Purpose: This drill will help skaters to learn how to press into the circle on their salchow entrance to improve the take-off edge. Skaters should stand just far enough from the wall that they can feel a shift but not farther than Signe is demonstrating in this video.
Focus: take-off edge, salcho...

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: sa...

In this video, Signe breaks down an on ice salchow for skaters who are learning it for the first time. She uses a forward outside three turn entrance, as that is the most simple for skaters who are just starting the jump. She breaks down each part of the jump quite slowly so that skaters can work...

Purpose: This video introduces an off-ice salchow and breaks down the different phases so skaters can really understand the jump all the way throughout from the entrance into the landing. It also covers most common mistakes and why they happen.

Focus: Basic technique, salchow entrance, salchow ...

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...

Level: Beginner
Base exercise: Salchow jump
Variation: From standstill, on an axis
Purpose: This setup is helpful for skaters to understand the flow and direction of a salchow jump. Starting from standstill also gives skaters more control to hit the jump phases
Focus: Basic technique, jump pathwa...

Level: Beginner Base exercise: Salchow jump Variation: From standstill Purpose: Practicing a salchow from standstill helps skaters work on controlling their body without too much momentum throwing off the alignment of each position. Going slower enables skaters to hit each distinct phase of the j...

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 ...

Purpose: This video teaches a counterclockwise salchow jump from a forward outside three turn entrance into all the salchow jump phases: entry, take-off, follow-through, air position and landing.

Focus: Basic technique, salchow entrance, salchow entry, salchow take-off, salchow follow-through, ...

Level: Foundation Jump: Salchow Jump phase: Entire jump Purpose: Walkthrough each of the jump phases to create muscle memory before attempting the jump. On/Off ice: Off ice Equipment: No equipment

Purpose: This video shows skaters how to walk through a single or double salchow off-ice using the one foot take-off

Focus: Salchow walk-through, double salchow walk-through, single leg take-off

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...

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

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 ...

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

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Salchow entry to take-off walkthrough
Variation: Against the boards
Purpose: This exercise uses boards to help feel the alignment of the body over the skating side on the salchow take-off. The skater needs to press their take-off side against the boards, and lift ...

Purpose: This drill helps skaters understand the inside pressure they need to feel against the circle on the salchow entry before the take-off. This is important so that skaters maintain a good axis over their skating leg before initiating the jump.

Focus: Salchow entry, edge pressure, upper bo...

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Salchow walkthrough
Variation: The first salchow lands on the take-off leg rather than the landing leg
Purpose: This drill helps skaters practice the increase of inside edge needed on salchow take-off without the free leg generating too much momentum or driving th...

"Level: Foundation
Base exercise: On-ice
Variation: Hands on hips to isolate and fix shoulder position
Purpose: This exercise helps skaters focus on stacking their shoulders and hips to remain over their skating side on the salchow entry rather than their arms dropping too low or initiating rotat...

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 video demonstrates an off-ice double salchow, "single leg" take-off, from a forward outside three turn

Focus: Basic technique, across the floor

Purpose: This video features exercises to help train the muscles for the salchow jump, whether you are working on singles, doubles or triples. It is important to train the smaller muscle groups to help activate the positions properly.

Focus: Salchow entry, glute activation, salchow take-off, sa...

Purpose: This drill helps skaters on the double or triple salchow to feel the increase of speed and edge on the inside edge take-off.

Focus: Salchow troubleshooting, salchow entry, salchow take-off, inside edge increase, power, swingy