Purpose: This drill is a great balance and strength exercise to work on the stability needed for snapping into a backward sit spin. It is a great exercise to incorporate into your warm-up!

Focus: Balance, stability, alignment, sit spin entry, sit spin snap, single leg squat, quad strength, ankle...

Purpose: Walking through the spin phases is helpful for skaters to gain muscle memory in learning what correct weight placement and alignment feels like in the entry to the snap and hold phase. Doing this on a spinner has the additional benefit of allowing skaters to focus on where their weight p...

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Back sit spin
Variation: 1 turn to check position
Purpose: Skaters should work on having good alignment and a good axis and center of gravity on all their spinner spins before they try maximum rotation. By having skaters start in a strong checked position before ...

Level: Foundation
Exercise: Spinner back sit spin
Purpose: Practicing spins on the spinner can be very helpful for skaters on the ice. It is more difficult to do spins on a spinner with improper technique than it is to do on the ice. Practicing spins on the spinner helps skaters really understand...

Purpose: Skaters should work on having good alignment and a good axis and center of gravity on all their spinner spins in a 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 1 turn before they try maximum rotation. By having skaters start in a strong checked position before they snap into a 1/2 turn and recheck, skaters need t...

Purpose: Skaters should work on having good alignment and a good axis and center of gravity on all their spinner spins in a 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 1 turn before they try maximum rotation. By having skaters start in a strong checked position before they snap into a 1/2 turn and recheck, skaters need t...

Purpose: Skaters can improve their sit spin off-ice without a spinner by working on the balance, weight in their foot, and strength needed to move from the entry phase to the snap phase.
Focus: Basic technique, weight placement, stability, edge consistency, strength

Purpose: This video looks at how to snap low directly into a sit spin from the edge and hook on a sit spin.

Focus: Upper body position, free leg position, sit spin entry, sit spin hook, sit spin snap, sit spin entrance

Purpose: Skaters should be able to check out of spins after their entry at progressive intervals, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 1. This ensures that they are safely maintaining a good axis and proper body alignment before they attempt the spin on spinner with full speed.

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Spinner sit spin
Variation: Leg grab
Purpose: Using a spinner is great way for skaters to get used to spinning on the ice. We always recommend using a spinner that is designed to mimic a skate, so the EDEA spinner, available on our website, is a great option.
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Level: Foundation
Exercise: Floor forward sit spin walk-through
Purpose: The benefit of practicing spins off the ice on the floor is that skaters slow down the spin into its individual phases and make sure that their body position and weight in their foot/blade is correct even without a spinner ...

Purpose: It is important for skaters to work on the balance and strength needed for moving from the sit spin entry position to the snap and hold position. Doing this on a spinner helps emphasize where the weight needs to be in the foot--towards the heel in the entry phase and moving up to the fro...

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Forward sit spin entry to snap on spinner
Variation: 1 turn then check
Purpose: Skaters should be able to check out of spins after their entry at progressive intervals, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 1. This ensures that they are safely maintaining a good axis and proper body...

Purpose: Skaters can improve their sit spin off-ice without a spinner by working on the balance, weight in their foot, and strength needed to move from the entry phase to the snap phase.
Focus: Basic technique, weight placement, stability, edge consistency

Level: Beginner
Base exercise: Sit spin
Variation: From standstill, on axis line
Purpose: Doing a forward sit spin from standstill on an axis line is helpful for skaters just starting a sit spin to know when to place their edge hook and snap by returning back to the same axis they started on
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Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Flying sit Fly
Variation: Isolating the fly for a flying sit spin
Purpose: By isolating the flying phase for a flying sit spin, skaters can focus on getting more height and explosion before they add in the sit spin after they land.
Focus: Height, explosion
Directi...

Purpose: Skaters can practice their technique and alignment off the ice for more advanced spins, like a change foot spin. On the forward to backward change, skaters should focus on a strong countercheck over their skating leg to have good alignment and lifting of the free leg on the back sit spi...

Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Flying sit spin
Variation: From standstill, beginner version, no full sit spin after the fly
Purpose: This demo shows skaters what they are trying to achieve when they first start a flying sit. Showing it from standstill and with a focus on the initial fly without...