Purpose: This drill will help figure skaters work on their body awareness for their hip placement on their double and triple loop. Skaters should try to do this on a straight line and then test it on the circle as well after mastering the straight line exercise.
Focus: hip placement, double loop, triple loop, straight line, body awareness, take-off, alignment.
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Advanced-Elite: Off-ice loop take-off...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters work on the timing of a loop jump take-off take-off into follow-through
Focus: Loop take-off, loop follow-through, timing, upper body position, arm position, tight air position, body coordination
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Foundation: Off-ice take-off or landi...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters build muscle memory for body positioning in a loop take-off into air position as well as from air position into jump landings
Focus: Axis, alignment, tight air position, take-off hip flexion, landing hip flexion, triple extension
