Rotational Jumps

Rotational Jumps

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Rotational Jumps
  • Foundation: Off-ice two foot stationary to max rotation 1 turn arms up drill

    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 rota...

  • Foundation: Off-ice stationary loop lockdowns + 1/2 turn drill

    Purpose: This drill helps skaters work on a quick snap into their air position on a loop take-off, vertical height on the take-off, rotation, and control of landings so that they can do it continuously.
    Focus: Loop take-off, Vertical height, tight air position, upper body control, jump combinations

  • Foundation: Off-ice take-off or landing to air position walk-through

    Episode 3

    Purpose: This drill helps skaters build muscle memory for body positioning in a loop take-off into air position as well as from air position into jump landings
    Focus: Axis, alignment, tight air position, take-off hip flexion, landing hip flexion, triple extension

  • Foundation: On ice straight line H position to air position swap feet drill

    Episode 2

    Level: Foundation
    Base exercise: Backward glide air position squeeze
    Variation: Practice on a straight line, switch feet while gliding, exit into stretched landing position
    Purpose: This drill helps skaters practice the muscle engagement needed to hold a tight air position. By doing this dril...

  • Foundation: On ice back spin cross position into loop jump

    Episode 1

    Level: Foundation
    Base exercise: Back spin to H position
    Variation: Back spin cross position before the H position into loop jump exit
    Purpose: This is a key, bread and butter drill to help skaters with their axis and air position, alignment, and loop jump. Skaters need to develop the control...