Purpose: This exercise will help skaters to stabilize skating leg and build glute & hip strength to maintain a layback position.
Focus: layback spin, hip stability, glute strength.

Purpose: This drill will help skaters to isolate their layback focus to opening and expanding their upper body while maintaining a modified layback position.
Focus: technique, stability, flexibility, alignment, mobility, axis, layback

Level: Foundation
Exercise: Layback snap position to layback hold on spinner
Purpose: Skaters benefit from practicing their basic spin phases off the ice because without the added difficulty of spin momentum, they can ensure that their shapes and positions are correct while developing correct mus...