Purpose: This drill will help figure skaters to keep the arm pressure on the inside of the circle and maintain proper tension and timing to have an efficent salchow. Skaters should try to maintain the same position with their arms as they rotate to work on their back and muscle control.
Focus: salchow, upper body check, timing, coordination
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One foot salchow walk through on spin...
Purpose: Skaters should practice this drill to help with their free leg control and upper body control. As skaters lift their free leg on their salchow and bring it through for the take-off, the spinner will force skaters to keep free leg low and narrow. Maintaining their hands over their hips al...
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Foundation-Elite: Single leg vs two-f...
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...
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Advanced-Elite: Salchow drills for on...
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
