Purpose: Skaters can use the wall and ground to get a deep stretch in their upper back and shoulders. Skaters should hold this stretch for at least 30 seconds and their body relax into it. Shoulder flexibility is important for skills like the biellmann and any catch spirals or spins, as well as i...

Purpose: This exercise will help skaters improve their upper back flexibility while maintaining a similar position to the layback and haircutter to help mimic the position on the ice.
Focus: core control, upper back flexibility, glute strength.

Purpose: Skaters can use this exercise to open their upper body and help grab their beillmann easier.
Focus: upper back flexibility, beillmann, core strength, glute strength

Purpose:
0:05 Shoulder Stretches
0:10 Stretch #1
1:10 Stretch #2
2:45 Strech #3
4:00 Stretch #4
5:05 Stretch #5
6:00 Stretch #6
Focus: Shoulder stretches, y-stand, Biellmann, donut spin, catch foot, upper body flexibility"

Purpose: This video leads skaters through a sequence of shoulder stretches. Shoulder flexibilty and mobility is important for general injury prevention as well as several flexibilty and spin skills such as y-stand, biellmann, catch foot camel.

Focus: Shoulder mobility, shoulder rotation, tricep...

Purpose: This seated spinal twist is great for stretching the shoulders and the spine, and can help to relieve mild back pain and tension. It also helps skaters learn to twist their torso, which is needed for twist or layover spin variations.

Focus: Shoulder mobility, spinal elongation, spinal r...

Purpose: This pose helps skaters focus on stretching more of the upper body, including the spine, shoulders, upper back, arms, and core. It can also help release tension in your upper body.

Focus: Upper body tension release, shoulder mobility, spinal elongation, back tension release, backbend

Purpose: This variation of childs pose is a great preparation for any kind of overhead reach, like in a biellmann spin, that needs good shoulder flexion

Focus: Shoulder mobility, heart opener, back bends, overhead reach, injury prevention

Purpose: This variation of childs pose is a great preparation for any kind of overhead reach, like in a biellmann spin, that needs good shoulder flexion

Focus: Shoulder mobility, heart opener, back bends, overhead reach, injury prevention, shoulder extension