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
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Advanced: Across the floor alternatin...
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
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Foundation: Off-ice two foot stationa...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters work on elongating their axis and feeling good alignment in their air position.
Focus: Arm variation, axis, air position
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Foundation: Off-ice single leg statio...
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...