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