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 where the weight needs to be in the blade during each phase of the spin.
Focus: Basic technique, consistency, spin axis
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Foundation: Off-ice backward upright ...
Level: Foundation
Exercise: Backward upright spin entry to H position 1 turn on spinner
Purpose: This drill helps skaters practice their entry hook into a H position with less speed and rotation. By doing only one turn and having to check out afterwards, skaters have to pay extra attention to the... -
Foundation: Off-ice backspin entry to...
Purpose: Skaters can walk-through the phases of their back spin, entry, star, h, and cross position, while on their spinner to focus on proper weight placement in foot during each spin phase.
Focus: Weight placement, basic technique, spin phases
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Foundation: Off-ice back scratch spin...
Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Back scratch spin
Variation: Loop jump exit
Purpose: Doing a loop jump off the back spin on a spinner can help skaters practice alignment into their loop jump and air position for any jump. Doing a loop jump off a spinner is also a good safety exercise for student...
