Purpose: This drill challenges and improves a skater's ability to do continuous rotation, and also change the conditions within the same drill; going from half a turn to a full turn. It is also challenging to land with control on one foot for the max rotation at the end after doing a few rotations before. Doing jumps with the arms up is a good variation for skaters to work on, and it can also help skaters lift more into the air and keep a straighter axis on their rotation.
Focus: Timing and rhythm, axis, alignment, landing, arm position, spatial awareness
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Foundation: Off-ice alternating hip t...
Purpose: Hip twists are great exercises for skaters to build quick twitch muscle firing for jump take-off as well as to learn how maintain a neutral upper body position while generating vertical height. Doing these hip twists in alternating directions helps skaters train quick reactivity and coor...
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Advanced: Off-ice hip twist to double...
Purpose: Skaters should learn to jump both directions as it is more healthy for their body; if a skater only jumps one direction all the time they can be prone to injury because of under-development of one side of their body.
Focus: Timing and rhythm, injury prevention, spatial awareness, verti...
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Foundation: Off-ice two foot stationa...
Purpose: This drill challenges and improves a skater's ability to do continuous rotation, and also change the conditions within the same drill. It is challenging to land with control on one foot for the max rotation at the end after doing a few rotations before.
Focus: Reactivity, continuous rot...
