Purpose: Use this spinner drill to improve the pivot action on your loop jump. Focus on the internal rotation of the free hip and leg by tapping the wall following the pivot.
Focus: loop takeoff, pivot, lower body foot placement, body alignment
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Flip reach back extension drill: Adva...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters to work on the coordination of their reach back, pick and upper body rotation for the take-off. Practicing this will help skaters to utilize their upper body to help pull through on the take-off, while maintaining a straight forward head position until they are r...
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Advanced-Elite: Flip take-off & follo...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters learn how to position and create power from their skating side arm on the flip take-off and follow-through
Focus: Flip take-off, flip follow-through, arm position, timing, generating power
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Foundation-Advanced: On-ice flip reac...
Purpose: This drill works on the hip position of the free leg after the three turn on a flip entry so that skaters can move more quickly into rotation after picking.
Focus: Flip entry, flip picking, free leg extension, free side hip position, square hips
