Purpose: This drill helps skaters work on stability and control on their landing position after rotation, and from an increased height.
Focus: Landing, stability, control, eagle position, free hip lifted, upper body position
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Foundation-Advanced: Off-ice forward ...
Purpose: Combine several plyometric elements into one with this drill. Skaters should make sure that they alternate directions of rotation on the 1/2 turn.
Focus: Explosive power, max rotation, horizontal jump, vertical height, quick twitch
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Advanced-Elite: Axel and loop single ...
Purpose: This exercise combines different elements of a jump, vertical height, horizontal distance, and rotation, into a compound exercise to help skaters work on their loop and axel take-off leg.
Focus: Axel take-off, loop take-off, jump consistency, vertical height, rotation, quick twitch, ho...
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Advanced-Elite: Single leg stationary...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters practice resetting after lateral landings on their axel take-off leg in order to generate vertical height and rotation.
Focus: Axel take-off, consistency, lateral jump, vertical height, single leg stationary axel take-off, explosive power
