for figure skaters, and how to test various areas in the body's range of motion.
Focus: Range of motion, injury prevention, ankle range of motion, hip range of motion, knee range of motion, hamstring flexibility, ankle mobility, knee to wall.
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All levels: Introduction to David Mer...
Purpose: Dr. David Merson introduces himself and his background and talks about his goals for the skaters who are viewing
Focus: Injury prevention, recovery, physical therapy, athletic trainer
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Foundation-Elite: Building a support ...
Purpose: Signe and David Merson talk about what it means for an athlete to build a sports team around the athlete to help improve their sports performance.
Focus: Athletic support, physical therapist, sports team, injury prevention, recovery, functional screening, athletic training, time manage...
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All levels: 3 Critical Factors for on...
Purpose: Signe breaks down three critical factors to on-ice jump success in addition to technique. She discusses alignment and axis of rotation, mobility and range of motion of the joints, and strength and quickness.
Focus: Jump consistency, off-ice training, alignment, axis of rotation, mobili...
