Purpose: In this drill, skaters work on coordinating their arm position and skating leg knee bend with the reach-back phase of the toe loop before picking and taking off
Focus: Toe-loop entry, toe-loop reach back, toe-loop picking, timing and rhythm, upper body coordination, pick placement, skating leg knee bend
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Advanced-Elite: Off-ice double and tr...
Overview:
0:07 Let talk about the Double or Triple toe off the ice
0:20 How to avoid a toe axel on the ice and off the ice
1:20 Toe-loop entrances
2:26 Toe-loop entry
4:55 Toe-loop take-off
6:15 Toe-loop follow-through
6:45 Air position
7:10 Common mistake: head and shoulder alignmentFocu...
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Foundation: On-ice toe-loop pivot to ...
Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Pivot to follow-through walkthrough
Variation: Pivot pull back to push forward
Purpose: This exercise helps isolate the pivot and the follow-through on the toe-loop. By having skaters pivot back and then forwards, they can check the quality of their outside edge ... -
Beginner: On-ice toe-loop from stands...
Level: Beginner
Base exercise: Single toe-loop
Variation: From standstill, on an axis
Purpose: This setup is helpful for skaters to understand the flow and direction of a tpe-loop. Starting from standstill also gives skaters more control to hit the jump phases
Focus: Basic technique, jump pathway...
