Salchow upper body resistance check drill: Beginner-Elite
Recently Added
•
23s
Purpose: This drill will help figure skaters to keep the arm pressure on the inside of the circle and maintain proper tension and timing to have an efficent salchow. Skaters should try to maintain the same position with their arms as they rotate to work on their back and muscle control.
Focus: salchow, upper body check, timing, coordination
Up Next in Recently Added
-
Daily stabilizer and alignment workou...
Purpose: Skaters should be doing these types of glute, hip and pelvic floor exercises every day to help with alignment on jumps and spins, injury prevention, working on a strong core and pelvic floor to keep a nice neutral spine minimizing the chance of sway or arch to maximize power on jumps. Sk...
-
Salchow entry wall drill: Beginner-Elite
Purpose: This drill will help skaters to learn how to press into the circle on their salchow entrance to improve the take-off edge. Skaters should stand just far enough from the wall that they can feel a shift but not farther than Signe is demonstrating in this video.
Focus: take-off edge, salcho... -
Toe loop hip pivot: Foundation-Elite
Purpose: This exercise will help skaters work on the transfer of weight and pivot motion of their hips of the toe loop. This drill will help them focus on opening the foot and hips to allow the free leg through. It also helps skaters feel the proper foot position prior to the toe loop take-off. S...