Stroking & Patterns

Stroking & Patterns

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  • Foundation: Off-ice forward inside three turns across the floor demonstration

    Episode 6

    Purpose: This video shows how to practice alternating forward inside three turns in a continuous pattern across the floor. Skaters should practice being able to step from one three turn directly into the next to improve their skating skills.

    Focus: Skating skills, flow, glide, across the ice, e...

  • Foundation: Off-ice forward inside three turn step crossover sequence tutorial

    Episode 1

    Purpose: This video teaches how to do a forward inside three turn step forward crossover sequence. It breaks down timing of the sequence and body position.

    Focus: Upper body position, arm position, foot placement, lobes, timing

  • Foundation: Off-ice backward inside three turn c-step across the ice pattern

    Episode 3

    Purpose: This pattern allows skaters to work on combining their backward inside three turns with a c-step. The change of edges and the alternating sides makes it a good pattern for skaters to work on their general skating skills and quality

    Focus: Edge quality, lobe, across the ice, turn placeme...

  • Foundation: Off-ice backward outside three turn to c-step across the ice pattern

    Episode 3

    Purpose: This pattern combines backward outside three turns with a c-step to help you work on forward inside edges, backward outside edges and backward inside edges across the ice.

    Focus: Turn placement, edge quality, stepping on the axis, across the ice.

  • Foundation: Off-ice bend to straighten consecutive forward inside edges drill

    Episode 1

    Purpose: This exercise has a skater step into an inside edge with a bent leg then straighten to finish the rest of the lobe before stepping into the next inside edge down the axis. This is a great drill for skaters to practice edge control under different conditions, and changing from one conditi...

  • Foundation: Off-ice floor alternating forward outside three turn pattern demo

    Episode 2

    Purpose: This pattern allows skaters to practice alternating forward outside three turns across the ice. This is a great on-ice warm-up for practicing edges, turns, and crossovers. The backward crossover to forward outside edge step forward is a good exercise to practice control and edge quality ...

  • Foundation: Off-ice floor forward outside spiral crossover pattern demonstration

    Episode 1

    Purpose: This pattern allows skaters to practice their spirals along with other skating skills like crossovers and edges.

    Focus: Across the floor, flow, glide, ice coverage, skating quality

  • Foundation: Off-ice across the floor forward inside spiral pattern

    Episode 2

    Purpose: This pattern helps skaters practice their forward inside spirals in a pattern that moves across the floor or the ice

    Focus: Across the floor, flow, glide, ice coverage, skating quality