Flexibility Poses & Static Stretches
Foundation: Lying down single leg hamstring stretch with strap
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Purpose: Using a stretch strap can help skaters get into a deeper hamstring stretch, especially if they can't get a good grip on their leg. Keeping one leg bent ensures that the skater keeps the hips square and even while stretching.
Focus: Hamstring flexibilty, square hips, alignment
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Advanced: Front splits demonstration
Purpose: The front split is a key flexibilty pose that skaters should work on to improve their on ice skills such as spirals and split jumps
Focus: Hamstring flexibilty, quad flexibility, square hips, hip mobility
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Foundation: Standing single leg quad ...
Purpose: This pose stretches a skater's quad one leg at a time while also having them work on balance and stability. The standing side arm up helps skaters think about elongating their axis through their standing side.
Focus: Balance, stability, axis, quad stretch.
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Foundation-Advanced: Pyramid pose fo...
Purpose: This stretch is a variation of the forward fold that also has a balance and stability element. The front hamstring is stretched while the back quad is strengthened and the back calf and ankle are stretched.
Focus: Hamstring flexibility, quad strength, ankle mobility, calf stretch, bala...
