Purpose: This off-ice exercise will help improve skaters quick twitch muscles when getting into their air position and also helps skaters to work on getting a nice hip snap on the take-off for their jump which will help to get faster rotation. Skaters can try doing this exercise across the floor ...

Purpose: This off-ice exercise will help improve skaters quick twitch muscles when getting into their air position and also trains skaters to have a strong skating side check. Skaters can try doing this exercise across the floor in their warm-up doing 5 on each side.
Focus: upper body check, quic...

Purpose: Skaters can use this drill to work on driving in and out of their air position while maintaining a flowing edge. This drill will help skaters to maintain a strong skating side as their arms and free leg move.
Focus: core strength, upper body check, alignment, air position.

Purpose: This is a great exercise for skaters to add to their warm-up. Skaters should complete exercise across the floor alternating feet and always getting to their air position (either snapping behind or in front). This exercise will help to warm-up hips, knees and ankles, and will also allow s...

Purpose: This class dives into upper and lower body exercises to help improve the quick twitch movements to help snap into their jumps and improve alignment on the take-off to help improve rotation speed over the axis.
Focus: quick twitch, technique, axis, band exercises, max rotation.

Purpose: This exercise mimics the mechanics of the on-ice take-off to air position. It will help skaters to drive up off their toe and click into a tight air position.
Focus: calf raise, upper body check, free leg hip stability, glute activation, tight air position

Purpose: This video teaches skaters the basics of twist jumps to help with their stationary rotation skills. Hip twists are essential for skaters to build quick twitch muscles rotating from the hips first rather than the upper body while keeping the head stable.

Focus: Basic technique, upper bod...

Purpose: This drill helps skaters build their hip adductors, or inner thigh muscles, so that they can pull into a tight air position for more rotation

Focus: Tight air position, hip adductors, h position

Purpose: This drill helps skaters build vertical height on their take-off leg of the axel without using the free side to create the vertical explosion. Skaters also need to maintain good alignment and pressure over their take-off side on the second half of the drill

Focus: Axel entry, axel take-...

Purpose: This mini class leads skaters through a series of exercises to help them work on timing and rhythm with two foot stationary exercises. This is a good class to do after skaters are comfortable with 1/4, 1/2 and 1 turn stationary two foot jumps.

Focus: Timing and rhythm, jump consistency...

Purpose: Skaters work on explosive power and vertical height for their jumps in this beginner jump class

Sarah uses core jump exercises to help work on overall jump technique.

Skaters could also use this class as an off-ice warm-up before practicing on-ice jumps.

Focus: Explosive power, vert...

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

Purpose: This across the floor exercise helps skaters work on both their loop and axel take-offs

Focus: Timing and rhythm, quick twitch, tight air position, spatial awareness, across the floor

Purpose: This drill helps skaters work on elongating their axis and feeling good alignment in their air position.

Focus: Arm variation, axis, air position

Level: Foundation
Exercise: Single leg stationary change foot 1/2 turns with arms up
Purpose: Doing change foot jumps from stationary is helpful for skaters to improve their consistency and their power because they need to generate vertical height and the rotation without the additional help of m...

Purpose: Doing change foot jumps from stationary is helpful for skaters to improve their consistency and their power because they need to generate vertical height and the rotation without the additional help of momentum from the entry. Skaters should consistently practice change foot stationary p...

Purpose: Doing change foot jumps from stationary is helpful for skaters to improve their consistency and their power because they need to generate vertical height and the rotation without the additional help of momentum from the entry. Skaters should consistently practice change foot stationary p...

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Single leg stationary change foot 1 turn
Variation: Arms above the head
Purpose: Doing change foot jumps from stationary is helpful for skaters to improve their consistency and their power because they need to generate vertical height and the rotation without the ...

Purpose: Doing change foot jumps from stationary is helpful for skaters to improve their consistency and their power because they need to generate vertical height and the rotation without the additional help of momentum from the entry. Skaters should consistently practice change foot jumps in inc...

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Single leg stationary change foot
Variation: 1 turn, consecutive
Purpose: Practicing single leg stationary axel take-offs is important so that skaters can focus on the stability and quality of their take-off position into their follow through. If skaters are pract...

"Purpose: This stationary change foot drill adds in distance, so skaters are not landing in the same spot as they took off. This helps skaters bridge the gap between their stationary change foot technque and their across the floor axel technique. Skaters should still focus on keeping everything o...

Purpose: Practicing single leg stationary axel take-offs is important so that skaters can focus on the stability and quality of their take-off position into their follow through. If skaters are practicing the jump with momentum from an entrance, they can often lose the quality of their take-off p...

Purpose: Practicing single leg stationary axel take-offs is important so that skaters can focus on the stability and quality of their take-off position into their follow through. If skaters are practicing the jump with momentum from an entrance, they can often lose the quality of their take-off p...

Purpose: Practicing single leg stationary axel take-offs is important so that skaters can focus on the stability and quality of their take-off position into their follow through. If skaters are practicing the jump with momentum from an entrance, they can often lose the quality of their take-off p...