Purpose: This exercise builds hip stability for stroking and the landing position, so that skaters can maintain a stronger position on their skating leg, while their free leg moves
Focus: core, knee bend, glute activation, hip activation, glute strength, hip strength.
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Beginner: On-ice forward and backward...
Level: Beginner
Base exercise: Stroking
Variation: Forward stroking into one foot glide, stop, backward stroking into one foot glide
Purpose: This drill tests skaters ability to generate power from a standstill, find their balance after generating forward momentum, come to a full stop and then... -
Beginner: On-ice forward stroking fro...
Level: Beginner
Base exercise: On-ice
Variation: From standstill
Purpose: Having skaters start a forward stroking push from standstill makes them focus on pushing down and through the ice and using their blades properly on the initial stroke.
Focus: Basic technique, proper blade use, power
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