Purpose: This video introduces the burpee exercise, explaining to skaters the benefit of this exercise, why it's helpful for a figure skater, key technique points to keep in mind when doing this exercise, and progressions for the burpee

Focus: Basic technique, alignment, progressions, variations...

Purpose: This advanced version of a jump lunge, a jump lunge 1/2 turn, helps skaters work on their explosive power, and is a great exercise to use in a plyometric or cardio workout.

Focus: Explosive power, vertical height, cardio, endurance, explosive strength, lunge variation

Purpose: This exercise helps students work on absorbing impact from jump landings and maintaining good control on the stretched landing position.

This exercise can be done with cones to help skaters work on maintaining even spacing on each jump, but the drill can also be done without cones
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Level: Advanced Base exercises: Skater jumps, same leg (loop) takeoff twist jump, change leg (axel) takeoff jump. Rotational direction demonstrated: Counterclockwise takeoffs. Use for: Lateral jump, timing + rhythm, quick twitch, explosive takeoffs

Purpose: This drill challenges skaters to know how far to jump in order to land in front of the cones, and maintaining a good body position with the torso not dropped too far.

Focus: lateral distance, upper body position, spatial awareness, timing and rhythm

Purpose: This plyo exercise is great for building strength and explosion. The reverse squat tests skaters strength and control as well as alignment. They have to have a good alignment over the standing leg in order to do the explosive half turn from that deep position

Focus: Vertical height, exp...