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, quick twitch, air position, timing and rhythm.
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Backspin ankle clicks across the ice:...
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. -
Alternating axel and loop air positio...
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...
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Two foot maximum rotation workout: Ad...
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.
