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
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Foundation-Advanced: Salchow single l...
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
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Foundation-Elite: On-ice "two foot" s...
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...
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Foundation-Advanced: On-ice salchow e...
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
