Purpose: This drill helps skaters to work on their quick feet and the quick snapping of their hips and core, waking up their obliques. Skaters should try to move their hips with their feet rather than just crossing over to get greatest benefit from this drill.
Focus: Timing, rhythm, quick twitch, quickness, agility, blood flow, control
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Forward bounding: Beginner-Elite
Purpose: Skaters should add bounding to their warm-up as a heart rate boosting drill and to work on the quickness and explosive power. Skaters should try to be quick and light on their feet, trying not to heel strike.
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Alternating axel and loop walking air...
Purpose: Skaters can use this drill to wake-up their calf muscles to prepare to start jumping. Going from the calf raise into air position will help skaters work on the muscle memory of take-off to air position on the ice. Skaters can aim to do 10 reps as part of their greater warm-up.
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Alternating axel and loop jumping air...
Purpose: This is a great exercise for skaters to add to their warm-up. Skaters should complete exercise across the floor alternating feet and always getting to their air position (either snapping behind or in front). This exercise will help to warm-up hips, knees and ankles, and will also allow s...
