Purpose: This drill helps skaters work on the timing of a loop jump take-off take-off into follow-through
Focus: Loop take-off, loop follow-through, timing, upper body position, arm position, tight air position, body coordination
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Advanced-Elite: Resisted hip adductio...
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
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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 rota... -
Foundation: Off-ice stationary loop l...
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
