Foundation: Off-ice alternating backward landing hops drill
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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
Focus: Jump landings, jump absorption, upper body control, explosive power.
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