Purpose: This drill works on a version of lateral bound with the inside leg leading. Skaters really need to focus on keeping their free side lifted and creating vertical height through their take-off leg.
Focus: Inside leg, lateral bound, free side lifted, vertical height
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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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Elite: Off-ice curtsey lunge to later...
Purpose: This plyometric exercise has a lot of benefits in one. It builds strength in the lunge, and then skaters need to maintain good alignment to be able to explode laterally, with a twist mid-air. Then skaters need to have good control on the landing to be able to continue the exercise
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