Purpose: Practicing this counter off the ice helps skaters learn how to time the foot passing through and the knee action to initiate the turn.
Focus: Basic technique, foot placement, upper body position
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Advanced: Off-ice backward outside co...
Purpose: In this floor counter, skaters should focus on extending their back leg on the outside edge to reach back before counter-rotating to forward, while keeping a strong core to maintain good upper body position.
Focus: Basic technique, free leg position, upper body position.
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Advanced: Off-ice forward inside brac...
Purpose: Practice this forward inside bracket on the floor to understand and perfect basic technique. This bracket starts on a forward inside edge and counter-rotates to a backward outside edge on the same circle.
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Advanced: Off-ice floor forward outsi...
Purpose: Working on turns on the floor, such as this forward outside bracket, can be a good way for skaters to gain understanding of the body position and lean needed to maintain the forward outside edge into the backward inside edge without having too much speed. They also can practice the feeli...
