Purpose: This drill works on the stability and the strength needed in the reach back of the flip entry and take-off. Skaters can make this exercise easier or more difficult based on the resistance of the band

Focus: Stability, free leg power, flip entry, flip take-off

Purpose: This drill helps skaters maintain a good check with their skating side shoulder on the flip entry into a take-off to avoid swingyness caused by the upper body moving ahead of the lower body on the take-off

Focus: Flip entry, upper body position, shoulder position, free side check, timin...

Purpose: This exercise helps skaters work on the force needed to reach back during the flilp entry to the picking phase. The band also helps skaters feel where their free foot is reaching in relation to their standing leg

Focus: Flip reach back, free leg, force generation

If you struggle with edge quality on your flip jump, or picking close enough to your skating leg to have good axis alignment on your flip jump, use this drill to help practice.

Place your picking (landing) foot softly on the top of a yoga ball, and use your hip hinge in your skating leg to gent...