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: On ice forward outside th...
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 ... -
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
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Foundation: On-ice salchow narrow ent...
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 ...
