Purpose: This \video talks about the difference between the single leg take-off on the salchow versus the two-foot take-off, and why a skater may benefit from one over the other, and then Signe how a skater would practice their off-ice salchow with from either the single leg take-off or the two-f...

Purpose: This tutorial walks skaters through a few drills for the salchow take-off, both the single leg take-off and the "two foot" take-off.

Focus: Salchow take-off, one foot take-off, two-foot take-off, narrow take-off, free leg pathway, foot placement, pressure over skating side, stability

Purpose: This drill works on the stability and the strength needed in the reach back of the salchow entry and take-off. Skaters can make this exercise easier or more difficult based on the resistance of the band

Focus: Stability, free leg power, salchow entry, salchow take-off

Purpose: This drill helps skaters work on their stability and alignment over their skating side during the salchow entry until the take-off.

Focus: Salchow entry, salchow take-off, alignment, skating side, stability, upper body position, free side lifted

Purpose: This tutorial teaches skaters the ""two foot"" take-off on the salchow. This take-off does not actually take off on two feet, but as opposed to the traditional salchow take-off, skaters place their free foot down on the ice to help maintain stability and good placement before lifting off...

Purpose: This drill helps skaters who are using the one foot take-off into a salchow to learn how to keep their upper body position from rotating before the take-off of the jump.

Focus: One foot take-off, shoulder position, head position, arm position, entry check

Demonstrations of various drills for double and triple salchow.

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Salchow entry to follow through
Variation: Skip a three turn entrance and use back crossovers to gain speed for the salchow entry
Purpose: By removing the typical three turn salchow entrance, skaters avoid the lack of control they may experience from the three ...

Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Salchow entrance
Variation: Back outside three turn c-cut to two foot placement
Purpose: The back outside three turn c-cut entrance helps with rhythm and flow into a salchow, and helps skaters warm up knee bend going into the jump. The two foot placement after the c...

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Forward outside three turn salchow entrance walkthrough
Variation: None
Purpose: By isolating just the entrance into the entry on a salchow jump, skaters can improve their overall jump by having more control on the setup. Isolation also helps skaters and coaches ...

Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Salchow entrance
Variation: Landing leg back outside 3 turn, check, c cut, salchow entry
Purpose: This salchow entrance helps with rhythm and flow into a salchow. It allows skaters to feel a rhythmic knee action in the entrance before the entry check
Helps with ...