Purpose: Skaters can walk through their backward cross strokes on the floor, making sure they are stepping from a back outside edge to a back outside edge on the opposite foot.
Focus: Basic technique, proper edges, upper body position
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Advanced: Off-ice forward crossrolls ...
Purpose: In this mini tutorial, Meghan breaks down how to do crossrolls on the floor and what key points skaters should be focusing on.
Focus: Basic technique, upper body position, ankle bend, foot placement
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Foundation-Advanced: Off-ice backward...
Purpose: This video helps skaters learn how to practice backward crossrolls off-ice, and teaches them what body positions and cues they should focus on.
Focus: Basic technique, upper body position, ankle bend, posture, head position, arm position, free leg pathway, foot placement, edge quality.
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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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