Purpose: Practice this drill to improve upper and lower body positioning for the lutz jump. Challenge yourself to improve balance and stability in the position by keeping your hands off the wall as long as possible. Emphasize pressure on the outside of the takeoff foot and the alignment of the pi...

Purpose: This warm-up drill will help skaters to activate key muscle groups before on or off-ice training. It will also help skaters work on the transfer or weight from their front foot to back foot snapping into a hip twist for their lutz. Skaters can use the walley to help work on counter rotat...

Purpose: This drill works on the coordination and position of the free leg and the arms in the lutz reach back to picking phase.

Focus: Lutz reach back, lutz picking, arm position, free leg position, timing and rhythm

Purpose: This entry into the lutz is helpful for students who struggle to maintain the outside edge take-off.

Focus: Lutz entrance, lutz edge, flutz, rhythm, flow, power

Level: Advanced
Jump: Lutz
Jump Phase: Entry
Purpose: Practice the balance needed for the outside edge reach back, with the resistance band adding an additional balance and strength challenge
Equipment: Resistance band