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
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Foundation: Off-ice take-off or landi...
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 po...
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 po...
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...
